(6/30) I need a new hosting solution. Not because of my wonderful little server, which has never failed me, but because of my DSL service which is way too unreliable.

(6/30) Breaking all previous speed records, the videos and sample code for the WWDC are available within the same month as the conference! Amazing and much appreciated!

(6/24) So much has gone on in Mac-land since I typed here last. Updates to many Mac models, including my much beloved MacBook Air; Snow Leopard updates, to be ready for its debut in September (for $29); Lots of great progress on all the APIs shown off at the WWDC (which was a great time); Of course, iPhone OS 3.0 came out to make all phone models better, in addition to new classes of applications that are available for it; And last, but not least, the new iPhone ///GS, er, 3GS. (Also, the .Mac HomePage is finally being retired in favor of the MobileMe system, which is perhaps best thought of as .Mac ][.)

(5/28) The Huntsville Mac User Group has a great collection of command-line and X11-based programs, libraries and tools, specifically compiled for Macs (PPC and Intel systems).

(5/27) No one should care if the iPhone goes to $99, since it's the total cost of the phone and plan that matters. Remember that the 3G phones, where the price went down to $199, were more expensive than the previous $299 phones, because AT&T subsidized the cost of the phone itself so they could crank up the price of the plan. I'll be happy if there's an actual reduction in total cost. But phone companies are evil a little more than they are good, so keep an eye on them.

(5/20) For a mere Цена 23.800 руб, you too can have yet another Mac clone option: RussianMac.

(5/17) I was just flipping thru the latest Consumer Reports, which has a special computer section for June, and Apple dominates the field in almost every category where it has products, especially for customer support, where no one else is even close.

(5/13) Arg. A Dvorak keyboard "fix" in 10.5.7 seems to be messing up some things for me now.

(5/6) I've put the search feature back in the Cocoa Literature page. The search is higher-quality than before too. There are nearly 900 articles listed, so this is often a very fast way to find solutions or best-practices for your Cocoa programmin' needs. (And if you're looking to learn how to program for Macs or the iPhone, this article list is a great resource.)

(4/29) And for the 2nd year in a row, the WWDC has sold out! Hope to see you there. Be sure to say hi if you see me wandering around.