I was watching the news this morning and heard a piece on cell phone “bling.” Upscale brands are customizing phones for people who want (and can afford) to show off with their cell phones to the highest degree. One cell phone company representative stated “What fun is it to be rich if you don’t have a way to show it off?” That seems to be the epitome of American culture today… Appear richer, smarter, and more popular and enjoy the thought that everyone is jealous. I guess that is what “the pursuit of happiness” has become.

I like to sort my CDs alphabetically by artist, then chronologically with the newest album by that artist first. Prior to iTunes 7 the closest I could come was to sort by artist, which would leave the albums to be sorted alphabetically. In iTunes 7 you can click on the album column header and switch between album, album by artist, and album by year. You can also click on the arrow to switch between ascending and descending order. Unfortunately it doesn’t remember the sort direction when going back to Artist as my primary sort. So the closest I can come is alphabetically by artist, then ascending chronological order within artist.

Also, iTunes finally has gapless playback!