iTunes - Authorize Or Deauthorize That Computer

Apple will allow you to place your iTunes account on 5 computers .

That means you can duplicate your music and account on these computers.

However you will need to "authorize" these computers with your Apple ID 

If you have stopped using a computer , don't forget to "deauthorize" that computer

Once a year you can "deauthorize" all computers ( whether you have them or not) and then " authorize" the computers you are using.

Remember if you cannot find your Apple ID , here is a link to help you.

What Is My Apple ID

Radio Segments For 1st May

Worst Technology Habits

We all have bad habits but what are the worst technology habits you could have ?

• Leaving computers / technology unattended in public places
• Using Devices With Dirty hands
• Bad Posture while using devices
• Working with your laptop on your lap
• People that have one account, multiple users
• Texting at the table
• Don’t just throw computer equipment in the bin

AntiVirus Software

21% of australians do not have antivirus protection and appear to have stuck with their trial one that has expired or do not have one at all 

I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials for a Free version or Nod32 from Eset for a paid version

On This Week In Technology

10 years of iTunes

• It was the start of the digital music business
• Steve jobs started the 99c a track and lets remember that Sony at the time wanted to charge people $3 a track
• When iTunes started it had 200,000 songs and the top selling song was U2s “ Stuck in a moment “ and the top selling album was Becks , "Sea Change"
• There are now 28 million songs in the iTunes store

App Of The Week

See what your dog or cat is thinking with this iPhone app

Cross Tuner for iPhones

Windows XP Lifespan Is Running Out

For all the people that are still on Windows XP , the lifespan of this operating system is starting to run out.

After the April 8th 2014 there will be no more updates or service packs  which effectively means it would be unsafe for you to go on the internet.

So now is the time to start planning your migration to either Windows 8 or Apple

Lets remember Windows XP was released in Aug 2001.

Issues are now starting to arise

• If you want to use iTunes with iOS5  ,Windows XP users will not be able to access this feature.

"Using iCloud with a PC requires Windows Vista or Windows 7; Outlook 2010 or 2007 is recommended for accessing contacts and calendars."

• Internet Explorer 9 will not work with Windows XP 
• HTML5 issues with Windows XP

But expect to see more incompatible software and applications that will not work with Windows XP appearing in the future.

Make iTunes 11 Look Normal Again

iTunes 11 was a big change in appearance and layout for many , here is an article about getting it to look how it used to look.

5 Tips To Make iTunes 11 Look Normal Again

PowerFM Segment For 20th Feb

This Week In Technology

In 2006 

iTunes Store announced the sale of its one billionth song the song was Speed of Sound from the Coldplay album X&Y to Alex Ostrovsky, age 16, of West Bloomfield, Michigan. To commemorate the milestone, Apple Computer awards Ostrovsky an iMac, ten fifth-generation 60GB iPods, a ten thousand dollar gift card good for any item at the iTunes Music Store, and a scholarship to the world-renowned Juilliard School of Music.

They have just passed the 25 billion mark 

Discussion Points

• Chubby Checker is suing the makers of Chubby Checker - More details - Click here 
• Analogue television will be turned off on the 2nd April , you need to have a set top box to see all the digital channels or a new digital tv 
• Windows Messenger is finishing , say hello to Skype , more details can be found here : Skype and Messenger are coming together 
• Turn your ADSL router off once a week to prolong its life and reset the signal and the line

App Of The Week

Bump

Share contacts , photos , files between your computer , smartphone and tablet 

For more details go to Bump

iTunes In A Family - All Have An Account

When there is more than one person in a household with an iPhone or iPad make sure they have a separate log in for each person so their iTunes account is distinctive to them alone.

This will put an end to music and or games from one persons iTunes account ending up on other household members accounts.

One person - one log in - one iTunes account

Move iTunes Library To A New Computer or Hard Drive

If your iTunes library is getting too big for your computer , you can consider moving it to an external hard drive.
Here are detailed instructions on how to do this from CNET
This is a big job and the transfer will take a while depending on the size of your library.
There is also a video tutorial available.

Looking for instructions on moving your iTunes library on a mac , here is a great article from Apple , Moving Your iTunes Library

Looking for instructions on moving your iTunes library on Windows , here is a great article from Apple , Moving Your iTunes Library

PowerFm Segment For 13th Feb

On This Week In Technology

In 2009 iFart sued Pull my finger for infringement

Infomedia the owners of iFart mobile asked a judge to rule that Pull My Finger ( made by air-o-matic ) is a common phrase and doesn't fall under trademark laws. 

Pull My Finger also claimed that the owners of iFart were publicly saying things that damaged their product.

Discussion Points

Its patch Tuesday ( yes its wed )  time to check your windows updates , there are 57 items in Windows that need patching. Click here for details : February's Big Patch Tuesday

Getting a new TV – get it installed correctly by professionals to avoid tragedies

Office 2013 you might run into some install issues on your computer if you have to reinstall Office as you may not be allowed to reinstall it. Click Here for details : Does your copy of Office 2013 die with your computer ?

