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Disable iTunes store arrow links in iTunes 8
In iTunes 7, there was a preference to disable the links to the iTunes Store -- these are the small arrows that appear when you select a song in your library. In iTunes 8, however, that preference is gone. A bit of digging in the iTunes' binary, however, found the solution. If you'd like to ...
What's new in iTunes 8?
What's new in iTunes 8?
kevinrose.com — A new source comes forward w/this info:  (this is consistent w/everything I've heard) What's new in iTunes 8... iTunes 8 includes Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. Genius also includes Genius ... (more) What's new in iTunes 8?
Introducing iTunes 8
Introducing iTunes 8
apple.com — Apple today unveiled iTunes 8, which includes breakthrough Genius technology that, with a single click, lets you... automatically create playlists from songs in your music library. iTunes 8 also features new ways of viewing your music and video ... (more) Introducing iTunes 8
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apple.com — Discover iTunes 8. Rediscover your music. New Genius features and better ways to browse put music at... the center of your entertainment world. Learn more iTunes 8 Download (more) iTunes
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iTunes 8 Disables Disabling Store Links, Here's the Fix [Itunes 8]
Gizmodo — ... must have transferred from version 7 to my new install of iTunes 8, one reader suddenly found himself inundated with arrows, lost in a sea of sales icons. Luckily, there's a 5-second workaround for Mac users. Go to Terminal and type: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE That will hide the links. To kill 'em forever, type: defaults delete com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links [maxosxhints Thanks Rami!] ...

Terminal Tips: Disable iTunes 8 store arrows
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... of iTunes 8 yesterday, this hack no longer works (it will still work if you stick with iTunes 7.x). However, you can easily remove the iTunes store links entirely, if you prefer. Just open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities) and enter the following command: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE When you re-launch iTunes, the links will be gone. To get things back to normal, just replace "FALSE" with "TRUE." [via Mac OS X Hints] Want more tips and tricks like this? Visit TUAW's Mac 101 and ...

First Look: iTunes 8.0
Macworld — ... (and what to do when new episodes are available) on a per-podcast basis. In prior versions of iTunes, you could only set the number of episodes to keep on a global basis. Finally, there are some preferences that have just flat-out vanished. There’s no longer a setting to toggle the iTunes Store links, to toggle the Genre column in the Browser, to toggle the playback of songs while importing, or to create file names with track numbers. (MacOSXHints.com features workarounds for the iTunes Store links and ...

Kill the iTunes 8 Arrow
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... , the arrow appears next to the song you're listening too and there isn't a way within the preferences to turn it off. Thankfully, Rob Griffiths at Mac OS X Hints has posted a terminal tip to remove the horrid little guy. I tried the tip and it works perfectly. He even includes the Terminal command to bring the arrow back in case you go criminally insane. Launch the Terminal and type in the information below: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE To restore the arrows, check out the rest of the tip at ...

Enjoy a commercial-free iTunes 8: Eliminate those arrows (For Mac & Windows)
iSmashPhone — ... Manually eliminating the iTunes arrows on Mac 1. Close out of iTunes 2. Open Terminal 3. Run this command: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE 4. Open your new, arrow-free version of iTunes To delete the arrow option completely, run this script in step 3: defaults delete com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links (Source: MacOSXHints, via Apple Support Forums) Manually eliminating the iTunes ...

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I updated iTunes to version 8 following the “Let’s Rock” event the other day - Genius looked snazzy, and I wanted it! - and was merrily looking through my recommendations when I noticed something a little strange. The arrow links to the iTunes store were appearing again. One of ...
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I updated iTunes to version 8 following the “Let’s Rock” event the other day - Genius looked snazzy, and I wanted it! - and was merrily looking through my recommendations when I noticed something a little strange. The arrow links to the iTunes store were appearing again. One ...