TV with DVR & Internet: $84.90/moHow to quickly add media to iTunes 9
As much as I like the way iTunes neatly organizes my computer's music and video library, I don't often use the integrated iTunes download store for grabbing new content. Maybe I'm just cheap, but most of my weekly music downloads come from combing through freebies from Last.fm, Hype Machine, and other music blogs. (Last.fm is a part of CBS Interactive, which also publishes CNET Reviews. )
Unfortunately, adding Web downloads into iTunes has always been a hassle. Up until iTunes 9, the best way to ensure that your Web downloads get added to iTunes was to launch iTunes and drag the specific song or video directly into the iTunes window.
Personally, because iTunes runs slowly on my old computer, I would put off updating my library until it was absolutely necessary or I really wanted to hear a new song on my iPod. The result was a disjointed library of music where new songs languished in my download folder where I would never hear them.
Thankfully, iTunes 9 now offers a shortcut for adding media to your library without launching the program. To see how it works, I've made a short How To video and slideshow to get you started.
Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
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Anyways, thanks for this hot to. I didn't realize iTunes had this neat little feature (although I wonder if this STILL means I need to have 2 copies of the MP3 if I want it on my computer and iPhone as I detest the iTunes folder management system).
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by theredsoxjew
October 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT
- I did it your way and it did not work for some reason :(. Do i need to have my iPhone hook up to my computer to make it work? Let me know by e-mailing me at JJMoldoff@comcast.net
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