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iTunes Movie Rentals to AppleTV

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For all the things Apple has done right regarding ease of use, this one ain’t one of them. I rented a movie from iTunes and the huge HD file eventually downloaded. That part was easy. Now, how do I view this movie on my synchronized AppleTV?

I checked the movie section on the AppleTV, but it didn’t show the rented movie. Maybe if I select the movie rental from the just released section, the device would know I already purchased a rental. No go, it asks if I want to rent the movie. So where the heck is the movie?

Stuck in iTunes on my Mac. I found this Apple Support article that says you have to move the movie to a device (iPod, iPad, iPhone, AppleTV, etc). Now that’s confusing. You would think that a simple sync would be good enough. Not so, dear AppleTV user.

Apple, how about fixing this in the next versions of iTunes?

Added to My Playlist

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Some recent additions to my music playlist.

A Trance Role Reversal

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Now this is a role reversal. Armin van Buuren’s State of Trance 2010 released this week and is available from Amazon and iTunes. The Amazon version is a continuous mix of songs while iTunes sells the individual tracks along with the continuous mix. Usually, it’s the other way around.

So $10 on Amazon for a continuous mix that you can’t skip songs or $16 on iTunes for the individual 31 tracks (including the mixes)… If you’ve ever worked out with a continuous mix, you know the hassles of being stuck with sucky songs and trying to fast forward through it but not skip to the next track on your playlist.

iTunes Most Downloaded Songs of All Time

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As part of the promotion of its 10 billion songs downloaded, iTunes lists the most downloaded songs of all time. Interestingly enough, most of these songs are recent.  Does this indicate a growing trend with legal music downloads?

Here are the top iTunes downloads of all time.

  1. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
  2. Poker Face – Lady Gaga
  3. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
  4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  5. Viva la Vida – Coldplay
  6. Just Dance – Lady Gaga
  7. Low – Flo Rida
  8. Love Story – Taylor Swift
  9. Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
  10. TiK ToK – Ke$ha
  11. Disturbia – Rihanna
  12. So What – P!nk
  13. I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
  14. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) – Beyonce
  15. Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
  16. Stronger – Kanye West
  17. Live Your Live – T.I.
  18. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
  19. Right Round – Flo Rida
  20. Party in the U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus

Superbowl 44 Music Mix: Geaux Saints!

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Congrats to the New Orleans Saints for winning their franchise first Superbowl and congrats to the Indianapolis Colts for a tough challenge. To commemorate Superbowl XLIV in Miami, here are a few songs that stuck in my head.

  1. In the Air Tonight. When I hear Miami, I think the classic Miami Vice but this one is remixed.
  2. Run This Town. Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West. Grammy winning. Part of the pregame festivities.
  3. The Saints Are Coming. Need I say more?
  4. Who Dat. Because KT Cat said so.
  5. Wild Horses. This one is for the Colts.
  6. Halo. Still can’t forget about Haiti.
  7. Glitter in the Air. Pink’s Grammy performance would have been an awesome halftime show.
  8. Shock the Monkey. For Jeremy Shockey’s go ahead touchdown.
  9. Amazing. The video says it all why the NFL Pro Bowl needs to return to Hawaii.
  10. Le sens de la vie. Superbowl 44 is done. Now it’s time to chill in Miami.
  11. Turning Japanese. Bonus song dedicated to the Saints Scott Fujita.

Break Out Your iTunes Gift Cards

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You know all those iTunes gift cards you received for Christmas?  It’s time to break them out, redeem them, and start shopping!  This week in the iTunes Store features a ton of great new stuff.

When You Need Aural Pleasures

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Sometimes you just need aural pleasures in your life. When you do, here’s an oldie mix of songs from back in the day.

Sadly, it’s only a subset because of the lameness of iMixes in iTunes 9. Missing aural pleasures are:

  • One Week, Barenaked Ladies
  • Mary’s Prayer, who sings this?
  • Father of Mine, Everclear
  • Hooch, Everything
  • Fire Escape, Fastball
  • I Think I’m Paranoid, Garbage
  • Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger
  • Can’t Get Enough of You Baby, Smash Mouth
  • West End Girls, Pet Shop Boys

Just Dance 2

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Available this week, Just Dance 2 featuring 17 tracks from Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey and favorites, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Deadmau5, and Tiesto. Both Amazon and iTunes offer slightly different exclusive versions. Amazon includes Mariah Carey’s I Want to Know What Love Is while iTunes offers Future Love Remix by Kristina DeBarge.

Buy from Amazon.

Buy from iTunes.

iTunes Preview, Finally

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Finally, a small but much needed change to iTunes. Now you don’t need the iTunes application installed on your Mac or PC to check out what’s available in the iTunes Store. All you need is a web browser thanks to iTunes Preview.

Here’s a sample. Britney Spears - Britney - The Singles Collection (Deluxe Version) [Remastered] - 3

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