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Turning off store links in iTunes 8

Chris — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:23:07 +0000

Today, Apple released iTunes 8 with some cool new features. However one of the options that you used to be able to disable in the preference section if iTunes is no longer available. This option is turning off the Store links for every song in your library. A Mac software blog that I read posted a little help with this problem and provided a simple solution. First make sure iTunes is not open (Select iTunes and hit CMD-Q or go to iTunes->Quit on the Menu Bar at the top left hand corner of the screen). If you are a Mac user go to Finder->Utilities->Terminal and open the application or use Spotlight to search for ‘Terminal’ and open the application. In Terminal you will be prompted with a screen that allows you to enter text. Copy and paste this into the Terminal window and hit enter.

defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE

Simply Cmd-Q or Terminal->Quit Terminal to exit Terminal. Start iTunes again and you should be set.

Here is a bit of info from the original post:

This is a quick post to show how to turn off those annoying iTunes Store arrow links that light up next to every column in iTunes 8. Apple have taken out the checkbox to hide them in the preferences. I’m not sure if they did it to simplify that monster of a preferences window or if they wanted to send more people to the iTunes store, but! I’m glad they haven’t disabled it altogether.

Sorry I don’t know the window’s solution…maybe you should buy a Mac

(HT: Potion Factory)

WooHoo! Inbox Zero Achieved!

Chris — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:00:14 +0000

Well today from about 1PM to 11 PM I chewed into my mail program and did some heavy hitting with deleting email! I officially have 0 emails in my inbox. I am happy. I deleted a bunch of old mail I was hanging on to as well. The oldest I saw was September of 1999….yeah…wow. Talk about email pack rack. For some reason holding on to a bunch of email makes me feel comfortable. No more! I still have a little more clean-up but I am much closer to where I want to be.

Work of Art

Chris — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:41:09 +0000

This is what my Hard Drive looks like graphically. Ain’t it pretty?

(HT: http://www.derlien.com/)

Apples Marketing Dept. (Update)

Chris — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:48:20 +0000

Apple’s marketing dept. are genius’s check this web ad out.

You can find more of there ad’s at www.apple.com

(Added the youtube version – rather than a link)

Leopard!

Chris — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:14:45 +0000

Well I have just about everything installed after a clean install of Apple’s new operating system (Version X.5) Leopard. I have some of the “major” programs that I need to install yet. But everything was successfully transfered over, except for my calendars. Not sure why they were not being backed up regularly…but what are you going to do? I didn’t loose to much in that aspect anyway cause my schedule till the new year is pretty “dead”. So no big lose. Anyway. Its beautiful and I love it. Spaces is amazing and love how things just work. Well. I need to go to bed. Its after 4 AM and I can’t think straight anymore. Night.

FedUp

Chris — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:56:42 +0000

Ok I know Jay Leno made a joke about this before, with company merges and what there new names would be. But seriously. I don’t get FedEx. I understand the sign for every package that is received. But I think if your delivering to a home resident it should not be required. Especially when people work and you can’t sign for it, UPS functions this way, and they don’t seem to have problems. I mean this even happened to me at work, I had ordered something and had it sent to my place of work. It happened to be out for delivery on the day that we were closed, go figure. But it ended up being close to a month before I actually got it. It was a small item and I believe from the damage condition of the box it got lost and while cleaning out it was found again. I just simply have not had good experiences with FedEx and I honestly don’t care for them. I guess what really bugs me is I left the house at 9. I had the pre-release signature sheet on the door at 8:30. And now I get this? Maybe I’m just too anxious for OS X Leopard

Perhaps its sitting on my door step right now. I guess I will find out at 5:30 this evening. Has anyone else experience things like this or is it just me? I think its poor on FedEx’s part. [UPDATE:] WOOT!

Think!

Chris — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:12:53 +0000

I found this piece of software a little while ago. I can’t remember were I originally found it. But I have been able to use it a couple times and its pretty nice. The software is called Think! by Freeverse

Basically this programs allows you to focus your attention on just one application. It lets you select the application then it “blocks” out all the rest keeping your attention focused on the task at hand. This is great for all you ADD people out there. Sorry Windowz users. This doesn’t work for you. Oh did I mention that this was free? I think though Space’s with the new release of OS X may solve some of these issues. I think its still a great app to hold on too.