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Another September, another iTunes release. This doesn't really feel like one that entirely requires a major version, but with the last release already up to point seven, I suppose it's not a big shock.

The preferences window has seen a bit of an overhaul, which is probably a good thing, as it was getting horribly unwieldy. (I'm hoping that Sven-S. Porst will provide his usual exhaustive review in a day or three.) However, it's also lost one of my pet choices, namely the ability to switch off the genre browser. (That's the thing that comes up when you hit Command B. Once upon a time, it even had a button in the toolbar, but that's years ago now.)

Thankfully, there's still a hidden preference. Just open a new Terminal window and type the following:

defaults write com.apple.itunes show-genre-when-browsing  -bool FALSE

Lo and behold, your browser window is usefully wide again, and those nonsense genres are banished from your sight.