Apple has sold its 25th billion song on iTunes and to give you some idea of how much money Apple makes from iTunes , they made more money from iTunes 5.5 billion dollars in the last quarter of 2012 ,  than any other companies phone revenue apart from Samsung ( Nokia , Motorola . Sony ) or Microsoft XBox and Windows phone division.

App Of the Week

Vjam - Have your movie soundtrack scored by Hans Zimmer 

Click Here for : iTunes Link for Vjam

http://www.vjamapp.com

PowerFM Segment For 5th Dec

This Week In Technology

The 20th anniversary of the text message with "Merry Christmas" being sent from a computer to a mobile device by Matti Makkonen

It was however 2 years later that Nokia released a mobile phone that let you easily write messages on

8 trillion messages were sent last year

Discussion Points

Businesses Having Their Customers Credit Details Stolen

The strong advice was making sure your security software was up to date , I would add in that they should have kept their operating systems up to date first.

For example , If you are running  a Windows XP pirated copy , you are indeed very vulnerable 

There was some good advice from the Australian Federal Police

"Credit cards should be kept in a secure place, ATMS should be checked for any unusual attachments, personal details, including PIN numbers, should be protected, financial statements should be checked continuously, mail boxes should be secured and, if possible, chip and pin security implemented on credit cards.

"These arrests are also a timely reminder that all small businesses need to check they have the correct security measures in place, look to upgrade their systems and use strong passwords so they minimise the risk of data compromises."

iTunes

The new iTunes ( version 11 ) is out now and is a big change and a welcome update to the old version.

It is available for both Windows and Apple computers.

There is a much cleaner look to it as you can see from the image below and there is a lot more cloud integration. 

Learn about the new iTunes

Browser Hijacks

Internet Explorer , Firefox , Google Chrome should use traditional search engines such as 

• Google
• Bing
• Yahoo
• Web Wombat

Not ones like :

• Mywebsearch
• Searchonme
• Mocaflix
• Babylon Search

A browser hijacker is a form of malware, spyware or virus that replaces the existing internet browser home page, error page, or search page with its own.These are generally used to force hits to a particular website. If this happens on your computer you need to get it fixed.

App Of The Week

Santa Hats

Put a xmas hat on your iphone photos

Download Link For Santa Hats

The New iTunes

The new iTunes ( version 11 ) is out now and is a big change and a welcome update to the old version.

It is available for both Windows and Apple computers.

There is a much cleaner look to it as you can see from the image below and there is a lot more cloud integration. 

To learn more about the new iTunes check out the links below

Lifehacker - How To Use iTunes 11

CNet iTunes 11 Tips And Tricks

Macworld - Hands On With iTunes 11

Power FM Spot For 17th Oct

On This Week In Technology

On this week in  2003 iTunes was released for Windows.

iTunes was downloaded more than 1,000,000 times in the first 3 days, selling more than 1,000,000 songs in that period.

iTunes has sold over 16 billion songs since its start

Discussion Points

How not to get a virus 

• Your first line of defence is keeping up to date with Windows updates , manually go in and check the optional / custom ones 

• Keep your software up to date - Adobe especially

• Stop clicking links in emails from sources you have no relationship with

• Have an antivirus solution which is there in the hope that if you haven't done the above it maybe able to save you

If you have an Android Smartphone do not click links in messages that you get as you could find your number and address book compromised.

Facebook Education 

• Get some education , look at your account settings and privacy settings 

• Friends are friends , public is public 

• Beware of apps , don't install every app and look at those apps and how they relate to you and your friends.

• Learn how to block people

Next week my Windows 8 review  

App Of The Week

Bedrabbit - analyse your performance in bed with an iphone 

iTunes - Backup , Restore

iTunes is the dominant music software on my clients computers and I am constantly asked about:

• Backing up iTunes to an external hard drive

• Restoring iTunes to a new computer

• Moving iTunes to a new computer

This link from Apple will help you and gives the answers whether you are on Windows or on a Mac

Back Up Your iTunes

Don't forget to de-authorise iTunes from computers you will no longer use and also remember you can de-authorise all your computers once a year if you forget.

And remember there is a new iTunes coming in October

5AA & Power FM Segments For 5th Sept

Power FM

On This Week In Technology

1989: A computer in Paris read files on traffic violations and then mistakenly sent out letters charging 41,000 traffic offenders with crimes including murder, drug trafficking, extortion, and prostitution. 

Discussion Points

Good news with one week to go till we know about the new iPhone , latest rumour is that there will be new earphones , have to better than the old Apple earphones and this time looks like they are in-ear ones.

Who owns the music you buy on iTunes , Bruce Willis is not happy as there was a story claiming he wanted to leave his iTunes music collection to his children.

However when you buy a song from iTunes, you’re not actually purchasing the song. You’re purchasing the rights from Apple to listen to the song, and getting a copy so you can do so.The same applies with Amazon music.

