iTunes 10.3 Available

Apple released iTunes 10.3 which has the new iTunes in the Cloud feature that will be a part of iOS 5 and OS 10.7 Lion later this year. Auto-downloading and re-downloading of purchased content to your various devices is enabled.

NEW: Drop to Add and Give Info

I often have to add files to iTunes that I’ve received as mail, iChat, or Skype attachments or from other disparate sources. They’re usually audio files that friends or colleagues have generated and aren’t necessarily song files. They usually don’t have any ID3 Tag info other than the file name/track name. I just drag ‘em to iTunes, select a batch after they’re added and multi-edit their tags. But somehow this workflow doesn’t feel right to me. If I were ripping a CD, I’d enter the tags in the CD tracks before importing. Likewise, when I use PDF Adder I’m obliged to enter any tag info first.

But when I’m importing the files from the Finder I can only edit the tag info after the files are added. Thus, I have to find them in iTunes, select them, press Command-I to get the multi-edit window, and then I can start tag editing. Doesn’t feel right.

So I put together a droplet called Drop to Add and Give Info that launches a GUI for multi-editing after you drop files on it but before the files are added to iTunes:

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iTunes 10.2.2 Released

iTunes 10.2.2 fixes a few problems with iOS syncing and has some obligatory stability and performance enhancements. Download it directly or hit up Software Update.

Apple Releases iTunes 10.2.1

iTunes v10.2.1 is out now.

iTunes 10.2 Available

This afternoon, Apple posted iTunes v10.2. According to the Apple blurb it mostly provides accommodation for iOS 4.3.

iTunes 10.1.1 Available

Looks like some minor fixes are available in iTunes 10.1.1.

Where’d My Half-Star Ratings Go?

I’ve been hearing from Correspondents that the half-stars they had meticulously set in their track ratings have disappeared. I think one of the v10 updates wiped out the half-star preference or something. Anyway, you can bring back the half-stars by doing the Terminal thing (quit iTunes first):

defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool YES

Or you can use Change Hidden iTunes Preferences which has an option to toggle ‘em.

iTunes 10.1 Released

iTunes 10.1 is available via Software Update and its download page at Apple. Adds AirPlay and iOS 4.2 syncing support.

Script Faves from Macworld

Macworld Senior Contributor Kirk McElhearn lists Ten great AppleScripts for iTunes 10 at Macworld. Thanks!

iTunes 10.0.1 Released

Apple has released iTunes 10.0.1 which adds some new features to Ping and makes a few fixes. Kirk McElhearn has a good first-look at Macworld.