A Look Back at the First Time that Download iTunes 2 was Released

When it comes to digital music software, probably nothing will beat the software first released by Apple which is called iTunes for iPod. However, in the early part of November in 2001, the company announced that a newer, better version of the digital music software will be available.

Naturally, if you have an already award-winning previous version, the newer version should be better. Fortunately, the reviews and the user feedback when iTunes 2 was released were positive. Although there were some glitches in the installation process in iTunes 2 for the Mac units running Mac OS X, Apple quickly released a newer version which is 2.0.1 to resolve the problem.

New and Improved Features for iTunes 2

To have a deeper understanding of why users needed to download iTunes 2, you should first have a quick glimpse at the features of the original iTunes. It is actually dubbed as the first-ever jukebox in digital mode – which made music-related applications and tasks a lot easier. With the first version of iTunes, users can easily rip MP3 files, store their music collection on their Mac units, create customized CD’s and a lot more.

Now, with the new iTunes 2, additional features like the ability to burn MP3 CD files are incorporated. Also, you can quickly choose your music library according to genre, artist or album. Another great feature for iTunes 2 is that when you get tired of hearing the songs on your music library, there are hundreds of Internet radio stations that you can tune in to. This feature is called the iTunes’ Radio Tuner.

System Requirements to Download iTunes 2

To take advantage of this newer and more improved version of iTunes, here are the system requirements. Your Apple system should have a built-in USB port. You should also have FireWire, and it you want to have audio CD burning capabilities, the system should support a CD-RW drive. If you have one which is built-in, it will automatically work with iTunes 2.

To better access iTunes 2, you can also install the iTunes Tool 2.0.2. This is a handy toolbar which will always be on top of your other application windows so that you can control the way that iTunes 2.0 plays your music library. Generally, the operating system which should be running in your computer is Mac OS X 10.1, 10.0 or you should have the Mac OS Classic installed.

As one online review indicated, the new iTunes 2 digital music software makes Apple live up to its name that you can rip, mix, and burn music using iTunes 2. There are now newer versions of iTunes but the iTunes 2 has paved the way towards the improvement of Apple’s outstanding digital music software.

By: Willhelm Williams

About the Author:
For more information on what the Apple iPod store has for you visit http://www.appleipodaccessoriesguide.com a popular iPod website that provides help with common itunes troubleshooting problems.

Here are some iPod features that you may not know about:

–> Parental Supports

The iTunes Music Store also now offers parental controls, so that parents can disable access to Podcasts, shared music, or the iTunes Music Store as a whole. Parents can also restrict music with explicit language.

–> Cool iTunes Tips!

Dp you want to organize your iTunes in a better way? Putting an entire album into a playlist is not exactly the most effective way of organizing your songs, writes Christopher Breen. Here are the convenient ways that you can organize your tunes:

 Song Name

 Time

 Artist

 Album

 Genre

 My Rating

 Play Count

 Last Played

Christopher Breen also mentions the web site of Doug Adams (www.malcolmadams.com/itunes) which offers scripts (many are free and worth downloading) for corralling duplicate files in your iTunes Music Library, converting files from one audio format to another and locating album art on the Web that you can then paste into iTunes.

–> iTunes on your Cellular Phone

Want iTunes on your cell phone so you can carry around your mobile music library with you? Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless are introducing the Motorola Rokr E1, the first cell phone equipped with Apple’s iTunes software.

–> iTunes Shortcuts

Who doesn’t love having a little helpful information to make things easier and more effective? Well, that’s what this section is all about!

We’ll take a look at all of the shortcuts that you can use on iTunes, which will make your downloading experience faster, easier, and more powerful.

In fact, you’ll probably learn a few things simply by looking at these shortcuts; features and ideas that you didn’t even know existed! These shortcuts are all gathered from Apple’s great website (www.apple.com).

For your convenient reference, these shortcuts are provided to you in table format. This will make it extremely easy for you to jump to this section of the book when you’re online, or if you can’t remember a particular short cut.

Each table will fall into one of the following categories:

 Playback

 Library and Playlist

 Music Store

 iPod

 Audible

 iTunes

 File Menu

 Edit Menu

 Controls Menu

 Visualizer Menu

 Advanced Menu

 Windows Menu

 Help Menu

By: Mia LeCron

About the Author:
Mia LaCron is the founder of IpodFunctions.com – [http://www.ipodfunctions.com] – devoted to helping individuals get the most out of their Ipod.