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Enable your webserver to feed iPhone with MP4 videos

Wolfgang — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:12:34 +0000

I’m using iPhone OS 3.x on my iPhone and recently i had problems to get my .mp4 files displayed in mobile Safari. I tried different settings for encoding the files but not a single one worked. When i clicked the link to the .mp4 file in mobile Safari, all i got was the “file can’t …

iTunes 8.1.x login loop when trying to update apps in appStore

Wolfgang — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:15:35 +0000

For quiete some time it bothers me that i'm not able to update apps for my iPhone / iPod Touch directly in iTunes. I get a notification that some apps have been updated, but when i click on this link, i enter the infinite loop of login to the appStore: i enter my username / password correctly, but get the login window again and again and again ...

Revert an iPod Touch (iPhone) to a previous Firmware Version

Wolfgang — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:31:48 +0000

Here’s how to revert to a previous firmware version on your iPod Touch (iPhone?), even when apple states in it’s release notes for the new (beta) firmware that it’s not possible to revert The trick is to correctly enter your iPod into the DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode. start iTunes connect your iPod to your …

Fixing iPod (Touch) sync on error “cannot enable syncing – Override/Ok”

Wolfgang — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:39:37 +0000

Today i plugged my iPod Touch into my USB port and got an akward error saying iTunes cannot sync my iPod because syncing is disabled and asked me to enabled it. I clicked yes and got a second dialog saying “Cannot enable syncing” and i could click “Override” or “OK”. The odd thing: both choices …

Manipulate your mpeg-4 files for iPod Video

Wolfgang — Tue, 23 May 2006 11:32:25 +0000

It's very handy if you like to generate or manipulate the metadata in movie files to provide iTunes-like metadata automatically on a server. It even can turn your selfmade movies into "video podcasts" or "movies" inside your iTunes library like the movies you downloaded from the iTunes Music Store.