MacMembraneThere are peels everywhere…

The MacTipper. I’m not sure how I’ve missed this, but it’s possible to create folders of playlists in iTunes (File >> New Playlist Folder). This is useful especially if you make Smart Playlists and base other Smart Playlists on them, as MacTipper points out.

I download and try lots of apps from the App Store. When I like one enough that I want to broadcast my find to the world, my first stop is Twitter. Here is the fastest way I know of to get App Store links onto the clipboard in a Twitter ready format.

If iTunes’ default icon is beginning to bore you, check out iTunes Speaker from JR Design.

A new section of itunes lists the Top Apps of 2008 for every category (iTunes link). I’ve already seen a few I didn’t know about.

Smoking Apples: FluidTunes uses your iSight to let you scroll through your albums by moving your hands in the air. Haven’t tried it, but it looks a bit neat.

A great feature of iTunes is the ability to set extensive metadata for every track in your library. There are two ways to set how much of that metadata shows up within your library.

MacTipper: Keep iTunes MiniPlayer on top of all other apps with this arcane check box in the advanced pane of iTunes preferences.

Now that I have an iPod Touch, I’m much more conscious about the appearance of my iTunes library. Here are a few tricks to make sure your music looks as good as it sounds.

An easy way to navigate podcasts plus a few of my favorite Mac podcast pics.

Can anyone get the new Genius smart playlist feature of iTunes to work with the Beatles?! I really like Genius, but why not a Beatles playlist?