Attention Mac using 360 owners! The outrageously good Connect360 keeps getting better: they've just released version 2.0 with some pretty significant changes. They've made it Universal so it will run natively on the new Intel Macs; it's now a preference pane instead of a standalone app, offering a much more suitable interface for the functionality; and plenty of bug fixes and performance enhancements (the entire changelog is available after the jump). Best of all, 2.0 is a free upgrade for registered users!
Connect360 allows people who like both their game systems and computers to be elegant and attractive to enjoy some of the media extending capabilities of the 360. It's limited to iTunes and iPhoto integration, while video playback is still reserved for a Windows Media Center PC... for now.
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Major update to Connect360; Mac users feel loved
Connect360 connects your Mac to your 360
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- Now a preference pane rather than an application, runs in background
- Adds a menu bar status item
- Fixes firewall auto configuration bugs, improves process
- Media library refreshes are now faster and smarter
- Major networking improvements and bug fixes
- Now uses much less memory
- Streaming start speed improvements
- Photo albums, slideshows are now sorted in same order as iPhoto
- Adds improved shoutcast streaming support
- Fixes shoutcast streaming connection not being closed
- Now completely universal
- Other crash fixes
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-07-2006 @ 2:17PM
thechiman said...
sweet!
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3-07-2006 @ 2:25PM
xbox360dsPSP said...
This is a fantastic product. I'm definitely doing the upgrade.
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3-07-2006 @ 6:52PM
neale said...
only shareware ive ever bought, and its even better now! dont even have to open it, it just runs
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3-07-2006 @ 8:29PM
EatingPie said...
Definitely preferred it as an application. I like to be in control of my services and whatnot, especially in terms of network ports.
The ports used by Connect360 were only open when the application ran. Now, I'll have to double-check the preferences every time. If I forget to turn off Connect360, my Mac is just a tad less secure when I bring it to work. (It's VERY difficult not to notice a running application.)
:(
-Pie
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3-07-2006 @ 10:26PM
Zack said...
I absolutely love this application. It even has more features than the Windows version (I don't believe Windows Media Connect supports shoutcast streaming). Kudos to nullriver!
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3-08-2006 @ 12:27AM
C. Grant said...
Pie:
Having on/off functionality in the menu-bar would be nice. I'm sure a request would get you everywhere. They update this thing faster than you can say "Vista".
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3-08-2006 @ 11:45AM
C. Grant said...
DanMacMan,
No crossover necessary. Any modern ethernet device should auto crossover.
http://spaces.msn.com/xboxelle/Blog/cns!E83A6D6C82C489F1!262.entry
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10-05-2006 @ 3:53PM
DanMacMan said...
If I were to connect my POwerBook directly to the 360 with a crossover cable would this still work? This would be my only option since I dont have any type of router or wireless network.
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