Apple's recent overhaul of its iTunes music-management program for Windows and Mac computers gave the software a new look. The ability to shrink the full iTunes window down to a “miniplayer†(a small streamlined bar that shows the name of the current track and playback controls) survived the redesign and can still be summoned by pressing Control-Shift-M in the Windows version or Command-Option-M on a Mac.
Along with standard audio playback controls, the iTunes 11 miniplayer includes icons for searching the library, queuing up new tracks with the new Up Next feature and beaming the computer's sound to external speakers. If neither iTunes window size suits you, you can also double-click the album cover of the track currently playing (displayed in either the full window or the miniplayer) to pop out a larger version of the cover that you can resize - and one that also displays music playback controls when you roll the mouse over the image.
