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iTunes 10.5.2 Fixes Audio Problem

The minor update for Apple iTunes 10.5.2 fixes and audio distortion problem that comes from playing some imported CDs, according to Apple. It also is supposed to fix some bugs in iTunes Match, which is the Cloud-based music sharing system from Apple. (I haven't gotten around to using that yet.)

If You Need to Restore Your iPad

According to Apple, if you need to restore your iPad 2 from a back-up, you need to be using iTunes 10.2 or later. Otherwise, your iPad backup won't appear in the backup selector.

ITunes Fixes Some Video Problems

The Apple iTunes 10.1.1 update fixes an incompatibility with some Macs using NVIDIA GeForce 9400 or 9600 graphics cards. This bug may have kept some music videos from playing. It also fixes a bug where some music videos weren't being synced to iPods, iPhones, or iPads.

Latest iTunes Update

Apple iTunes 9.2.1 showed up via Software Update this weekend. According to its release notes, it disables some incompatible third-party plug-ins, takes care of some drag and drop bugs, and also some syncing bugs. The Mac version is here, and the Windows version is over there.

iTunes Starts Skipping Through Songs

This bug bit close to home - suddenly iTunes 9 on my iMac would start skipping in the middle of a song - jumping ahead 30 seconds or so, play a little bit, and then skip some more. If there were multiple songs in the playlist, iTunes would skip to the next song. It did this for most songs and podcasts, but not all. While researching what could be wrong - iTunes 9.2 was released. During the upgrade, iTunes rebuilt my music library. Between the two (and I suspect it was rebuildling the library) ITunes is back in working order. (In fact, I'm listening to some Grateful Dead while writing this.)

What's In the latest iTunes?

According to Apple, iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software  3.0,  and improves support for accessibility. There are also some cosmetic changes. Oh, yeah, one other thing too. It breaks the ability of the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. PC Magazine covers a little bit of the battle.

Using MobileMe with Windows

If you are trying to sync Apple MobileMe with Windows, be aware of some limitations. First, contact syncing will only work with Outlook 2003 and 2007, Outlook Express (Win XP), and Windows Contacts (Vista). You can only sync calendars that are in Outlook 2003 and 2007, and bookmarks can only be synced with Safari and Internet Explorer. (Sort of get the feeling that Apple wants to exclude Mozilla?) You also need the most up-to-date version of iTunes. See more troubleshooting help at Apple.

iTunes "Fixes" the Pre

According to Apple, the iTunes 8.2.1 update  "provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices." Translated, that means Apple fixed it so that the Palm Pre cannot be used at the iTunes store.

Transferring an iTunes Library

If you've upgraded computers, and have a network connection between the two, you can transfer your Apple iTunes library from one computer to another. Apple has a KnowledgeBase article that shows you how. Check it out here.