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A sure sign of the coming Apple Music Service?

gotohamish

gotohamish

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From MacNN:

Apple Consolidating .Mac & Apple ID
Apple has informed customers with Apple IDs and .Mac accounts that on April 10th the company will implement a unified Web login database. The .Mac login information will override the Apple ID username and password. For users with matching logins, the .Mac password will override the Apple ID password. "Additionally, if your .Mac account included your billing information and your Apple ID did not, your 1-Click accounts are now populated with your .Mac billing information," Apple says. If you'd prefer not to use the same billing information for .Mac and your Apple ID account, 1-Click billing information can be modified at any time.

This will make 1-click music buying a lot easier.

Discuss.
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2003/04/04/mac-and-apple-id-consolidation/
Well, this is good in a way, no need to have 2 differnet logins for one site.

But I keep my Apple ID and .Mac separate, because I don't use my .Mac e-mail (it's down too much!) So what will I do? Will I now have two Apple IDs? I want my Apple ID to remain with my main e-mail account, and maybe add .Mac onto it as a secondary or something.
 
Is this making anyone else think of Passport? Of course, being Apple, it'll actually work, and will be secure :)
 
Originally posted by dricci
Well, this is good in a way, no need to have 2 differnet logins for one site.

But I keep my Apple ID and .Mac separate, because I don't use my .Mac e-mail (it's down too much!) So what will I do? Will I now have two Apple IDs? I want my Apple ID to remain with my main e-mail account, and maybe add .Mac onto it as a secondary or something.
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My .Mac email has never been down since that weird period right at the beginning - it's a great email service - nothing I've used has even come close.

h
 
Originally posted by dricci
Well, this is good in a way, no need to have 2 differnet logins for one site.

But I keep my Apple ID and .Mac separate, because I don't use my .Mac e-mail (it's down too much!) So what will I do? Will I now have two Apple IDs?
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I've been using .Mac mail for several months now and have never had trouble with it. Doesn't sound like you'll have two IDs at all, just one ID for .Mac and Apple's other web services.
 
Originally posted by gotohamish
My .Mac email has never been down since that weird period right at the beginning - it's a great email service - nothing I've used has even come close.

h
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I agree. The service has been good since then. Is there a possibility that when it comes time to renew .Mac accounts that Apple will give current subscribers a break?
 
Originally posted by j33pd0g
I agree. The service has been good since then. Is there a possibility that when it comes time to renew .Mac accounts that Apple will give current subscribers a break?
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I know I'm responsible too, but can we get back on topic please?
 
Sure. This confirms, for me, that the music service will in some way work through .mac or be better for .mac users. This is good news to me because I am a happy .mac user.

I know my email's never been down. :p
 
It's confirmed. Just got this email from Apple:

Dear Apple Customer,

On April 10, 2003, Apple will be making some changes to its customer account system. Apple will unify login information across Apple ID and .Mac accounts.

According to our records, you have both a .Mac account and an Apple ID with the name 'rbmaraman@mac.com'. (You have established an Apple ID if you have made a 1-Click purchase through iPhoto, purchased items from the Apple Store, or used the Apple Support site.)

Since your account names (User IDs) for your Apple ID and .Mac are the same, you will still use that account name. However, as of April 10, your .Mac password will become your Apple ID password and your old Apple ID password will no longer work.

Additionally, if your .Mac account included your billing information and your Apple ID did not, your 1-Click accounts are now populated with your .Mac billing information. If you'd prefer not to use the same billing information for .Mac and your Apple ID account, you can visit the Apple Store or iPhoto and change your 1-Click billing information at any time.

For more information, go to Support.

Sincerely,

Apple Computer
 
Hopefully this will mean they will improve support for international customers. Letting us by the way that those in America and Canada do, and letting us join in competitions that we have previously been excluded from on the basis of the country we live in.
 
Originally posted by CraigStanton
Hopefully this will mean they will improve support for international customers. Letting us by the way that those in America and Canada do, and letting us join in competitions that we have previously been excluded from on the basis of the country we live in.
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I hear ya dude.

And I gotta say there really is something exciting afoot for this platform, an apple-fied itunes lovin' music service, panther, ibm 970 -- this is so great i may even renew my .mac account (though to this aussie it is rather expensive)

If I can buy a high quality audio track through apple, then I'm in!

:confused: Here's a question for those into playing MP3s (via itunes) through there hi-fi. Do you use the headphone out on the mac into the inputs on the amp or do use the 'line out' and what is the difference? I am looking for the very best audio expererience for a party using itunes through the hi-fi system (and without having to change CD's ever).
 
