New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

yes, I guess my old machine is 4gb and this is 16gb. Otoh my 11" mba is also 4gb, I think, and is faster than the mbp, so it's probably not just that.

Ok im a complete noob when it comes to hardware but how does one upgrade the ram of a Mbp? I've got a 2009 model that's really struggling these days

Upgrading the RAM is pretty straight-forward on those MBPs. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

planning to get a new laptop in january. if i wanted to be able to keep using music-making software on my computer (mainly reason), i'd probably want a macbook pro over a macbook air, right?

http://i.imgur.com/B9ioQ.jpg

iMac build-to-order pricing, finally:
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/27/build-to-order-pricing-for-new-imac-models-revealed/

I now own my first ever Mac and it arrived a day early. Air 11" 2 ghz, 8mb hd. I understand there will be an induction ceremony with coffee and cake?

it's not coffee and cake it's something much more.... involved.

creepy children in blue t shirts will loudly applaud you

n/a - yes

Yes cake. You cut it with the edge of the Mac.

omg.... this is humbling

the mac will be inducted, not you.

It occurred to me that the "humbling" thing might have sounded like I was humbled by the work of wonder that is a Mac. No. Rather, I feel dumb trynna use this thing. Like my boss trying to open her copy of Microsoft so it will download a USB from the Adobe.

hah

I am now installing iTunes 11. People have warned me to back up 10.7, but to be honest it's reached a point where I feel it can't be any worse. And this, about something that was once my favourite piece of software.

preintel mac i own can't install itunes 11, and ios 6 will not sync with anything prior to itunes 11, so basically i cant put any music on my iphone using my computer. fuck you mac.

OK, it actually appears to be awesome.

that's odd ... my itunes is telling me it's the up-to-date version?

sure sure, rub it in why dont you xpost

oh duh app store

Yeah, only seems available through App Store Software Update at the moment.

One really basic thing that I can now do easily that drove me up the wall before: switch from playing a song to playing the album it comes from (in order).

just downloaded and installed itunes 11

I can't believe the skeumorphic decision to make the interface into a furry, rainbow-colored Lisa Frank notebook. WTF Aple??

Love iTunes? I've got the perfect job for you! No mention of iTunes 11 though.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/ofc/3431742843.html

The options under the View menu in iTunes 11 are my new best friend

waiting for 11.01

can we still things in old list view or are we forced to look at a bunch of album covers and grey squares with musical notes in them

I'm diving in. God help me.

all your music is listed as if it were being displayed on the wall of amoeba xp

when you want to listen to something you have to click on the 3D avatar of a record store clerk who will retrieve the record from the wall and put it on a realistic looking 3D turntable

you must then guide the tonearm with your mouse and put it on the record where you want it to start

You get extra points if you tear the shrinkwrap off the record only at the opening buy rubbing it against your jeans. In the computer.

can we still things in old list view or are we forced to look at a bunch of album covers and grey squares with musical notes in them

just switch back to "songs" view instead of artists or albums and it looks like good old iTunes 10.

Nice. I switched to Songs, but my playlist is still playing. Old iTunes would just figure you don't want to hear that playlist anymore.

I hate itunes so I figured it couldn't get any worse and upgraded. nothing appears broken... yet...

I just upgraded my work computer out of curiosity even though I spend about 95% of my time using Spotify

There's a command-line setting that updates the iTunes album rating to the Pitchfork rating number and then alert you if you try to listen to anything rated lower than 5 (or whatever threshold you want)

I use it to fix mp3 tags and backup my iphone/ipad, that's about it

xp

Luckily nothing on my label was ever below 5. Only one 10 though.

its scrolling faster...but that may just be because it's a fresh install.

hmmm

it started "updating iTunes Library" and is now a frozen mess

I don't really have any music on my work computer (just a few podcasts) and it showed a bunch of albums in album view with the little cloud icon. I guess it now automatically shows everything you've purchased. Kind of wondering if I want to turn that off.

THEY ADDED TRACK QUEUING!

you no longer have to make a playlist to tell it to play a handful of songs in order, thanking you apple

Didn't you used to be able to do that with PARTY SHUFFLE?

all your music is listed as if it were being displayed on the wall of amoeba xp

wallocoverart

yeah, you did. did they axe that a while ago? I can't remember

Alba OTM, that functionality has always been there

I know it's "different" and "new" and that is fueling my initial reaction but OMG I FUCKING HATE THE ALBUM DISPLAY

wait, how do I get rid of "cloud" albums

you need to blow them away

Preferences -> Store

tbh I'm tempted to just log out of the store