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iTunes v2.0.3 released via Software Update

updated 10:30 pm EST, Thu December 13, 2001

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iTunes v2.0.3 has been released via the Mac OS X Software Update panel :

iTunes for Mac OS X lets you create and organize your own personal digital music library. The second generation of iTunes adds powerful new tools that help enhance your listening experience, burns MP3 data CDs, and provides support for Apple's iPod, offering unprecedented music portability. This version also improves overall stability and performance.

The Mac OS 9 version is available at Apple's download page.

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12/13, 09:37pm | report spam | close Reply | delete
It's snappier

It feels snappier than 2.0.1

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12/13, 09:41pm | report spam | close Reply |
Two Questions

1. Does anyone know why each Apple product I install (DevTools, ITunes, etc.) all spend almost half the installation type "Optimizing" What exactly is happening there?

2. An iTunes update is great; but where is the 10.1.2 update? There's a lot of seriously important things in that update that I hope would be available soon.

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Optimizing

This is a UNIX thing. It's actually pre-binding all the applications, so that the system knows about where all the shared libraries etc. are located, and this makes it much faster to use.

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rumors causing problems!

See, this is exactly why Apple doesn't like rumors. Someone is already starting to be impatient about the 10.1.2 update even though Apple never mentioned that there will be one released this month. Personally like the rumors b/c they're fun to read, but I always take them with a grain of salt (though I prefer a grand assault).

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Finally...

My Rio One works with iTunes 2! I didn't know that fix made it in 2.0.3 until I downloaded it and read teh Read Me file.

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12/13, 11:04pm | report spam | close Reply |
Backup you hard drives

....it's yet another iTunes update/auto-formatting tool.

you first, sucker.

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12/13, 11:18pm | report spam | close Reply | delete
It hosed my hard drive!!!

Oh wait. Nevermind.

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12/13, 11:22pm | report spam | close Reply |
NOT AGAIN!!!

I updated to this version of iTunes and it wanted to
restart my Mac (Cube/500). I clicked on the Restart
button and it restarted.

When the smiling Mac and beach ball appears, I get a
kernel panic. My Mac is now unbootable. I had to
reboot/reinstall using my 10.1 CD and reinstall the two updates
to get me back to 10.1.1 (Security Update and 10.1.1 Update).

Doesn't anyone at Apple test these things anymore? Any why
in God's green earth does iTunes fsck around with critical
kernel files?

I'm not touching this for a couple of days.

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12/13, 11:27pm | report spam | close Reply | delete
Ok Here

I was a little concerned, but the update went fine on my TiG4 667. I have a standard OS X install, single partition, etc. Was running 10.1.1 with the original iTunes before the update.

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12/13, 11:34pm | report spam | close Reply |
NOT AGAIN!!!

I updated to this version of iTunes and it wanted to
restart my Mac (Cube/500). I clicked on the Restart
button and it restarted.

When the smiling Mac and beach ball appears, I get a
kernel panic. My Mac is now unbootable. I had to
reboot/reinstall using my 10.1 CD and reinstall the two updates
to get me back to 10.1.1 (Security Update and 10.1.1 Update).

Doesn't anyone at Apple test these things anymore? Any why
in God's green earth does iTunes fsck around with critical
kernel files?

I'm not touching this for a couple of days.

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12/14, 12:00am | report spam | close Reply | delete
faster visuals!

I had no problem at all with the install on an iMac 266 - 256MB RAM. I've only got one partition and running OS 10.1.1

And now the visuals are much smoother than in the previous version. I'd say they are as fast as, or faster than in OS 9. With iTunes 2.0 the visuals were useless, and now I get 10fps in fullscreen mode. Not great, but watchable.

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12/14, 12:05am | report spam | close Reply |
faster everything!

Just installed it and am amazed. The visuals are finally fast enough to impress, even at full-screen (faster-but-rougher, in full screen). I was pleased to see they fixed the window-update problem, and apparantly the window-dragging problem, as I haven't been able to make it stick to the cursor in 2.0.3. Kudos to Apple for fixing bugs.

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No problem on a Cube

So far I have newer experienced update problems on any software update....

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12/14, 01:51am | report spam | close Reply | delete
Whoa! Be careful!

Itunes iced my ethernet connection!!

Right after installation and restart, I couldn't get back online.

