Hey guys,
I recently had a virus on my computer.....lost everything.
I found a program that transfers music from your ipod to your PC then to itunes....It worked!
My issues is, how do I get back my already purchased APPS??
Does itunes have a record of all my purchased APPS??

yeah, itunes keeps that stuff in your account in the history I believe....that's why I hate apple/iTunes. Damn no direct backward writing...always 3rd party, usually a problem, and never fun.

SO, I guess I need to call them tomorrow to get them back right?

should be able to log in and see the history...I can on mine

Yep, I can confirm that works.

I logged into my account via iTunes and there is an option for Purchase History. I was surprised that it goes back as far as it does - for me back to 2005. You'll have to go through and re-download everything you purchased. For apps it should throw up a warning that says something like "You have already purchased this. You're going to download it again for free."

When I sync my phone that has apps on it that the computer doesn't they are auto transferred... Not sure if that will work for you in this case.

thanks guys...that helped. I HATE VIRUSES!!!!!!

Is this an appropriate time to offer unrequested information on some of the finer points of a Mac?

haha......already trying to convince my wife that we should get a macbook pro.
I am pretty computer iliterate, and am afraid of the learning curve with a new computer. Are Mac's easy to catch on with?

If you can figure out how to recover from a virus then you have enough technical smarts that there is going to be very little learning curve on a Mac.

Two years ago I was headed to the UK and before I left bought my dad (~61 years old) his first Mac. There was no way I was going to be trouble shooting all of the problems with a PC from across the pond. "Son, my desktop keeps changing on its own" or "Why can't I set my internet homepage." He had very little trouble adjusting and really enjoys it now. No more registry edits or other things that a normal user should ever have to bother with. It works for him. He can ebay, do email, Word, and video chat with the grandchild.

Here is a good website that will help you get acclimated to the Mac before ever getting one: http://www.myfirstmac.com/. It has great how-to articles on how you do things on a Mac that you are used to doing on a PC. I would also recommend going into a local Apple store if you have one. You can play hands on and ask all sorts of questions to the guys there before buying one.

To me it's all about time and ease. I work on computers all day long. I have less time at home then anywhere so I don't want to have to "work" on my computer ever to make it work. My first Mac was back in 2003 when I was graduating from college. I now have 5 running (2 MacBook Pro), disposed of 1 (RIP iBook), 3 iPhones, etc. Now not all of those machines are new, they last a long time and don't need a lot or any maintenance or updates to continue running recent software or perform tasks quickly.

That's enough from me. If I haven't boarded you and you have specific questions drop me a line at morowe @ mac .com.

Thanks very much for your time and input.
Now......to finish convincing my wife..haha

Computer hackers/virus writers need to be dealt with more than prison time. They need to have sections of their skin peeled off one at a time, all the while drizzling salt over the newly exposed fleshy substance.

For a year.


~Yukio