Using iTunes 10

Introduction

For 10 years, iTunes has brought listening pleasure to people’s computers. Originally introduced in January 2001, the first version of iTunes worked only with Mac OS 9 operating systems, but later that year, Apple added support for OS X and for iPods—and that’s when iTunes really took off. Subsequent versions of the software included the addition of the iTunes Store, support for Microsoft Windows, and cool features like Cover Flow view, which lets you browse your album covers as though you were flipping through a rack of CDs, and Genius playlists, which analyze your preferences to create great-sounding music mixes.

With iTunes 10, Apple has done it again. For one thing, Apple has declared the victory of digital music over physical ...