appleinsider.com — Apple is looking to make it possible for iPod users to plug and then unplug their players from their PCs on the fly. A patent filing has revealed that the Cupertino-based company is working on a solution to make iPods and iPhones removable from a host computer without the user first having to perform preparatory unmounting actions through software.
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heyitsme23Feb 1, 2007
no, you still have to "safely remove hardware" on windows. I ruined a flash drive from not doing this before.
Closed AccountFeb 2, 2007
Microsoft working on copying this idea.
praveenmarkanduFeb 2, 2007
all USB devices are hot unpluggable. safely removing hardware in windows is making sure no data is being writen or read from the device that could corrupt it. personally i dont use "safely remove hardware". its full of s**t.
surasshuFeb 2, 2007
Seriously. I'm starting to wonder if the Internet ran out of porn. How is this reaching the front page?
szandorFeb 2, 2007
"you still have to "safely remove hardware" on windows. I ruined a flash drive from not doing this before."That's weird. I plug and unplug my portable roboform several times a week and have never had a problem, even after over a year of regular use.
Closed AccountFeb 2, 2007
Szandor you must be using Win2k or earlier? Since XP (i.e. 2001?) there is no need to eject a device.... though there is nothing to stop impatient people yanking out the drive while it is still mid-write :)