Comments on: A Smarter iTunes

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:28:54 +0000

I’ll be doing that … and since I have a breadcrumb trail back to my comments here, I’ll probably even remember to send a trackback here so you know about it.

By: Fonzo

Fonzo — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:37:54 +0000

Sweet. I highly recommend you post your findings, as using Dougal’s current method has increased my iTunes listening pleasure ten-fold. Any improvements you can make to the system I would definitely be interested in seeing.

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:17:08 +0000

I’ve been tinkering with Dougal’s system; I’m probably going to post my findings. Dougal’s exactly right—you can make smart playlists that end up being better than straight Party Shuffle.

By: Dougal Campbell

Dougal Campbell — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:49:22 +0000

I can't really claim credit for the idea. I borrowed it from my friend Eric. Though I don't think he has as many sub-playlists as I use. And I'm pretty sure that he learned about it from someplace else. But back to the main point, the idea of aggregating sub-playlists is pretty useful. The fact that an iTunes playlist can filter from other playlists is the key. It lets you fine tune things in really interesting ways.

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:47:01 +0000

Glad that you have found use from Dougal’s suggestion as I have, even if you damned my “article” with faint praise.