iTunes 9 Media

Mark — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:58:53 +0000

Zach Holman notes that iTunes 9 incorporates a somewhat hidden feature that allows you to organize your media library into logical folders (Music, Movies, TV, Applications, Podcasts). Further, once you’ve upgraded, iTunes creates an “Automatically Add to iTunes” folder that permits drag and drop installation of media to the iTunes library. This could potentially be quite useful, as you would then assign it as your download folder for media and not have to think twice about organization.

iTunes Media Organization, Zach Holman (via Daring Fireball)

Snow Leopard and the Gamma question

Mark — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:27:41 +0000

With Snow Leopard’s installation, OS X users will see their monitor gamma changed from Apple’s 1.8 standard to the long standing PC 2.2 setting. Photography professionals have likely had their monitors configured to the higher contrast setting for some time (among other specific color calibration, to be sure), but for designers it may be a new matter entirely. Assuming that most web designers work on Macs, what will be the effect of the gamma change on new and existing design decisions?

It could be difficult to poll the adoption rate of Snow Leopard amongst designers. Will early adopters forge ahead with color and contrast decisions based on the new settings, accepting that their choices will now appear equal on PC and a slim percentage of Macs — or develop a design process that retains the 1.8 Apple standard?

Mac OS X Snow Leopard – Enhancements and Refinements, Apple

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iTunes 9 Media

Snow Leopard and the Gamma question