Running Out Of Storage Space And No Tools to Help Orginize It All

I love iTunes and I love Apple T.V., the problem I have is I now have more content then can fit on my computers internal hard drive.
Sure I have purchased 1TB hard disks to combat my lack of local storage, but iTunes does not provide an easy way to manage Local V.S. Remote stoage, or another way to look at it on-board V.S. Off-Board storage.
My Laptop has a 160GB Hard Disk drive, I have purchased over 1TB of content, so as you can see I have a stoage problem, I need to off load the bulk of my iTunes content to external storeage and what is frustrating is iTunes does not provide a facility that I can find to manage this for me.
The other thing that bothers me is I have no way other then this forum to make my needs known.
I cannot imagine that I am the only one with this issue, I cannot be alone in my pain, can I?

How much space is your Other using? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
 Cheers, Tom

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 Cheers, Tom

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