Bug/Anomaly with iTunes

Not really sure if this is the right place to ask this but I'll try anyway!
Today my iTunes (6.0.4.2) seems to have gone a little nuts. Normally when using the browser you can press a key (say, S) and it will jump to the first artist starting with the letter S. The normal behaviour when pressing the T key is that iTunes ignores any artist beginning with The and jumps to the first artist entry really beginning with T.
Today it's jumping to the first artist beginning with The. (In this case, The Arcade Fire). As you can imagine, this is really annoying as the A section is miles away from the T section.
Is it something I've done? Is it a bug with iTunes? Can I fix it because it's sending me round the twist?
Please help!
Cheers

Cheers for the speedy response b noir!
I hadn't changed the language settings at all. I just tried it though (changed to french, restart itunes, change to english, restart itunes) and it's still exhibiting the same behaviour.
The only thing I did earlier was lean on the keyboard, which caused the browser to vanish. I had to make it reappear using the Edit menu... Could I have pressed some other key near that shortcut that might have caused this?

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Seems some apps on my iPod, conflict with iTunes 10.5.
I started having the Store issue, which ALWAYS showed and worked, never had trouble accessing, never got a blank page... that started happening.
(I think live search when typing is a bad idea)
I had added back a few, by download and via iTunes, but next time I connected iPod, there was problem with iPod showing as a device, and with iTunes Store.
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Skype, RockMelt, iCab Mobile, Reeder, Transphotos
I don't know if it was the combination or if it was Skype or photo retouch/editing or one of the others.
I use to have 4.1GB "Other" also and that is now a more comfortable 1.1GB of space.
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For me, I have to wait for Windows and iTunes to settle down, then connect iPod only. And when the iPod device would "vanish". Now where are the "dot one" patched bug-fix verfsions?
And for those still on 4.3.5 and earlier, where is the means to keep and not update to a new version believing it will be backward compatible (and maybe the specs said "iOS 4+" when it should say it reqquires "Newstand and iOS 5+".

Mounting a device in iTunes 10.5 with some incompatible apps will cause the device to unmount (disappear) from iTunes. Remove the offending app from the device before you next connect to iTunes and should now mount and stay mounted. Restart AMS if needed.
New app that I put on iPhone will cause this. iPhone no longer shows in iTunes: Devices.
click on "Devices" in iTunes
drop down list of categories
Suggest for features:
Keep prior version in iTunes backup library
Version, when installed or updated
When in Apps, have option to go to product page directly. Easier and more likely to provide feedback.
When in iTunes Store and in Apps, search would by default look first and foremost in App Store section.
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Those should not be offered.
Some say that they are iOS 4.x and later but are no longer.
NYTimes now requires Newstand and 5.0 (I wrote and don't think they tested or were aware it wasn't backward or would not synch under iTunes 10.5). Was the prime reason I even upgraded to iOS 5, too! ouch. iTunes 10.5 as tested vs as it actually is - differed and has significant impact. So give developers more access & time to test and certify against 10.5 before offering iOS 5. Why the rush instead of have a smoother rollout? it gets old afterawhile and looks rushed.
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BKC95 wrote:
I've seen a similar issue posted but didn't find solution.
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a simple solution(like applying contact cleaner to the switch)... take a look
at this for details:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod/iPod-Shuffle-2nd-Generation/Disassembly/100/1/P age-1/Disassembly
I have tried the 5R's several times, to no avail.
Has anyone else observed this behavior? I am synching to a Mac with iTunes 7.6.2 and Shuffle 1.0.4. Is it an issue with 1.0.4? (I had not run into this problem before updating, though I cannot trace it precisely to the date of update. It took a bit to recognize the problem.) Other suggestions on resolving?
It's a physical problem as opposed to a firmware problem...
Inadvertent battery drain is my ultimate concern.
A simple solution is to use the PAUSE and HOLD capability to prevent inadvertent battery drain. HOLD (pressing PAUSE for 3 seconds) disables the controls until PAUSE is pressed again for 3 seconds. I would practice this while a few times to make sure you're not just locking the controls while shuffle is still playing (in which case unplugging the earphones will pause play).

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