iCause & Effect

Last night I finally got iTunes to accept my entire mp3 library. In the past it would crash, and once when trying to catalog it, most of the collection got moved to the trash. Naturally I was hesitant to do it again.

There were two reasons I took the risk: iTunes 3’s smart playlists and Doug Adam’s iTunes Library Manager applescript. Smart playlists let you create playlists that play the least heard tracks in your library, or the top 25 rated, etc. I was nearly late for work this morning because I was so involved in listening to and rating music I didn’t notice the time.

The iTunes Library Manager lets you create and manage multiple library files. This is great because its somewhat annoying to have one huge library when all you really want is the Electronic, or Hip-hop. I know, just use those smart playlists, but still, its nice.