Where is option to have side bar in iTunes 12 ?

Slroth1 wrote:

iTunes is the only game in town, if there were competition the numbers might tell a different story. If you want to use Apple you've got to use iTunes. Growth doesn't mean the program is getting better, it means more people are buying iPhones. McDonalds may sell billions of Quarter Pounders but that doesn't mean they make the best burger.

Actually, iTunes is not the only game in town. Since I last voiced my concern over this issue, I switched to good old Windows Media Player. To my (pleasant) surprise, I found it easy to use, intuitive, FREE, and, most importantly, it still has a fully functional sidebar! It also plays all iTunes files (mp4, etc.) without any hiccups. So, I am happy. Now, I am also a PC user, so I don't know if there is a Windows Media Player for Mac, but if you're still disenchanted with iTunes, you might want to check it out. I'm seriously satisfied with switching.

roberbaran wrote

Actually, iTunes is not the only game in town. Since I last voiced my concern over this issue, I switched to good old Windows Media Player. To my (pleasant) surprise, I found it easy to use, intuitive, FREE, and, most importantly, it still has a fully functional sidebar! It also plays all iTunes files (mp4, etc.) without any hiccups. So, I am happy. Now, I am also a PC user, so I don't know if there is a Windows Media Player for Mac, but if you're still disenchanted with iTunes, you might want to check it out. I'm seriously satisfied with switching.

I need iTunes to manage my iPhone, iPad and iPods, I don't think Media Player will do that, or will it? Plus I get all the updates automatically.

I'm sure I'll (have to) stay with iTunes whether they fix things or not. I was curious if anyone else was annoyed with the new version. Twenty five pages of comments later, I'd say there was.

Thank you! That was it!

Window Media Player for Mac: http://www.godownload.net/download/windows-media-player-11/mac/free-download/?lp =adwords&tg=uk&kw=%2Bwindows+%2Bmedia+%2Bplayer+%2Bmac&mt=b&ad=54736514203&pl=&d s=s&gclid=CNfgtLXO8MICFYHHtAodCw8ANA

I remember the good old days when Apple stuff was reliable and easy to use. Only evil Microsoft put untested junk on the market.

Ahhh good old days.

Thanks. That works on my iMac although, with Apple updates it seems that extra clicking is always involved. For anyone that missed Noelred's post above it is referring to how to get to the answer which is on page 1 of this topic. Whether this applies to other Apple hardware other than computers I don't know. Click on :

in response to gcraig121366 Re: Where is option to have side bar in iTunes 12 ?

Ditto.

Out comes Mavericks and suddenly some of my stuff doesn't work. Like my HP printer/scanner which I am still ******* about with. And yes, I have the Mavericks drivers which load and then go to a planet far away quickly thereafter.

Maybe HP's problem. Maybe not...

Yes, I got caught on a similar item, a scanner as there are no drivers for Mavericks on some scanners. It cost me a new Printer/Scanner which was most unwelcome and all because I downloaded Mavericks. The name said it all. 🙂

Is it Mavericks or the scanner or printer company that is at fault - if, indeed, it could be said that they are in these instances? How old a device do you think companies should keep developing new drivers for? Did you not check to see if your printers or scanners were supported by Mavericks and/or the vendor before migrating to Mavericks?

Well, until I bought an Apple computer I have never, ever had the problem that any hardware of mine was compromised by a system update.

😁 You were lucky then as Microsoft were notorious for that. I've wasted far more time with Microsoft drivers than I have with Apple OS. But we are digressing 😉

True but then a lot of the 24 pages thus far are extolling dissatisfaction with iTunes being mucked up. Obviously there are lots of people who may be gloriously happy with it but there are times when I feel that Apple are trying too hard to do things. If one is new user etc., then it is what it is but if you have been in the camp for a while some of the changes may not suit which is fair enough but, no matter how many people do give apple feedback on the official sites there is no way of knowing whether they are bothered or not as a lot of bugs appear rarely to get fixed. To me it feels at times like someone designing a bicycle lane in the middle of the road when most people would feel more comfortable with it on each side of the road. 🙂

Succinctly put. If one is used to doing things a certain way and with a certain number of key clicks then where is the benefit to users in changing things? Or making them jump through hoops with extra keyclicks ? It is, as I and others have said, change for change sake. To be able to stick on their CV 'I was responsible for .......'

MY bottom line on this is this: if you have a piece of software you use pretty much everyday, you've got it figured out and it works great for you. Then, you wake up one day and things aren't where it should be. You find yourself needing to learn how to do even simple tasks all over again.

There isn't anyone on the planet who wouldn't find that a bit frustrating.

I'm with Slroth1 here. This change did not help me in any way. I'm not able to do what I used to do as easily and that diminishes the usefulness. It is frustrating because I have to use this software to manage my apple products. Thus I feel trapped. I no longer feel as though this is something I want to use; it has become something I have to use and because of that I'm going to complain when things aren't as good as they were.

I understand the need to innovate and I get that a new user may well love what is being pushed out. But long time users like me have a different perspective that is being ignored. It is frustrating.