If you thought only Apple could have a flawless cover art library for Cover Flow, you obviously haven’t used CoverScout 3. CoverScout 3 is an application that scans your iTunes Library and searches the Internet for art to match your albums. You can use its well designed interface to fill the holes left in your library or even to upgrade the quality of your existing cover art.

In a recent article on his personal blog, Adam Fisher-Cox has details on how he thinks (and now how I think) the new Grid View in iTunes 8 should work. I personally have had issues with the Grid View (details in my review of iTunes 8), and this has the potential to be the perfect fix for those issues. Take note, Steve Jobs, as this may be a great idea for you to take in to consideration for iTunes 8.1.

Read on for more thoughts on the fix.

Apple has just announced iTunes 8, at the “Let’s Rock” event. After rushing to download it, I immediately fell in love with the Genius playlist maker, but I didn’t particularly love Grid view. While ushering in the Grid view, you may notice there is no dedicated button for a List+Art view mode, as there was in iTunes past. I discovered that there is a way to bring back the old view, which I enjoyed quite a bit.

Learn how after the break.

MacNN has found a Microsoft patent application patenting a program with features similar to those of CoverFlow. The patent idea revolves around “stacking wheels” and is mainly designed for mobile applications, and possibly the Xbox 360. Personally, the patent reminds me more of the iPhone, as it is based around the idea of having multiple more »

Erica Sadun is currently working on writing a book on the iPhone. While she was tinkering and playing around, she creates a great iPhone app. She brings Coverflow to your iPhone, so you can browse all of your apps using AppFlow. It is an interface for installing apps and icons. Simply install the app on more »

Most people will know CoverFlow as a new feature in Mac OS X Leopard. But it actually started as an app for the Mac, simply for scrolling through album art. Apple purchased it not long before developing Leopard, and made good use of it. It’s now built-in to the core of the OS – and more »

There seems to be a trend of creating an add-on app for iTunes that displays the current song on your desktop. CoverSutra is the app that most recently received the hype through the MacHeist bundle – I use it all the time and I love it’s sleek and simple interface. The Last.fm integration is what more »