Year: 2003

MusicMatch warns of iTunes for Windows problem

Posted by | Nov 4, 2003 | |

MusicMatch on Monday sent out an e-mail to customers warning them that if they install iTunes for Windows they will no longer be able to use the MusicMatch Jukebox software with their iPod. “As a valued Musicmatch customer and iPod user, we want to alert you to a serious software conflict caused by iTunes for Windows,” the company said in the e-mail. “Apple iTunes for Windows prevents Musicmatch Jukebox from working with the iPod by deleting critical files used by Musicmatch.

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MegaSeg DJ plays nice with Panther, adds features

Posted by | Nov 4, 2003 | |

Fidelity Media has released MegaSeg 2.7, the latest version of its professional DJ music mixing and automation software. The free update adds over 60 improvements, including Mac OS X 10.3 Panther support, full compatibility with the Contour Shuttle Pro controller, scroll wheel mice support, Unicode text support for AAC and ID3 tags, the ability to set the audio output for Hot Keys, Dock menu playback controls, better ID3 and AAC tag support including ID3 v2.4, speed optimizations, and more. MegaSeg sells for US$199.

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PowerBook G5 is ‘going to be a while’

Posted by | Nov 4, 2003 | |

Dave Russell, director of product marketing for portables and wireless at Apple, recently discussed the possibility of a PowerBook G5 with ComputerWorld: “We certainly want to do that,” he said. “But it’s going to be a while. We think the G4 has a very long life in the PowerBook.” He echoed that the main hurdle in getting a G5 processor into a laptop is the need to keep the processor cool.

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