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Here's another Apple rumour to add to the list :-)

According to Wired.com, Apple is preparing the release of it's much anticipated (and highly speculative) Tablet in early 2010 (January, 19th to be precise).

Wired.com actually cites an iPhone/iPod blog - iLounge who got this info from a "tipster with a solid track record".

He claims we can “expect something like 5-6 times the resolution of an iPod Touch or iPhone screen (720p or thereabouts) and 7 times the touchable surface area”.

The device is also claimed to be available with or without 3G capability rendering it a bigger model of the iPhone or a bigger model of the iPod Touch.

Speculation continues when Apple's Tablet is said to be “as a slate-like replacement for books and magazines” which can be a serious threat to the Amazon Kindle. There are also arguments which point to the fact that Apple may be targetting the publishing industry with the integration of an e-book section into the iTunes Store.

We'll just have to wait for more news... or rumours! ;-)

This one's for all of you iTunes users that like to keep your music organized but sometimes find it hard to do so when your library gets too big and complex to keep track.

As you may know, unlike Windows Media Player, iTunes doesn't manage your music folders automatically. You have to rip your music to a folder and then add it to the iTunes library. Well, that can be quite annoying when you've got hundreds or thousands of music files and find it takes so much work to organize them and keep them synched with iTunes.

If you delete a music file from the folder or change it's location, iTunes will not automatically process this, it'll just wait for you to manually correct it. The only thing it does is mark the file with an exclamation mark!

Well, here's a nice tip for you guys: iTunes Library Updater

Just click the link above and install it. Then start it using the iTLU (GUI) link.

Then, just follow these steps:

1 - (Just in case) Backup you iTunes library. It's usually located at \My Music\iTunes\iTunes Library

2 - Add the paths to your music folders

3 - Define which music file extensions you want to consider. Just leave as is, or remove any you don't want

4 - Select: "Add new media", "Search in subdirectories" and "Clean orphaned entries"

5 - Press "Advanced" and change the location of the iTunes Library manually (only needed if the software can't find it automatically)

6 - Click start and let the magic begin!!!

Run it once in a while to make sure you have iTunes synched with your music folders.