Monthly Archives: August 2008

iTunes file management

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You’d think that database management wouldn’t be that hard. Not in the digital age, right? Wrong. When it comes down to it, iTunes is a database application. And not a very complete one. I recently had to organize over 13,000 music files in iTunes. All I have to say is, iTunes needs better management tools for large databases. Luckily there is a developer out there who makes some of the tools I needed. Actually it’s a whole group of developers. Doug’s AppleScripts is a collection of scripts for iTunes that automate lots of tasks. One of my favorites is Proper English Title Capitalization. Somehow lots of the music was titled without any capitals. A simple script would just make the first letter capital. This takes it a step further and doesn’t capitalize the, a, an, at, and, etc. The user can also edit the script with words that have special rules, like USA, or McCartney. There are a bunch of others on the site, most are an invaluable tool for anyone trying to organize their iTunes database.

1/2 off Logitech Speakers!

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Circuit City and Logitech both have rebates for Logitech’s x-540 5.1 surround sound speakers. The rebates total $50, and the speakers sell for $99.99, which means you get 1/2 off! These rebates only lat till 8/9/08, so buy them before the 10th! I highly recommend these speakers even if you don’t have a 5.1 sound card in your computer. I’m not going to quote a bunch of specs here, all you need to know is that the sound quality is amazing, and I couldn’t get the sub to max out. The speakers connect with standard RCA cables, so extension cables are not hard to find. The sub has all the connectors except the headphone jack, which is on the wired remote control. The only thing I don’t like about these speakers is that the remote is hard-wired to the sub, so you can’t unplug it to route the cable. A minor complaint for $50 speakers.