iBook Guts

iTunes 8 First Impressions

kernjackson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:54:44 +0000

So far I like what I see. Despite the fact that the Artwork for my movies collection is now gone. I suppose this is because my movies reside on an external HDD that was not plugged in when I updated.

This also makes a certain developers comments about Apple liking his Apps interface so much that they used it in iTunes actually make sense. Whether he new about grid view or not.

2 more points for iPhone

kernjackson — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:45:00 +0000

Two Reasons I’m ready to jump on the iPhone bandwagon.

OmniFocus for iPhone

mobile NetNewsWire

Live and Evolve

kernjackson — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:14:03 +0000

Windows 7 and gestures looks like more of the same, but a bit better.

Why do so many FanBoys get pissed at the very thought of feature replication? I say bring it on, and that’s coming from a “my income is directly linked to Apple’s market performance,” perspective.

I say Live and Let Evolve. If Apple can compete great, if not let them Die.

Ballmer was nearly spot on with…

“There’s a lot in Windows 7, and our goal’s got to be, with our hardware partners, to produce fantastic PCs. … We’ll sell 270m PCs a year, and Apple will sell 10m. Apple is fantastically successful, and so are we.”

* 270/10 is 27%!!! | “Fantastic PCs”

Patents exist to encourage invention, and any press is good press.

Wait, there’s more!

10.5.3 and All is Well

kernjackson — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:12:25 +0000

Just updated, everything is cool so far.

I am completely confused @ what is public & what is not, in regards to the SDK.

Where are the release notes?

Sincerely,

Kern’s Crazy Clown Const. INC. (neHAY HAY HAY!!!)

Here are those release notes

Cocoa Programming 3.0

kernjackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:41:53 +0000

Just received delivery of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 3rd Edition.

I’ve flipped through and briefly compared the 2nd and 3rd editions. The two books are very similar yet I feel very comfortable with my purchase. The new edition sports a more subtle cover design, as well as Aaron’s spiffy new haircut. Here’s a quick blurb from the back.

“Updated for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, this revised edition includes coverage of Xcode 3, Objective-C 2, Core Data, the garbage collector, and CoreAnimation.”

The best part….

The 2nd Edition is 450 pages in length.
The 3rd Edition is 433 pages or 17 pages shorter! This speaks volumes to me about the time, effort and skill poured into this book.

We Need Boxes!

kernjackson — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17:07 +0000

The argument against boxed copies has been clearly made, and I completely agree with the popular assessment. That said Indies are missing the boat. A boat filled with users who need workable solutions now, are more than happy to pay and have never even heard of your product.

I work at an Apple Value Added Reseller, and currently have no monetary impetus to push your product. Why must I shoot myself in the foot? I desperately want to sell your products, but I need a few things from you the developer.

Give Me….

A shrink wrapped box for customers to physically examine.
2 free serials, 1 to demo & 1 to sell.
30-50% reseller discount, I’ll sell at MSRP.
Disc & DVD case cover TIFFs for on demand printing.

I Will….

Burn your latest build.
Print an on demand boxed copy of your app.
Sell your app for a profit.
Pay you cash money.

You Get….

An untapped market.
Mindshare???
Profit!!!

Your Box…

DVD case with icon and app name on front.
Screenshots, sales pitch, system requirements and price on back.
Icon and name on the spine.
Make it weigh something.
Shrink wrap that puppy.

Help me stop the spread of CrapWare! They’ve got the shelf space, and for about $5 you can too. Should I sell just 1 copy, you’ll be ahead of the game.

Speechless

kernjackson — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:22:55 +0000

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all sentences short or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but that every word tells.”

- William Strunk
The Elements of Style

- Charles Osgood

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (3 ed)

kernjackson — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:42:35 +0000

It would seem Aaron Hillegass’ latest revision of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X is about to hit the shelves. The available date seems to have moved up a few days as well.

If your looking for…

An exhaustive Cocoa reference
an excellent tutorial book for Objective-C

a great introduction to Cocoa programming, buy this book!

Update on Black Crowes

kernjackson — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:31:46 +0000

I was never really all that into the Crowes. Not to say I don’t like the band, but they don’t make my Favorites playlist very often. They absolutely ROCK!!! (live)

Sadly, I didn’t notice that my ticket stub was in fact a $10 gambling voucher until it was to late to cash it in for $10 (24hr window). Should I attend another concert at RiverWind, I’ll be sure to test this one out. Can you say $10 dollar rebate?

Black Crowes

kernjackson — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:50:56 +0000

8:00 tonight, the Black Crowes will be in Norman, OK. Tickets are way too expensive, so only go if you’re a big fan that somehow missed the announcement until now.

More info at Riverwind.com.

National Council of Gambling Problems website if you already know where the casino is located.