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If you have a consumer CD player at home or in your car that will play CDs with MP3 audio files on them, you can create discs to use right from iTunes.

The advantage of this is you can only fit about 70 minutes of music on a standard CD, but if you create an MP3 Cd, you can add usually around 150 songs or so, depending on how big the music files are. This tip only works for MP3 files, and not other types, such as WMA or AAC files.

How to do it:

1. Open iTunes and create a playlist with the MP3 files you want on your CD.

2. Ensure that your playlist doens't go over 650MB in size (or whatever the capacity is of your blank CD). Check by looking at the bottom of the iTunes screen with your playlist selected.

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I get emails frequently asking how to extend the functionality of iTunes. Track management, playlists, exporting, etc. Some of the functionality people request isn't easily accessible in iTunes. However, we have some very cool options via Apple Script.

Don't be afraid, these scripts are already written for you. You simply need to download them and install them.

Enter 'Dougs AppleScripts For iTunes'

The place I go for all of my Apple Scripts for iTunes is 'Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes'. It's the best site on the web to extend your iTunes functionality. Even better, Windows users of iTunes don't have the option of using Apple Script. One more advantage of using iTunes with a Mac.

Head over to Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes and pick up some cool scripts to extend your iTunes functionality.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Super Remove Dead Tracks
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If you have taken the plunge and updated to iTunes 7.1, you now have access to many new features. Most notably, Full Screen Cover Flow -- ready to impress you and your friends.

Note: You need to be running iTunes 7.1. Download it from Apple.com or run Software Update to receive it.

Here is how to do it:
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Learn how to turn on and off the iTunes mini store. If you have privacy concerns.. you want this off. If you don't care about Apple knowing what you are listening to, we'll tell you how to leave it on.

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If you have iTunes 7, you now can tag your imported videos with the correct video info. This makes Front Row work better too, since it picks up the correct categories.

Read the full tutorial!

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As you are browsing the iTunes store, create a 'Wish List' so you can you can quickly buy the items you don't want to buy today, but maybe later on. You will need to be connected to the internet to add items or listen to the previews.

Let's get to it:

Open iTunes

Create a 'New Playlist'.

Name it 'Wish List'
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When you are downloading podcasts or store content with the new iTunes 7, you may have noticed a new feature - a download manager. Here is a quick way to check out the current transfer speed of items being downloaded with iTunes.

Open iTunes 7

Start downloading some content. You can purchase something from iTunes or even download some of the free content. You can also simply check for new podcast updates by click on Podcast and choosing 'Refresh'. READ MORE »