Most cookies are more user-friendly. These things just keep turning themselves back on. Annoying.

Probably the same reason that user authentication works so well. But it's only broken in every browser on Mac and Windows, so it is a pretty obscure problem. That's most likely why they haven't bothered to fix it after all these months.

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That's most likely why they haven't bothered to fix it after all these months.

There's a difference between not bothering to fix something and not being able to fix something. From what I've been following TMO staff has been working on getting the authentication cookie problem sorted out, but with mixed sucess. It seems better now than it was a few weeks ago. I still find that I have to re log in once a week or so, but that's better than every time I went to TMO like it was at first.

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That's most likely why they haven't bothered to fix it after all these months.

There's a difference between not bothering to fix something and not being able to fix something. From what I've been following TMO staff has been working on getting the authentication cookie problem sorted out, but with mixed sucess. It seems better now than it was a few weeks ago. I still find that I have to re log in once a week or so, but that's better than every time I went to TMO like it was at first.

Sorry to continue off topic but the cookie/login thing is a little strange. Today I had to log in two times, for a total of three visits, and that's an improvement. Not good, and certainly not weekly. What gets me is iPodObserver has no login issues whatsoever. I just wish they'd let us know what the hades is going on - formally. I can live with that, but this (excuse me) Apple-like secrecy is frustrating.

Back on topic, the new iPhoto sounds incredibly interesting, as I've just returned from vacation and a photo book and/or calendar is high on the priority list.

I just got back from buying a new Mac Book Pro and I did NOT get the new iLife, in fact the store knew NOTHING about "It will be included on all new Macs starting today." I have been unable to figure out how I'm supposed to get this upgrade for free?

The system requirements:

Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 processor; iMovie requires a Mac with an Intel processor, a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz or faster), or an iMac G5 (1.9GHz or faster; iDVD requires a 733MHz or faster processor.

If I read that correctly, iMovie won't run on my 1 year old PowerBook G4? What's up with that?

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I just got back from buying a new Mac Book Pro and I did NOT get the new iLife, in fact the store knew NOTHING about "It will be included on all new Macs starting today." I have been unable to figure out how I'm supposed to get this upgrade for free?

Here ya go chief, I saved you the 60 seconds of searching:

http://www.apple.com/ilife/uptodate/

Hope the $10 doesn't break the bank after buying the $2k+ laptop.

Too bad there is no "update" version for $40 or there abouts. After tax I will be out more than $200 for both iLife and iWork updates. I am looking forward to "Numbers" as Excel is the last M$ app I am using. (just bought a Beta of VMWare)... Oh well!
The addition of storage at dot Mac is fabulous because I have a large criticlal file which I back-up daily and would rather have it off-site. Now I can do this.
I am wondering when Apple is going to make dot Mac a sort of Social Network. It is sort-of, at the moment, but I think that they might want to keep up on that score.

Could anyone please tell me if the Ken Burns Effect is still a part of iMovie? I use that a lot in conjunction with Final Cut Express.

Thanks.

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The system requirements:

Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 processor; iMovie requires a Mac with an Intel processor, a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz or faster), or an iMac G5 (1.9GHz or faster; iDVD requires a 733MHz or faster processor.

If I read that correctly, iMovie won't run on my 1 year old PowerBook G4? What's up with that?

From a model standpoint, your PowerBook is more than a year old, regardless of when you actually purchased it. The PowerBook G4s were discontinued in February and April, 2006. The last versions were introduced in October, 2005, so they're really almost two years old, which is ancient by today's standards.

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Too bad there is no "update" version for $40 or there abouts. After tax I will be out more than $200 for both iLife and iWork updates.

The only way you could do that is if you bought the "Family Pack" versions. Otherwise, iWork '08 and iLife '08 would cost $158. It would take a hefty tax to raise that to above $200.

For what it's worth--and I'm not advocating software piracy or anything of the sort, iWork and iLife never have checked to see if the same "copy" was installed on more than one computer, so, is the Family Pack really necessary?

By the way, what was the cost of upgrading MS Office X to Office 2004?

One advantage of Apple's method is that you are free (both practically and legally) to sell the older versions--you don't need them (or serial numbers) to install or activate the new versions.

I wonder if the new iLife will be included with Leopard.

Really disappointed with the meager update to iWeb. Yay! Now I can put Google advertisements up alongside my baby pictures for family and friends. I hope they at least streamlined performance. It's slow as molasses once you get a big site going.

I have been a happy user of mac for the last 5 years. I have a Powerbook G4, and just recently got a macbook as wanted to join the Intel crowd.

The macbook I bought 2 weeks ago, it's so new it's still clean.

So why if the Update to ilife 08 only for US people? Am I not good enough for Apple?

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So why if the Update to ilife 08 only for US people? Am I not good enough for Apple?

What makes you say that? I checked several of the country-specific Apple online stores and most have iLife '08. Some apparently do not (e.g., Brazil, Korea, Taiwan). A few I could not tell (e.g., China).

These countries' Apple online stores had iLife '08:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong (I know it's not a country, but it has an Apple store)
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK

Also, the "Asia" store has iLife '08, though it may not be available in specific countries yet.

So, iLife '08 is not "only for US people." It may not be available in your country, yet. It may require government approval. There may be copyright or licensing issues. In some countries (e.g., India, much of Africa and the Middle East), Apple has to sell through third-party outlets--it cannot sell directly to the public through the online store.

Unfortunately, Chile (where the poster is from, apparently), isn't on that list, just like the rest of Central and South America.

However, there is a MacOnline store in Santiago and one in Concepciуn. They will, most likely, be getting copies in the near future.