Apple guru help needed. Sorry for boring most people ...

But I need help, as I can't bring myself to type out any more track listings.

Is anyone out there an iTunes specialist? Or perhaps it is a broader Apple thing ... My iTunes crashes whenever I try to have it and my internet connection open at the same time. Offline it is stable and happy and will manually sync and upload CDs that I type the track listings in for to its heart's content. But open an internet connection, and it goes down like Draco Malfoy in a PWP.

I went to visit the Genius Bar with my problem, they told me it was because I used an old version of iTunes and should update. I did, I copied the tracks back from my iPod onto my MacBook and then back to the iPod with the new iTunes on it, too (SO time-consuming), and all was well for about three weeks. Then, back to the crashing.

And yes, I have gone to look for help on sundry Apple sites and even found one that could work, were it not for the fact that iTunes will not work while the internet connection is open, since its first step was: connect to the iTunes Store ...

The reason I suspect it could be a broader issue than my iTunes only is that Gmail in Firefox crashes whenever I attempt to attach anything to an email. While my other webmail is fine. If I was an actual geek rather than just a fan of the geekerati, I would be able to tell you if there were similar pathways used by both processes. As it is, I know there are two things that make me say 'Argh fuckit!'

I accept that I will probably be off for another happy half hour chatting with the very sweet but not quite as helpful as they think they are kids at the Genius Bar, but if anyone out there knows a cunning fix, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks!

Apple guru help needed. Sorry for boring most people ...

But I need help, as I can't bring myself to type out any more track listings.

Is anyone out there an iTunes specialist? Or perhaps it is a broader Apple thing ... My iTunes crashes whenever I try to have it and my internet connection open at the same time. Offline it is stable and happy and will manually sync and upload CDs that I type the track listings in for to its heart's content. But open an internet connection, and it goes down like Draco Malfoy in a PWP.

I went to visit the Genius Bar with my problem, they told me it was because I used an old version of iTunes and should update. I did, I copied the tracks back from my iPod onto my MacBook and then back to the iPod with the new iTunes on it, too (SO time-consuming), and all was well for about three weeks. Then, back to the crashing.

And yes, I have gone to look for help on sundry Apple sites and even found one that could work, were it not for the fact that iTunes will not work while the internet connection is open, since its first step was: connect to the iTunes Store ...

The reason I suspect it could be a broader issue than my iTunes only is that Gmail in Firefox crashes whenever I attempt to attach anything to an email. While my other webmail is fine. If I was an actual geek rather than just a fan of the geekerati, I would be able to tell you if there were similar pathways used by both processes. As it is, I know there are two things that make me say 'Argh fuckit!'

I accept that I will probably be off for another happy half hour chatting with the very sweet but not quite as helpful as they think they are kids at the Genius Bar, but if anyone out there knows a cunning fix, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks!