There's also Salling Clicker. For $19.99, you can use any Sony Ericsson, Palm and some Nokia phones to control a Mac via Bluetooth.

Great for iTunes in hotel rooms.

Timothy

Exactly right. I don't want to convert my music because going from one lossy format (unfortunately, my music isn't in lossless WMA, as that didn't exist at the time I ripped it) to another would lower the audio quality.

Almost all of my songs are unprotected, but I do have about 20 or so unprotected.

Re-ripping my CDs, isn't really an option given that it would take a lot of time, and even if I had the time, all my CDs are sitting in a storage locker 4800 miles away.

Even if I could over come all of those other factors, I'd still be wary of the iPod given that I'm a Windows user. Having had the misfortune of using numerous versions of QuickTime on Windows for years, I'm fairly convinced that Apple doesn't know how to write good software for Windows. I haven't used Apple's software for the iPod on Windows, so I can't comment first hand on it - perhaps it is better.

Funny how all these formats kind of worked. I thought about doing all my music in AAC loss-less, then decided I'd take the size penalty and just do good old 128K VBR MP3. I am sure I suffer some loss of battery life for it, but hey... all my old Creative Jukebox stuff went easily into the iPod.

iTunes (and Quicktime, for that matter) works like a charm on my staff's Windoze laptops. The only thing I don't like about it is that I constantly have to whack them off my Powerbook's library when I'm listening to stuff at work--the sharing stuff works TOO well!

Timothy

yeah, check that out. The new iMac don't have international power supplies, silly apple

Huh?? These things are being sold internationally... do you really thing if you bought one in Holland it would come with a US power plug? I don't think so.

And they're Mac mini's, not an iMac

No, I just mean that most older apples would come with a 110/240 voltage internal powersupply, powerbooks and desktops alike. but the latest iMac, doesn't have that internal voltage range built in, meaning one cannot buy it in the states and then travel abroad, and just change the plug. One has to use a volatage convertor which is never fun with a computer. Not getting the right Hz, messes with the CPU performance and memory.

I don't know why apple would move away from that, other than to reduce the exportation of products which are historically MUCH more expensive abroad.

Heck, that is how I orignally put myself through business school.

I'm unclear what you're talking about here. From Apple's own web site:

iMac G5:

Electrical and environmental requirements

* Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
* Line voltage: 100-120V AC or 100-240V AC, depending on country of purchase
* Frequency: 47Hz to 63Hz, single phase
* Maximum continuous power: 180W
* Operating temperature: 50� to 95� F (10� to 35� C)
* Storage temperature: -40� to 185� F (-40� to 85� C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

They do make a dual voltage version of the iMac G5 and, as listed above, the iMac Mini. I can't say for sure whether the US version is the 100-120V or the 100-240V version, but you have the option of purchasing either. Whether you do it in the States or in Europe is a matter of preference and currency.

Timothy

I will check in the next US Apple store I visit, though. Just to solve the mystery.

wow, usually don't have this much communicating.

iMac bought in the US, will only work in the US or with a voltage convertor, if used OUTSIDE the us.

Historically, the machines came with universal PS, meaning they could be used everywhere, regardless.

Personally, I like having the 100-240 voltage, since I take my machines abroad often.

So basically, the answer to my question all those pages ago, is NO

Sorry, I didn't see your question. The answer is Yes. AFAIK all Macs should be useable here by substituting the power cord that goes between the computer power supply and the household current. At least, that is how it works on the continent and I see no reasons it wouldn't work the same in the UK.

On the Apple site, the electrical specs for the Mini are:

# Line voltage: 100-240V AC
# Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase

As long as your falls somewhere in there, you'll just need a new cord.

I don't believe you are correct. All of the external-power-adapter-based Apple products I own (PowerBook, Airport Extreme base station, and Cinema Displays) all have 110-240v power supplies. My mini should ship "on or before" 1/21, so I'll report back when I get it

notice here, "the latest iMac" where I said, this ONE machine seems to be a change in what gets supplied?

please do report back though

Ummm, I think you're off by an order of magnitude here. It's 256MB RAM.
Where did you get K from?

Feorlen and I are going to be first in line for one of these.
We're just waiting for it to hit the ADC schedule.

I own multiple macs from B&W to Titanium Powerbooks and g5 towers. I am a little bit worried about this mac mini. I'm afraid it is not a long lasting product kind of the like the cube. I still think the emac at under 800 is a great deal. If you need more step up to the g5 tower. I think after you start adding up the stuff you need it will start adding up. I mean a monitor is going to cost you at least 200.