Given what happened the last time Apple posted a new iTunes installer, we wouldn't be surprised if people were a little... shall we say, extra careful about downloading and installing new versions of that particular product. For those of you who missed all the fun, the original Mac OS X iTunes 2.0 installer contained a wonderfully entertaining bug that, in very specific circumstances, could turn data on additional mounted drive volumes into Swiss cheese. Apple pulled that problematic installer and replaced it with a safe one, but not before a slew of user data went bye-bye, causing the company's public relations people to reach for the Rolaids.

Well, if you're looking to climb right back on that horse, now's your chance. Apple has just posted iTunes 2.0.2, and to call the release of this update "quiet" is like calling Bill Gates "well to do." As far as we can tell, there was no actual announcement, and Apple's entire site is devoid of any mention of just what might be different in this new release-- it just sort of "showed up" on the iTunes download page. At broadcast time, both MacMinute and MacCentral were trying to ascertain what changes exist in 2.0.2. Nothing beats a mysterious documentation-lacking update to give you the heebie-jeebies, right? It's sort of the software equivalent of unattended baggage at the airport.

So the question before you is, will you leap in with your teeth bared and install iTunes 2.0.2, trusting that the "mystery change" in this point-release isn't that the installer now deletes half your files, posts your credit card info to Ain't It Cool News, cancels your cable service, kicks your dog, raids your fridge, throws a fork in your microwave on "high," and casts aspersions on your sexual prowess? Or will you cower in fear until the unknown is revealed?

Whoops, never mind-- unless you've plunged ahead and installed it already, you've officially opted for Choice B. MacFixit appears to have the skinny on what's new in iTunes 2.0.2: apparently this latest version adds a few localization options (including support for German and French) and fixes the relatively obscure Screen Saver bug that cropped up in 2.0 and 2.0.1. Pretty minor stuff-- and we've yet to hear a single report of anyone installing the latest version and subsequently suffering massive data loss or an atomic wedgie as a result, so we're going to assume that it's safe. So if you're the type who hyperventilates when any of your software is the slightest bit out of date, get happy.