The songs aren’t available because the computer they were stored on is now offline and I’m not sure when it will be getting fixed again. You’d think there would be an easy way to get this done. If there is, I haven’t found it. That’s one of the reasons I really do not like iTunes and haven’t missed it not being on my own computer.

After not finding anything I did a quick Google search and came across this post where people other than me seem to be wanting to accomplish the same thing and can’t very easily.

That post didn’t really give me the answer either.

Here’s what I ended up doing. I selected every file in the iTunes library and selected “Delete”. This prompted me with a warning about the fact that I’d also be removing all of these songs from any iPod or iPhone that was also synch’d to the computer.

I was then prompted on whether or not I wanted to send all the music files to the Recycle Bin or leave them in the iTunes folder. I chose to leave them in the folder. After the library was shown as empty I then added the same iTunes folder back to the library.

It the refreshed everything in the library and only showed those songs that were actually available. Bingo! Now, wouldn’t a “Refresh” button have been much more helpful? As someone in the forum post mentioned earlier, yes it would have, but Apple just wants us to “Think Different”.

Image: iTunes 8 from Apple.com

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You know her, you love her. She’s Jessica Simpson!

Image credit: Newscom.

And she’s got a very fun Christmas album.

Image: Amazon.

Here are the songs on the album, Rejoice:

1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
2. The Christmas Song
3. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Duet w/Nick Lachey)
4. O Holy Night
5. The Little Drummer Boy (duet w/Ashlee Simpson)
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
7. What Child Is This
8. What Christmas Means To Me
9. Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song)
10. It’s Christmas Time Again
11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

This is actually a pretty fun album, and I KNOW you guys want to win it. To enter, leave a comment on this post by Wednesday, December 10th. In the post, indicate if you think Jessica and her man Tony Romo will get married in 2009.

I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or gal the next day. Good luck!

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