Andrew’s Mac Tips Weblog

Here’s my latest iPod and iTunes discovery. Well, here’s the problem first, and this relates back to this entry. I like to take the latest podcasts downloaded as files directly from their sites, rather than from the iTunes Store, and as I listen to them I want to mark them and then see a list of “yet to be heard” files.

I didn’t realize until now that smart playlists were also “smart” when they got on the iPod, but they are, or so it seems. So my new playlist looks at the New Podcast playlist and only shows the files that haven’t got three stars.

To summarize: I use the new playlist to listen to the new tracks, and when I’ve heard what I want to from a track I simply give it three stars; when I revisit the list the track is no longer there. If I change my mind I can still easily find it through the New Podcast playlist.