iTunes

Working With iTunes

January 19, 2011 Apple Inc.

Over the past several years many have told me they are confused with iTunes; most of them are non-Macintosh users. So I decide to write this post in hope of giving, the many whom I have yet to speak to about this topic, some guidance. To understand how to work with iTunes you will first [...]

Apple’s iTunes Related “Unforgettable” Announcement [Updated]

November 16, 2010 Apple Inc.

Apple posted a teaser message onto their web site and in iTunes Store about an announcement to be revealed Tuesday, November 16 (07:00 PDT US). Apple in the past never puts such announcements in their iTunes Stores, the current message only appears in iTunes Stores that have a music component (ie. USA, UK, Japan, Australia, [...]

New Elements of iTunes 10

September 7, 2010 Apple Inc.

Here are several aesthetic changes and new functionality in the latest version of iTunes application. The first thing you will notice with this latest version of iTunes is that the icons on the left panel has all lost their 3D/colour effects. Many critics have complain that the change is ugly, this may be true, but [...]

iTunes’ Ping Facebook Application Killed

September 2, 2010 Apple Inc.

When I signed onto iTunes Ping this morning (HK time) I was able to connect my account to my Facebook account to locate my Facebook friends who are already on Ping.

Apple to Live Stream Music Event Sep. 1st

September 1, 2010 Apple Inc.

As many of you know, Apple will be holding its annual invitation-only music event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on September 1st, 10:00 (US PST). For the first time in a long while, Apple will be streaming this event live over the Internet using its “HTTP Live Streaming” (presumably “QuickTime Broadcaster”). Unfortunately, [...]

iTunes 9.2 Now Available

June 17, 2010 Apple Inc.

Last night Apple made available Mac OS 10.6.4 Update, now the version of iTunes that supports iOS 4 and all its functions is now available from Apple’s Downloads page or from Software Update on your Mac. Unless you are using iTunes on Windows platform or that you have an iOS supported device running iOS 4, [...]

iPad Apps Now Available in App Store

April 2, 2010 iPad

Ahead of the iPad official release on April 3rd Apple had made available the iPad Apps in the iTunes App Store. Many sections now have a toggle switch to choose either iPhone or iPad apps. It also appears that Apple is slowly releasing the reportedly over 1000 apps, as some of the ones I was [...]

How-to: Handle iTunes’ iPhone Carrier Update Dialog?

February 8, 2009 iPhone

You may have read in forums and elsewhere about the “iPhone Carrier Update” dialog presented by iTunes each time the iPhone is connected to iTunes 7.7 or later. In the past I had suggested that if your iPhone is “carrier unlocked”; not connected to one of the Apple carrier partners in your country, you should not apply this [...]

iPhone Firmware 2.2 NOT for Hacked iPhones

November 21, 2008 Hack

As rumored Apple has released the iPhone firmware 2.2 today. This is a warning to all users who had either jailbroken or unlocked their iPhone or iPhone 3G, this warning even goes for anyone using the iPhone 3G who had not done either, but may want to unlock in the future. I strongly advice these users not [...]

Irresponsible Reporter of NYT

October 6, 2005 Opinion

Today I read the article “My Songs, My Format” by New York Times’ Sean Captain (Late Edition – Final, Section C, Page 9, Column 1) and it erupted me to write the following letter to the Editor at New York Times (NYT). Dear Editor,I was appalled to read such an article from New York Times. [...]

iTunes Music Store – Japan

July 19, 2005 News

Again the news of a possible Apple’s, industry leading, iTunes Music Store for the Japanese market is in the news. This rumor had been around for over a year now, each came with possible launch dates. The difference this time, is that the news is from the Asian recording company Avex (Chinese only site), which [...]

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