After s******* with the Network controls, I unchecked my internal model port, and after that I was able to connect again.

Strange... Stupid that iTunes would mess with that anyway.

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Faster huh...interesting

sounds like I'll go download it, because 2.02 is still faster (frame rate) in 9 than X...

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12/14, 03:50am | report spam | close Reply |
Military Time

After updating iTunes via the control panel, my menu bar clock has switched to military time and I can't find a way to switch it back. Any suggestions or should I learn to count to 24?

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iTunes broke my slinky!

I installed the iTunes update and while my computer was restarting, my slinky got all twisted. Damn you iTunes!!!!!!

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12/14, 04:29am | report spam | close Reply |
Re: Military Time

To change from 24 hour time to 12 hour time, go to the International prefs panel and go to the Time tab.

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I've always wondered...

...how to set the menu clock to 24-hr. Thank you. :) You really can learn the most interesting things reading the comments...

Erm. Yes. Where were we? Ah. I downloaded the update via the Software Update control panel, and it froze right after completing optimization. Force-Qutiting the Software Update, relaunching iTunes... and everything's fine. I'm happy. :) G-Force and the native iTunes visualizer seem marginally faster on a dual USB 500 iBook.

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Re: slinky

Spot on.

Is it just me, or has a new iPod option appeared: 'Only update checked songs'? Maybe it was there all along, and Oi'm goooing sloightly maaaad...

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12/14, 07:32am | report spam | close Reply |
military time..

You call this military time, but it is actually the time format used in most of the world... As is A4 paper size, as are kg, meter and liter. Soon the Euro will be added to this list too... Will you then complain about the lack of the $ key on your keyboard too?
Just joking ;-)

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Japanese install

I installed iTunes from the software update and after the reboot I started it up. It displayed as the Japanese version. I thought that it was odd. I looked around to see if there was some new language section of the preferences, there isn't. I quit out and then restarted iTunes was in English.

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couldn't log on to inter

My install went fine too. But after computer sleep, I couldn't log on to the internet either! When customer svce. told me there were no outages in my area, I restarted the computer and I'm back online. I only pray it was a onetime thing.

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Changes I've noticed

A few changes I've noticed. Someone already posted about the Only Update Checked Songs in the iPod preferences. That is new. I've also noticed that the iPod now syncs with all files that have had their settings changed, not just files that have been added or removed. I appreciate this, as I just modified some id3 tags, and the updates didn't get pushed to the iPod until today.

Also, another feature that I've been wanting for awhile... you can now press the buttons on the iTunes interface without making it the frontmost application. I normally keep itunes minimized in the lower left hand corner of my screen. Now I can adjust the volume, switch songs, or play/pause without switching to iTunes. Its a welcome improvement.

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A gripe...

OK, I've got this marvelously robust operating system that runs and runs and runs and never crashes...yet when I update an application from Apple, I'm forced to reboot the computer.

This doesn't make sense.

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See, this is exactly why Apple doesn't like rumors. Someone is already starting to be impatient about the 10.1.2 update even though Apple never mentioned that there will be one released this month.

Actually, this isn't true at all. Apple's "System Requirements" for the recently released December 2001 developer tools states that Mac OS X 10.1.2 is required to run AppleScript Studio applications (because it requires the new AppleScript framework that's only included in 10.1.2 or in the December 2001 dev tools). Since AS Studio has already been released, it's pretty clear that 10.1.2 is being prepped for release as well, fairly soon.

OK, I've got this marvelously robust operating system that runs and runs and runs and never crashes...yet when I update an application from Apple, I'm forced to reboot the computer.

That's because iTunes 2.0.3 updates the CD burning drivers and other kernel extensions that require a reboot to be properly reloaded for use.

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iTunes v2.0.3 released via Software Update

updated 10:30 pm EST, Thu December 13, 2001

It's snappier

Two Questions

Optimizing

rumors causing problems!

Finally...

Backup you hard drives

It hosed my hard drive!!!

NOT AGAIN!!!

Ok Here

NOT AGAIN!!!

faster visuals!

faster everything!

No problem on a Cube

Whoa! Be careful!

Faster huh...interesting

Military Time

iTunes broke my slinky!

Re: Military Time

I've always wondered...

Re: slinky

military time..

Japanese install

couldn't log on to inter

Changes I've noticed

A gripe...

Responses

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