MacRuby: The Definitive Guide
Speaking of MacRuby, the first few chapters of Matt Aimonetti’s in-progress book about it are available for free online.
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MacRuby 0.6
Laurent Sansonetti:
Since 0.5’s release, we have worked closely with a number of
early-adopter developers in finding and fixing a great number of
bugs, as well as improving the overall process of creating Cocoa
apps in MacRuby. We believe that MacRuby is now stable enough to
permit the creation of complete and [...]
If the TSA Were Running New York
James Fallows:
All vans or SUVs headed into Midtown Manhattan would have to stop
and have their contents inspected. If any vehicle seemed for any
reason to have escaped inspection, Midtown in its entirety would
be evacuated.
And:
The point of terrorism is not to “destroy.” It is to terrify.
And for eight and [...]
iPad Case Finder
Comprehensive listing of ipad cases and carrying bags.
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Fraser Speirs Is Back In
Fraser Speirs:
iPhone OS is the first mass-market operating system where
consumers are no longer afraid to install software on their
computers (I’m not counting read-only media software platforms
like games consoles here). In a conversation recently, a friend
recounted a scene that he passed by in an airport. Four
fifty-something [...]
Very Personal Computing
Jean-Louis Gassée:
The center of financial gravity in the computing world—the
Center of Money—has shifted. No longer directed at the PC, the
money pump now gushes full blast at the smartphones market.
He backs this up with a striking financial comparison: Apple makes six times the profit from iPhone OS device sales than HP makes [...]
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Music Magpie
Cash in your dodgy music taste – you know it makes sense
If you’ve got any sense, you’ll have used sites like this to get rid of your old mobile phones. Much like Mazuma or Envirofone, Music Magpie gives you cash for stuff you no longer want to hold on to.
In this case it’s CDs, DVDs [...]
NEWS: iPad UK launch delay fears as "Demand continues to exceed supply"
1 million units sold so far, but is there enough stock for a UK launch?
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Could the UK launch of the Apple ipad be delayed even further? That will be the worry for many Brits eager to get [...]
Follow Up on HTML5 Video in IE9
Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovitch:
Several comments speculated about Microsoft’s financial interest
in the codec. (Microsoft participates in MPEG-LA with many other
companies.) Microsoft pays into MPEG-LA about twice as much as it
receives back for rights to H.264. Much of what Microsoft pays in
royalties is so that people who buy Windows (on [...]
Michael Gartenberg on the iPad’s Early Success
Michael Gartenberg:
The reason Apple was successful was they optimized for the form
factor. Sure, ipad looks a lot like a large iPod touch but in
practice it’s much more than that. Vendors building on Windows 7
need to think how that will play in the market. Windows, like OS
X, [...]
