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iTunes: Disable access to Podcasts

November 14, 2012November 12, 2012 by Mr.W

Disable the Podcast functionality within iTunes. After applying this command the options will disappear in the navigation bar (Store section) and all other menu options within iTunes v7.1 and above.

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

iTunes: Disable the use of plugins

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 by Mr.W

Disable the use of plugins within iTunes. After applying this command active plugins will be disabled and all other menu options referring to plugin related options will not show up.

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Enable iTunes high contrast mode

November 7, 2012November 2, 2012 by Mr.R

If you are using iTunes in bright light conditions the iTunes screen could be hard to read. Instead of activating the system wide high contrast mode you can enable this feature only for iTunes. Quit iTunes and use the following command:

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

iTunes: Disable the Genius sidebar

October 6, 2012October 3, 2012 by Mr.W

iTunes contained a genius sidebar that displayed related music in the iTunes store. You can disable this sidebar with the following command:

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Enable the general iTunes Library

September 27, 2012September 26, 2012 by Mr.W

In iTunes 6 and earlier, the iTunes navigation-bar contained a Library playlist that listed all the audio and video in your iTunes library. iTunes 7 removed this, and segmented the library into various libraries (e.g Music, Movies, TV Shows).

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

iTunes: Enable half star ratings

September 23, 2012September 21, 2012 by Mr.R

iTunes allows users to rate songs from 1 to 5 stars. For more precise ratings, enable the half-star rating option in iTunes. Very useful when a song is not quite worth 4 stars but not 5 stars either. Close iTunes and use the following defaults write command:

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Categories iTunesTags 10.6, 10.7, 10.8

Enable iTunes notifications in the Dock

September 14, 2012 by Mr.W

The iTunes Dock icon can be set to display a “Now Playing” song and artist pop-up that transitions in and out and music starts. Use the following Command:

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