May 09 2005
Apple released an upgrade to their iTunes product today. Version 4.8 is now available for download from the iTunes web site. Some of the updates include QuickTime video support (see screenshots at Apple Insider), contact/calendar sync, and the addition of some new worldwide music stores.
Update: Apple also started making videos available for download with certain songs and albums at their iTunes Music Store.
May 09 2005
Apple has posted some Dashboard sample code
to demonstrate to developers how to do certain techniques in their
widget applications. Currently, there are only three examples
posted, but they deal with things like DHTML, stretching, and fading.
May 08 2005
If you are thinking about switching to the Mac platform, you should
check out the last podcast from the two young guys at Mr. Mac
Geek. I have been hanging around all the forums for Mac users for
the past two weeks trying to find out everything that I could. I
listened to their podcast a couple of nights ago and I learned a couple
of things that I had not found on the forums. Check out their
blog at Mr. Mac Geek where you can get the link for their podcast or download the latest MP3 audio file the podcast.
May 08 2005
I have problems with carpel tunnel, so I use Microsoft Natural
keyboards with my Windows machines. Unfortunately, I have not
been able to find anything good to use with the Power Mac when it gets
here. I know that you can use the PC keyboards with the Mac, but
Alt and Windows keys are in the wrong order to be used as the Option
and Command keys.
Well, this is where DoubleCommand
comes in. It is an OS X kernel extension which allows you to use
your PC keyboard with your Mac by swapping the order of the Alt and
Windows keys to properly produce the correct key codes so it will
properly be seen by OS X as the proper keys.
DoubleCommand does have other features beyond this, but this one will
be a nice feature for all who are interested in using their favorite PC
keyboard when they make the big switch! 
May 07 2005
Are you interested in doing software development on the Mac? I am
going to play around with Java when my Power Mac gets here next
week. I am also thinking about playing around with Objective-C
and Cocoa, especially after reading the article at MacZealots called Beginning Mac Development. It is a fantastic overview for getting started with development on the Mac.
May 06 2005
Part of my order from the Apple Store arrived today! My wife just
called me and asked “Did this thing get shipped in multiple
pieces?” Uhh… what does she mean by “thing”?
So, I have three options. I can either sit and look at the
display until next Wednesday when my Power Mac is supposed to arrive,
or I can go out and find a VGA to DVI converter so that I can use my PC
with the display over the weekend, or I can borrow the video card that
a co-worker has unused at his house which has DVI out.
Ding! Ding! Yep… I have a side trip to make after work today. 
May 06 2005
Tiger was just released last Friday. That is one week out since
Apple let loose its widely hyped operating system.
AppleInsider.com is reporting that an update to OS X Tiger might be
headed our way in May. According to reports, the update will
address stability and reliability issues with a wide range of
components of the Tiger operating system.
May 06 2005
Bill Palmer has posted a very interesting article about his views on
Tiger and how the Mac OS X operating system has integrated helper
applications over the years.
