Professor iPod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod The infamous iPod blog Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:01:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en iTunes Plus: Remove Personal Information and Email Address http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/06/04/itunes-plus-remove-personal-information-and-email-address/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/06/04/itunes-plus-remove-personal-information-and-email-address/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:04:06 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/06/04/itunes-plus-remove-personal-information-and-email-address/ The new iTunes Plus songs do not have copy protection but still contain your email address and other private information. This information is in the metadata in the music file. If one of your iTunes songs is placed on a P2P site, your personal information will be available for everybody to see. This is great as it is a resistance to people giving all their files away. However, if your music is stolen (through spyware or other means), you might be considered a pirate!

Soon people will release automatic methods for doing this, but you can do it right now with currently available software. Here is how...]]> The new iTunes Plus songs do not have copy protection but still contain your email address and other private information.  This information is in the metadata in the music file. If one of your iTunes songs is placed on a P2P site, your personal information will be available for everybody to see.  This is great as it is a resistance to people giving all their files away.  However, if your music is stolen (through spyware or other means), you might be considered a pirate!

Soon people will release automatic methods for doing this, but you can do it right now with currently available software.

1. Download AtomicParsley for windows or mac.
2. Uncompress it into your music directory
3. Open a command line box in windows (RUN -> cmd.exe) or open the terminal in OSX
4. View all the metadata with the following command:

atomicparsley song.m4u -t
Here is some example output:

Atom “©nam” contains: Everybody Whatever
Atom “©ART” contains: Yoyou
Atom “aART” contains: Yoyou
Atom “©alb” contains: Sandballs for Diggers
Atom “gnre” contains: Rock
Atom “trkn” contains: 1 of 14
Atom “disk” contains: 1 of 1
Atom “©day” contains: 2003-02-14T08:00:00Z
Atom “pgap” contains: 0
Atom “apID” contains: xxxx@xxx.com
Atom “cprt” contains: ℗ null 2002
Atom “cnID” contains: xxxxxx
Atom “rtng” contains: Inoffensive
Atom “atID” contains: xxxxxx
Atom “plID” contains: xxxxxx
Atom “geID” contains: xxxxx
Atom “sfID” contains: United States (143441)
Atom “akID” contains: 0
Atom “stik” contains: Normal
Atom “purd” contains: xxxxxxxxx
Atom “covr” contains: 1 piece of artwork

5. If you want to remove one of the atoms, using the following command:

atomicparsley song.m4a –manualAtomRemove “moov.udta.meta.ilst.ATOM”

For example, to remove the email address, one would do the following…

atomicparsley song.m4a –manualAtomRemove “moov.udta.meta.ilst.apID”

6. The new file stripped with the information will be created as a new temp song file. Test it in iTunes to make sure it still works before deleting your original.

7. If you want to remove several pieces of metadata at once, you can stack commands like the following:

atomicparsley song.m4a --manualAtomRemove moov.udta.meta.ilst.cnID" --manualAtomRemove "moov.udta.meta.ilst.atID" --manualAtomRemove "moov.udta.meta.ilst.apID"

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/06/04/itunes-plus-remove-personal-information-and-email-address/feed/ iTunes Shortcuts for Apple and PC http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/15/itunes-shortcuts-for-apple-and-pc/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/15/itunes-shortcuts-for-apple-and-pc/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:32:34 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/15/itunes-shortcuts-for-apple-and-pc/ Greetings, everybody. I recently have transferred my iPod blog, professoripod, over to the tech-recipes community.

I will slowly be transferring many of my better tutorials into the tech-recipes database. Today, I am starting with a list of my favorite iTunes shortcuts for both Apple and PC systems.

Enjoy!

]]> If you love shortcuts like I love shortcuts… you’ll digg all of these iTunes time savers.

Shortcuts for Mac
Cmd+B - Show/Hide Artist & album columns
Cmd+E - Eject CD
Cmd+L - Highlight current playing song
Cmd+M - Minimize iTunes
Cmd+T - Show visualizer
Cmd+Q - Exit iTunes
Cmd+? - Show Music Store Help
Cmd+^ - Increase volume
Cmd+< - Play previous song
Cmd+> - Play next song

Shortcuts for PC
Ctrl+B - Show/Hide Artist & album columns
Ctrl+E - Eject CD
Ctrl+L - Highlight current playing song
Ctrl+M - Minimize iTunes
Ctrl+T - Show visualizer
Ctrl+W - Exit iTunes
Ctrl+? - Show iTunes
Ctrl+^ - Increase volume
Ctrl+< - Play previous song
Ctrl+> - Play next song

And if you thought that was lazy, listen to this:

You can answer dialogue box questions by pressing “Y” or “N” instead of clicking “Yes” or “No”.

Nice!!

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/15/itunes-shortcuts-for-apple-and-pc/feed/ Microsoft Re-Designs the Ipod Packaging http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/09/microsoft-re-designs-the-ipod-packaging/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/09/microsoft-re-designs-the-ipod-packaging/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:20:23 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/09/microsoft-re-designs-the-ipod-packaging/ Just browsing YouTube when I came across this clever piece of video.

Click here to see it.

Hmm, I don’t recall the iPod being spelled with a capital ‘I’.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it!

