Comments on: iTunes 'Genius' feature is pure genius

By: Andy, Cincinnati

Andy, Cincinnati — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:47:59 +0000

I think Genius is great. I have a 39,400 song library and I use genius to generate 200-400 song playlists which I then scour through manually to add songs to my favs on a playlist. This is a useful technique for "dredging" a huge library because it allows you to review songs with greater diversification, thus your playlist is more varietal. Also saves you the time of tossing out the crqappy filler songs on some albums. Genius is your friend!

By: alheadrick

alheadrick — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:18:14 +0000

I just tried using Genius again after being disappointed shortly after its launch. It seems to have gotten much smarter and has become a key way I listen to my otherwise overwhelming library.

By: Derek, New York, New York

Derek, New York, New York — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:04:01 +0000

is it a bad idea to activate genius if i download any music?

By: ted, oakland, CA

ted, oakland, CA — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:40:59 +0000

Have you guys tried SuperSync? I find it a great iTunes synching device. It’s working great for me and my family to merge music between our computers to create a master library around the house.

Check it out for yourself. You can download it for free:

http://supersync.com/

By: Ted, White Hall, Illinois

Ted, White Hall, Illinois — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:47:13 +0000

I love it! if your library consists of 3 albums you probably won't enjoy it. But if you have a large library with many genres, the genius option rocks!

By: jdodd107

jdodd107 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:32:26 +0000

When you save a Genius Playlist it will sync to older iPods as a regular playlist.

By: Elena, Lawrence Kanss

Elena, Lawrence Kanss — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:02:39 +0000

Quit being paranoid that apple or anyone else for that matter is using your information against you! The program is trying to make your life easier not stalk it!

And if the concern for privacy is so great why not stop posting pictures on facebook or mysapce.

By: Chris, Sarasota, FL

Chris, Sarasota, FL — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:49:21 +0000

It became ok for Apple to scan your stuff when you clicked 'ok' when you first start Genius. If you don't want that, don't click OK.

By: daniel, huntington beach ca

daniel, huntington beach ca — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:42:16 +0000

Genius is still in its infancy hopefully because some of the playlists really are not that great. With a playlist of 6000 songs it can be hard to listen to all my music. But for the most part it does stay within reason on most songs. I think its ridiculous to say it only does pop. i tried the Voidoids "blank generation" and it made a very competent playlist. But like other users have noted it does not deal well with obscure music. basically the bigger the playlist the better it can handle with making good playlists.

By: Nate, LA, CA

Nate, LA, CA — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:38:26 +0000

When did it become okay for apple to scan my favorites and use that information? And to do the same to all itunes users? what else are they scanning?