http://tidbits.com/ The latest Apple TV update may fail if your Apple TV connects to the Internet via Ethernet, rather than via Wi-Fi. We have the fix. en-us Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17391 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:57 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17391 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17335 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:44:00 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17335 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17334 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:39:44 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17334 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17216 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:09:00 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17216 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17208 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:34:45 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17208 Thanks, Joe Young]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17015 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:39:26 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17015 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_17011 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:42:17 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_17011 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16927 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:05:26 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16927 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16905 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:31:43 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16905 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16891 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:48:05 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16891 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16833 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:34:34 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16833 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16824 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:12:00 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16824 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16772 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:43:53 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16772 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16723 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:33:39 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16723 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16722 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:32:22 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16722 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16705 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:21:56 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16705 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16704 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:02:22 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16704
Well,that's a pretty sweeping statement. It doesn't reflect my experience, though. I have an Ethernet connected Apple TV, and the update completed with no real problems, although slowly.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16694 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:02:39 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16694
The 5.1.1 bug that Kelley reported above (Netflix not remembering watched episodes) will really bug my wife, but it looks like I won't have a choice in whether it gets installed or not.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16690 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:18:02 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16690 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16689 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:59:51 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16689 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16688 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:43:45 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16688 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16686 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:22:44 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16686 ]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16684 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:33:23 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16684
Now you have the mobile and iOS market taking off and if you recall apple struggled internally with the release of one of their operating system just after the iPhone came out(Snow Leopard?). With all of this I think it seems fairly obvious that apple has grown incredibly quick and is having a tough time with quality development because of that and racing to compete with everyone.

I looked at apple's employee numbers on Wikipedia back in'05 or so and then looked at them a couple years back and it was shocking how much they had grown.

There's just not enough quality talent out there but let's hope they're learning.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16683 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:50:33 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16683
First, not everyone will get to the update at the same time, and it's entirely possible that Apple rolls out the update to the user base over time anyway. Second, I would expect only a very small percentage of users to be updating over Ethernet, since it's so much easier to connect via Wi-Fi and most people won't have Ethernet near their TVs. Third, the solution is so easy that there's no need for people to reply - they can just fix the problem without needing to chime in. Fourth, this has hit a number of knowledgeable folks in the Mac community, including Jim Dalrymple and Don McAllister, and that, while it doesn't mean the problem is necessarily all that widespread, lends credence to the reports from users whose experience is unknown.

Finally, just because a problem may not be super widespread doesn't mean it isn't maddening for those people who experience it, and by publishing information about the solution, we make it so anyone searching for help finds the article.

As for the comments about Steve Jobs, I said quite specifically that I see no correlation between Apple's QA and his departure. The quality of updates over the last few years has not been as high as would be ideal (for example, Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2 causing boot failures), and how that might compare to releases made 20+ years ago doesn't seem all that relevant.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16681 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:39:54 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16681 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16679 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:54:35 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16679 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16678 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:03:46 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16678
We could say that Apple's QA department is being lax, or we could be charitable and say that these products have become so complex that no one actually can test them effectively.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16677 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:14:59 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16677 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16676 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:42:47 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16676
* Podcasts don't remember the playback position. Before, when stopping and going back later, there was an option to resume. Now podcasts start over from the beginning without a resume option.
* Netflix does not update the watched episodes of TV shows. Before, the episode selection would default after the last watched episode.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13423?rss#comments_16675 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:16:56 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13423#comments_16675