{"id":49,"date":"2012-08-18T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2012\/08\/18\/show-current-itunes-song-in-your-dock\/"},"modified":"2015-08-10T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:33:09","slug":"show-current-itunes-song-in-your-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2012\/08\/18\/show-current-itunes-song-in-your-dock\/","title":{"rendered":"Show the current iTunes song in your dock"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a>Just a quick little tweak, that makes your iTunes just a bit more functional.<\/p>\n

To show the artwork of the currently playing song in iTunes, all you need is this tiny app.<\/p>\n

DockArt<\/a> comes from the developers called Splook<\/a>, and is super simple to use.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nOnce you’ve downloaded DockArt, Copy DockArtPlugin.bundle<\/i> to
\n~\/Library\/iTunes\/iTunes Plug-Ins<\/b> or \/Library\/iTunes\/iTunes Plug-Ins<\/b>. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAny time you play a song that has cover art, it will replace
\nthe iTunes icon in your dock. <\/div>\n
\nWhen nothing is playing, or whatever is playing has no art,
\nthe normal iTunes icon will appear.<\/div>\n
\nFree.<\/div>\n
\nFunctional.<\/div>\n
\nEasy install.<\/div>\n
\nLess than 1MB to download.<\/div>\n
\nDid I say Free already?<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nWhat more do you need?<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nOh, and it’s compatible with Lion and Mountain Lion<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nGo ahead and enjoy!<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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