Apple 101 Manuale Utente

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You have the option of making mediocre playlists for your 
iPod that simply “do the job”.   Or you can master the art of 
creating Smart Playlists that wow everyone including 
yourself.  Smart Playlists are one feature of iTunes that is 
very underused.  A Smart Playlist is automatically updated 
depending on what kind of criteria you set for them.  iTunes 
lets you create playlists by combining your music tracks 
from a variety of albums, artists, and genres.  Using Smart 
Playlists lets you take the playlist to an even higher level.

Smart Playlists were first introduced in iTunes 3.  With the 
Smart list you are able to personalize the music that you 
listen to by updating your playlist with criteria that includes 
last played, my rating, play count, and comment.  You have 
the choice of using any or all of these criteria when you are 
creating a Smart Playlist.  You also have the option of 
eliminating some of the criteria, such as song name.  The 
great thing about a Smart Playlist is that it is something 
different for everyone who creates a playlist.

One thing that you will want to know how to do on your 
iPod is “rate a song”.  To rate a song all you have to do is 
press the center of the wheel two times.  The first press will 
push the wheel into “jog mode” while the second push of