App Of The Week

Expendables 2 App , put yourself in a trailer 

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expendables-2-infinite-trailer/id542488089?mt=8

5AA Spot For 4th Sept

"Internet Troll:, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

For Twitter : block them , don't respond or retaliate.

With Twitter, you have the option to keep your Tweets public which are visible to everyone or to protect your Tweets.

Protected Tweets require  approval of each and every person who view that account's Tweets, like a circle of acquaintances. 

With Facebook you can unfriend where only your Facebook friends can contact you or block which will prevent the person from seeing your information, including posts and updates.

You should report abusive content to Facebook.

Report Abuse On Facebook.

Also make sure you keep a copy of the abuse if you have to report it to authorities.

Advertiser Story - Renting Is The Future Of Music

Please find below a copy of the Advertiser article I contributed to on renting music and the future of the CD

 

iTunes Issues On Windows - One Solution

If you are having issues with iTunes on windows, you can uninstall it , then download an up to date iTunes install from Apple and install.

Your iTunes data will still be there and will load when you start iTunes.

Don't forget to log in to your iTunes account and authorize that computer.

You can also choose to install Quicktime separately from iTunes which can help with issues with Windows in iTunes.

iTunes Install

Quicktime Install

Lets Move iTunes To A New Computer

One question I am constantly asked is about how to move iTunes.

This will explain the process required for moving your music and other iTunes media while keeping playlits , ratings etc and without rebuilding your library.

First, open iTunes.

Then go to File - Library - Organize Library - Consolidate Files.

This will make sure that all your music is in one place.

Once this has been completed, you can exit iTunes.

Now copy your iTunes folder, which should be under My Music (unless you’ve moved it) to your external drive.

If the computer you are moving your iTunes from will no longer be used then "deauthorize" that computer.

Open iTunes again and go to Store - Deauthorize This Computer.

Enter your Apple ID and password.

Next install iTunes on your new computer.

Authorize the new computer.

Copy the iTunes folder from the external drive to the Music folder of your new computer.

Now when you open iTunes, hold down Shift while you double-click the launcher ( iTunes shortcut)

You’ll then be asked to choose an iTunes library

Look for iTunes Library in the folder you just copied to your PC.

You should now have your library, with ratings and playlists on your new PC.

Windows Media Player & Ripping CDs

The default when ripping CDs for Windows Media Player is WMA ( Windows Media Audio ) which is fine if you are only going to play it with Windows Media Player.

However supposed you want to play your WMA files in iTunes.
Well when you try and open the files in iTunes it will convert them to AAC so you can play them in iTunes.

What you should do is change the default's in Windows Media Player to MP3 so you can play them in iTunes and Windows Media Player.

While you are adjusting the preferences increase the audio quality to at least 192kps.

This will result in a larger file , however for audiophiles , a clearer sound .

Looking for more information check out these article:

7 Tutorials on How to Rip Cds in Windows Media 12

How to rip CDs in iTunes

Email & Share A Movie Taken On An iPhone

On my segment last week on 5AA is was asked about how to email a movie that has been taken on an iPhone with a Mac.

Open iTunes & then open iPhoto Plug in your iPhone

iPhoto should open now , while iTunes is syncing your iPhone ( remember you should sync your iPhone)

On the left hand side of iPhoto , you should see your iPhone listed

If your iPhone is not listed close iPhoto and open it up again

Click on your iPhone so the transfer page comes up and select (tap and a yellow line will appear around your selection )which movie you would like to copy to iPhoto

Then tap on “import selection “which will be on the top right hand side of the screen

After the movie has been imported go to “last import” tab in iPhoto on the left hand side of the screen

Tap on the file so you highlight it and then go to “share “which is on the menu at the top of the screen

Decide what you want to do now , email , Facebook etc

You can also import the movie from iPhoto into iMovie for editing and then use the share button as above.

iOS5 Is Here And I Like It

iOS5 the new version of the operating system for iPhones and iPads has arrived with all the new features.

Learn about the new features of iOS5

Everything You Need To Know About iOS5 In 5 Minutes

Before you try and install do the following:

• First make sure if you are on a mac make sure you have done all your system updates
• Then if on a Windows or Apple machine make sure iTunes is the latest version
• Then plug in your device
• Let it backup your iPhone and or iPad
• Then iTunes should install iOS5 on your device

It will take time and as usual follow the instructions.

If you are on a Mac then check for system updates again as iPhoto will have an upgrade.

On your iPad or iPhone then make sure you check the Apps tab as there will be multiple apps that need updating.

Then after all this is done you can now take advantage of iCloud.

Learn About iCloud

How To Set Up iCloud on Your iPhone Or iPad

iCloud Signup Scenarios

I will be updating this and as I have multiple iOS devices have spent the day on and off using and testing a lot of the features .

The new Reminders App combined with iCloud is a great app so that all reminders are synced on my iCloud devices.

The new split keyboard is also interesting.

This is achieved by just parting the keyboard in the middle with your fingers.

Now I have read online today about installation issues , freezing issues , error issues.

I did not have any and the whole process has gone well , even the syncing with iCloud has been flawless so far.