Tag: Tech

Apple releases iTunes 7.0.2

From Apple:

What’s New in this iTunes 7.0.2
iTunes 7.0.2 adds support for the Second Generation iPod shuffle and addresses a variety of stability and performance issues found in iTunes 7 and 7.0.1.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes702.html

Apple has begun shipping Second Generation iPod shuffle after it was first announced back in September 12, 2006 at the “It’s Showtime” event.

Apple also designated November 3, 2006 as the iPod shuffle Worldwide Launch Date.

Apple’s New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3. Nearly half the size of the original and priced at $79, the new 1GB iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever. [Oct 31, 2006]
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Sling Media releases SlingPlayer for Mac OS X Public Beta. It is available for Mac OS X 10.4 (PPC and Intel).

More info:
http://us.slingmedia.com/object/KB-005161.html

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Final Cut HD 3.5.1
Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1 addresses compatibility on specific hardware.
Macintosh computer with a PCI Express video card:

• iMac (iSight)
• Power Mac G5 Dual
• Power Mac G5 Quad)

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/finalcutexpresshd351.html

To download the Update
Sign in with your Apple ID. Enter your Final Cut Express HD 3.5 serial number, then click the “Download Update” button to begin downloading the update.

http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/download/ (17MB)

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iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0
The iPod shuffle Reset Utility restores First Generation iPod shuffle.

iPod shuffle Reset Utility is only for First Generation 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303979

iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 for Mac – download (2.1MB)
iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows – download (1.3MB)

Use the iPod shuffle Reset Utility to fix the following issues:

• With the iPod shuffle switched on, pressing the Play button will cause amber and green LEDs to flash for a few seconds, and the unit will not play any music, nor can you sync music to it from iTunes.
• On a Windows PC, iPod shuffle will appear in My Computer as a “Removable Disk,” however the iPod shuffle volume will not mount correctly. The unit is listed in Device Manager under “Disk Drives” as “Apple iPod USB Device.”
• On a Mac, the unit will only be recognized in Apple System Profiler under Hardware -> USB and will not appear or mount in the Finder.
• When attempting to restore, the unit may not be recognized at all. However, if it is recognized, the restore may fail with an error dialog “Firmware update failure. Disk write error” or another error. It may take 3 restore attempts before the error appears. Note: iPod shuffle may take several minutes to be recognized.

iPod shuffle Reset Utility image ©2006 Apple Computer, Inc.

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Mozilla Foundation officially released Firefox 2, the multi platform web browser. Firefox 2 has been in development for the past year and was released in series of betas and release candidates. It was actually posted at Mozilla.org ftp servers on Monday 10.23.2006, but wasn’t officially made public.

From Mozilla.com:

What’s New in Firefox 2

Improvements to the user interface, security tools and options for customization, combine to deliver a rich, engaging, safer and more productive Web browsing experience for all.

• Tabbed browsing.
• Spell checking.
• Search.
• Web feeds.
• Identity theft protection.
• Proven security model.
• Customization.

For more information, read it at:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-10-24.html

http://www.mozilla.org/
http://www.mozilla.com/
http://www.getfirefox.com/

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