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/09/microsoft-re-designs-the-ipod-packaging/feed/ Watch videos in iTunes http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/05/watch-videos-in-itunes/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/05/watch-videos-in-itunes/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:54:57 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/05/watch-videos-in-itunes/ It’s as easy as 1, 2 and 3:

At the bottom left-hand side of your iTunes window, click the button fourth from the left. Now go to:

- Preferences > Playback

- Choose “Play Videos In The Main Window” & click OK.

Make sure you have a video clip in your library to view; otherwise the window will show an album cover, if nothing at all.

:)

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/05/watch-videos-in-itunes/feed/ Taking advantage of Smart Playlists http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/03/taking-advantage-of-smart-playlists/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/03/taking-advantage-of-smart-playlists/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:51:55 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/03/taking-advantage-of-smart-playlists/ I hear you say, what are Smart Playlists?

Smart playlists are simple playlists that find songs of any attribute in your iPod and compile them into a playlist for you, thus saving you hours of finding specific songs manually. For example, if you only wanted to listen to your favorite songs, you would go to:

- File > New Smart Playlist

- Set the first parameter to “My Rating”.

- Select “is in the range” of 4 to 5 Stars.

Another great feature of the smart playlist is that it auto-updates when you add more songs to your criteria. This makes things quick & easy, and you can add many parameters on one playlist to narrow down your search and find the exact songs you want to listen to.

Gotta love iTunes…

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/03/taking-advantage-of-smart-playlists/feed/ Transfer songs from your iPod to your PC http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/02/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/02/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:58:51 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/02/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc/ Just like I promised in the Mac post, here it is:

- Connect the iPod to your PC.

- Go to Control Panel > Portable Media Devices > iPod.

- Go to Tools > Options.

- In the View tab, check “Show Hidden Files & Folders”.

- Navigate to the music folder.

- Select all music folders, drag & drop them into a folder on your hard drive.

Now, be aware of the fact that the folder structure will be strange and obscure, so to fix this, move your files into iTunes and set it to organize your files.

How would you do that? Easy.

- Go to Edit > Preferences.

- In the advanced tab, check “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized”.

You’re welcome ;)

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/04/02/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc/feed/ Same volume songs on your iPod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/same-volume-songs-on-your-ipod/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/same-volume-songs-on-your-ipod/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:20:27 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/same-volume-songs-on-your-ipod/ Every song has different volume levels (unfortunately), so you will want to adjust them to the same level for convenience.

To achieve this, go to:

- Preferences > Playback

- Check the “Sound Check” option.

Easy.

Now, when you turn on your iPod, check:

- Settings > Sound Check

- Press the “Select” button.

Double easy :)

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/same-volume-songs-on-your-ipod/feed/ Is your iPod music missing? http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/is-your-ipod-music-missing/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/is-your-ipod-music-missing/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:16:00 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/is-your-ipod-music-missing/ It may appear sometimes that music on your iPod has vanished. This can be due to your iPod’s music database being faulty, or your iTunes settings need adjustment. On newer iPods, a “Hard Reset” should bring it back.

Another option would be to run the latest version of iPod Updater on your iPod, erasing it completely, then re-fill it with music.

Here are the PC and the OSX download links for the iPod Updaters.

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/29/is-your-ipod-music-missing/feed/ Replace your iPod Mini battery http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/27/replace-your-ipod-mini-battery/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/27/replace-your-ipod-mini-battery/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:13:39 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/27/replace-your-ipod-mini-battery/ The only thing that holds me back from doing this hack is being bothered to buy another iPod mini battery -_-

- Use a flat-head screwdriver to pry the white plastic cover from the top and bottom of the iPod.

- The covers should be attached to the case by a small amount of glue.

- Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the two screws at the top of the iPod.

- Remove a small metal clip beneath the bottom case cover by placing the tip of a screwdriver in each of the four corners of the clip, prying each side loose.

- Use the tip of the screwdriver to pop the connector out of its socket.

- Push from the bottom and slide the motherboard out the top of the iPod case.

- Remove the battery from its spot on the motherboard by gently lifting it.

- Take out the old power connector by gently lifting it free from the power socket.

- Plug in the new battery and place it in its position on the motherboard.

- Reassemble the iPod.

Once again, be aware of the fact that your iPod mini will need a minimum 3 hours of charging before it can be used.

Hope it worked!

]]> http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/27/replace-your-ipod-mini-battery/feed/ Transfer songs from your iPod to your Mac http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/26/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-mac/ http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/26/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-mac/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:08:53 +0000 professoripod http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/professoripod/2007/03/26/transfer-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-mac/ Never tried it, and never will…

- All the file formats searched for must be set to be opened with iTunes.

- In iTunes’ Preferences under the Advanced tab, you should have the check box “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” checked.

- Run the following “find” command:
find /Volumes/iPod_name -type f \( -name \*.mp3 -o -name \*.m4a -o \
-name \*.m4b -o -name \*.m4p -o -name \*.wav -o -name \*.aiff -o \
-name \*.aif -o -name \*.aa \) -exec open “{}” \;

- Replace iPod_name with the name of your iPod in the above command.

Hope it works for all you Mac people.

Stay tuned for the “Transfer songs from your iPod to your PC” post some time next week!

Cmon, you didn’t think I’d forget the PC people did you? :)

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