In older versions of iTunes, if you wanted to know the play time for a group of songs, you had to drag those songs into a new playlist.

In iTunes 9, that step is no longer necessary. Simply select your songs (using any combination of click, Shift-click, and Command-click), and as your selection grows, the status display at the bottom of the iTunes window will update in real time, showing the item count, total play time, and total size of your current selection. (via Macworld)

Perfect for if you’re trying to fit media to a cd or onto a thumb drive for that matter. IF you even do that anymore. I mean, c’mon are you one of those people without an iPod? You people make me sick. No, a Zune doesn’t count. *Huff* This one-sided conversation is over.