Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes

by Lex Friedman

Overview

Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes is a quick reference guide to using Apple's iTunes Match service. This book explains all the varied features of the service, including essential details such as signing up, upgrading your entire library, understanding various iTunes Match settings, getting around the 25,000 song limit, using the service with Apple TV, troubleshooting problems, using it with iOS devices, and plenty more. Each topic is covered in short, easy to understand chapters that help you quickly and easily use the service to its full potential, resulting in higher-quality music, endless hours of streaming, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780133056853
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	03/21/2012
Series:	Sams Teach Yourself -- Minutes
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lex Friedman started programming on a Commodore 64 and a Kaypro as a kid, and his love affair with technology hasn't waned in the decades since. Lex co-founded the Internet company The Daily Plate, which later became part of livestrong.com. Lex was once a staff writer for TidBITS, and currently holds that same role with Macworld, a publication he's written for since 2009.

 

Lex lives in New Jersey with his wife Lauren and his three impressively delightful children.

 

Lex is also the co-author of The Snuggie Sutra (2010, St. Martin's Press). His next humor book is due out in the fall of 2012.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

1    Getting Started with iTunes Match

    What Is iTunes Match?

    Signing Up for iTunes Match

    Purchasing and Setting Up iTunes Match

    Other Cloud-Related iTunes Services

    Summary

2    Upgrading Your iTunes Library and Fine-Tuning Your Matches

    Upgrading Your Matched Tracks

    Getting More Tracks to Match

    Summary

3    How to Work Around iTunes Match’s 25,000 Song Limit

    Limits Were Made to Be Broken

    Summary

4    Removing Personalization from Your Upgraded Library

    DRM-Free

    Removing Personal Data

    Other Options

    Summary

5    iTunes Match on iOS: The Basics

    iOS Integration: An iTunes Match Killer Feature

    How iTunes Match Works on iOS

    Using iTunes Match on iOS

    Everything But the Kitchen Sync

    Summary

6    iTunes Match on iOS: Advanced

    Pre-Sweetening

    Monitoring Usage and Deleting Your Cached Music

    The iOS Accessory Catch

    Summary

7    Accessing iTunes Match on Your Mac or PC

    Why Use iTunes Match on a Second Computer

    How to Do It

    Summary

8    iTunes Match and the Apple TV

    What Is the Apple TV?

    How Can Apple TV Access Your Music?

    Why Bother with iTunes Match?

    How to Use iTunes Match on the Apple TV

    Summary

9    iTunes Match Restrictions

    You Get What You Pay For

    Playlist Limitation

    What a Difference Three Months Make

    Other Limitations

    Summary

10     Dealing with iTunes Match Track Errors

    The Problem

    The Solution

    Summary

11     Dealing with iTunes Match Playback Problems

    The Problem

    The Solution(s)

    Playback Issues on a Mac or PC

    Summary

12     Music Linked to Multiple Apple IDs

    Authorized Tracks

    A Now-Familiar Routine

    Summary

13     Audiobooks and iTunes Match

    Audiobooks Don't Automatically Match

    Force-Matching Audiobooks

    Summary

14     Advanced iTunes Match Tips

    An Upgraded Downgrade

    A Space-Saving Trick

    How to Get Genius Playlists with iTunes Match Enabled on iOS

    Summary

15     Should You Renew?

    The Decision

    You Don’t Lose It All If You Don’t Renew

    What You Lose If You Don’t Renew

    How to Decide If You Should Renew iTunes Match

    Summary

16     Helpful Smart Playlists

    Recently Added Smart Playlist

    Forgotten Favorites Smart Playlist

    Least Often Played Smart Playlist

    Not Rated Smart Playlist

    Creating Smart Playlists for Songs You Don’t Like

    Summary

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