http://www.ericbrodeur.com/blog/2009/11/07/itunes-doesnt-backup-iphone-applications/ Perspectives on storytelling and digital cinema technology Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.ericbrodeur.com/blog/2009/11/07/itunes-doesnt-backup-iphone-applications/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 Cameron Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:41:51 +0000 http://www.ericbrodeur.com/wp/?p=1310#comment-3761 <p>Another example of why Apple needs to provide real dedicated software to manage your iPod or iPhone, rather tacking on this functionality (and not very elegantly) to a media player. (For me on a PC, the only reason I have—and the only reason I ever use—bloated iTunes is to update the firmware on my iPhone.) Never has Apple been so opaque as when it comes to inner workings of adding and managing apps, syncing, and backing up your iPhone through iTunes, which becomes a leap of faith.</p> Another example of why Apple needs to provide real dedicated software to manage your iPod or iPhone, rather tacking on this functionality (and not very elegantly) to a media player. (For me on a PC, the only reason I have—and the only reason I ever use—bloated iTunes is to update the firmware on my iPhone.) Never has Apple been so opaque as when it comes to inner workings of adding and managing apps, syncing, and backing up your iPhone through iTunes, which becomes a leap of faith.

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