MacBook Air 11" as Dev Machine

I truly got back interior from Seattle, wherever I went to attend and converse next to Voices to facilitate Matter. The VTM people plunk on a horrendous league, as until the end of time, and I'll own more to say around to facilitate in upcoming blog posts.

WWDC Mothership Pilgrimage 2011

Okay, in the same way as revealing many fill with I wasn't departing to organize a visit to the Mothership on the Sunday or WWDC,

Bus Trip Update

Just wanted to collapse you all an renew on the means of transportation pilgrimage to Cupertino on June 5th. We had a tremendous fair of relevance. Approximately 300 fill with articulated an relevance,

Pre-WWDC Pilgrimage 2011 Update

If you signed the relevance form, you must own acknowledged an e-mail revealing you how to reserve seats on the pilgrimage buses.

Sold Out

Okay, I'm truly around to head to bed, but wanted to give permission you know to facilitate we've officially sold improbable all four means of transportation trips representing the June 5 pilgrimage.

Pre-WWDC 2011 Pilgrimage Additional Buses

Okay, here's the deal people. We're demanding to discovery improbable from the means of transportation company come again?

Pre-WWDC Schedule Update

Lost during Translation: Harvard Geneticist Now Disowns Scheme To Clone Neanderthal Baby -- Evolution News

The Boston Herald assures us to facilitate the geneticist who yesteryear was advocating a project to clone a Neanderthal baby in piece of information not at all called representing such a issue, nor is he seeking a likely and "adventurous female human" to bear the spawn.

Bus Update

Just to give permission you all know, we're down to eleven residual offered seats on the third and after everything else means of transportation, and they're around equally split amid morning and afternoon. If you missed getting a seat on the chief two buses,

A Few Seats Left

There are a few seats left for the afternoon trip to Cupertino on June 6th. If you're interested, go here.

As I write this, there are less than 15 seats, though, so if you want one, I suggest you hurry.

Sad Mac

I haven't had much stage representing blogging lately. I own around a half-dozen unfinished blog posts in my queue, but own been too diligent to varnish several of them.

Respect & Shame

It's been fascinating bearing in mind how many fill with own responded to the death of Steve Jobs exactly the way I did. It's beyond doubt amazing how many fill with who not at all met the man feel not truly to facilitate the globe has lost a big cheese major but to facilitate they themselves own lost a alone.

Disappointing

So, like others, I was tempted to put pen to paper a apology of the iPhone 4S in the same way as all the pundits and naysayers came improbable after everything else week calling the iPhone 4S "disappointing". I'm glad I not at all found the stage. To the same extent it turns improbable the iPhone 4s doesn't need everybody to holder up representing it.

Flash is Dead. No, Really this Time

It appears that Adobe is going to cease development of mobile Flash.

I'm not ordinarily one to gloat or dwell on I-told-you-sos, but I'm going to make an exception in this one instance. I took an awful lot of heat for those blog rants backin 2009 for saying things like

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the iBooks Author EULA

I've been debating whether to position almost the iBooks Author EULA or not. Modish wide-ranging, I've been difficult to pass up emotionally debated and controversial subjects at this point in support of the unpretentious detail so as to individuals discussions have a propensity to lunch up a batch of instant and often aren't very productive. My belief on iBooks Author and iBooks 2 is comparatively close to a little other authors I know. Because this is something that's draw near to and dear to my empathy, however, I be included it's worth a only some expressions. And with me, a only some expressions is mostly more than a only some.

WWDC

When an important person who reads this blog, you probably already know so as to WWDC tickets are on trade. I wouldn't expect them to be existing loan. Apple has taken a little step to slow down down the sales, such as implementing a developer membership requirement and a one-ticket-per-individual-member and five-ticket-per-organization limit on tickets, but I still expect them to set out fast (I've heard rumors they're sold not worth it, but the possession link still shows in support of me).

Grand Slam!

Apple has set a new record for WWDC video avialability this year, getting them out not even a week after the event ended. Amazing.

On the iPhone 4 Reception Issue…

Until at the moment, I've held in reserve pretty much settle down on the iPhone 4 reception matter. Part of to facilitate was simply to facilitate I didn't own a phone until a week previously what time my pre-ordered phone to finish here. Part of it was truly to facilitate I'm crazy heads-down on the hardback and responsibility client handiwork justification promptly. And part of it is to facilitate I'm having breakdown deciding exactly come again? I feel around it. It feels to me like the matter is being overstated, but I doubt to facilitate fill with who are brutally impacted feel to facilitate way.

iPhone 4 Press Conference

Well, the iPhone 4 press league truly ended, and I notion I'd type up my judgment quickly or diving back into handiwork. Overall, the top effect is exactly come again? I notion they'd look after: Open luggage and refunds representing persons who would like them. Seems very like a trade event response to me.

On Swords, Perspective, and Spin…

Although I thought Apple started off a little too defensive yesterday, when you boil it down, I thought they did the right thing. If you're having a problem and a case can fix it, here, have a free case. If you already bought a case, they'll refund the money you paid for that case. If you bought an iPhone 4 and the problem keeps you from being able to use or enjoy your phone, they'll take it back, no restocking fee, no questions asked.

Those Were the Days…

The Computer History Museum has recently posted the original source code for MacPaint and QuickDraw! Apple has given them permission to publish them both, and they're well worth taking a look at if for no other reason than to realize just how good we programmers have it today.