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- Trampoline updates to 2.3.2
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Cool tools, Productivity, Odds and ends
We reported on Trampoline a while back-- it's a radial application launcher that bills itself as a way to give you quick access to your "core set" of tools. A few people have marked it as very similar to Sapiens, and that's true-- both are circular launchers that allow you to fire off applications quickly when you need them. Sapiens is a great application, but it seems to have a little more under the hood in terms of learning your apps and where to place them, whereas Trampoline seems to be more interested in just providing quick access, not mapping your apps out for you. The other main difference in usage seems to be that Sapiens can be activated with a circular mouse movement (sometimes a bonus, sometimes an annoyance, if you didn't mean to activate it), while Trampoline is activated with a mappable hotkey. It's up to you whether one is more or less efficient than the other.
At any rate, this is your Mac we're talking about, so you can use either or both or none. Trampoline's Joseph Wardell let us know that his application has just been updated to 2.3.2, which brings better compatibility with Leopard applications (including Time Machine), and some speed updates and improvements. Trampoline remains shareware (just like Sapiens, incidentally)-- use a trial for as long as you want, or support the application with a purchase for $19.95.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/trampoline-updates-to-2-3-2/#comments - iPhone Coding: Use NSBundle and avoid hard-coded paths
Filed under: iPod Family, How-tos, Developer, iPhone
Listen up, iPhone coders, NSBundle is your friend. It lets you look in your main .app bundle and retrieve files without hardcoding paths. Avoid "/Application/MyProg.app/foo.png" and replace your absolute references with relative ones. This lets your users install your applications wherever they wish.
An NSBundle object locates your app in the local file system so you can access resources and use them in your programs.
[NSBundle mainBundle]returns the object for your app. When you use the pathForResource: ofType: inDirectory: method, you can easily find the path to those resources. For example, to find the Default.png file in the top level of an iPhone or iPod touch application, use:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Default" ofType:@"png" inDirectory:@""]]. Couldn't be simpler.Skip the type argument (use @"") for resources without extensions.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/iphone-coding-use-nsbundle-and-avoid-hard-coded-paths/#comments - Refresh Finder is ready to refresh Leopard's Finder, too
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Odds and ends, Freeware, Leopard, Developer
Reader Fredrik L sends word (thanks!) that Samuel Svensson is back from India, and that means his little mini-application, Refresh Finder, has been updated and is Leopard-ready.
There's not much more to say about this one-- you can probably guess what Refresh Finder does from its name, and while it is small and simple, it's also proof positive that even small and simple things can make life a lot easier. Keeping your Finder windows up to date isn't hard, but it's definitely helpful.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/refresh-finder-is-ready-to-refresh-leopards-finder-too/#comments - iPhone Coding: iPhone Developer Docs updated to 1.1.2
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone
A few weeks ago, our Mike Rose posted about my 1.1.1 iPhone header documentation. I'm pleased to say that after a huge amount of work, I've updated those docs up to version 1.1.2. The new documents cover all the Objective-C headers for the iPhone and iPod touch 1.1.2 frameworks including updated keyboards and other system-level modifications. If you're wondering about "Oktoberfest", despite the November release date, that's the Apple internal name for the user bundle. Previous bundles included "Heavenly" (1.0.2) and "Snowbird" (1.1.1).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/iphone-coding-iphone-developer-docs-updated-to-1-1-2/#comments - iTunes: Free Tuesday
Filed under: iTS, Features, iTunes, Deals
Once again, TUAW is pleased to present you with a selection of free songs and videos from around the world. Many of these iTMS items won't be free for long, so grab your copies before the week is up. And don't forget: If you want to buy these on your iPhone or iPod touch, make sure to sign into your account in iTunes before you sync.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/itunes-free-tuesday/#comments - The Curious Case of the 1.1.2 Ringtones
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
Apple's 1.1.2 iPhone firmware release brought easy custom ringtones back to life. With 1.1.2 you can once again add end-user ringtones to iTunes and, from there, sync them to your iPhone. Did Apple intentionally thwart third party ringtones with its 1.1.1 firmware or not? Is the 1.1.2 reprieve an oversight or fixing an unintentional obstacle? Opinions vary.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/thwarting-ringtones-and-praising-itoner/#comments - Working iPod trapped in resin for art's sake
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Humor, iPod Family, Odds and ends
Engadget brings us this exploded iPod (that poor site is getting beat up today), which has been dissembled and placed in a protective block ofcarbonitetranslucent resin. Why? Don't ask why-- it's, like, art, man.
