[Itms-backup-beta-testing] News

[Mario D. <mar...@ma...>]

Hi,

I just posted a link to the project at MacUpdate.com:

     http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15476

In the first hour there were 39 downloads, and by the second hour there 
were 71! I just wanted to share the good news about the interest in the 
project.

I have rewritten the parsing code in Objective-C. The increase in 
performance (building the database) is very noticeable. It will be 
included in the next release. This removes all Java code, including the 
Apache libraries.

I'm leaning towards redesigning the interface and getting the iTunes 
Music Library.xml file automatically, prompting the user to locate it 
only if the application can't. If there are any reservations concerning 
this idea, let me know.

I am also warming up to the idea of implementing scheduling for 
automatic backups in time for the 1.0 release. I'm going to begin 
working on that today to see if I can accomplish this in a timely 
manner.

Keep up the good work, guys!

Mario

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