Display mp3 tag info within the Mac “get info” window.

Display MP3 metadata – like artist and album right inside Finder with the MP3-Info CMM add-on. With the Contextual Menu Module (CMM) installed, choose Get Info from an MP3’s Ctrl-click menu in Finder to view its metadata. The MP3-Info CMM module is a free download, Mac 10.2 and greater only. http://www.cdfinder.de/mp3info/

CoverFlow

http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/HomePage.html “Don’t know about you, but I find browsing a list of album names somewhat uninspiring, to say the least. One of the big appeals of a physical album is the beautiful packaging and aesthetic appeal, something that’s sorely missed with the digital equivalent. CoverFlow aims to bring that aesthetic appeal to your mp3 collection. … read more ➜

Tune your tv correctly for the best picture

Picture perfect: HDTV tune-up tips The average American spends hours in front of the TV each week, but the picture on an average American TV looks like Times Square on steroids: too bright and garish to seem anything like real life. That’s because default settings for TVs are configured to make an impact on the … read more ➜

iTunes Registry

http://www.itunesregistry.com/register.php This site allows its users to upload their iTunes playlists and run them through a (growing) series of reporting tools in an effort to help you, the listener, better understand your musical collection. Some of the interesting things available (once you make an account) include a Browse-By-Letter tool for your iPod, rankings of entire … read more ➜

Apple Mail plug-ins and tools

http://www.tikouka.net/mailapp/ What is this place? A repository of plug-ins and tools that extend the functionality of Apple’s Mail.app (v. 2.0 and above). New plug-ins and tools are periodically notified on the site update notification list.

Mac OS X only peer-to-peer server and client

http://www.zankasoftware.com/wired Wired is an open, modern and free version of the BBS-style client/server system, providing chat, messaging and file transfers. Zanka Software maintains the protocol standard, as well as server and client implementations. It’s similar to Hotline or KDK if you’re familiar with those.

Tiger shortcut for word definitions (hidden feature)

If you have Tiger installed, hold your cursor over any word, anywhere. Then hold down [control]+[Apple]+[d]. After pressing those 3 keys, you’ll see a nifty little definition window pop up. You then can let up on those 3 keys and hold the cursor of any other word and the definition will change to the word … read more ➜

Do you hate the new look of OS X Tiger’s Mail.app?

Apple’s Mail.app version 2.0 is a drastic change from the previous version. I’m not totally sold on the new look. Here are some free applications that will hack the resources of mail.app so that it looks different. Cagefighter: http://otierney.net/cagefighter/ Mail Fixer, looks like it’ll work with themes so users can create their own theme and … read more ➜

iTunes control from ANYWHERE on your Mac.

SizzlingKeys This app is so incredible! I can’t believe that it’s been out for year now and I’ve just discovered it. You can completely controll iTunes by using quick key combinations. It lets you play, pause, rate songs and more, using hotkeys you define via an intuitive Preference Pane plug-in. It also show a nice … read more ➜

audioscrobbler.com… check this out!

Perhaps another gimmicky site that won’t amount to much. Perhaps it’ll be helpful and turn me onto some new bands eventually. Here’s hoping. Check out www.audioscrobbler.com. (now last.fm) This is what the site says about itself: “Audioscrobbler builds a profile of your musical taste using a plugin for your media player (Winamp, iTunes, etc..). Plugins … read more ➜