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Hack Attack: Top 13 iTunes AppleScripts: “ by Adam Pash If you use iTunes on the Mac, you should know about Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes, a repository of scripts that add tons of useful functionality to Apple’s music player. Doug’s AppleScripts not only plug obvious holes in iTunes’ feature set; they also add functionality to … read more ➜

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/

Many of you already know this… If you drag files on your internal/main hard drive from one folder to another on the same hard drive, all you are doing is moving them. (The same applies to any hard drive as long as you are dragging to a location on the same drive) If you want … read more ➜

I opened up a brand new 17″ iMac today. The one with the built-in iSight camera. I found something on the front that I’ve never seen on a new Mac before. Look at these images. Anyone know what the writing on the tape says?

http://diveintomark.org/howto/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ Rip your DVD and watch it on your iPod Video.

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 ➜

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 ➜

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.

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.

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html

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 ➜

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 ➜

http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/newfeatures.html

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 ➜