iTunes 11 finally released

First promised by the end of October, then pushed back to the end of November, iTunes 11 has finally been released. This is the first major cosmetic change since iTunes was first released in 2001 as a simple jukebox app. Back then iTunes was simple; there was no iPod or iTunes Music Store. You just ripped your music from CD to your computer and played it in iTunes.

Apple seems to have simplified things again, making it easier to find your stuff. Now instead of scrolling through a huge list of apps to find just the iPad or just the iPhone apps, you can simply just click on a button at the top.

Another change is the icon itself, it looks more metallic now.

An odd new addition is a "Home Videos" seconds in the Movies area.

One thing I dislike though is that Apple removed the Cover Flow feature. It's one of the features I loved most about iTunes. To scroll my music or movies via the cover art, I found that much more enjoyable that other ways of selecting what I wanted. I disliked cover flow in other apps, such as Finder, but I loved it in iTunes. And it will surely be missed.