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iPod Firmware Update

Posted by pudge on from the nice-n-firm dept.

micah_lanier writes "I noticed that the new iPod hardware version was mentioned, but for all of us current owners, version 1.1 of the iPod firmware is available and was released alongside the new hardware. It adds all of the new improvements from the recently-released iPods (but not the 10 GB drives and laser engravings)."

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  1. New Features by terbor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The best new feature of Firmware 1.1 is the "scrubber". When playing a song, press the center button. The time bar changes to show a diamond and then you can use the scroll wheel to advance or back-up through a song with ease. MUCH better than using the forward and back buttons.

  2. iPod Text Editor by JonBob · · Score: 4, Informative

    I hacked together a little Cocoa app that allows storing arbitrary text files in the Contacts directory (not just business cards from Entourage and Mail). Get it, try it, send me feedback.

  3. Re:Hard Drive Upgrade Possible? by dhovis · · Score: 4, Informative
    You know, I remember reading that somewhere too, but I just checked Toshiba's website and the specs they publish for the 1.8" embedded HDs. All of them (5, 10, & 20GB) are listed as 5mm thick, with the same height and width. Unless the specs on Toshiba's website are wrong, then it should be possible to put on in an iPod.

    Start your engines geeks. First one with a 20GB iPod wins!

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  4. Contacts not Optional? by Phrogz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The new Contact storage mechanism is neat (albeit a bit clunk--you have to manually drag vCards you want on your iPod from the Address book or Entourage, rather than automatically syncing them), and it's rather pretty (a nice display of the information on the iPod) but it's not optional (AFAICT).

    That kinda irks me: I bought my iPod as an MP3 player and harddrive, not as a PDA. I don't want Contacts taking up a top menu spot. (I'd far rather have an albums category, for all the compilation albums which are not by the same artist, but that's another issue.)

    I'd try to go back to the older firmware, but I really like some of the new features in this firmware (like the ability to quickly jog forward and backwards through the song to find a specfic spot). Can anyone find a way to turn off the contacts 'feature'?

    1. Re:Contacts not Optional? by sg3000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      > I don't want Contacts taking up a top menu spot.

      I think you're out of luck.

      Just pretend like the folder is a banner ad for that Jodie Foster movie or for Bausch and Lomb and then ignore it. If you can learn to ignore these new giants ads on slashdot, a single folder should be easy.

      I personally like the contact feature since it means I won't have to carry my Palm V around anymore.

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    2. Re:Contacts not Optional? by JonBob · · Score: 4, Informative
      you have to manually drag vCards you want on your iPod from the Address book or Entourage, rather than automatically syncing them

      Well, you can download the iPod AppleScripts that grab all of your contacts from Entourage or Address Book in one go, to make this easier on you.

      I don't want Contacts taking up a top menu spot.

      Was "About" any better?

      I'd far rather have an albums category, for all the compilation albums which are not by the same artist

      It's one more step, but just select "Artists" then "All" to get a list of albums.