Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Front Row 1.2.2 Update

Apple released Front Row 1.2.2 and it is available via the Software Update application if one has Front Row installed or from this Apple Web page. According to the update's ReadMe file,

The Front Row Update delivers a variety of fixes for better reliability and compatibility when playing music, photos, and videos on your Macintosh.

Bugs fixed in 1.2.2 include:

Addresses bugs that prevented song shuffling within playlists


Front row no longer says the server was not found when its waiting for a large movie trailer or long shared video to load


Corrects bugs that prevented authorized Audible Audiobooks from playing


Fixes a variety of DVD compatibility issues


Purchased movies located in the Movies folder are now correctly recognized


Includes a variety of fixes for VoiceOver accessibility


Fixes a bug that prevented Front Row from reconnecting to shared video libraries after wake from sleep

We downloaded and installed the update on a MacBook Pro and iMac Core Duo. Front Row seemed to work perfectly in brief use. We had no problems with movie trailers, downloaded movies, iPhoto or iTunes songs. [Bill Fox & Dana Baggett]