Craig: unfortnately, I think that as usual, international users will NOT be in the initital changeover scheme.
If you purchase things at an apple web store outside of the usa you have yr apple ID that is affiliated at that web store. for example, mine is associated witht the apple japan store. I can not purchase anything at the apple usa store, since the mailing address is out of the usa, however, so the apple web store id is clearly country based.
my .mac login name is not the same as my apple web store id. the name was already taken, it said on the screen. therefore there exisits two valid databases. if the .mac has priority, then that would create situations where duplicates exisit.
how they resolve this situation will tell us how they treat international customers.
 
Originally posted by weev
:confused: Here's a question for those into playing MP3s (via itunes) through there hi-fi. Do you use the headphone out on the mac into the inputs on the amp or do use the 'line out' and what is the difference? I am looking for the very best audio expererience for a party using itunes through the hi-fi system (and without having to change CD's ever).
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My iMac is my main music source. It goes to a hi-fi receiver (Onkyo SR600) through the "CD" input.

The headphone out jack works just fine... it's what I use and quality is perfect. The only thing extra I'd suggest is getting a "ground loop isolator" (I believe that's what it's called). That will rid you of any buzz or annoying sound artifacts you might receive from outputting from your headphone jack on the computer. The ground loop isolator should cost around 15 to 20 dollars in American currency.

Just get a 1/8" headphone jack-to-RCA converter, a ground loop isolator, and you should be set to output music from your Mac's headphone jack to a hi-fi receiver. You will only get stereo audio, but that should be mostly all you need (for now) from your Mac.

(Sorry to hijack the thread.)
 
Originally posted by weev
:confused: Here's a question for those into playing MP3s (via itunes) through there hi-fi. Do you use the headphone out on the mac into the inputs on the amp or do use the 'line out' and what is the difference? I am looking for the very best audio expererience for a party using itunes through the hi-fi system (and without having to change CD's ever).
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"line out" should be the proper plug, although I'm not sure if there is a difference on the Mac outputs (I don't have a Mac hooked up to my stereo; this is going on common CE terminology).

Traditionally, "Line out" would be the output at a level correct for input to stereos, etc. "Headphones Out" would be amplified and volume-controlled.

On a computer, "line out" may or may not end up being volume controlled (I've seen sound cards do it both ways). You'll just have to check (plug a pair of headphones into line out ... don't put them on your ears though 'cause line out is usually really loud!).
 
It sure is nice Apple is making it easier to spend more and more money on their products. The way they are heading makes me wonder if they are going to make a big push with the home market. Because alot of the one click stuff is for homes and not for businesses like graphic design and the like. I wish them good luck if they plan to use the 970 G5 on all the consumer computers. If they plan to stick with just the G4 cause they are cheap, they will need more than just good luck to sell those turkeys.
 
Originally posted by weev
:confused: Here's a question for those into playing MP3s (via itunes) through there hi-fi. Do you use the headphone out on the mac into the inputs on the amp or do use the 'line out' and what is the difference? I am looking for the very best audio expererience for a party using itunes through the hi-fi system (and without having to change CD's ever).
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I had a party a few nights ago and plugged my iPod into my stereo to supply the music. It was a big hit! Sorry I didn't invite you mate!:D

I had bought a connection kit for $40 (Clearance price) from the Next Byte store at Chatswood a few days prior. Its called iPod Home Connection Kit and its made by Griffin ClearChoice.

There's a long chord in it. You stick one end in your iPod in the earphones jack. I stuck the other 2 ends in my HiFi in the Auxiliary jacks (Left and Right) at the back. Then on the front of your HiFi, select AUX.

Select a Playlist on your iPod and press Play. Set the volume on the iPod to about half and adjust the sound on your HiFi to the level you want (To avoid distortion).

I had video engineers from the Doctor Who Reconstruction Team over from the BBC (London). They're over here for a Doctor Who Convention. They're all PC users, but a few of them will be buying iPods when they get home!

P.S. It's a long story - no I'm not into DR Who.
 
Originally posted by dricci
I don't use my .Mac e-mail (it's down too much!)
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Very Curious. I have mail.app check my mac.com email (and all others) once per minute at least ten hours a day, and it is rarely down for me. (as in I can't remember the last time it was down.)

Are you sure that you have the account set up correctly in your mail application and that your Internet connection is not flakey?

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just noticed this on the .mac web site
April 4, 2003
The .Mac suite of services will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 9:00 pm on Wednesday, April 9th, to 12:00 am Thursday, April 10th. All web based services and client-based services (like WebMail, Mac Slides Publisher, and iCal) will be unavailable during this time. Most published HomePage web sites will be available, barring FileSharing pages and pages which are password protected
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What are they changing?
 
good

hopefully this means we won't have to update our AppleID passwords every 3 months or whatever it used to be. i hated how stringent those password requirements were.
 
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