Stories by: Christopher Breen

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    How to prepare your music library for iTunes Match 24/11/2011 08:00:00

    iTunes Match can take a long time to move your music library to the cloud, especially if you've got lengthy audiobook files that aren't correctly tagged.
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    iPhone 4S inconsistent camera auto-focus 26/10/2011 04:42:00

    Reader Paul Boyce finds that the iPhone 4S's camera is inconsistent when it comes to autofocus.
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    McTiVia wireless media streamer 23/09/2011 12:16:00

    If Apple’s AirPlay and the Apple TV haven’t provided a broad enough hint, allow me to put it plainly: The family HDTV is the next great frontier of media connectivity and consumption. Developer after developer is trying to find ways to direct media from the various portable and set-top boxes you own to that TV. Among them is Awind, maker of the $299 McTiVia, a device for wirelessly transmitting your Mac or PC’s audio and video to a connected television.
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    The 5-minute Mac OS X Lion configuration 21/07/2011 03:35:00

    Reader David Mitchell delves into the personal with this question about Lion. He writes:
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    GarageBand '08 music-creation software 13/09/2007 14:49:09

    With the release of GarageBand 3.0 (the version included in iLife '06), iLife's music sketchpad application concentrated most of its efforts at incorporating podcasting capabilities. With the release of GarageBand '08, Apple shifts its music-creation tool's focus back to musicians. Most of the program's major new features - Magic GarageBand, multi-take recording, arrangements, broader automation capabilities, and Visual EQ - nicely augment the music-making process.
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    Adobe Soundbooth CS3 audio editor 18/07/2007 13:28:20

    Among the many tools that make up Adobe CS3 is a new audio-editing addition - Adobe Soundbooth CS3. Unlike most audio editors, which are designed largely for audio professionals and enthusiasts, Adobe Soundbooth CS3 was created with video in mind.
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    First look: iTunes Plus 13/06/2007 16:04:00

    Apple made good on its promise to add unprotected tracks to its online digital media store.
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    Apple TV Diary: The gimme moment 26/03/2007 10:07:26

    Dammit. I can't sleep. And it's because of the Apple TV.
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    Podcasting and iTunes: Boon and bane 08/06/2005 13:06:48

    Now that I've removed myself from the Worldwide Developers Conference and its accompanying distortion field, I've bent my brain a little farther to what effect iTunes 4.9's podcasting feature may have on the world of podcasts. At this early stage of the game it looks both exciting and daunting.
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    The dark side of digital music 27/10/2004 11:04:29

    Those who tuned into last weekend's Saturday Night Live on NBC had the opportunity to catch Ashlee Simpson with her pants down. No, not literally (though that might have been a better career move). In what may have been her swan song, Ms. Simpson stood in front of god and country as her voice blared out across the set with her mouth closed and her microphone at her side.
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    Olympus introduces m:robe music players 14/10/2004 15:00:07

    Olympus Optical, a company known for its digital cameras, is entering the increasingly-crowded personal music player market with its m:robe series of players.
 
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