How does Apple decide 'what's hot' among iphone apps?

How does Apple decide what to list in its "what's hot" section of the iphone application store? I assume there is some hard coded logic behind that phrase.

Sorry, but Apple never discloses how they choose those sorts of features.
Regards.

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How does apple know what the fault is with my iphone?

How does apple know what the fault is with my iphone when sending it to them on apple care. My sleep/ wake button seems to be stuck so I sent in for a repair on the website and they sent me a apple care box and said send it back but I Carnt remember if I told them the fault or do they know by the repair ID number? Please help as I'm sending it off in a couple of day.

Include a note in the shipping box describing in detail the issue you have with the phone. Include your name, address, phone number, email, iPhone model and serial number, and a detailed explanation of the problem.

HT5071 How does Apple decide when a book - created in iBooks Author - is free versus when it is paid?

I am considering creating a book made with iBooks Author but have a couple of unanswered questions. What determines how Apple chooses whether my book can make it into the ranks of being a paid book? In other words, I don't want to put a whole bunch of time and effort into creating a book that I want to sell, only to have Apple decide that the book can only be downloaded for free. Is there a way to guarantee that my book will be eligible to sell (as opposed to giving it away for free)? What are the requirements for creating a paid book in iBooks Author?

There are no guarantees.
I'm not sure, however, that if Apple decided it wasn't fit for publishing under a paid contract that they would then turn around and accept it as free, sorry. There are too many details involved and I'd think if you want it in the store you'd work to make it acceptable all around.
See Apple - iTunes - Partner Programs - Book Publishers for publishing details.

How Does Apple Determine What Posts Are Not Allowed to Remain?

Apple has deleted 2 posts that, while not favorable to Leopard, do not seem to violate any of the rules. I noticed that not all posts are favorable (naturally) but remain posted. Does Apple just search for the poster's user name and remove on that basis? I'll try posting the same message under another user name and see if it get's deleted or not. I am assuming that this message will be deemed to violate Apple's policy and Apple will remove this post very quickly.

C O'Kane wrote:
So if one just says: I installed Leopard and lost all data and all third party applications and the Genius Bar could not fix and the data recovery place could not fix either in response to a posted question: "how was your experience with Leopard?" ..... is that a violation of the policy? It does not seem like it should be but that's the fact scenarioc
Yes. It has nothing to do with asking a specific technical question and asking for an answer.
This is not the Daily Agony Column that Holmes likes to read. It's not what you "seem" to want for a message board post.
The title here is Installation and Setup. I would ask a deeper question, however, which is why you would want to make such a post? To scare others? To make yourself "feel" better? What would be the point? You don't walk into a Post Office and start ranting about a letter you got from an Aunt who just cut you off in her will. I mean, you might, but why?
The fact is that there are many posts here on these boards that are unfavorable towards Apple and Leopard and even Apple staff. But they contain enough "meat" that they are not deleted.
Of the posts that I have seen vanish, most had nothing in them of any value. It's also interesting that many rants are from people who purportedly speak English but cannot spell simple words and know nothing about punctuation. In my holistic view of the world, I am not surprised that their computers crashed upon upgrading to Leopard. I keep repeating that it is all attention to details.

HT201250 How does backupd decide what counts as a weekly backup?

Time machine seems to have decided that all but the oldest of my daily backups over a month old are expired backups to be deleted.
I thought it would keep all weekly backups until the disk became full.
The backup disk is far from full, so how did it decide that none of the backups it deleted counted as a "weekly backup"?

About TM "Backup Drive is Full" Alert
TM only deletes older files if they have been deleted from the source and when TM needs space on the backup drive for a new incremental backup. Time Machine "thins" it's backups; hourly backups over 24 hours old, except the first of the day; those "daily" backups over 30 days old, except the first of the week. The weeklies are kept as long as there's room.
So, how long a backup file remains depends on how long it was on your Mac before being deleted, assuming you do at least one backup per day. If it was there for at least 24 hours, it will be kept for at least a month. If it was there for at least a week, it will be kept as long as there's room.
Note, that on a Time Capsule the sparsebundle grows in size as needed, but doesn't shrink. Thus, from the user's view of the TC it appears that no space has been freed, although there may be space in the sparsebundle.
Once TM has found it cannot free up enough space for a new backup it reports the disk is full. You can either erase the backup drive and start your backups anew or replace the drive with a larger drive.

Ipad: how does mail decide what the "reply to" address is?

