Tag Archives: iTunes

iOS 5 (maybe) here – time to do a back-up of your iPhone & iPad

iOS 5 intro

It’s still not 100% clear as of today if iOS 5 is going to be released today at Apple’s special event, but whatever happens, if you are planning on upgrading to the new system it would be a smart idea … Continue reading

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Isn’t my music collection covered by home insurance?

Is your collection safe? (Music covers as seen in iTunes)

Back in 2007 I touched upon the subject of home insurance and whether or not the policy would cover an MP3 collection. I did some brief (but still quite in depth) research to see how things had changed since 2007, … Continue reading

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2008 Predictions: A review of the year

In very late 2007, thetechangel.com released a series of predictions that could have happened in 2008. Here is full review of what was got right, and what (sadly) was wrong.

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How to create your own Smart Playlists in iTunes

Last week we looked at simple playlists in iTunes, this week, we are looking at Smart Playlists. The playlists that automatically generate and update themselves. It may sound complex, but they are really easy to create, and really practical.

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Creating a playlist in iTunes

Playlists are great ways of having selected tracks to play at any given time. For example, you could have a playlist for the car with all your favourite sing along tunes, and other set of tracks for when you go … Continue reading

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A few tips to get an iPod working the way it should

A few tips to get an iPod working the way it should. iPods are great, but as with just about everything electrical and mechanical, they do sometimes have a little tendency to go wrong.

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Technology Predictions for 2008

It’s been a couple of years since I last did this, but it’s back – my tech predictions for 2008. 10 things which are most likely to happen in the next 12 months. By the way, this will hopefully be … Continue reading

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Insuring your music, but are your downloads covered?

Whilst browsing my collection of 3831 songs on my iPod, 300 of which are paid for downloads, the rest is from the CD collection, I got to wondering: what do insurance companies do in the case of digital downloads? What … Continue reading

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The Amazing iPhone is Here

In case you have been on the International Space Station since January of this year, Apple’s much hyped iPhone started selling in the States on Friday. Whilst users in Europe have to wait until at least the 3rd quarter of … Continue reading

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