Having recently been inspired to activate the Genius Mix feature in iTunes I'm finding it quite amazing. Obviously I'm no genius or I'd have taken a minute to figure out what this did a year ago instead of ooh-ing and aah-ing over a friend's collection like a caveman being shown fire for the first time.
Here's what it does (unless you're more genius than I and have already exploited the full capabilities of your iTunes applications):
1) It groups your music by genre and plays an eclectic mix of songs, many of which you may have forgotten you owned.
2) Unlike Pandora your Genius Mix is commercial free.
3) My Genius Mix seems to know what I didn't even know I wanted to hear whilst in the throes of unloading the dishwasher, making cookie dough, or buffing my stemware (no, that is not code).
How is this genius? Because somehow iTunes knows all and sees all. For example, only a week ago I was standing on sundrenched patio and it was about 80 degrees with Cheyenne Mountain in the backdrop. I was sweating all over my new blouse, trying to keep wines out of the sun, and explaining why the not-so-genius wording "Chardonnay" without a description doesn't mean squat on a wine list.
Today, however, my either my MacBook Pro has wool detectors that zeroed in on my favorite North Face ski sweater or/OR Genius Mix is so genius it knew to ferret out all the Adult Alternative tunes with the words snow and winter in them. How does it know that today it is already snowing in my beautiful little corner of the world. Come to think of it, it's actually more creepy than genius.
This song, for example, I had forgotten all about. Two years ago it was in my head during a rare snowfall in Florence, so I was inspired to make a video of photos I'd taken that day. Obviously this is not linked to MY video, but since I'm obviously not genius enough or lacking the patience to get it fully uploaded to blogger you get the idea.
Next week the temps should be back up in the 70s here, so we can
return to our regularly scheduled irregular, yet stunningly beautiful Autumn.
That's the thing about living in Colorado. You don't need to be a genius to figure
out the weather - as long as you keep boots, Gore-Tex, and flip-flops by
the door all year round you're pretty much set.
Peace, love, and surprising small pleasures...
All this technology is great, but who's got the time and desire to figure it all out? I love my itunes too, but I had no idea it could do all that, thanks for the heads up :)
ReplyDeleteWell, thanks for sharing this with us. It sounds just great, and I will be using Genius now with my iTune playlists. I shall look forward to hearing the results!
ReplyDeleteLittle snows are so much more enjoyable when you know they'll melt in a few days to give you a bit more autumn.
ReplyDeleteMust go try the Genius thing now... Cheers!
Ladies - I'm right there with you. Can't be bothered to keep up with gadgets/IT/Techy stuff, so, yes - once you remember your Apple iTunes password (that was my challenge for the week) you click on Genius mixes & it does it all for you! (And apparently knows your weather forecast & plays songs accordingly, sneaky devil.)
ReplyDeleteI'm 'chuffed to bits' (CarolSpeak) that I was actually issuing helpful advice here! Normally the response is, "No kidding, Val - welcome to 4 years ago..."
Cheers ladies, let me know how yours works!