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What's new in iTunes 8.0.1?
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Any indication if this version will trim back the degree to which iTunes is a processor hog? I find it really hard to understand why iTunes needs to use 20%-25% of my processor when it's hidden and not doing anything. I've noticed this ever since iT7. The irony of it is that I've noticed that the Windows version seems to be MUCH less of a processor hog. Go figure.
Now that I have upgraded to iTunes 8, when I select a remote speaker, iTunes gives me an error message that my Firewall settings will not allow Airtunes. At first I just clicked on "Open Firewall Settings" and modified my settings based on some Google searches, but it kept giving me that error message unless I turned off the Firewall. However, while experimenting, I noticed that I can still use Airtunes if I just click on "Ignore" even though I keep my firewall settings the same as before. By the way, I use 10.4.11.
I cannot say for sure whether it would have worked even if I had not fiddled with my Firewall, but I guess it would. It seems this Airtunes problem is so common, but still quite random, that iTunes is issuing a blanket error message. They should have used ".. may prevent ..." phrase.
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Really? I keep my computer on 24/7 and iTunes is always on. iTunes never goes past 5% for me. When I'm playing a track, it goes to around 2-4%, movies go to 10-14%. And actually, Windows is more of a cpu hog. My friends toshiba satellite runs iTunes at 30-40% cpu when hes watching a movie, and 20% when hes playing a song.
Gads, I wish it would be so low for me. Of course, part of it is that I'm on a 1.67GHz G4. But still, why would it use so much when it's not doing anything?
At work I have a Dell Precision T3400 (Core2Duo, 2.13GHz, I think). On that computer I don't see iTunes taking much more than 3-5%, and that's only when it's playing a song. If it's idle, then, at least according to the Task Manager, it's using 0% of the processor.
I would love it if I could get it down to 10% when playing music and 0-1% when idle. I just don't understand why it isn't there already.
Genius still unavailable for many tunes that are available from the store.
Example: Any song from Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat".
Example: Any song from Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat".
TV updated and still getting 15000 error when trying to use AirTunes (which had been fine up to 8.0). No firewall turned on
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lukemcurley
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Ah, still not possible to hide Genre browser or iTune store links. Apple why have you removed this option.
Although it can be fixed by a terminal command on a Mac, it's a but more difficult under Windows. Come on Apple does anyone ever browse by Genre?
Although it can be fixed by a terminal command on a Mac, it's a but more difficult under Windows. Come on Apple does anyone ever browse by Genre?
No there are lots and lots of people affected by this problem. Here's a 13 page thread on the Apple support forums about the problem.
(The fix that worked for me is to change my firewall settings from "Allow only essential services" to "Set access for specific...", and then adding iTunes to the list.)
Still have multiple versions of apps
My Music->iTunes->Mobile Applications folder is now over 900Mb because of all the old versions of apps that iTunes insists on keeping on my disk. The Hold Em app alone has 3 versions, thereby taking up 384.5Mb of space.
I was hoping this update would address the issue. Some hope.
Why is it so hard for Apple to have iTunes dump the old versions and just keep the latest versions on my drive?
My Music->iTunes->Mobile Applications folder is now over 900Mb because of all the old versions of apps that iTunes insists on keeping on my disk. The Hold Em app alone has 3 versions, thereby taking up 384.5Mb of space.
I was hoping this update would address the issue. Some hope.
Why is it so hard for Apple to have iTunes dump the old versions and just keep the latest versions on my drive?
Yes they fixed it so when your using the mini player to listen to tunes but have safari or something else selected when u press the green button on the mini player to expand it, it no longer opens behind the current application 
Close the iTunes window while its playing, instead of hiding iTunes. Seems to reduce its CPU usage by a lot.
(And you'll get the window back just as easy as when you've hidden the app, just by clicking it in the Dock)
right click the bar with all the browser info (title, artist, album, etc) and it should bring up the list to deselect certain ones!
It looks like they messed with how the IR Remote interacts with the Mac. The volume +/- on the IR Remote used to control system volume, now it only controls iTunes volume, GRR!
iTunes 8 and Vista fix?
In comparison to when iTunes 7 was released, iTunes 8 has been quite stable. The only significant problem I've read about is that iTunes 8 and Vista had some problems that would cause Vista to crash, apparently due to a driver.
Has this problem been resolved?
In comparison to when iTunes 7 was released, iTunes 8 has been quite stable. The only significant problem I've read about is that iTunes 8 and Vista had some problems that would cause Vista to crash, apparently due to a driver.
Has this problem been resolved?
and STILL no option to turn off those annoying iTunes Music Store arrow icons!
No GUI option, but if you are on OS X you can disable the Store Arrow links by going to terminal.
To DISABLE the store link arrows in iTunes 8:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSETo ENABLE the store link arrows in iTunes 8:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool TRUEYou can also reverse the arrow, so that a click keeps you in your own library and an option-click takes you to the store:
To reverse the way the iTunes store links work so that when you click on one you stay within your local library:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks -bool TRUEHope this helps.
-Kevin