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Apple adds option to turn off "Just For You" in iTunes

Though not one of the most touted features of iTunes, "Just For You" in the iTunes store would allow you to select artists you like, then reccomend new music based on those selections. I'm not sure if it's new, US only, or even relevant to you, but you can now turn off the Just For You bar in the iTunes store.

Multiple Coverflow's in iTunes 7

iTunes has supported separate playlist windows forever, but with Coverflow in iTunes 7 this has new potential. To set this up you just need to double-click the icon (the little eigth note) for whatever playlists you want to show. Then go the the view options buttons on the top right of the window and put it in Coverflow view. You can adjust the size of the playlist window and the Coverflow part inside of that, so fit the windows however you want. This works best with multiple montiors so you can have multiple playlists on one monitor and your general library on the other side.

A couple small iTunes 7 Bugs/Tips

I love iTunes 7, but here are a couple things to look out for:

-Full screen playback desaturates/brightens videos. They will look fine in the "separate window" view but then looked washed out when blown up.

-Some attempts to download album art work from iTS resulted in tracks getting placed out of order when sorting by Album. It turns out the problem is (in my cases) a difference in "Album Artist." A simple batch change on an album will fix this.

Enjoy!

Yes, THIS is why we have childhood obesity

Celebrating birthdays at school by bringing in brownies or a cake is obviously the source of childhood obesity:

from the BBC

Problems at NASA

Maybe NASA would have more success if they started worrying about space instead of penises.

CNN article

Damn FBI and its crazy ideas

CNN reports that the FBI is using dogs and something called "technology" to look for this Hoffa dude's remains. Obviously the FBI is not disclosing what this "technology" is, but it's 2006 and your guess is as good as mine.

Explaining 'Lost'

This is a theory explaining the who, what, when, where, and why's of ABC's Lost. Dunno if it's right, but from what I know about the show it seems very plausible. If you watch Lost and don't want to spoil the plot, you might not want to read this.

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