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SharePod: http://www.getsharepod.com
Version: 3.9.7
Help: http://www.getsharepod.com/help
Community: http://www.getsharepod.com/community
Blog: http://www.getsharepod.com/blog
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Thanks to Nikias Bassen, Paul Sladen, Jonathan Beck, and Christophe Fergeau
for making iPhone 3G/iTouch 2 support possible.

Changes:
Version 3.9.7 - 27 November 2010
* Added: support for iTunes 10.1 and above
Version 3.9.6 - 15 July 2010
* Updated: UI updates to follow modern Windows UI conventions
* Fixed: Cross-thread issues which caused random crashes often when copying
files
* Added: Doesnt run as administrator in Vista/Win7
* Added: We can now drag-drop files to and from Explorer
* Fixed: Songs sometimes imported into iTunes with 'Remember position' check
ed
Version 3.9.5 - 7 April 2010
* Added: iTunes 9.1 support
* Fixed: Occasional sqlite database corruption on iPhone/iTouch when deletin
g tracks. SharePod now waits until the iPhone/iTouch has finished updating its i
nternal database.
Version 3.9.4 Preview 10 - 29 October 2009
* Fixed: Nano 5G issues with editing track details and menu ordering
Version 3.9.4 Preview 9 - 18 October 2009
* Added: Nano 5G support
Version 3.9.4 Preview 8 - 27 September 2009
* Fixed: Occasional sqlite database corruption on iPhone/iTouch when deletin
g tracks
Version 3.9.4 Preview 7 - 21 September 2009
* Fixed: Random errors
* Added: Automatic update prompt. Every 2 weeks SharePod will check for a ne
w version.
Version 3.9.4 Preview 6 - 16 September 2009
* Fixed: Albums with multiple artists and sorting "The Band" as "Band"
Version 3.9.4 Preview 5 - 15 September 2009
* Added: iTunes 9 compatibility
* Added: Firmware 3.1.1 compatibility
* Added: Media Player has track position bar
Version 3.9.4 Preview 4 - 4 September 2009
* Fixed: 'An item with the same key has already been added' error
Version 3.9.4 Preview 3 - 1 September 2009
* Fixed: Not handling some track properties correctly
Version 3.9.4 Preview 2 - 31 August 2009
* Added: More debug logging
Version 3.9.4 Preview 1 - 30 August 2009
* Added: Firmware 3.x read/write support. This preview version only support
s adding mp3/m4a files.
Version 3.9.3 - 8 July 2009
* Added: iTouch / iPhone firmware 3.x read-only support

Version 3.9.1 - 22 May 2009

* Added: iTunes 8.2 compatibility
Version 3.9.1 - 22 May 2009
* Fixed: Automatic iTunes import now works with iTunes 8.1.x
* Added: iPhone 'Cancel Sync' slider now works with SharePod (thanks Alex)
* Fixed: More robust iPhone handling (thanks Alex)
* Fixed: Crash when iPhone goes to sleep / disconnects while SharePod is run
ning
* Fixed: NullReferenceException when loading some iPods.
* Fixed: Random bug fixes
Version 3.9 - 6 March 2009
* Added: Photo support! Copy photos from your iPod to PC.
* Fixed: Some SharePod-added tracks cannot be auto-synced in iTunes
Version 3.8.9 R2 - 20 February 2009
* Fixed: Some ArtworkDB load errors
* Fixed: External media player error
Version 3.8.9 - 9 February 2009
* Fixed: Sometimes album art not displayed in track properties and media pla
yer
* Fixed: After adding artwork to iPhone with SharePod, iTunes would sometime
s corrupt it.
* Fixed: Better reporting of unexpected errors
Version 3.8.8 - 9 February 2009
* Added: iPhone 3G / iTouch firmware 2.x support
* Added: Automatically add tracks to iTunes
* Added: Updated media player now works with iTouch and iPhones
Version 3.8.7 - 25 September 2008
* Added: iTunes 8 iPhone/iTouch compatibility (this Matt!)
* Added: New iPod Nano compatibility (thanks Chris!)

