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  • Ask the iTunes Guy: more iTunes Match questions

    Posted May 6, 2012 - 7:30 am

    [Ask the iTunes Guy is a regular column in which we answer your questions on everything iTunes related. If there’s something you’d like to know, send an email to the iTunes Guy for consideration.]

  • Three alternate iOS music player apps

    Posted May 5, 2012 - 7:30 am

    While the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch might be sufficient for you, there are plenty of other apps you can use to listen to music on your iOS device. Some offer unique ways of organizing and listening to music, and others focus on providing better sound. Here’s a look at three apps that you can use to listen differently to music on iOS.

  • Seamless transitions your music from Mac to iOS effortlessly

    Posted May 5, 2012 - 7:30 am

    Back when I had a morning commute, I would often pop in some earbuds before hopping on the bus and rock out to one of the many tunes on my iPhone as we rode through Chinatown. The problem, of course, came when I reached my desk mid-song: Did I pause and try and find the song on my Mac's iTunes library? Or did I continue to listen through my iPhone, only to look up hours later and realize I'd drained my phone's battery when I should have switched to my desktop?

  • Spotify comes to the iPad

    Posted May 5, 2012 - 7:30 am

    As of Wednesday, Spotify customers have yet another device they can stream their songs to: The music subscription service is now available as a native app for the iPad.

  • Prevent iTunes from opening automatically

    Posted May 1, 2012 - 5:16 pm

    Here's how you can prevent iTunes from automatically opening when you connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod to your computer.

  • iTunes on Windows: the idiot brother in a genius family

    Posted April 24, 2012 - 11:03 am

    Yes, iTunes revolutionized online music. So why, after 11 years, does iTunes still suck on Windows?

  • Google takes on iTunes store with Google Play

    Posted March 6, 2012 - 4:44 pm

    Google has finally created the last missing piece that it needs to compete with Apple in the digital content retail space: a unified store for all forms of digital entertainment.

  • Use iTunes to rip audio from videos

    Posted March 3, 2012 - 8:22 am

    Do you have video files that you'd like to have in audio form -- say a music video you bought from the iTunes Store that you want to listen to on your iPod? Reader sabberworm has pointed out a nice hidden feature in iTunes that lets you do just that. He uses it to grab audio from video podcasts, but you can use it to save the sound from any video file as an iTunes track.

  • Apple TV with Bluetooth 4, streaming iTunes, and ever more iPad 3 predictions

    Posted February 29, 2012 - 11:41 am

    It’s not the actual TV Apple is rumored to be working on. But it is a newer, faster Apple TV, supposedly offering 1080p video support, potentially voice-activated (a.k.a. Siri-style) commands from a remote or iPhone/iPad, and maybe even an FM radio tuner

  • Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes Match confusion

    Posted February 18, 2012 - 8:59 am

    iTunes Match sounds simple enough, but we’ve received dozens of questions from users. Here are answers to a few of them.

  • Will Apple's iTunes U really change education?

    Posted January 19, 2012 - 12:38 pm

    Apple announced iTunes U and a new world of electronic textbooks for the iPad. Gamechanger like iTunes or yawner like AppleTV?

  • Tech 2011: The weird and weirder

    Posted December 20, 2011 - 1:21 pm

    The past year saw some huge tech news stories, along with some more unusual fare. A look back at some of the weird and humorous stories.

  • Apple announces top apps of 2011 for iPhone, iPad

    Posted December 8, 2011 - 4:11 pm

    Apple announces its annual lists of top-selling and downloaded apps for the iPad and iPhone. Angry Birds was the big winner.

  • How to fix iTunes Match Error tracks

    Posted November 20, 2011 - 9:46 am

    Among the icons you might see in your iTunes library after enabling iTunes Match is this unfriendly guy to the left: a cloud with an exclamation point in it. No, it's not hinting at a chance of inclement weather; it means that iTunes Match has encountered a problem while scanning the track in question.

  • Secrets of iTunes Match

    Posted November 19, 2011 - 9:16 am

    We've told you what you need to know about iTunes Match. But we're also happy to share with you some secrets of iTunes Match that you don't absolutely need to know, yet might enjoy knowing anyway. Trust that tucking these tidbits away will make you the star of every party--at least parties where everyone sits around and talks about the nuances of iTunes Match.

  • Dealing with iTunes Match's 25,000 track limit

    Posted November 19, 2011 - 9:01 am

    iTunes Match -- at least up to this point -- places a hard limit on iTunes libraries. There is a way around this, but it's not an entirely scenic route.

  • Do you own your iTunes files? RIAA says no

    Posted November 17, 2011 - 1:49 pm

    Since a 1908 Supreme Court decision, Americans have been allowed to sell copyrighted works they obtained legally, ie; buy a book, sell the book later. But the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) says you can't resell your iTunes files.

  • Is Google's music store doomed to failure?

    Posted November 16, 2011 - 12:31 pm

    The search giant is unveiling a service aimed at a market heretofore completely untapped -- unless you count Apple's iTunes store and a bunch of other online music services.

  • How to upgrade tracks to iTunes Match, fast

    Posted November 15, 2011 - 12:36 pm

    So you've bought iTunes Match, which gives you access to shiny new 256kbps AAC versions of your audio files. But by default your iTunes library is still packed with your old files. So how best to upgrade all of those old files, in place, to the new versions?

  • Apple warns developers ahead of iTunes Match launch

    Posted November 12, 2011 - 10:41 am

    This time, for real. In an email to developers, obtained by Macworld, Apple says that the iCloud libraries of testers will be erased this weekend in preparation for iTunes Match's public launch.

  • iCloud vs. Wi-Fi Sync: Which does what?

    Posted November 12, 2011 - 9:30 am

    There are notable differences between what gets synced using iCloud and Wi-Fi Sync. Here's a quick summary of the types of data handled by each, as well as when each type of data is copied or synced.

  • Review

    iTunes 10.5 helps you use iTunes less often

    Posted October 17, 2011 - 2:26 pm

    You can set your iPod nano's clock-like interface by it: When Apple ships a major update to iOS, you can bet that an updated version of iTunes is also on the menu. Such is the case with iOS 5 and its companion, iTunes 10.5. (As is Apple's custom, you need the latest version of iTunes to use a new iOS update.)

  • iTunes 10.5 is out: 3 reasons to get it now

    Posted October 11, 2011 - 4:52 pm

    Version 10.5 of Apple's iTunes software is available now, just in time for the launch of iOS 5 on Wednesday. The latest version includes the first taste of iCloud and is required before downloading iOS 5.

  • Apple preps for iOS 5, iCloud with iTunes update

    Posted October 11, 2011 - 3:26 pm

    Apple today prepared iOS, Mac and Windows users for tomorrow's launch of iOS 5 and iCloud by shipping iTunes 10.5.

  • How to sync large iTunes libraries with small devices

    Posted October 1, 2011 - 8:12 am

    As time goes by, you acquire more and more music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, apps, and books. It’s probably becoming increasingly difficult—or, more likely, impossible—to fit your entire iTunes library on your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. To deal with the data-storage disparity, you’ll need some alternate strategies. Here are some ways to choose what to sync, and how to save space going so.
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