Comments on: Apple’s New iTunes 9: Good and Bad http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/ Writings about more than just Macs, by Kirk McElhearn Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-8966 kirk Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:00:45 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-8966 So you didn't pay attention to the alert that displayed when you connected the iPod? And you don't still have the music on your computer? And you don't have a backup? And iTunes sucks then? So you didn’t pay attention to the alert that displayed when you connected the iPod? And you don’t still have the music on your computer? And you don’t have a backup? And iTunes sucks then?

]]> By: Jack http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-8965 Jack Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:58:20 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-8965 Just lost about 20gb worth of music from my iPod trying to sync a movie from another computer. iTunes sucks. Just lost about 20gb worth of music from my iPod trying to sync a movie from another computer.

iTunes sucks.

]]> By: Brett http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-4713 Brett Sun, 02 May 2010 09:36:45 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-4713 Thanks Kirk. Thanks Kirk.

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-4712 kirk Sun, 02 May 2010 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-4712 That'd be in View > Column Browser. That’d be in View > Column Browser.

]]> By: Brett http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-4703 Brett Sat, 01 May 2010 11:13:04 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-4703 Hi, i installed itunes 9, and noticed that the number of artists dropped significntly. This i presume is because it is now 'grouping compilations.' How do i reverse this? Ive tried going to preferences > general - but i cannot see anything to untick grouping? Thanks. Brett. Hi, i installed itunes 9, and noticed that the number of artists dropped significntly. This i presume is because it is now ‘grouping compilations.’

How do i reverse this?

Ive tried going to preferences > general – but i cannot see anything to untick grouping?

Thanks. Brett.

]]> By: scotto http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-3826 scotto Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:41:25 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-3826 Thanks. I reinstalled and still have the same problem (de-installed alltogether, and downloaded again from apple.com and reinstalled). It was worth a shot. Thanks again... Thanks. I reinstalled and still have the same problem (de-installed alltogether, and downloaded again from apple.com and reinstalled). It was worth a shot. Thanks again…

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-3821 kirk Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:25:25 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-3821 My only suggestion would be to reinstall QuickTime, which is what is used for displaying the video. My only suggestion would be to reinstall QuickTime, which is what is used for displaying the video.

]]> By: scotto http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-3820 scotto Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:00:38 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-3820 I installed iTunes 9 (9.0.3) and now music video previews will NOT play. Video window opens as if it's about to play, but screen is dark, sometimes audio only will play..but not consistently. I don't know if this is now an incompatibility issue between iTunes 9 and my 4 year-old Dell desktop, or if it's truly just an aggravating iTunes 9 bug. Driving me crazy. I wish I had stayed at iTunes 8. At least it worked there. Anybody experiencing same issue? Any know resolutio? Thanks! I installed iTunes 9 (9.0.3) and now music video previews will NOT play. Video window opens as if it’s about to play, but screen is dark, sometimes audio only will play..but not consistently. I don’t know if this is now an incompatibility issue between iTunes 9 and my 4 year-old Dell desktop, or if it’s truly just an aggravating iTunes 9 bug. Driving me crazy. I wish I had stayed at iTunes 8. At least it worked there. Anybody experiencing same issue? Any know resolutio? Thanks!

]]> By: Tlc http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-2379 Tlc Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:46:30 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-2379 I always download the free songs but now I have to upgrade to version 9 to get it. So disappointed. After reading this post I guess it's not worth the free songs. I always download the free songs but now I have to upgrade to version 9 to get it. So disappointed. After reading this post I guess it’s not worth the free songs.

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1115 kirk Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:36:52 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1115 Well, as I said above, I disagree with the green button thing. But they did fix the sort order for multi-disc albums, and a handful of other bugs. We'll see if it's stable; I had tons of crashes with it, the first version that's ever been so unstable for me. Well, as I said above, I disagree with the green button thing. But they did fix the sort order for multi-disc albums, and a handful of other bugs. We’ll see if it’s stable; I had tons of crashes with it, the first version that’s ever been so unstable for me.

]]> By: GrantKTaylor http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1114 GrantKTaylor Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1114 9.01 The people have spoken, apple have listened, and the green zoom button is back, and low and behold the updaye fixed my adding to play lists from the finder issue, big smile here!!!! 9.01 The people have spoken, apple have listened, and the green zoom button is back, and low and behold the updaye fixed my adding to play lists from the finder issue, big smile here!!!!

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1109 kirk Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:42:19 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1109 Well, the green button: all they did was rationalize the usage of that button, which, in every other program, does what it does in iTunes. Dragging files from the Finder to a playlist works fine for me. I do that with, say, files downloaded from eMusic. Well, the green button: all they did was rationalize the usage of that button, which, in every other program, does what it does in iTunes.

Dragging files from the Finder to a playlist works fine for me. I do that with, say, files downloaded from eMusic.

]]> By: GrantKTaylor http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1108 GrantKTaylor Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:38:14 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1108 I have found two of the more annoying feature changes which are a pain. 1. Why did they change the green button to a window resize button away from the mini player, its now just like the windows version which I never understood why they made it that way in the start on windows versions, not another quick key to remember.... 2. dragging content from the finder into a playlist feature has gone, this was a very handy feature to pre-sort mp3 files without them being lost into the main library, now you can only drag from the main library to the playlist.... a backwards step if I ever saw one. I have found two of the more annoying feature changes which are a pain.
1. Why did they change the green button to a window resize button away from the mini player, its now just like the windows version which I never understood why they made it that way in the start on windows versions, not another quick key to remember….
2. dragging content from the finder into a playlist feature has gone, this was a very handy feature to pre-sort mp3 files without them being lost into the main library, now you can only drag from the main library to the playlist…. a backwards step if I ever saw one.

]]> By: dub45 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1107 dub45 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:52:21 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1107 So far I have found the new itunes to be incredibly buggy and I dont understand how Apple can release a program which so many people depend on and which is manifestly just not ready. So far I have found the program unstable in that it crashed many times before I followed a suggestion from the Apple support groups and deleted windows live sync. I then reinstalled I tunes. I find it is very unstable with a brand new ipod nano. Its fine so long as I dont attempt to open any tab other than music. It also seemed to be miscalculating the space required by various play lists for syncing. It also has had various problems when I attach an ipod touch. Surely some of this type of problem and the many common problems being listed on Apples own web site would have shown up with even a degree of basic testing?? Apple seem to be oblivious to the hours and hours they waste on people with the release of this type of ill prepared program. So far I have found the new itunes to be incredibly buggy and I dont understand how Apple can release a program which so many people depend on and which is manifestly just not ready.

So far I have found the program unstable in that it crashed many times before I followed a suggestion from the Apple support groups and deleted windows live sync.

I then reinstalled I tunes. I find it is very unstable with a brand new ipod nano. Its fine so long as I dont attempt to open any tab other than music. It also seemed to be miscalculating the space required by various play lists for syncing.

It also has had various problems when I attach an ipod touch.

Surely some of this type of problem and the many common problems being listed on Apples own web site would have shown up with even a degree of basic testing??

Apple seem to be oblivious to the hours and hours they waste on people with the release of this type of ill prepared program.

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2009/09/10/apples-new-itunes-9-good-and-bad/#comment-1101 kirk Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:17:33 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/?p=719#comment-1101 Yes, I know you can get a page as well; that popup view is much quicker though, and is practical. Yes, I know you can get a page as well; that popup view is much quicker though, and is practical.

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