I finally seized Software Update’s offer to reinstall iTunes and let me try and access my mp3s from the iBook on my bedstand.

And, just like so many things in OS X, it’s unbelievable: it works. Downloading iTunes, launching the app, no setup needed at all, “Garoo” immediately appears in the sources list. What took me longest (not counting the plugging of external speakers on the laptop) was remembering that the artists and records lists were hidden behind the shapeshifting “Browse” button.

Here comes the music.