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Breakaway - 1.6

pause/resume iTunes with your headphones

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All Time:	(4.0)
Version 1.6:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	1.6
Release Date:	2008-04-26
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.6):	865
Downloads (all versions):	2,717

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Product Description:

Breakaway is a utility that will pause/resume iTunes for you whenever you unplung and/or plug in your headphones. You can now walk away from your computer for a moment without missing a beat of your favorite song, or disturbing anyone with your speakers coming on.

Optionally, you can enable mute button functionality, which makes your mute button act as a pause for iTunes. Need to take a call? Hit mute on your keyboard and talk all you need. As soon as you unmute, iTunes will resume once more.

Note: If you want to use Breakaway solely for mute button functionality, be sure to disable "Headphones mode"

Also, Breakaway now supports Growl notifications, so you can get the status of your jack without the trouble of using a menu item.

What's new in this version:

Chinese (Simplified) Localization
Dutch Localization
Fixed error on first start where auto update window is behind splash
Fixed error where Breakaway would get utterly confused if you ran it when iTunes was playing
Major bug where debug settings were included in release version, resulting in very very poor memory management
Resume on reinsert" now defaults to on
Added fade-in options
Added "Expand Breakaway" system support feedback option

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

iTunes 7.0.1 (lowest tested version)

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.6:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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'A' for effort - Version: 1.6, 5/13/2008 05:47PM PST

VBVB

but no cigar.
Or am I mixing my metaphores now? Anyway, upon launch the launching flash panel froze in place, on top of all other windows, and wouldn't budge. Force quit didn't recognize the process. A restart was required to get rid of Breakaway's launching flash panel. After which I used AppDelete1.1.1 to get it off my system good.

Sorry, too flaky for me.

Useful and well implemented - Version: 1.6, 4/26/2008 05:48PM PST

creator1456

I just downloaded this and am impressed. It does exactly as it says. There are a couple things that need tweaking (system mute pauses > unplug > plug in resumes w/mute still on), but nothing that should stop anyone from using this.

Won't unzip - Version: 1.5, 3/17/2008 09:41AM PST

JS&K

Can't finish downloading the file. Unzipping function breaking before it finishes.