Getting a Handle on iTunes DJ
My latest Macworld article discusses a new iTunes feature: iTunes DJ. It’s actually not new; it’s what used to be called Party Shuffle, though it has some new tricks.
If you’re used to listening to your music with your iPod’s Shuffle Songs feature, you may like to do the same with iTunes 8—when you’re chilling out, working, or having a party. The iTunes DJ feature—formerly called Party Shuffle—lets you choose random songs and play them, but gives you a slew of ways to control the play order. Not only can you do this from your Mac or PC, but if you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you can use Apple’s free Remote app to “vote†for songs in the iTunes DJ playlist, and make requests, adding songs that aren’t in the playlist to the next-up position.
