RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Esther, Thank you for all this info. It didn't occur to me to try CMD-I because I thought it would just give me title, author, that sort of thing. I wil try the Command-I option and see what it turns up. It seems really unlikely that I am sharing someone else's library, given that we're only talking about four songs. But if CMD-I yields nothing, I will check those settings out as well. Best, Donna -Original Message- From: Esther mori...@mac.com Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:40 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? Hi Donna, If you want to check the source of tracks that are in your iTunes library that you think may have been purchased, you can do so. You can check when iTunes tracks were purchased (and by whom) by selecting the track and using Get Info (Command-I), and choosing the Summary tab. You'll be able to read off whether the track has DRM (the Kind field will include the word Protected -- e.g., Protected AAC audio file instead of Purchased AAC audio file), the size, bit rate, sample rate, play count, last played date, along with fields for Purchased by, Account Name, and Purchase Date. Even free tracks from the iTunes Store are registered as Purchased -- just for $0.00. On the other hand, tracks that you've encoded yourself won't have these fields. You can also check your complete purchase history on iTunes by logging in, and checking your account. If you've logged in, then the Store menu on the iTunes menu bar will have an entry for View my account (followed by your account name), and you'll be prompted for your password. There will be a button for Purchase History that you can press (VO-Space). You'll get a list of your purchases shown by date (most recent first), and a Previous Purchases menu where you can select a month and year period to check. I think that just querying the tracks you don't recognize with Command-I will tell you what you need. The other possibility, as others have mentioned, is that your iTunes Sharing preferences have been set to view other iTunes libraries on the same network, and that you're able to play songs that are in someone else's iTunes library. You can check your iTunes preferences with Command-Comma to bring up the preferences menu, then select the Sharing tab and see whether Look for shared libraries is checked. However, music tracks that are from shared libraries shouldn't appear mixed in with your own. The libraries show up (identified by name) in the source table, and you need to expand those libraries to view and play the associated music that is shared for streaming play. HTH Cheers, Esther --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Its not very likely that the songs came pre-loaded. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Kevin Gibbs kevj...@gmail.com wrote: Could these tunes have come with the machine? They sound just generic enough to be something that would demonstrate the variety of music available. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? Hi Anna, Nope. My husband doesn't purchase music on the net. I know it wasn't him. Thanks though, Donna On Sep 26, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Donna, Did your husband purchase these songs recently, by any chance? I know itunes 9 can be configured so that whenever one person on a network buys music from the iTunes store, the songs they purchase get copied to other computers on the network; could that be it? Best, Anna -- Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hmm, interesting. I would not have thought of that. It's only about four songs, and I don't see any playlists other than the ones I created, which was why I wondered if Apple wasn't doing something to try and entice me to buy more music. But turning off sharing sounds like a good thing to do regardless of whether or not that's the problem, so I will definitely do it. Thanks for the suggestion. Take care, Donna -Original Message- From: Charlie Doremus giantdolp...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:12 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? I'm no expert, but I do a lot of things with Itunes. From the way you describe your situation it sounds like you are getting someone Elses wifi and their play list is popping up on you machine. Go into Itunes preferences, click sharing and turn all that stuff off. Hope this helps. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net wrote: Hi Donna, Very strange. Is there anyone else on your network? And these songs are really in iTunes - you're not streaming them from a shared computer? Best, Anna -- Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Yeah, I agree, it does seem odd that Itunes would do that, you would think there'd be copyright issues. I had the whole song, at least for the two that I checked. The selection was also weird. With the exception of the Randy Neumann song, they were all instrumental, Lioness and Lucy is of course the Charlie Brown theme song, the other one was jazz piano, and the fourth one was sort of a hip-hop thing. So it kind of had that marketing feel to it, you know, a smattering of different types of music so that at least one category might appeal. Who knows, but I'll definitely be watching my library for a while. Take care, Donna -Original Message- From: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:16 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? Hi Donna, I've never heard of iTunes randomly giving people songs. Are they the whole song, or just a sample? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Charlie, Oh, that's interesting, and kinda cool. Is this only true for itunes 9? After hearing everyone's complaints about accessibility in itunes 9, I decided not to upgrade, so I'm still running itunes 8.2. Take care, Donna -Original Message- From: Charlie Doremus giantdolp...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 12:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? If you are in an area with a lot of people using wireless routers you and they can sometimes be getting the same signal. Where I live there are 584 other units in the complex and at any given time there are at least one other wifi network open. If either network are open you and or others will see play lists from other computers. One of the new features of I tunes 9 is the ability to share Itunes content from all the computers in my home network. I have four macs and all have differing content from movies, music and pod casts. Since I neither have the time of desire to duplicate itunes libraries on all those macs I just turn on sharing between the macs I want to use. For example, the computer in my bedroom has a lot of old-time radio on it. If I want to sit in my recliner in the living room and listen to say Dragnet I just turn on sharing in my bedroom and living room, relax and enjoy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Charlie, Oh, that's interesting, and kinda cool. Is this only true for itunes 9? After hearing everyone's complaints about accessibility in itunes 9, I decided not to upgrade, so I'm still running itunes 8.2. Take care, Donna -Original Message- From: Charlie Doremus giantdolp...