Comments on: Update Promises High Quality DRM-free “Plus” Tracks on iTunes http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/ For MacGeeks by MacGeeks Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bluesygirl http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43478 Bluesygirl Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:19:55 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43478 So far the iTunes Plus experience has been fraught with snags. Just have a look at the problems over on Apple Discussions. I cannot get my one of my libraries updated because "items are no longer available" or some such technical problem. I'm confident everything will get worked out. I did download a new Joss Stone EP in iTunes Plus and the sound quality is quite an improvement. Has anyone been over at iLounge lately? There is an article there noting that the iTunes Plus tracks contain hidden identifying information about customers (email and name). Apple has been mum about it. Here's the link: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/users-angry-over-data-in-itunes-plus-tracks/10111 So far the iTunes Plus experience has been fraught with snags. Just have a look at the problems over on Apple Discussions. I cannot get my one of my libraries updated because “items are no longer available” or some such technical problem.

I’m confident everything will get worked out. I did download a new Joss Stone EP in iTunes Plus and the sound quality is quite an improvement.

Has anyone been over at iLounge lately? There is an article there noting that the iTunes Plus tracks contain hidden identifying information about customers (email and name). Apple has been mum about it. Here’s the link:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/users-angry-over-data-in-itunes-plus-tracks/10111

]]> By: Patrick http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43468 Patrick Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:55:20 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43468 Wow. The music I got from iTunes Plus is amazing. It sounds like the bands actually there playing the music, which is not what I expected. Even from an oldies track i noticed a difference. The sad thing is only two of the artists from the top 100 songs were on iTunes Plus; and thats where I get a lot of my music from. Hopefully other labels will get into this :-/ Wow. The music I got from iTunes Plus is amazing. It sounds like the bands actually there playing the music, which is not what I expected. Even from an oldies track i noticed a difference. The sad thing is only two of the artists from the top 100 songs were on iTunes Plus; and thats where I get a lot of my music from. Hopefully other labels will get into this :-/

]]> By: Bruce http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43311 Bruce Wed, 30 May 2007 21:57:02 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43311 I upgraded to iTunes 7.2 very early this morning (1pm) and before I left for work, I bought my first DRM free track from iTunes. I haven't experienced any problems with the upgrade. Tonight I plan on getting all the upgraded tracks I'm allowed. The system seems to be working perfectly fine for me and I'm thrilled that iTunes finally has DRM free tracks. I sure hope these new tracks sell well enough to persuade the other labels to sign on. I know that I'll be buying more songs from iTunes now. I upgraded to iTunes 7.2 very early this morning (1pm) and before I left for work, I bought my first DRM free track from iTunes. I haven’t experienced any problems with the upgrade. Tonight I plan on getting all the upgraded tracks I’m allowed.

The system seems to be working perfectly fine for me and I’m thrilled that iTunes finally has DRM free tracks. I sure hope these new tracks sell well enough to persuade the other labels to sign on. I know that I’ll be buying more songs from iTunes now.

]]> By: Simon http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43281 Simon Wed, 30 May 2007 17:51:39 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43281 Updates break the Apple TV!! Check Forum for more details Updates break the Apple TV!!

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]]> By: Steve http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43276 Steve Wed, 30 May 2007 16:52:44 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43276 Well I'm trying to up grade to the DRM free tracks and the iTunes store downloads are going extremely slow-- if I can get anything at all. So far I've gotten 8 tracks to download out of 104. Nothing happening on the rest at this time. Maybe later. Well I’m trying to up grade to the DRM free tracks and the iTunes store downloads are going extremely slow– if I can get anything at all. So far I’ve gotten 8 tracks to download out of 104. Nothing happening on the rest at this time. Maybe later.

]]> By: John Markham http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43273 John Markham Wed, 30 May 2007 15:32:44 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43273 Well you are lucky iTunes works after the upgrade. It would appear lots of people myself included cannot get iTunes to work after the upgrade on Windows. I even removed the software and installed 7.1 (Windows version) and that fails also. So no iTunes and can no longer download your great podcast. Hopefully a fix will appear very soon. Yours John A potential switcher Well you are lucky iTunes works after the upgrade. It would appear lots of people myself included cannot get iTunes to work after the upgrade on Windows. I even removed the software and installed 7.1 (Windows version) and that fails also.

So no iTunes and can no longer download your great podcast.

Hopefully a fix will appear very soon.

Yours John
A potential switcher

]]> By: Olly http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43259 Olly Wed, 30 May 2007 14:11:40 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/05/29/update-promises-high-quality-drm-free-plus-tracks-on-itunes/#comment-43259 Maybe this is me being stupid and missing an option until now, but it now seems to finally disregard 'The' at the beginning of artists and albums when arranging them alphabetically, at least by default. I noticed in my podcasts that it had moved 'The 1UP Show' to the top, higher than '1UP Yours' (it was about 3/4 of the way down previously) and, sure enough, it's sorted my music in the same way. Maybe this is me being stupid and missing an option until now, but it now seems to finally disregard ‘The’ at the beginning of artists and albums when arranging them alphabetically, at least by default. I noticed in my podcasts that it had moved ‘The 1UP Show’ to the top, higher than ‘1UP Yours’ (it was about 3/4 of the way down previously) and, sure enough, it’s sorted my music in the same way.

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