ITunes library Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iTunes bankruptcy, step one: The Great Purge

by TJ Luoma (Oct 8th, 2010)

I'll admit it was a problem that I had created myself: I had moved my iTunes library from one computer to another. Then I tried syncing it across two computers. Add in a bunch of music from SXSW, along with other music given to me along the way, and before I knew it, my iTunes library was a 160GB ...

Lyric fetchin' lovin': how to batch fetch lyrics with GimmeSomeTune and Needle Drop

by Sang Tang (Jul 14th, 2009)

One neat little thing about the iPod and iPhone family of devices is their ability to display lyrics -- supported by all iPod nanos as well as the iPhone/iPod touch, and iPod Classic 5th generation and higher. On the iPhone and iPod touch, lyrics show up when a song is loaded (and can be ...

Synching iTunes Libraries Take 2: Syncopation

by Erica Sadun (Sep 25th, 2008)

After testing TuneRanger over the past few days and not getting very good results, yesterday I had a chance to test Sonzea's Syncopation, which was recommended by several TUAW readers. Like TuneRanger, Syncopation works by synchronizing multiple iTunes libraries. Unlike TuneRanger, Syncopation is a ...

Take command of iTunes with PowerTunes

by Dave Caolo (Jul 9th, 2008)

PowerTunes is iTunes management software from Fat Cat Software, the developers who produced the popular iPhoto Library Manager (we've written about iPhoto Library Manager before). Its purpose is to make somewhat pesky tasks easy. You can use PowerTunes to create multiple libraries. Perhaps you and ...

World's Largest iTunes Library?

by Mat Lu (Apr 21st, 2007)

Glen Wolsey has an interview up with Will Friedwald, the self-proclaimed owner of the world's largest iTunes collection, which he has even given a name: "The Matrix." Friedwald is apparently a music writer for the New York Sun, and his main library contains over 170,000 tracks (849GB). He also has a ...

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