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iTunes library tool SuperSync half-off today

by Michael Rose (Dec 23rd, 2008)

I haven't run the numbers thoroughly, but there's a team consensus here that iTunes library management and synchronization questions occupy high slots in the top 10 list of frequent questions to Ask TUAW and our tip line. With multiple machines, iPods/iPhones and massive libraries of media, keeping ...

How to move your iTunes library (more safely than I did)

by Mike Schramm (Aug 6th, 2008)

I should say, even before I start this post, that I've moved my iTunes library from one installation of iTunes to another, and what I did was just copy everything in the /Music/iTunes folder from one Mac to the other. But that's the transfer equivalent of parallel parking a semi and stopping when it ...

Take back your iWeb galleries in Firefox 3

by Cory Bohon (Jun 23rd, 2008)

Just as Firefox users were upgrading to version 3 last week, many people started to miss their iWeb-created galleries as they just disappeared. Well, one iWeb user has been doing extra work to fix Apple's? (erm... Mozilla's?) problem. Joshua Ochs has posted an in-depth article on his site ...

Delicious Library 2.0 is now shipping

by Dave Caolo (May 26th, 2008)

The beta period is over and Delicious Library 2.0 is officially ready to go (we took an early look at version 2 back in March). If you're unfamiliar, Delicious Library is the beautiful personal media database (that's the fancy way of saying "it keeps track of your stuff") that's as fun as it is ...

iPhoto Library Manager 3.3 brings iPhoto '08 compatibility, more

by David Chartier (Aug 21st, 2007)

Whether you have a good reason for wanting to maintain more than one iPhoto library or your collection simply became un-browsable long ago, Brian Webster's iPhoto Library Manager is your answer. This slick little utility was mentioned briefly in an Ask TUAW back in May, but to summarize: iPhoto ...

Menuet and Art Collector released as careware

by Mike Schramm (Jul 16th, 2007)

Ollie Wagner sends word that he has release both of his Spencere apps, Menuet and Art Collector, as careware. Over on his site, you can get both of the apps for free, as long as you promise to donate to the charity of your choice (he's listed eight good choices if you don't have a preference). We've ...

Possible bug with iPhone synching and external iTunes libraries

by David Chartier (Jul 14th, 2007)

TUAW reader Jamie Phelps has possibly stumbled upon a nasty iPhone synching bug when keeping one's iTunes library on an external hard drive. While tips like our how-tos for setting up iTunes with external drives or even an AirPort Disk work pretty well even when synching iPods with them, Jamie found ...

Mac 101: Sharing your iTunes Library in 3 easy steps

by Erica Sadun (May 21st, 2007)

Apple makes it super-easy for you to share your iTunes media between computers. It's just a matter of three steps to get iTunes sharing up and running. If you have a local network in your house but you've never tried this out, here's a simple quick-start. Read on to discover the three easy steps to ...

TUAW How To: Use your iTunes library over AirPort Disk

by David Chartier (Mar 2nd, 2007)

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/How_To_Use_your_iTunes_library_over_AirPort_Disk'; Last September we showed you how to keep your iTunes library on an external hard drive. While doing the same thing over an AirPort Disk with Apple's new AirPort Extreme Base Station sounds like it should ...

Add music to auto-synced iPods from any Mac (photos and videos, too)

by David Chartier (Feb 14th, 2007)

At last, the chains that bind an auto-synced iPod have been broken; or at least, this is the first time I've heard of such a simple hint for adding music (and possibly photos and video) to an iPod already bound to another computer's library. Mac OS X Hints has a surprisingly simple tip for ...

How To: keep your iTunes library on an external hard drive

by David Chartier (Sep 19th, 2006)

For more helpful how-to guides, check out the TUAW Tips, iPhone 101 and Mac 101 topics. After discussing how my iTunes library is set up with a few readers in the comments on my First Impressions/2G iPod nano post, I figured this might be a handy tip for readers who find themselves running ...

Enable a slick Constellation menu in Quicksilver ?49

by David Chartier (Jul 26th, 2006)

Macintalk has posted a how-to on enabling a really slick Constellation menu plugin for Quicksilver β49. Granted, this menu is quite a bit of eye candy, but if you follow Macintalk's post all the way through and assign this menu to a hotkey, it then becomes a bit of really handy eye candy. Keep ...

Delicious Library Gambler's Sale enters fourth and final week

by David Chartier (Jul 17th, 2006)

You'd better get out those credit cards boys and girls, as the Delicious Monster Gambler's Sale has entered its fourth and final week. For those not familiar with this type of sale: Delicious Monster set aside a secret number of Delicious Library licenses and put the app on a four week sale. Each ...

iPod.iTunes: powerful library synchronization

by David Chartier (Jun 5th, 2006)

iPod.iTunes offers 8 different ways of synchronizing your iTunes library and playlists between both devices, giving you powerful control over what files are moved where and how. All formats are supported, including MP3, AAC, protected AAC (iTMS purchases), Audible books, and video files. ...

Library Books

by Scott McNulty (May 11th, 2006)

I'm on a big book kick today, so I thought I would point out Library Books. What does it do? Well, it is a little menu item that tracks the books that you have checked out of the library (see if your library is supported here). Pretty slick, if you ask me. [via Library Stuff] ...