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I have yet to figure out when this appeared. Really, I do NOT think it was there from the start with the iTunes version 9 update, I'm sticking with "it appeared in 9.02". WHY? Because I have needed it since the get go and if I was blind to it being there... well, just don't rub it in ok?

SO, what happens when you have more Apps to install than Apple gives you space for? They install, but you have to use Spotlight to search for them. Which works if you actually remember what is there and what it is named. What was missing was the ability to PICK what was in the search area. I see you can do that now, and happily did that last Friday night. Much better!

To find this, you access it on the Applications Tab in iTunes, with your iPhone or Touch connected. The mini pages on the right scroll - and if you keep going you see the "grayed out" pages showing your Spotlight Apps. There is a quirk/feature/bug, if you move one of the Apple Stock Apps there - it doesn't show up. I have Calendar, Stocks and Weather moved off for now.

There also seemed to be an issue with it moving the first app on the page to showing up - I never was able to figure out what it was doing last Friday. Maybe I'll attempt that this week. Or heck, it really isn't important.

Another thing to keep in mind is that when you have extra apps - if you clear a spot off on a page, the next time you sync you will get your "first" Spotlight app in that spot. No blank spots allowed on the pages with it using overflow for apps. I'm not sure if I will call that a bug or a feature yet.

Oh and I'll be honest here, I remember about 4-5 of the Apps on the search pages - unless the kids specifically ask me about one.

But I'm beyond thankful for this first version of App organizing, it was much needed and the reason I bit the bullet and upgraded to 3.0. Although cut and paste is nice too!