Thursday, April 2, 2009

RapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support

RapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support

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Realmac Software has just released version 4.2.2 of TUAW favorite RapidWeaver. Although it may appear to be a minor point release, there are actually quite a few bug fixes and backend additions in this update.

Highlights from the release notes:
  • Completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, better security and spam protection and better support for Windows servers.
  • JS-Kit commenting for blogs. If you were using the previously built-in Haloscan comments, everything works just fine, whether you migrate your account to JS-Kit or not.
  • Improved Safari 4 support
  • Better RSS handling
As a user who was using the 4.2.2 betas just for Safari 4 support, this update means the end of lots of headaches. Use the auto-update function within RapidWeaver or head to Realmac's site to download the latest version.

RapidWeaver 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and is $79 US.

TUAWRapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone 2.2.1 SDK on a PPC Mac

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There's a great tutorial at Apokalypse Software for getting the iPhone 2.2.1 SDK working on a PPC Mac (up until now, doing development for the iPhone meant getting an Intel-based Mac). It takes some work, but nothing that will pose a problem for most developers. Before you begin, remember that you must have 6GB of disk space available. Also, if you've tried to install the SDK on your target volume before, you'll have trouble until you uninstall Xcode with /Library/Developer/3.1/uninstall-devtools.

If you don't want to go through the hassle, you can buy an installer for just $5. As a guy who still uses his G4 iMac, I understand the appeal of using an older Mac.

TUAWiPhone 2.2.1 SDK on a PPC Mac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft Still Hoping to Bring Office to iPhone?
TechCrunch reports on comments made by Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft's Business Division, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that suggest that Microsoft is still exploring ways to bring its Office suite of applications to the iPhone.<p class...

Apple pushes devs to deliver 64-bit support with new Snow Leopard beta
As expected, Apple on Wednesday evening provided its vast developer community with a new pre-release distribution of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and asked that they focus attention on 64-bit compatibility in their third party kernel extensions.


Latest iPhone Developer Agreement Bans Jailbreaks
The "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement" governs what iPhone developers can and cannot do. Now, jailbreaking, assisting in jailbreaking, and developing and distributing jailbreak apps are among the things that the latest revision of that agreement does not condone.

Palm Pre Continues to Generate Interest at CTIA Mobile
In the minds of many, the unreleased Palm Pre may be the biggest potential threat to Apple's growing iPhone marketshare. Announced at CES, the Palm Pre is an entirely new platform developed by Palm to replace their long-running Palm OS.
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TUAW Retro Giveaway Part 2: Manuals, BASIC books and a printer

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In the spirit of today's April Fool's/Apple birthday blasts from the past, we've got a giveaway prize pack that will remind us all of days gone by. [Yes, this is an actual giveaway, not a joke. -Ed.]

Wrapping up our look at 33 years of Apple, we're giving away a few more computational artifacts:
Basic Apple BASIC, by James Coan, Fancy AppleSoft Programming by Gabriel Cuellar and 32 BASIC Programs for the Apple Computer by Rugg and Feldman for the old-school programmers out there. If you happen to have a machine to program Applesoft BASIC, why not try GEOS as well? It's an early GUI productivity suite for the Apple II series. We're giving away the entire package: manuals and disks (5.25" of course).

For you Mac folks, there's the ClarisWorks user's guide from 1989, some At Ease manuals and the MacProject II manual.

Finally, there's an Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 in great shape (but no warranty -- there are limits to AppleCare). We'll throw in some ink cartridges, but we've no idea if the ink still works.


  • Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
  • To enter leave a comment telling us the oldest Apple computer you've ever used.
  • The comment must be left before April 5, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Prize: One copy of Basic Apple BASIC, one copy of the 1989 ClarisWorks user guide, two At Ease manuals, one MacProject II manual, one copy of Fancy AppleSoft Programming, one copy of 32 BASIC Programs for the Apple Computer (no floppies or tapes included), an entire GEOS package (manuals and floppies) and an Apple ColorStyleWriter 2200 (no warranty, but we'll throw in some ink cartridges). (Total estimated value is $100)
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules.

TUAWTUAW Retro Giveaway Part 2: Manuals, BASIC books and a printer originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft Office On iPhone: April Fools Joke without the Punchline?

I’m a huge fan of April Fools Day. Some don’t get into the spirit of it, but I abask the settin of fooled or be fooled. What I don’t like is when someone makes an April Fools joke, but forget to those involved that it really is a gag. That’s what I take away from this TechCrunch article. That or it could be true.

According to Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, we coud be seeing Microsoft Office heading to the iPhone. The rumor has been circulating for quite some time now, but nothing substantial to report until now. No details were mentioned in the article, which leaves me with a suspicious feeling.

Also, I don’t understand why a Microsoft Office program would be so useful on the iPhone. Specifically the text editor. The iPhone isn’t exactly known for its writing capabilities.

So, what’s your take on the rumors, real or fake?



Apple proposes iPhone that calls security agency when stolen
In the latest installment of Apple's iPhone security-related patent filings, the Cupertino-based company describes the implementation of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the event the handset is lost or stolen, which could in turn lead to a police officer being dispatched to the current location of the device based on GPS coordinates.


RapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support

Filed under: ,

Realmac Software has just released version 4.2.2 of TUAW favorite RapidWeaver. Although it may appear to be a minor point release, there are actually quite a few bug fixes and backend additions in this update.

Highlights from the release notes:
  • Completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, better security and spam protection and better support for Windows servers.
  • JS-Kit commenting for blogs. If you were using the previously built-in Haloscan comments, everything works just fine, whether you migrate your account to JS-Kit or not.
  • Improved Safari 4 support
  • Better RSS handling
As a user who was using the 4.2.2 betas just for Safari 4 support, this update means the end of lots of headaches. Use the auto-update function within RapidWeaver or head to Realmac's site to download the latest version.

RapidWeaver 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and is $79 US.

TUAWRapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone 2.2.1 SDK on a PPC Mac

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There's a great tutorial at Apokalypse Software for getting the iPhone 2.2.1 SDK working on a PPC Mac (up until now, doing development for the iPhone meant getting an Intel-based Mac). It takes some work, but nothing that will pose a problem for most developers. Before you begin, remember that you must have 6GB of disk space available. Also, if you've tried to install the SDK on your target volume before, you'll have trouble until you uninstall Xcode with /Library/Developer/3.1/uninstall-devtools.

If you don't want to go through the hassle, you can buy an installer for just $5. As a guy who still uses his G4 iMac, I understand the appeal of using an older Mac.

TUAWiPhone 2.2.1 SDK on a PPC Mac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft Still Hoping to Bring Office to iPhone?
TechCrunch reports on comments made by Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft's Business Division, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that suggest that Microsoft is still exploring ways to bring its Office suite of applications to the iPhone.<p class...

Apple pushes devs to deliver 64-bit support with new Snow Leopard beta
As expected, Apple on Wednesday evening provided its vast developer community with a new pre-release distribution of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and asked that they focus attention on 64-bit compatibility in their third party kernel extensions.


Latest iPhone Developer Agreement Bans Jailbreaks
The "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement" governs what iPhone developers can and cannot do. Now, jailbreaking, assisting in jailbreaking, and developing and distributing jailbreak apps are among the things that the latest revision of that agreement does not condone.

Palm Pre Continues to Generate Interest at CTIA Mobile
In the minds of many, the unreleased Palm Pre may be the biggest potential threat to Apple's growing iPhone marketshare. Announced at CES, the Palm Pre is an entirely new platform developed by Palm to replace their long-running Palm OS.
<b...

TUAW Retro Giveaway Part 2: Manuals, BASIC books and a printer

Filed under:

In the spirit of today's April Fool's/Apple birthday blasts from the past, we've got a giveaway prize pack that will remind us all of days gone by. [Yes, this is an actual giveaway, not a joke. -Ed.]

Wrapping up our look at 33 years of Apple, we're giving away a few more computational artifacts:
Basic Apple BASIC, by James Coan, Fancy AppleSoft Programming by Gabriel Cuellar and 32 BASIC Programs for the Apple Computer by Rugg and Feldman for the old-school programmers out there. If you happen to have a machine to program Applesoft BASIC, why not try GEOS as well? It's an early GUI productivity suite for the Apple II series. We're giving away the entire package: manuals and disks (5.25" of course).

For you Mac folks, there's the ClarisWorks user's guide from 1989, some At Ease manuals and the MacProject II manual.

Finally, there's an Apple Color StyleWriter 2200 in great shape (but no warranty -- there are limits to AppleCare). We'll throw in some ink cartridges, but we've no idea if the ink still works.


  • Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
  • To enter leave a comment telling us the oldest Apple computer you've ever used.
  • The comment must be left before April 5, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Prize: One copy of Basic Apple BASIC, one copy of the 1989 ClarisWorks user guide, two At Ease manuals, one MacProject II manual, one copy of Fancy AppleSoft Programming, one copy of 32 BASIC Programs for the Apple Computer (no floppies or tapes included), an entire GEOS package (manuals and floppies) and an Apple ColorStyleWriter 2200 (no warranty, but we'll throw in some ink cartridges). (Total estimated value is $100)
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules.

TUAWTUAW Retro Giveaway Part 2: Manuals, BASIC books and a printer originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Microsoft Office On iPhone: April Fools Joke without the Punchline?

I’m a huge fan of April Fools Day. Some don’t get into the spirit of it, but I abask the settin of fooled or be fooled. What I don’t like is when someone makes an April Fools joke, but forget to those involved that it really is a gag. That’s what I take away from this TechCrunch article. That or it could be true.

According to Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, we coud be seeing Microsoft Office heading to the iPhone. The rumor has been circulating for quite some time now, but nothing substantial to report until now. No details were mentioned in the article, which leaves me with a suspicious feeling.

Also, I don’t understand why a Microsoft Office program would be so useful on the iPhone. Specifically the text editor. The iPhone isn’t exactly known for its writing capabilities.

So, what’s your take on the rumors, real or fake?



Apple proposes iPhone that calls security agency when stolen
In the latest installment of Apple's iPhone security-related patent filings, the Cupertino-based company describes the implementation of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the event the handset is lost or stolen, which could in turn lead to a police officer being dispatched to the current location of the device based on GPS coordinates.

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