Move iTunes 10 Close, Minimize and Maximize Buttons Back

I was out on twitter the other day commenting on how I did not care for the way the new iTunes Close, Minimize and Maximize buttons were laid out.  It was point out that I could run a little script in Terminal to fix the issue.  Below is the script to run in terminal.

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -boolean YES

Credit goes to GadgetDNA.com for the helpful hint. Now enjoy iTunes 10, the way it was meant to be.

How to Create a MobileMe Alias

Do you regret giving out your email address for an online purchase, for an online account or sent an email to a friend or family member who ultimately messes up and gives that address to some marketer? Do you regret it more knowing you paid $99.00 a year for the email address? If you have, worry no longer.  With MobileMe account you can create up to five aliases following these easy steps:

  1. Log into me.com
  2. Click the gear icon in Mail
  3. Choose Preferences
  4. Click the Addresses Option
  5. Click then Add button (note below) to Create a New Alias
  6. Choose your new Alias, enter the name and click done

Now keep in mind that this address will still forward email to your main account, but you can set up a rule to block incoming mail from alias email address.

How to Deactivate Google Voice Voicemail and Return to iPhone Visual Voice Mail

Have you ever set up Google Voice with your iPhone?  Well if you ever want to stop Google Voice from being your iPhone’s default voicemail then follow these simple steps:

  1. To deactivate forwarding and return to regular visual voicemail enter ##61# and hit call.
  2. If you are on AT&T in the United States and you not only want to deactivate regular voicemail but your busy voicemail as well, enter ##004# and hit call.

In case you are asking why?, well lets just say Google Voice is not all that it is cracked up to be.

UPDATE 2/13/12:
This article gets quite a few hits. I wrote this back in 2010 before the iPhone made its way to Verizon and Sprint. I am not sure how to remove Google Voice from those networks as I do not own an iPhone on the networks. Sorry if this does not help you in your quest.

Subler: An iTunes Metadata Editing Utility

The Apple TV is more than just a hobby to me. When I purchased the device earlier this year I began converting my DVD library for use on the Apple TV.

As I began to import movies I found myself searching Google for poster artwork, as well manually selecting the movie genre. Unlike imported music, iTunes has a hard time importing movie art. Additionally, I wanted to include each movie’s description, but there wasn’t an easy way to find this information.

In the July 10th issue of MacLife I came across the Google utility Subler. Once downloaded simply drag the converted file onto the Subler icon. Alternatively, add Subler to the Application folder on OS X and open files from the menu bar.  Next click the search button and search for the movie. After deciding on the description and artwork click save.

The results of each search may vary depending on the movie. Once completed import the movie into iTunes and the saved information will appear once synced with your Apple TV, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch device.