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Amazon’s 2010 Black Friday deals on Apple Macs and iPods

It’s Black Friday and that means every retailer in America is throwing out some heavy discounts on popular products. Before you go directly to Apple for your technology needs, check out Amazon.com’s deals. Apple’s own Black Friday sales have always…

Amazon's 2010 Black Friday deals on Apple Macs, iPods, and more
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Convert songs to different file formats or 128kbps in iTunes

Despite changing how it’s done, Apple’s iTunes still lets users convert their songs to AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV, and Apple Lossless once imported into the library. Not only that, iTunes has an option to encode lower bit rate versions for iPods, iPhones, and iPads…

Convert songs to different file formats or 128kbps in iTunes
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Year in Review: MacYourself’s 20 most popular posts of 2009

It was the most successful year in Apple’s history and MacYourself’s first full year on the web. To celebrate the conclusion of 2009, let’s take a look at the most-viewed articles this past year. You just may have missed a few gems!

Year in Review: MacYourself's 20 most popular posts of 2009
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Holiday gift ideas: 12 Apple-related books, manuals, and guides

As much as Steve Jobs says people don’t read anymore, there sure are a lot of books out there about him, Apple’s history, and their products. Give the gift of knowledge this year and help someone learn more about the world’s greatest…

Holiday gift ideas: 12 Apple-related books, manuals, and guides
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Holiday gift ideas: 11 convenient iPhone and iPod accessories

With just a few weeks left before Christmas, the holiday shopping season is flying by. If you’re trying to figure out what to get for an iPhone or iPod owner, here are 11 ideas to point you in the right direction. Apple’s portable…

Holiday gift ideas: 11 convenient iPhone and iPod accessories
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Why does Apple use AAC for iTunes music instead of MP3?

There are a ton of misconceptions floating around about Apple’s use of the AAC audio codec in the iTunes Store instead of the more widely known MP3 format. A closer look reveals they’re making the right move. The biggest myth out there regarding…

Why does Apple use AAC for iTunes music instead of MP3?
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7 utilities to transfer music & videos from iPod or iPhone to Mac

So you’re freaking out because your Mac’s hard drive failed and all of those songs, movies, & TV shows you’ve accumulated are gone. No worries, they’re still on your iPod or iPhone and there are tools to help get them back! Aside from serving…

7 utilities to transfer music & videos from iPod or iPhone to Mac
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Small hard drive? Split your iTunes library across multiple volumes

As more of our entertainment goes digital, we’re running out of hard drive space to store these big files directly on our Macs. A possible solution to this problem is dividing an iTunes library across multiple disk volumes. To better explain the goal of…

Small hard drive? Split your iTunes library across multiple volumes
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13 surprising quotes that prove Steve Jobs can predict the future

Over the years Steve Jobs has made some pretty bold statements. At the time, people may have shrugged him off but they sure are listening now. Take a look at these 13 quotes which show just how much of a visionary he is. He knew there would…

13 surprising quotes that prove Steve Jobs can predict the future
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Is your iPod or iPhone filling up your Mac’s hard drive with junk?

You may not realize it, but some of your Mac’s valuable disk space might be eaten up by caches and old files created by that iPod/iPhone of yours. No problem — it’s very likely you’ll be able to easily free up a gigabyte of space or more! Just about 200…

Is your iPod or iPhone filling up your Mac\'s hard drive with junk?
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Workaround for sorting music on your iPod by Date Added

As great as the iPod is, it boggles my mind why Apple doesn’t include a Date Added view to sort music like you can in iTunes. If you’re in the same boat, here’s how you can create the feature yourself. Most people have ever-changing musical…

Workaround for sorting music on your iPod by Date Added
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12/8/08: Top 5 Apple news stories & headlines of the week

There was a slew of nonsense being spread throughout the media about outdated Apple support articles and soon-to-be-crushed Mac clones this week, but somewhere in that mess of paranoia and drama there were more important stories to…

12/8/08: Top 5 Apple news stories & headlines of the week
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