News Archive for 01/11/03

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Reader: iDVD 2 only on SuperDrive machines

11/03, 10:20pm

Reader: iDVD 2 only on SuperDrive machines

Confirming receipt of his iDVD 2 upgrade today, Stephen Alison notes the application only runs on hardware equipped with a "SuperDrive":

"I received my iDVD 2 upgrade today (on a Saturday @ 6PM via FedEx Ground). I have a Dual 800, but immediately set about installing it on my PowerBook G4. It installed about 1.1GB of data on my drive. I launched it with great anticipation, only to find that it won't launch on my PowerBook because it can't find a SuperDrive (or as it stated it, "the required hardware.') This is a disappointment, as I had hoped to be able to do DVD designing anywhere, then transfer my files to the PowerMac to perform the actual burn. I'm sure that there are others who will be disappointed in this as well."

Reader posts photos from Tices Corner

11/03, 10:20pm

Reader posts photos from Tices Corner

Dennis Murphy has posted some photos of the Apple's Tice's Corner grand opening, which took place today.

iTunes 2.0.1 fixes issues; Apple statement

11/03, 10:15pm

iTunes 2.0.1 fixes issues; Apple statement

Apple has issued a statement about the iTunes 2 installer problems, noted here this morning, and has also released a new version, iTunes 2.0.1, for Mac OS X users [story updated]:

Apple has identified an installer issue with iTunes 2.0 for Mac OS X that affects a limited number of systems running Mac OS X with multiple volumes (drives or partitions) mounted. For those systems, running the iTunes 2.0 installer can result in loss of user data. While this error is highly unlikely to affect most users, Apple strongly advises that anyone who has downloaded the 2.0 version of iTunes for Mac OS X, as well as anyone who has a beta version of iTunes 2.0 for Mac OS X, immediately remove the iTunes.pkg installer file from their system. A new version that corrects this issue, iTunes 2.0.1 for Mac OS X, is now available from this page. Users who have already installed iTunes 2.0 without incident do not need to reinstall iTunes 2.0.1, but they should still immediately remove the 2.0 installer file from their system. This issue does not affect users of iTunes 2.0 for Mac OS 9.

Reader documents Apple Kenwood store opening

11/03, 7:35pm

Reader documents Apple Kenwood store opening

A MacNN reader has posted photos and a movie of Apple's Kenwood retail store opening.

Interesting threads in our forums

11/03, 5:05pm

Interesting threads in our forums

Some interesting threads in our forums include: a new Platinum-based theme for Mac OS X; a rather ironic thread on poor window resizing in Windows XP; Adium 1.3, a Cocoa-based third-party AIM client; a thread comparing Windows XP to Mac OS X; and a thread comparing the new PowerBook G4 667 to the older PowerBook G4 500.

Apple to open Newport Beach, CA store

11/03, 2:35pm

Apple to open Newport Beach, CA store

Rocke Woelk notes that Apple's Newport Beach, CA, Fashion Island store will open November 10th.

Apple pulls OS X version of iTunes 2

11/03, 2:35pm

Apple pulls OS X version of iTunes 2

Several readers note the disappearance of the iTunes 2 for OS X: "I thought you guys might want to know that the Mac OS X version of iTunes was pulled rather recently (within the last half-hour, 11:15am PST). There must have been problems with it or something. Check it out for yourselves: Only the Mac OS 9 version is available." (The Mac OS X version is listed as "coming soon"). Meanwhile, a thread in our forums discusses some of the OS X version installation problems encountered by users, including the loss of data. Read on for some important information we've compiled regarding installation of iTunes 2 under Mac OS X.

Reader: Windows Media support in iTunes 2?

11/03, 2:35pm

Reader: Windows Media support in iTunes 2?

Chris Gervais writes about an interesting file found in the iTunes 2 package:

If you look inside the iTunes 2.0 package, you'll see in the Resources folder a file named "iTunes-wma.icns." Could this indicate upcoming support for Microsoft's Windows Media format for iTunes? Maybe Apple is planning on supporting WMA on Mac OS X and doing a flash upgrade to the iPod's firmware in preparation for Windows support with iPod (and possibly iTunes).