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WWDC can you smell it? Can you taste it? NO? Well then you will probably miss it. If your heart is not fully into this event it will pass right on by before you even know the tickets went on sale. As an example, last year the event of 5,000 people sold out in the first 45 minutes of the tickets being released for sale.

Sooo you need to know when tickets go on sale and you need to know it in minutes. Well fellow coders, there is an app for that. Check out http://wwdcalerts.com/ I also recommend getting some twitter monitoring tools to notify you or simply schmooze with someone at Apple who is in the know.

Little advice, ask your manager for permission long before the event, tell him you don't know when they will go on sale, but you need to know he will be cool with you buying them the minute they do go on sale. Do it now, just get up and get it done. WWDC 2013 WWDCAlerts.com http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,f0154f06-2781-4b9a-8d95-d509ee36ff36.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/2013/02/28/WWDC2013WWDCAlertscom.aspx Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:16:01 GMT <img src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/content/binary/url.jpeg" border="0"> <br> <br> WWDC can you smell it? Can you taste it? NO? Well then you will probably miss it. If your heart is not fully into this event it will pass right on by before you even know the tickets went on sale. As an example, last year the event of 5,000 people sold out in the first 45 minutes of the tickets being released for sale. <br> <br> Sooo you need to know when tickets go on sale and you need to know it in minutes. Well fellow coders, there is an app for that. Check out <a href="http://wwdcalerts.com/">http://wwdcalerts.com/</a> I also recommend getting some twitter monitoring tools to notify you or simply schmooze with someone at Apple who is in the know.<br> <br /> Little advice, ask your manager for permission long before the event, tell him you don't know when they will go on sale, but you need to know he will be cool with you buying them the minute they do go on sale. Do it now, just get up and get it done.<img width="0" height="0" src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=f0154f06-2781-4b9a-8d95-d509ee36ff36" /> http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,f0154f06-2781-4b9a-8d95-d509ee36ff36.aspx apple Apple TV iPad iphone iPhone Objective C WWDC xCode http://bencoffman.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505 http://bencoffman.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505.aspx Ben Coffman http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505

UPDATE: I ran the update again on my new AppleTV second gen and it did not flake. I'm not sure what the original problem was? The only thing I can say I did before I ran the update for the first time when it broke was purchase a movie and not watch it. I wish I knew why this problem happened on my original but Apple has that TV locked up tight.


Problem:
I did the latest Apple TV update and my Apple TV flaked, per the iTunes logo and USB cable that displayed on the TV (Apple speak for restore) I did a restore (connect Apple TV up to computer using micro USB and initiate a restore through iTunes) on my Apple TV 2nd generation and I get this error: The Apple TV "Apple TV" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1602).

Solution:
I read quite a few posts. None gave a solution. I tinkered for a few hours and came up with nothing (there just isn't that many things you can do with an Apple TV in terms of tinkering) I think this is too knew of an issue with Apple.I took my Apple TV back to the Apple store and they gave me a new one. I think I'm going to hold off on the update for a while until Apple gets this resolved.

Other suggested solutions that did not work for me.
1. Clean restore using iTunes, using a micro USB cable making sure the power cord is plugged into the Apple TV.
2. Use your xCode to restore the code to the Apple TV. Still no love for me.


Explanation:
Apple doesn't let too many bugs go out on this scale with this kind of impact. It's rare, but they respected the issue with me by simply giving me a new Apple TV after I set up an appointment online for the Genius Bar.

The Apple TV "Apple TV" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1602) http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/2011/10/22/TheAppleTVAppleTVCouldNotBeRestoredAnUnknownErrorOccurred1602.aspx Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:10:35 GMT <img src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/content/binary/Screen%20shot%202011-10-19%20at%208.42.44%20PM.png" border="0"> <br> <b> <br> UPDATE: I ran the update again on my new AppleTV second gen and it did not flake. I'm not sure what the original problem was? The only thing I can say I did before I ran the update for the first time when it broke was purchase a movie and not watch it. I wish I knew why this problem happened on my original but Apple has that TV locked up tight.</b> <br> <br> <br> <b>Problem:</b> <br> I did the latest Apple TV update and my Apple TV flaked, per the iTunes logo and USB cable that displayed on the TV <i>(Apple speak for restore) </i>I did a restore <i>(connect Apple TV up to computer using micro USB and initiate a restore through iTunes)</i> on my Apple TV 2nd generation and I get this error: <i>The Apple TV "Apple TV" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1602)</i>.<br> <b> <br> Solution:</b> <br> I read quite a few posts. None gave a solution. I tinkered for a few hours and came up with nothing (there just isn't that many things you can do with an Apple TV in terms of tinkering) I think this is too knew of an issue with Apple.<i> <font color="#FF0000">I took my Apple TV back to the Apple store and they gave me a new one</font></i>. I think I'm going to hold off on the update for a while until Apple gets this resolved.<br> <br> Other suggested solutions that did not work for me.<br> 1. Clean restore using iTunes, using a micro USB cable making sure the <i><font color="#FF0000">power cord </font></i>is plugged into the Apple TV.<br> 2. Use your xCode to restore the code to the Apple TV. Still no love for me.<br> <br> <br> <b>Explanation:<br> </b>Apple doesn't let too many bugs go out on this scale with this kind of impact. It's rare, but they respected the issue with me by simply giving me a new Apple TV after I set up an appointment online for the <a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/">Genius Bar.</a> <br> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505" /> http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,3cbd8487-af6d-432b-8564-f4860428d505.aspx apple Apple TV Mac http://bencoffman.com/blog/Trackback.aspx?guid=760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e http://bencoffman.com/blog/pingback.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e.aspx Ben Coffman http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e

Apple expects to sell 1 million to 1.4 million iPhones this weekend, this is excluding the 900,000 pre-orders. It has the possibilty to be the biggest selling product release in history!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575325661775151320.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop


UPDATE: They sold 1.7 million. Apple's most successful product release in it's history.

iPhone http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/2010/06/25/iPhone.aspx Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:50:55 GMT <p> Apple expects to sell 1 million to 1.4 million iPhones this weekend, this is excluding the 900,000 pre-orders. It has the possibilty to be the biggest selling product release in history!<br> <br> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575325661775151320.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575325661775151320.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> <p> <b>UPDATE:</b> They sold <b>1.7</b> million. Apple's most successful product release in it's history. </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e" /> http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,760da6ad-b4f4-401b-9a0b-283fb644183e.aspx apple iphone Mac