Have your “Rock” songs also changed to “17″ in iTunes?
Several SongGenie customers have let us know about incorrect genres showing up in iTunes after using our software. Instead of the usual “Rock”, “Pop” or “Reggae”, several different numbers are shown in the genre field. The problem first appeared in iTunes 9.2 and seemingly hasn’t been improved in the latest iTunes 9.2.1 update. The good news (for us at least) is that this change has nothing to do with SongGenie, the bad news is: the problem can only be solved by our friends in Cupertino.
SongGenie uses the ID3 tag standard to write all information to a song. The way iTunes reads this information is unfortunately out of our control. We have filed a bug report with Apple and the issue is being openly discussed on Apple’s own discussion forums. We hope a solution is found soon.
For those users who’d like to know a little more about genres and their associated numbers can look this up on this website.
If you have any questions regarding this change, simply email songgenie@equinux.com and we’ll get back to you soon.
Important changes coming to eBay and iSale
Over the coming days eBay are going to be changing the way auctions are created. In the past, for example, users could only distinguish between items that were new or used. The new auctions will have more options, so you can better describe the precise conditions of your items. This means fewer customer queries and more satisfaction.
Due to this change from eBay, we’ve just released iSale 5.6.2, which deals with the new auction options. Existing iSale 5 users can download the update for free. However, we’re not able to offer a technical solution for users of iSale 4 or earlier.
With that in mind, we’re dropping the price of an upgrade to iSale 5. All our iSale 4 users will be receiving an email in due course. The switchover from eBay takes place on July 27th, and our offer applies then for the next two months.
Anyone who’s wondering what the improvements have been made in iSale 5 should check out our latest features page. There you can see the benefits of our Research Assistant, iSale mobile and more layout options. You can even download the demo and try it all out for yourself.
Of course, if you have any questions, we’d be happy to hear from you. Simply email isale@equinux.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
TV Movie Flat Rate for The Tube
Up until now it was just iPhone and iPad users who had access to the entire TV guide offered by TV Movie Flat Rate. The Tube users are now able to benefit from the TV Movie Flat Rate too.
We’ve just released The Tube 2.9.7, an update to our TV software. This small update prepares The Tube to be able to use the full features offered by TV Movie Flat Rate, which replaces the existing TV Movie EPG.
What this means for you is that with a single Flat Rate subscription, you can get the complete TV Movie guide on your iPhone, iPad and on your Mac via The Tube. One service, three great uses.
We’re adding to the usefulness of the TV Movie Flat Rate by combining TV Movie on the iPhone, iPad and in The Tube at the end of September. However, you can start using the service right away by buying it directly in the TV Movie apps for iPhone and iPad (in the App Store) or by going to the equinux Online Store.
