Odds and Ends: iPod Software 1.2 Closes Loopholes;

InDesign Installation Problems

iPod Software 1.2 closes loopholes The iPod Software 1.2 updater posted recently by Apple disallows the use of some undocumented features, including disguising books as contact entries. David Oshel writes:

"Apple's iPod 1.2 has apparently closed a loophole in their Contacts implementation. Previously, it was possible for clever editing to disguise the text of a book as Contacts entries. There was a bootleg version of the Koran that used this trick, among others. Now, such tricks are either unavailable or once again undocumented."

InDesign installation problems Ben Greiner reports an Adobe-supplied fix for problems installing InDesign 2.0 under Mac OS 9.2.2.

"We recently encountered trouble with InDesign 2.0 on three G4s in the same
office (running Mac OS 9.2.2). After installation of InDesign the program would crash at startup or when creating a new document. We contacted Adobe Support. They provided the solution: 'Move the ARMLib file to the desktop from the System Folder > Application Support > Adobe > Workflow folder. [In our case ARMLib version 2.7.3.1 was moved to the desktop.] Reinstall InDesign 2.0.'

"We discovered the problem was the InDesign installer. The installer did not replace (update) the ARMLib file previously installed by Illustrator 10. Once this file was manually removed. InDesign installed and ran correctly."