Version 3.8.6 - 4 August 2008

* Added: Column sorting saved between sessions
* Added: New 'Search' bar
* Fixed: Duplicate song entries in browser and Coverflow in some cases
Version 3.8.5 - 28 July 2008
* Added: If you don't have an Artwork database, SharePod will create one
* Fixed: iPod Classic small artwork format now supported (Format 1062 errors
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Version 3.8.4 (Beta6) - 18 July 2008
* Added: Detection of new iPhone 3G / iTouch 2.0. The new firmware locks out
3rd party applications, so SharePod can only copy music from iPod > computer, n
ot computer > iPod.
Version 3.8.4 (Beta5) - 9 July 2008
* Fixed: AFCFileRefOpen error 8 messgaes on some iPod Touches.
Version 3.8.4 (Beta4) - 5 July 2008
* Added: Support for adding videos to iPhone and iTouch
* Fixed: Duplication of some tracks when 'Backup iPod' is used.
Version 3.8.4 (Beta3) - 25 June 2008
* Support for jailbroken iPhone and iTouch models
Version 3.8.4 (Beta2) - 9 June 2008
* Artwork support for iTouch/iPhone. The only thing currently missing is the
Coverflow format, which is quite different to other iPods :(
* Eject doesn't crash SharePod when using an iTouch/iPhone
Version 3.8.4 (Beta) - 6 June 2008
* iPhone / iPod Touch support! You will need to have iTunes installed for t
his to work currently.
- There is no artwork support yet (its coming.)
- See http://www.getsharepod.com/help/iphone.aspx for more details.
* Better handling of large artwork libraries for normal iPods. Thanks to fi
tsic for the bug report.

Version 3.8.3 - 21 May 2008

* Reads embedded artwork from media file tags when copying to the iPod.
* Eject button re-enabled. Now properly tells Windows about the drive eject
ion.
* Backup iPod - 1-click copy all playlists and tracks to your PC.
* Re-worked Copy to PC screen
* iPod Shuffle's now work again. (I now have my own Shuffle to test each new
release with...)
* When Copying to PC, duplicate files are copied and renamed (eg. 'Copy (2)
of Come As You Are.mp3'), instead of being ignored.

SharePod 3.8.2 - 29 April 2008

* SharePod is now 1 file - SharePod.exe. No more .dll files to copy round.
* Full Podcast support
* Track artist alphabetization (The Beatles will appear under 'B', not 'T')
* Playlists ordered by name
* Drag n drop from explorer straight into a playlist
* M4b file support
And for those of you having problems at work/school where you don't have adm
in rights:
* You'll only need to need to run SharePod with admin rights once (SharePod
will save the admin info it needs).
* Every time after that you'll be able to run it with limited permissions
Edit - 1 May - Fix for iPod shuffles. Edit2 - (no, that didnt fix it)
SharePod 3.8.1 - 16th April 2008
(Bug fix release)
* Fix for Unable to delete track because missing ArtworkDB
* Fix for XmlException with Shuffles
* Added Diagnostics tab to SharePod Utility

SharePod 3.8 - 2nd April 2008

* Add/Remove Album art support. Finally, its here :)
* New 'Remember Position' track option. Videos now have this set by default.
* Shuffles should be working again.
* Videos dont play in random play mode in the Media Player

SharePod 3.7 - 5th March 2008

* View-only Album Art support! (Full read-write Album Art will be in the nex
t version)
- Album Art is now displayed in the Track Edit window.
* SharePod should now be able to detect your iTouch/iPhone if you are using
appropriate mounting software (iPhoneFS etc).
- Should be able to view your songs, and hopefully add/remove them too.
- Please post on the forums if you have tried v3.7 with your iTouch/Phon
e :)
* Fix for iTunes import: sometimes tracks were put into the wrong playlist.
This was caused by some versions of iTunes
interpreting the import xml file differently.
* Generally faster load times

SharePod 3.6.4 - 8th February 2008

* .Wav file support!
* Album Artist, Year, Disc Number, Number of Album Tracks, Number of Discs i
mported from mp3/m4a/m4v files
* Added space used/remaining indicator
* Removed need for sharepod_input.dll, in_mp3.dll, mp4v2.dll. Go ahead and
delete them :)
* Added SharePod forums. Go to www.sturm.net.nz/forums and ask questions/re
quest new features

SharePod 3.6.3 - 6th December 2007

* More fixes for iPod Classic/Nano menu bug as some people still affected af
ter 3.6.2
* Added new 'Part of Compilation' flag to the Tag Editor window
* Can now delete Smart Playlists

SharePod 3.6.2 - 28th November 2007

* Fixed new Classic and Nano menu bug
* Fixed drag/drop for playlists and playlist reordering. *Vista* drag/drop t
o Explorer still not working.
* Fixed bug when trying to make a track field (eg Artist) emtpy.
* Workaround for needing admin rights with older (non Classic/Nano 3G) iPods
. See http://faq.sturm.net.nz for details.

