From the diary of dan sandler, via randomWalks: ‘Now that iPod users have figured out how to use the iPod to store contacts, Apple has added the same functionality with updated iPod software.

There’s a clue, however, that the iPod team may not be terribly happy about having to cram this quite tangential feature into their svelte product. Take a look at the name in that screenshot: Alan Smithee. Where have you heard that name before? Yes, it’s the name used by disgruntled film directors to distance themselves from projects over which they have “lost creative control” to the studio.’

Here‘s the IMdb bio of Alan Smithee, and a list of 47 films he directed.