Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

this looks pretty cool (from www.macrumors.com) - maybe not for real time 
audio but certainly for backups aor maybe have a hard disk with samples.
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OReillynet.com notes that the quietly updated Airport Extreme Basestation 
incorporates a new feature called Airport Disk:
New to AirPort Extreme, AirPort Disk turns almost any external USB hard drive 
into a shared drive. Simply connect the drive to the USB port on the back of 
your AirPort Extreme and — voila — all the documents, videos, photos, and 
other files on the drive instantly become available to anyone on the secure 
network, Mac and PC alike. It’s perfect for backups, collaborative projects, and 
more.
The new Airport Extreme basestations support the faster 802.11n protocol 
which is now shipping with all new Macs. Unfortunately, existing Mac customers 
(with inactive 802.11n hardware) need to run a special installer that is only 
included with the new base stations to activate the "n" portion of their wireless 
hardware. Apple started quitely shipping a number of their recent Macs with 
inactive 802.11n hardware:

- iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo (except 17-inch, 1.83GHz iMac) 
- MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo 
- MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo 
- Mac Pro with AirPort Extreme card option

iLounge offers an unsatisfying explanation for the reason that the installer 
is only being bundled with the new base stations:
Because of the [Sarbanes-Oxley Act], the company believes that if it sells a 
product, then later adds a feature to that product, it can be held liable for 
improper accounting if it recognizes revenue from the product at the time of 
sale, given that it hasn’t finished delivering the product at that point.
Of interest, surrounding the release of the 802.11n basestation, we heard 
claims that Apple would eventually be offering the 802.11n installer for $4.99. 
At that time, the upgrade fee made little sense, but now appears to be due to 
the account issue described by iLounge.

Update: MacRumors has received confirmation that Apple will be releasing 
Airport Extreme 802.11n Enabler 1.0 for US $4.99 in February.


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