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Getting iTunes to recognise tracks as belonging to one Album

brett — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:26:03 +0000

I have just been importing some music into iTunes from an external drive. Sometimes iTunes doesn't recognise songs as belonging to the same album, even if they have the same Album name.
(Bad iTunes!)

The solution is to select all the files in iTunes that belong to the same Album. Right-click and choose "Get Info" from the menu (you may get a warning here that you are changing multiple items). You should see them as all having the same Album name. If they don't then edit the "Album" field with the name of the Album. Secondly, set the "Album Artist" field to be "Various Artists". If you click OK, you should now see the music in iTunes shown as being part of the same Album.

I quite often then go to the "Options" tab, and set the option "Part of a Compilation" to be "Yes", and because a lot of my music tends to be electronica and dance music, I also set "Gapless Album" to be "Yes".

Great Quote

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty

brett — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:29:21 +0000

Try to get to sleep after watching this!

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty from Darragh O'Connell on Vimeo.

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The Future is Addictive

brett — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:15:49 +0000

I read Paul Graham's essay on the acceleration of addictiveness this morning, and it really struck a chord. I feel as though it is almost impossible to become bored these days, there is so much to do. Is this because the world is getting more addictive, or just because I have gotten older and have much more control over my life so I tend to do only those things I want to do?

If he is right and the world is becoming a more addictive place, then there are obviously many interesting implications for society as a whole. What will happen if most people are too addicted to the many pleasurable activities available to actually contribute to society? How can we make economically productive activities have the same level of addiction as those that consume economic capital? Definitely food for thought.

The Wire – 5 Seasons in 5 Minutes, sheee-it

brett — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:16:57 +0000

The Wire was an amazing series. Here is a summary:

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Rehearsal for the Serenity’s bar fight scene

brett — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:31:47 +0000

This is a rehearsal for the bar fight scene in the move "Serenity" (found via Reddit). I think this is actually better than the final scene in the movie.

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