Re: iTunes Playlist groupings

2017-06-02 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks for that lengthy response and all the detail, I’ll have to take a little 
time to digest all this alongside my MBP and devices to see how it all works.

Kind Regards

Pete.
> On 2 Jun 2017, at 2:25 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 31 May 2017, at 7:19 pm, Peter Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>> I am a Family subscriber to Apple Music - and I think it is a great thing. I 
>> have quite a lengthy number of Playlists. A while back I noticed on my MBP 
>> iTunes where all Playlists are represented that they are structured in two 
>> particular groupings, names “Apple Music Playlists” and “All Playlists”. The 
>> All Playlists list can be filtered for ALL or MUSIC playlists. there is no 
>> duplication with any one playlist featuring in both groups. This grouping is 
>> also replicated on my two iOS devices through the iCloud Music Library 
>> synching.
>> 
>> Does anyone know the rationale behind the groupings?
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> You can find the playlists in the sidebar of Library under ‘Apple Music 
> Playlists’.
> 
> By default, both your playlists and those created by Apple Music's staff to 
> which you've subscribed are shown. 
> 
> You can click the "All Playlists" in your playlist screen and choose between 
> "Apple Music Playlists" and "My Playlists" 
> 
> “Apple Music is all about streaming. You pay a flat fee to unlock access to 
> Apple Music’s entire catalogue, but you don’t actually own the music you 
> listen to. 
> The files don’t live individually on your devices; you’re instead just 
> listening to tracks stored remotely, that are owned by Apple.
> 
> You can access your entire iTunes library from within Apple Music—just tap 
> the My Music tab— and iTunes will still be a standalone app and media store 
> if you’d prefer to continue to buy music a la carte. 
> However, if you’ve let purchasing music fall by the wayside, you may never 
> have to open iTunes again if you sign up for an Apple Music subscription.”
> ——
> “Not sure if your iCloud Music Library songs are uploaded, matched, 
> purchased, or DRM-laden? 
> Here's how to check.
> Depending on whether you've subscribed to Apple Music or iTunes Match, your 
> iCloud Music Library may contain songs you've purchased from iTunes, 
> downloaded from the Apple Music streaming catalog, uploaded from your Mac, or 
> matched from your Mac to the iTunes Store catalog. 
> With all of these different types of music files, it's easy to get a little 
> confused over which songs are truly yours, and which ones may disappear if 
> you end your subscription. Here's a quick tip for seeing which is which.”
> 
> How to check if your Mac's songs are uploaded, matched, purchased, or Apple 
> Music DRM-laden? 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
> 
> macOS Sierra 10.12.5
> 
> 
>> 
>> Peter Crisp
>> petercr...@westnet.com.au 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Your message to wamug.org.au-wamug awaits moderator approval

2017-06-02 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi all,


Just ignore this ­ Daniel explained that I had forgotten to renew my
membership ­ mea culpa  ;o)


All sorted now :o)



Cheers




Neil
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on 1/6/17 18:05, Neil Houghton at n...@possumology.com wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
> Normally my posts to WAMUG go through almost immediately but, after spending
> quite some time crafting a detailed reply to Rob's recent query, I got the
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> My post has now been "awaiting moderation" for over 24 hrs and I am a little
> confused as to why - so I guess my question is:
> * Is it a new WAMUG policy to moderate all posts to the list?  OR
> * Is there something in my post that set off a "Moderate this" filter?
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> Your feedback would be appreciated.
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> Note that this is not a whinge ­ after seeing the amount of SPAM on some
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> clarification of the list management as I don¹t think I have had this happen
> before.
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> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Neil



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