1. Blogs
    iTunes Match: One year in

    On November 14, 2011 (a few weeks later than promised), Apple released iTunes Match, a $34.99-a-year, cloud-based service designed to provide access...

  2. Help 1
    The iTunes Store and Apple IDs

    In this column, we look at a number of questions related to the iTunes Store and Apple IDs, and one question about a problem with iTunes launching...

  3. Help 3
    Step-by-step: Setting up the iPad mini

    Setting up the iPad mini is a reasonably straight-forward process, and as it comes armed with iOS 6 it is a PC-free setup process, so you don’t...

  4. Help
    File formats, file editing, and podcasts in iTunes

    This week I look at a number of questions about splitting audio files, which file format to use for ripping CDs, and updating podcasts, plus share...

  5. News
    Apple awarded 32 patents for iPad, 3D remote, iTunes and more

    Apple has been granted 32 new patents covering everything from the original iPad to a 3D remote, the iTunes user interface, and various camera technologies....

  6. Help
    Playing iPhone media through iTunes

    Reader Adam Spelbring is unsure of exactly what limitations the Lightning connector places on iOS devices, particularly in their relationship to iTunes....

  7. Play
    Q&A: Anthony Callea

    Australian Idol runner-up Anthony Callea is best known for his hit single ‘The Prayer‘. It was Australia’s fastest- and highest- selling...

  8. App Guide
    Daypart for Mac

    Daypart, a desktop app that lets you schedule playtimes for your iTunes playlists, is the Ron Popeil of the Mac music universe—just “set it,...

  9. Help
    iTunes: Tagging, moving libraries and playlist folders

    Is it better to tag by year or not to tag at all? To move a library, which files go where? Any trick to make playlists from folders? How to find tracks...

  10. Play
    Q&A: Sam Sparro

    Sam Sparro, an Australian-born singer and songwriter, found huge success with the track ‘Black and Gold’ in 2008, topping music charts...

  11. News
    US iTunes, Apple App Store customers stuck in infinite loop over weekend

    iTunes and App Store customers in the US were reporting that they were stuck in an infinite loop of terms of service notices in iTunes this weekend....

  12. Help
    Working with iTunes, a few questions answered

    This week’s selection covers iTunes Store accounts, Apple IDs, artist alerts, and more. Q: I used to live in Canada, and my iTunes account is associated...

  13. News 5
    iOS 6 requires iTunes 10.6, Snow Leopard

    Apple seems to be determined to write off as many legacy Macs, iPhones and iPads as possible with its recent Mac and iOS operating system upgrades....

  14. Features 1
    Hands on with iOS 6: Stores

    iOS 6 brings some changes to its three on-board stores: the iOS App Store, the iTunes Store and iBookstore. These changes don’t change functionality...

  15. News
    Apple’s Ping to cease operation Sep. 30

    Ping has ponged. Apple’s social networking service for music, which debuted as part of iTunes 10 in 2010, has come to an end. A message on the...

  16. News
    iPhone 5 event: Major iTunes update

    Apple announced a major update to its iTunes multimedia jukebox and syncing software at this morning’s iPhone 5 launch event, with a simplified...

  17. Help
    Manipulating iTunes files

    We get a lot of questions about manipulating files, and this week I’ve chosen a number of them to address. I look at how to join music tracks, how...

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