Billy Chasen is the artist in question, and here's the best part of the whole story: that iPod you see above? It still works. Apparently he just took it apart-- he didn't actually disconnect anything, and so it can still charge and play as normal. Which makes me wonder-- when the next ice age comes and all of our iPods get frozen in ice, will future generations still be able to come along, warm them back up, and see what we were listening to? Maybe I should get that Tiffany off my Pod just in case.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/working-ipod-trapped-in-resin-for-arts-sake/#comments - MakeiPhoneRingtone returns from the Dead
Filed under: Software, Deals, iPhone
Rogue Amoeba, our favorite weaponized unicellular developer, has ressurected its free custom ringtone utility. Like an uncanny Zombie movie, iPhone firmware update 1.1.2 has dragged MakeiPhoneRingtone back from the beyond. 1.1.2's ringtone support once again allows you to add custom ringtones. Drop any AAC file onto its icon and the utility processes your audio and hands it off to iTunes, where you can sync it to your iPhone.
As I discussed in my earlier post, you need to keep your ringtones about 40 seconds or shorter. But other than that, you're simply good to go.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/makeiphoneringtone-returns-from-the-dead/#comments - GameBoy App for iPhone released
Filed under: Gaming, iPod Family, iPhone
A group of iPhone hackers has just released version 0.0.5 of gpSPhone. gpSPhone is a GameBoy Advanced emulator for iPhone. As with all first releases, it's still a bit on the iffy side. Although "many games are playable", sound output is pretty awful and the GUI and instructions are being worked on. If you feel like giving this a try, here are a few things you really need to know:
- You have to run it from /Applications. The programmers obviously hard coded search paths and the app just will not work from any other location.
- You need to supply your own BIOS. You can easily google for instructions on dumping your own gba_bios.bin. If you decide to download one instead, the correct MD5 for a working bios is a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6. Stick the bios file into the .app folder.
- You need to supply your own games. We happen to already own Hello Kitty Party in physical ROM form. So that's what I decided to test out.
- Playback is...early. I'm sure that playability will improve in future releases but for now, it's not really in the "fun" category; more "interesting because this may grow into something usable". Add your games to /var/root/Media/ROMs/GBA.
Thanks Wayne
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/gameboy-app-for-iphone-released/#comments - TUAW How To: Getting early access to 1.1.2
Filed under: iPod Family, iTS, Software, Hacks, How-tos, Software Update, iPhone
curl -s -L http://phobos.apple.com/version | gunzip. You'll probably want to pipe it through more, which shows a page at a time, or open the entire results in TextEdit, i.e.More:
curl -s -L http://phobos.apple.com/version | gunzip | moreTextEdit:
curl -s -L http://phobos.apple.com/version | gunzip | open -fThe results are published as standard xml. Since I knew that the European iPhone would ship with version 1.1.2, I set up a shell script a couple of days in advance that searched through this feed to find "1.1.2". Eventually it showed up and I could download the firmware several days in advance of the iTunes release.
Getting such an early head start is truly the exception rather than the rule. This is a good trick to put into your arsenal when you're waiting for a specific release.
Updated to add " curl -s -L ". Thanks Justin.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/13/tuaw-how-to-getting-early-access-to-1-1-2/#comments - TUAW first look: FileMaker announces Bento organizer app
Filed under: Software, Features
When you've been creating and selling the same application for 20 years -- the most successful database on the Mac platform, and a contender on Windows -- and you're a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, Inc. with plenty of customers in business, education and SOHO markets... well, what do you do for an encore?
FileMaker Inc. has a pretty good market with the namesake app, but as the Mac universe grows to include more families, independent professionals and first-time switchers, the full power and cost of a relational database may be more than these new Mac users need (and might actually be more scary than appealing, despite FM's legendary ease of use). Time for a light, personal-organizer version of that FileMaker power -- an iData, if you will. It's coming in January, for Leopard users only, and it's called Bento. (That's Backup.app on the left and Butler on the right. Hi, I'm Mike, and I'm a Cover Flowaholic.) Bento will cost $49 for a single-user license, with a $99 family 5-pack option.
The idea of the bento box -- one-stop lunching, with compartments for the individual bits of yummy -- gives you a basic sense of the product. With contact, calendar, tabular/relational data and media file embedding, Bento can serve as a basic organizer or a reasonably savvy database, with a lot of room in the middle. For those with long memories who are saying "Hey, wasn't there already some Mac databasey-thing called Bento?" -- yep, that was the name of OpenDoc's native file format (thanks Christina for the tip).Gallery: Bento by FileMaker
Bento's time-limited preview version is available now for download; it expires in February after the on-sale date. We got a brief advance look (more details below) and there's a screenshot gallery for you to enjoy, but you'll best grok Bento by getting a copy and playing with it.Continue reading TUAW first look: FileMaker announces Bento organizer app
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