I have a weird problem. Any mail I send from my iPad has the "wrong" reply-to address. That is, when I send email from one account, it applies a different account address in the "from" field.
Here is the problem (all addresses are fake)
I have two email accounts on my ipad: [email protected], [email protected] I specify "[email protected]" as the Default Account in Mail, Contacts, Calendars
I also have an old account ([email protected]). This account was my AppleID, etc but I want to get away from that account and move completely to gmail. Again [email protected] is NOT registered (installed? what is the term) on the iPad.
Now, I would expect that when I send email, that "[email protected]" would be the "From:" address and that this would also be the reply-to address.
Indeed, when I make a New Message, the "From:" field DOES have [email protected] I can also tap the From: field and it gives my two choices: [email protected] and [email protected] However, when it arrives at the recipient, it says "From [email protected]".
Here is the header in Thunderbird when I send a test email from iPad to [email protected] (when I receive it), the header is really strange (again, edited to obfuscate my email):
From: Joe Blow <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0)
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:57:10 -0600
Delivered-To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <-2305465076252779989@unknownmsgid>
Subject: test of return address
To: Joe Blow <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Sent from my iPad
Now this is a strange header. It is missing all kinds of fields, (such as "Received:, Retur Path, etc) but it is clear that the iPad sen the mail with incorrect From and Reply-To fields. I dont even have [email protected] as an account on the iPad.
So the question is: where did it get and how do I fix it?
Any takers?
BTW, this is with iOS 5.1 (why, because every time I try to update, it says "An error occurred".

You don´t have to insert your e-mail adress in this field, if you don´t want to have the e-mail back to some other adress (that is the only purpose of this setting - just like in Outlook)
The views I present are my OWN and not of any organisation I may belong too.

How does OBI decide what column to display when drilling down on hierarchy

Hi All,
Lets say I have a logical table called Custom_Account which has Level 1 through 10, where 1 being the total level and 10 being the detail level. I have created a level based hierarchy.
On the total level, lets say I have 2 columns called Hier1_code and Hier1_name, and in the next level, I actually have four columns, Hier2_code, hier2_name, hier2_desc, hier2_details.
Now what configuration settings do I need to make in order for OBIEE to display all the fouce columns from level 2 when a user clicks on a column from level1?
Meaning, how do I define the columns that would be displayed upon drilling down from a parent level to child level.
Can someone please give some clear explanation, as I am confused here.
Thank you,
Peter.

Hi Peter,
After you have defined a hierarchy, you could open the properties of any level in the hierarchy and set the 'Use for Display checkbox' in the "Keys" tab for all the columns you would like to be displayed at this level.
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
Dhar

How does InDesign decide what to hyperlink?

I am using CS5 and noticed that InDesign will automatically create a hyperlink for URL's and email addresses that I type text for. I did notice that if the URL does not have "www." it does not automatically create a hyperlink. If the "www." is all uppercase it also does not automatically create the hyperlink. Is there a setting anywhere to change that behavior? In 2011 including the "www" part really isn't needed.

I'm not 100% sure how Acrobat works with automatically creating hyperlinks but I will tell you this...if you need hyperlinks then you need to create them in InDesign before exporting to make sure they work. While Acrobat's default is to automatically read hyperlinks this feature can be turned off and, as you have discovered, is not exactly perfect.
For more on this you might want to pop over to the Acrobat forum and ask the gurus there.
Bob

Does anyone know what happened to the iphone app Podcast Pro?

I have been using Podcast Pro for at least a couple of years. About two months ago it quit being able to to update podcasts. None of the other podcast players come close to it in terms of ease of usability and control of downloaded podcasts,

That's what I was thinking but I thought I would pose the question in case someone might know. Thanks for your response.

How does Mail decide which outgoing SMTP server to use?

I have Mail setup with two accounts - one for home use and one for work. Each has its own outgoing SMTP server. My question: how does mail decide which outgoing server to use? I don't want to mix work and home stuff.
Specifically, what happens in these three scenarios?
1) I compose a new mail. Does it always use the first account's outgoing SMTP server or does Mail look at the recipient's domain and base its decision on that?
2) I reply to a work email. Is Mail smart enough to look at my domain or the sender's to know to use the work outgoing SMTP server?
3) I reply to home email. Is Mail smart enough to look at my domain or the sender's to know to use the home outgoing SMTP server?
Any information is much appreciated.
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Hi Juergen,
Thanks for the suggestion - I had to "Customize" the viewable header to include the "From:" ("Von:") line to see who I was sending as. As far as the "use this SMTP only" checkbox is concerned - they're checked on both my accounts - so I'm not sure how much of an impact that has. To be honest, I thought this checkbox was meant to limit your outgoing mail (for that account) to this mail server only. I thought that if it was not checked, Mail will try to send the mail via another SMTP server if the one for this account is not reachable.....after all, why else would Apple allow you to check both servers' "use this SMTP only" checkbox?
But this is good enough for me - now I can see who i'ms ending as.
Thanks,
tom

How does apple want me to create a DVD to play on my DVD player from iMovie? iDVD did not come with my iMac.

I have created several home movies in imovie and am now ready to burn them to DVDs that family members can play on their DVD players. How am I supposed to do this? iDVD did not come with my imac. How does apple want us to do this? Thanks.

Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac? How do I get it, and how do I install it?
Apple insists that the entire world has access to fast broadband (and are prepared to pay for the considerable bandwidth usage) and wants to distribute home movies to friends and relatives via download (iCloud, YouTube, Facebook, whatever) rather than mailing them a DVD. The fact that in reality not all users do, has so far had no effect on this policy. Some purchasers of new iMacs have reported that if you scream and shout loudly enough down the phone to Apple, they may send you a free copy of iDVD. Stating that they would return their brand new Mac unless they received a copy of iDVD worked for some, but that is now said to have been withdrawn by Apple.
Also, you can complain bitterly via Apple’s Feedback link, perhaps suggesting that Apple could have provided a choice between burning DVDs and distributing home movies by other means. You may feel that Apple should not dictate how you destribute family videos or photos to distant relatives and friends, and should not assume that every user is prepared to pay for the excessive bandwidth usage charged by ISPs for huge downloads from the App Store:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or that comes with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11 from the online Apple Store: http://www.apple.com/ilife/. As there is no satisfactory substitute for iDVD Your only solution is to look on Amazon or eBay and try to get an older version that includes iDVD 7, i.e. iLife version 9 onwards. You should also do this if you plan to buy a new Mac anytime soon, as stocks of iLife that include iDVD will not be available for ever.
However, the vastly more expensive FCPX can burn a DVD without iDVD or DVD Studio Pro involvement, but lack the themes etc of iDVD. Also, of course, there is Roxio Toast, which is the best software for burning anything but again does not offer the flexibility of iDVD.
It is worth noting that the version of iDVD 7 included with iLife 11 only includes themes from iDVD 5-7. If you want all the older themes you should buy iLife 9, which has the same version of iDVD 7 but with all the themes, and none of the iDVD 7 updaters available from Apple Downloads contain them.
Currently the only certain way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-21006826-20751 4/Installer001.jpg
This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-21006826-20748 0/Pacifist001.jpg
You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
But even though you can still buy iLife 9 or 11 that includes iDVD 7 from Amazon, Apple now make it difficult to install:
When you try to install iDVD you may see a notice come up on the screen stating that the 'Authorisation Licence' had expired on 25 March 2012, because Apple have withdrawn the license to it can no longer be used.
In other words Apple are now so adamant that we don’t use iDVD that they have tried to make it impossible to install.
If you get an invalid certificate message just set your Mac's clock to sometime before early 2011 and run the installer. After installing iDVD reset the time back to the correct time on your Mac.
You may be to use able to use the installer even without setting back the date. Just click on the Continue button and it should work as expected, but for some it will not continue unless the date is set back.
Additional comments:
Apple has clearly indicated in the newest iMacs, Mac mini and Retina Display MacBook Pro that it plans to phase out optical disc drives as soon as possible across the board, providing an external USB drive as an option for users who need one but which is not universally compatible with all Macs.
Users increasingly have fewer opportunities to use optical drives, as the bulk of third party software is now available as a digital download either directly from the vendor or through Apple's App Store. but not all. Apple also sees digital distribution as the future of music and movies, as exemplified in Apple TV, which has never included an optical drive.
The company has never supported any new HD optical disc formats on its products, including Microsoft's ill fated HD-DVD or Sony's Blu-ray format, despite initially being involved in the Blu-ray standardization process. Instead, Apple has put its resources behind developing increasingly higher definition audio and video formats that it can distribute electronically through its own iTunes Store.
And if you think Microsoft are any better, their latest Windows 8 operating system will not play DVDs, or burn them, unless customers buy an extra upgrade, the company has announced: http://www.gizmag.com/windows-8-no-dvd-playback/22443/
In other words, computer manufacturers have declared optical media as dead, long before consumers are ready to stop using them, which is fine as long as they offered us a choice, but they won’t even do that. Flexibility and intuitive use of a computer seems to be a thing of the past.
The latest anorexic iMacs do not even include a CD drive (or Firewire)! Proof positive that Apple virtually prohibit the use of optical media - although the newly announced Mac Minis do include a Superdrive.
Yet, they still include iMovie! Heaven alone knows or understands what you are supposed to do with your newly edited masterpiece - except make a low quality version for YouTube?

How does Apple pay you if you sell your book?

As many of you I'm thinking to set and sell a book through the apple Books store, so:
I need an US tax ID, even if I'm not living in USA,
and an ISBN.
Then, suppose you sell some books.. How does Apple pay you? Do you have any options (i.e. Paypal, bank transfer..)?
Thanks!

Apple pays via electronic bank transfer to your designate bank once a month.

How does Apple ship via FedEx if FedEx doesn't support Macs?

I just got off the phone with FedEx and they said that they don't support Macs...
Which is weird since everything I've ever ordered from Apple has come FedEx.
So how does Apple ship our via FedEx? Do they have custom software for label printer support, and if so is that available to Mac users?
I'm guessing there aren't a bunch of PCs in the warehouse... well I hope not.

Many operations are farmed out to consultants, 3rd party vendors, etc.
I believe Ingram Micro does fullfillment/shipping, not Apple corporate directly.

How does Leopard decide which Space to present at startup?

When starting up, Mac goes to Space 2. Would like it to go to Space 1. How does Mac decide which Space and how do I change it to Space 1? Thanks.

Do you have an app that is assigned to Space 2 that is also in Login Items (starts automatically upon login)?
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Hi Niel . So they must do this for every single song , correct ? Because I have notice some albums from certain Artist that Apple doesn't have but yet they do have some songs from these Artist . Can members request songs to Apple to try to get ? Thanks

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