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Apple Releases iTunes 10.4.1 with Assorted Bug Fixes
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Do you happen to have a dual monitor setup? I noticed that the problem only happens for me when I have dual monitors.
Not sure if this had anything to do with it but when I synced my iPhone right after updating it was faster than usual. Even when nothing changed in the sync this was still faster than before
- It does. And it's wonderful.
But it doesn't fix my issue with trackpad scrolling, where it will move one album further to the left when letting go.
Does anyone else experience this problem?
I did not mean that. I do not want it. Besides that for doing that you must do it manually one-by-one on all the thousands of songs that you may have; but as said, I do not want such feature at all.
What I meant is that you are listening a very long playlist of thousands of songs, quit iTunes, reboot the Mac or shut down the Mac. The next time that you open iTunes it starts from song number one again, but you want it to resume from the last song played (say, song number 1456 or whatever). For me that is the most essential feature missing in iTunes, and as said, such essential feature was available in SoundJam MP back in 2001, from where iTunes was developed.
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See my answer above.
Does the size matter?
This update is a 93.9MB download that needs 229.1 MB to install.
You're not entirely wrong, the previous updates were "delta" updates but they included the entire app even if only 1 byte changed, which is why previous itunes updates were always the full size app, 60+ MB's (or whatever size itunes ballooned to).
The new delta updates means only sending the bytes that actually changed and the info on how to apply them (kinda like diffs/patch files), so now we have a 12MB update instead
This update is a 93.9MB download that needs 229.1 MB to install.
You're Right!
They are like politicians that make laws that apply to us but generally not to them.
Why would they want to use a second rate system designed to bring money into the Mac part of the system? They want the job done correctly the first time. That's a good enough reason for me to stay away from the Apple Mac App Store. I'll agree with Apple on this one for now.
They are like politicians that make laws that apply to us but generally not to them.
Why would they want to use a second rate system designed to bring money into the Mac part of the system? They want the job done correctly the first time. That's a good enough reason for me to stay away from the Apple Mac App Store. I'll agree with Apple on this one for now.
But Why?
If we are forced to have only the purchase through the Mac App Store to get the Mac OS 10.7 Lion update why are all the point updates not come from there? It sounds like the Mac App Store is only for the spending of our money, not as the source for the program & its updates. At least when it comes to A[[le software.
Just because everyone does not have the Mac App Store is not a very good reason. With non-Apple software we still have a choice as to where to get it. It just sounds like a lack of quality on the Apple side of this one.
I try to go to the Apple web site to directly download my Mac updates. Like some here I have a dozen or so system partitions to update. It is easier to download once & install many times rather than download & install each time. But then sometimes I just like to keep Apple busy. It took over a dozen downloads of Mac OS 10.7.0 Lion before I was able to have a copy of it which allows me to install Lion where I want with no additional downloading. It also has retaught me that Cloning of the System is the best & fastest way of doing the updates like from Mac OS 10.5 to 10.6 or 10.5 to 10.7 or the more normal now 10.6 to 10.7.
If we are forced to have only the purchase through the Mac App Store to get the Mac OS 10.7 Lion update why are all the point updates not come from there? It sounds like the Mac App Store is only for the spending of our money, not as the source for the program & its updates. At least when it comes to A[[le software.
Just because everyone does not have the Mac App Store is not a very good reason. With non-Apple software we still have a choice as to where to get it. It just sounds like a lack of quality on the Apple side of this one.
I try to go to the Apple web site to directly download my Mac updates. Like some here I have a dozen or so system partitions to update. It is easier to download once & install many times rather than download & install each time. But then sometimes I just like to keep Apple busy. It took over a dozen downloads of Mac OS 10.7.0 Lion before I was able to have a copy of it which allows me to install Lion where I want with no additional downloading. It also has retaught me that Cloning of the System is the best & fastest way of doing the updates like from Mac OS 10.5 to 10.6 or 10.5 to 10.7 or the more normal now 10.6 to 10.7.
Well for starters, PC users need the updates too.
Honestly what is the problem? Its not a big deal and iTunes has been updated like this for a long time. I'm not going to browse through the mac store in order to update my iTunes when the software update program works just fine.
Remember to use HFS compression on the iTunes app after install. Speeds up loading time by half if you use the old fashioned spinning magnetic type drives.
Yes. And like the thread you linked explains, the controls simply do not work when updating to 10.4 (.1). Logitech support (in that thread) suggests downgrading iTunes or closing SetPoint; and, as others have said in the aforementioned thread, closing SetPoint only enables the media controls to work when iTunes is the active window - useless.
Someone from Logitech needs to pickup the phone and call someone at Apple. This is retarded, in every sense of the word.
It didn't fix it for me, I converted some songs to mp3, and the artwork didn't show up in finder, I had to reinstall Lion last night, and kept iTunes 10.3.1, and yes, I hate when people say that iTunes has nothing to do with Finder, lol. The problem is 10.4, 10.3 just works.
Recent Apple Software Updates?
Recently Apple's "Software Update" pops up on my iMac regarding iTunes, iWork, etc, etc with detailed notes about Updates working with Mac OSX Lion. I have the latest Mac OSX "Snow Leopard" just prior to "Lion". Do I need to use the "Software Updates"?
Recently Apple's "Software Update" pops up on my iMac regarding iTunes, iWork, etc, etc with detailed notes about Updates working with Mac OSX Lion. I have the latest Mac OSX "Snow Leopard" just prior to "Lion". Do I need to use the "Software Updates"?
Make your playlist a smart playlist and make one of the criteria 'not played in the last X days'. Or you can make a smart playlist that feeds its content from a regular playlist if you prefer to keep the original playlist intact, same difference. This has been possible for many many years.
I really like to have my music in Cover Flow, with my Film & TV and Apps folders in the grid mode.
But iTunes 10.4 frustratingly omitted this option.
It was there in iTunes 10.2, eventually fixed in iTunes 10.3, now the option has gone backwards once again with the same setting for any and all folders. Damn, Apple.
And still having photo import issues. Double damn, Apple.
Viewing options is also my number 1 complaint for iTunes 10.4 (and now 10.4.1). I like to keep my main music library in list mode. I go there to maintain all the titles, so I don't need to see a thousand album covers. But when I'm in my playlists I want to see the artwork! Why can't I have both like in 10.3?? Hopefully it'll come back to us in a future iTunes update. I've sent Apple feedback.
Updates
Why are all the recent updates from Apple all small in size. Have they switched too Delta updates now?
Because I remember that iTunes used to weigh in about an excess of 50 Megabytes.
Why are all the recent updates from Apple all small in size. Have they switched too Delta updates now?
Because I remember that iTunes used to weigh in about an excess of 50 Megabytes.
Logitech Media Key Fix
I saw a few posts on this thread about the Logitech keyboard issues. I ran across a fix and posted it on my site yesterday, seems to work very well for me (sorry for the self post, but other write ups weren't too clear, no ads):
http://www.seangw.com/wordpress/index.php/2011/09/itunes-10-4-1-and-logitech-media-keys-fixed/
I saw a few posts on this thread about the Logitech keyboard issues. I ran across a fix and posted it on my site yesterday, seems to work very well for me (sorry for the self post, but other write ups weren't too clear, no ads):
http://www.seangw.com/wordpress/index.php/2011/09/itunes-10-4-1-and-logitech-media-keys-fixed/
You are a GOD! Thank you VERY much (and a big thank you to those who helped you). This works flawlessly, and was very easy to do. I was so ****ing annoyed for weeks! Thanks again!