Music | Mary Lambert. Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes tips 101. [Ask the iTunes Guy is a regular column in which we answer your questions on everything iTunes related. If there’s something you’d like to know, send an email to the iTunes Guy for consideration.] I get lots of questions about some of the basics of iTunes. These are things that may not be that obvious, but are practical to know and can make your use of iTunes more efficient.
Here’s a selection of some iTunes tips. Q: I can’t seem to figure out which of the many playlists is actually playing. They are all listed on the left but I see no indication of which one is playing. There’s no way in iTunes to see which playlist is playing. Q: I like to put my entire iTunes music library (about 10,000 songs) on shuffle and listen to whatever comes up. iTunes offers a setting to exclude tracks from shuffling. If you ever want to change it back—say when it’s Christmas season—just select all the tracks and change that setting to No. In theory, yes, and it’s called Sound Check. 100 Ways to Discover and Enjoy Music.
UPDATE 12/10/13: We’ve released a follow-up to this post with 100 More Ways to Discover and Enjoy Music. Prepare yourself for another dose of Monday roundup madness! It’s time for another crazily comprehensive, yet carefully curated, look at an entire industry–the music industry to be specific. This if the first in a two-part series on the music industry which will conclude next week. This week’s focus is on the consumer side of music. You might also like: exfm – See what’s trending. There’s more to this article! DJ Earworm – Music Mashups. Grooveshark Mobile Music.