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Oct 2 2007

Dupin, the iTunes puplicates manager, updated to v1.0.1

dupin 20071002 203931 Dupin, the iTunes puplicates manager, updated to v1.0.1

Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes has released Dupin v1.0.1, the iTunes duplicates manager. Dupin is an application that assists with locating, sorting, filtering, and deleting duplicate tracks in iTunes.

With Dupin you can:

  • Quickly find all sets of duplicate iTunes tracks based on your choice of criteria
  • Select the “Keeper” tracks from among a number of duplicates automatically using a variety of versatile filtering options
  • Purge duplicate tracks from iTunes and send files to the Trash
  • Manage intentionally duplicated tracks
  • Copy tracks to new iTunes playlists
  • View duplicates in non-loaded libraries created with iTunes’ multiple library feature
  • View duplicates in iTunes libraries on other machines on your local network
  • Sort tracks and view track info
  • Export a list of duplicates to a text file
  • Locate tracks in the Finder and in iTunes
  • Audition tracks

In addition, Dupin features:

  • Familiar iTunes-like interface
  • Robust Help
  • Ample keyboard shortcuts
  • Visual progress feedback during operations
  • Customizable toolbars
  • Optional update checking

Updated in version 1.0.1:

  • Fixed issue with displaying dates according to International preferences
  • Fixed issue with displaying playlist names
  • Minor performance fixes

This update is free for registered users.

Requirements:
iTunes 7.0 or better and Mac OS X 10.4 or better (PPC or Intel)

Price:
$15.00 shareware

Dupin Information and Download page:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php

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Sep 18 2007

iPod classic or 3G iPod nano randomly resetting or freezing when displaying album artwork

nanocover 20070918 014331 iPod classic or 3G iPod nano randomly resetting or freezing when displaying album artworkIs your fancy new iPod classic or nano crashing on you as you show your album artwork off to your friends? According to this support document, it might just be the artwork itself causing the crash.

Apple recommends the usual “resetting and updating” to pull your iPod out of its electric brain fart, but warns…

use the workaround in Option A … to turn off album artwork for songs or you can try and isolate which song(s) are causing the issue

Apple details the process for doing each in the document but I’m left to wonder if tracking down corrupted album artwork within massive iTunes libraries will soon become commonplace. How much could I charge for that? Hmm….

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Nov 28 2006

Embraceware Software announces Awaken 3.0

309117515 e0ef8b742f m Embraceware Software announces Awaken 3.0Awaken is a digital alarm clock for Mac OS X that wakes you by playing music or podcasts from your iTunes library. It can also put both you and your Mac to sleep with the sleep timer feature. Alarms can be created to alert you on a daily or weekly basis. You can also set a one-time alarm for any specific date and time in the future. Awaken also offers the ability to have the volume of the music, as well as the brightness of the screen, gradually fade in at the set alarm time.

Awaken 3 is a complete re-write from the ground up. It features a refreshed UI complete with a new professionally designed icon. Some of the new features include podcast support for the alarm and sleep timer. A new emergency alarm feature has been added along with a selection of preset alarm sounds to be used in the case of a problem with iTunes. A warning system has been put in place to warn of any problems with the alarm setup with an option to correct it. Support has been added for iTunes libraries that are not on the primary hard-drive or are in custom locations. Some of the UI enhancements include a way to toggle the alarm listing to put Awaken in a compact view, a preference for the background color of the clock, and drag-and-drop sorting. Awaken 3 also corrects any bugs that were reported from the previous version.

Awaken is available as a 14-day free trial and can be purchased for USD$8.95. Awaken is a universal binary for PowerPC and Intel Macs and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher and iTunes 6.0 or higher.

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