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 12:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? If you are in an area with a lot of people using wireless routers you and they can sometimes be getting the same signal. Where I live there are 584 other units in the complex and at any given time there are at least one other wifi network open. If either network are open you and or others will see play lists from other computers. One of the new features of I tunes 9 is the ability to share Itunes content from all the computers in my home network. I have four macs and all have differing content from movies, music and pod casts. Since I neither have the time of desire to duplicate itunes libraries on all those macs I just turn on sharing between the macs I want to use. For example, the computer in my bedroom has a lot of old-time radio on it. If I want to sit in my recliner in the living room and listen to say Dragnet I just turn on sharing in my bedroom and living room, relax and enjoy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Donna, If you want to check the source of tracks that are in your iTunes library that you think may have been purchased, you can do so. You can check when iTunes tracks were purchased (and by whom) by selecting the track and using Get Info (Command-I), and choosing the Summary tab. You'll be able to read off whether the track has DRM (the Kind field will include the word Protected -- e.g., Protected AAC audio file instead of Purchased AAC audio file), the size, bit rate, sample rate, play count, last played date, along with fields for Purchased by, Account Name, and Purchase Date. Even free tracks from the iTunes Store are registered as Purchased -- just for $0.00. On the other hand, tracks that you've encoded yourself won't have these fields. You can also check your complete purchase history on iTunes by logging in, and checking your account. If you've logged in, then the Store menu on the iTunes menu bar will have an entry for View my account (followed by your account name), and you'll be prompted for your password. There will be a button for Purchase History that you can press (VO-Space). You'll get a list of your purchases shown by date (most recent first), and a Previous Purchases menu where you can select a month and year period to check. I think that just querying the tracks you don't recognize with Command-I will tell you what you need. The other possibility, as others have mentioned, is that your iTunes Sharing preferences have been set to view other iTunes libraries on the same network, and that you're able to play songs that are in someone else's iTunes library. You can check your iTunes preferences with Command-Comma to bring up the preferences menu, then select the Sharing tab and see whether Look for shared libraries is checked. However, music tracks that are from shared libraries shouldn't appear mixed in with your own. The libraries show up (identified by name) in the source table, and you need to expand those libraries to view and play the associated music that is shared for streaming play. HTH Cheers, Esther --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Donna, Did your husband purchase these songs recently, by any chance? I know itunes 9 can be configured so that whenever one person on a network buys music from the iTunes store, the songs they purchase get copied to other computers on the network; could that be it? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Anna, Nope. My husband doesn't purchase music on the net. I know it wasn't him. Thanks though, Donna On Sep 26, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Donna, Did your husband purchase these songs recently, by any chance? I know itunes 9 can be configured so that whenever one person on a network buys music from the iTunes store, the songs they purchase get copied to other computers on the network; could that be it? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Donna, Very strange. Is there anyone else on your network? And these songs are really in iTunes - you're not streaming them from a shared computer? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
No. That's why this is so odd. It almost seems like Itunes installed them diliberately. They were all of different genres, as if they wanted to se what might appeal to me. I guess my next step is to call Apple. Thanks for confirming that this is odd. I guess on one level I was wondering if they were sojething that itunes was doing to entice me tobuy more music Best, Donna On Sep 26, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Donna, Very strange. Is there anyone else on your network? And these songs are really in iTunes - you're not streaming them from a shared computer? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
I'm no expert, but I do a lot of things with Itunes. From the way you describe your situation it sounds like you are getting someone Elses wifi and their play list is popping up on you machine. Go into Itunes preferences, click sharing and turn all that stuff off. Hope this helps. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.netwrote: Hi Donna, Very strange. Is there anyone else on your network? And these songs are really in iTunes - you're not streaming them from a shared computer? Best, Anna -- Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
Hi Donna, I've never heard of iTunes randomly giving people songs. Are they the whole song, or just a sample? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: songs appearing in iTunes?
If you are in an area with a lot of people using wireless routers you and they can sometimes be getting the same signal. Where I live there are 584 other units in the complex and at any given time there are at least one other wifi network open. If either network are open you and or others will see play lists from other computers. One of the new features of I tunes 9 is the ability to share Itunes content from all the computers in my home network. I have four macs and all have differing content from movies, music and pod casts. Since I neither have the time of desire to duplicate itunes libraries on all those macs I just turn on sharing between the macs I want to use. For example, the computer in my bedroom has a lot of old-time radio on it. If I want to sit in my recliner in the living room and listen to say Dragnet I just turn on sharing in my bedroom and living room, relax and enjoy. In the case of music, whole songs are played and any music I purchase can be copies and sent to any of the computers in my home. Sadly though, this can't be said for music you already own you have to burn that stuff and then take it to others machines. Maybe someday sharing will include private collections. Another added feature in Itunes 9 is one that allows someone to bring their computer into my home and share purchased music like the new Beatles collection, which is on order. I can't wait to hear it in its entirety. If you have questions, I might have answers even if I'm not Radio Shack. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.netwrote: Hi Donna, I've never heard of iTunes randomly giving people songs. Are they the whole song, or just a sample? Best, Anna -- Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: songs appearing in iTunes?
Could these tunes have come with the machine? They sound just generic enough to be something that would demonstrate the variety of music available. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: songs appearing in iTunes? Hi Anna, Nope. My husband doesn't purchase music on the net. I know it wasn't him. Thanks though, Donna On Sep 26, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: Hi Donna, Did your husband purchase these songs recently, by any chance? I know itunes 9 can be configured so that whenever one person on a network buys music from the iTunes store, the songs they purchase get copied to other computers on the network; could that be it? Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