SharePod 3.6.1 - 17th October 2007

* Added support for 64bit OS's (XP 64bit, 2003 64bit, Vista 64bit
* Fixed 'Xml error' bug for older iPods and Shuffles
* Fixed 'ArgumentException' bug
* Included SharePodUtility in zip file.

SharePod 3.6 - 17th October 2007

* Added support for new iPods and iTunes!

SharePod 3.5 - 20th September 2007

* Fixed bug when sometimes deleting a playlist
* Added check to not try and update the newest iPod Touch and Classic. Appl
e has made it much harder for 3rd party apps to update these iPods. Workarounds
are in progress but nothing is ready for this release.

SharePod 3.4 - 26th July 2007

* Better support for older iPods. And if SharePod cant read it, it should g
ive a better idea of what happend.
* Hopefully fixed bug for some people who couldnt drag/drop between playlist
s.
* Added multi-column sorting! When you sort now, you can select as many col
umns as you want (and the direction)
* Added ability to choose between Safe mode and Normal mode when SharePod ca
nt confirm the iPod's compatibility. This could occur for some simple reasons a
nd is usually fine to continue.
* Fixed the filesize text on the statusbar when the size of the selected fil
es was above 2Gb.
* (29th July) Fixed "Invalid MHDP Length" error

SharePod 3.3 - 26th June 2007

* Dropped the silly 4 character version numbers (from now it will be x.x)
* Drag tracks up and down playlists to re-order them (this is the most reque
sted feature!)
* To do this, select 1 or more tracks, and hold down ALT as you drag them up
or down the playlist.
* Fix for non-latin characters in filenames when exporting tracks to iTunes
* Removed the requirement to have an iTunes 7.1+ format database.

SharePod 3.0.0.2 - 31st May 2007

* Actually fixed the application hang bug when copying tracks to iPod
* Added Multi-line grid row mode (cells wrap long content if necessary)
SharePod 3.0.0.1 - 29th May 2007
* Dragging tracks to a playlist preserves ordering and keeps current selecti
on
* Drop to Explorer now works properly and includes drop to Desktop
* Hopefully fixed application hanging when copying files problem
* Custom Copy to PC filename pattern now saved
* Minor changes

SharePod 3.0 - 18th May 2007

Major new feature list:
* iPod Shuffle support
* Video file import
* Play counts import
* Playlists and Ratings exported to iTunes
* Completely rewritten code to support adding/removing tracks and playlists
from your iPod
* Multi-backup and restore system
* More track properties (Composer, Description etc.)
* Track tag editing
* Drag and Drop files straight from your iPod onto your computer (and vice v
ersa)
* Big speed improvements for loading & searching
* Written using .NET framework (better performance, Vista support and stabil
ity)

- To add tracks to a playlist, select 1 or more tracks, then drag-drop them onto
the playlist you want
to add them to. If they are already in the playlist they wont be added twice.
- When copying to the iPod, each track is checked (Title, Artist, Album) to see
if it already exists. If it does, the track is not copied.
- SharePod now supports mp4/m4v files. Note the files you import must be in the
correct resolution/bitrate/etc for your iPod. SharePod doesnt re-encode the vi
deo, it is assumed it is already fit for the iPod. A good free encoder is Vide
ora (http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/)
- To export a playlist to iTunes, right-click on the playlist and select 'Copy T
o PC'. This will copy all the tracks in the playlist to your computer and creat
e an iTunes Import file to link those tracks to a playlist.
Alternatively, if you copy the selected tracks in the normal way, SharePod creat
es a default 'SharePod' playlist in iTunes.

- When using the Eject menu item, SharePod saves any outstanding changes, sends
the iPod its 'disconnect' command and exits. Sometimes Windows displays an erro
r message but this is safe to ignore.