Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

We love listening to our favorite tunes, as they provide a soundtrack to our otherwise dull and silent blogging existence. But, sometimes the lyrical stylings of Jay-Z and glorious jams of Trey ...

here's what I want:<BR>i want to be able to play/pause/stop/fast forward/rewind with keyboard buttons, preferably function keys. I want these keys to always be bound, even when the Finder or Terminal ...

Thanks to mobile devices and apps, music composition and recording while on the move no longer involves lugging around loads of heavy and cumbersome gear. But if you need a real keyboard rather than a ...

I like to listen to music while I work, but I don’t like needing to switch back to the iTunes app whenever I want to change tracks. I also have a bad habit of pausing music—say, when my boss calls—and ...

Here’s a little timesaver that—even though it’s specific to the iPhone/iPods and iTunes—may help you in other programs as well. As regular readers know, I’m a huge fan of using the keyboard whenever ...

Controlling your music while you're working (or playing) on your computer should be virtually seamless. While these days it's almost impossible to buy a keyboard without media keys built-in, there are ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Readers offer their best tips for fixing shortcuts in iTunes 10.4, keeping from losing your keys, and fixing dual monitor issues in Mac OS X Lion. Don ...

Windows: iTunes doesn't work with all keyboards with multimedia play/pause/skip controls, and those it does recognize can only control its playback when it's open and focused. A free plug-in makes ...

Known for its powers of predictive typing, the app now ranks No. 1 among all free iPhone apps in Apple's App Store. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Along with the notable iOS 6.1 update Monday afternoon, Apple also released a software update for the Apple TV. Firmware version 5.2 adds support for streaming songs from iTunes in the Cloud, updates ...

Apple released an update for iTunes a few minutes ago, bringing the app’s version number to 10.4.1 and including in a small delta update – available on Macs through the Software Update control panel – ...