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Macintosh Products Guide
Localized guide to software and hardware
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Jan 7, 2005, No. 428
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ADC Member News
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[1] ADC Mailing for January 2005
The ADC Mailing for January 2005 shipped on December 23, 2004.
Please allow 3-10 days for delivery.
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Hardware
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[2] Apple Upgrades Xserve G5
Apple has upgraded its Xserve 1U rack optimized server to deliver
dual 64-bit 2.3GHz PowerPC G5 processors with over 35 gigaflops of
processing power per system. With the industry's fastest front side
1U server system bus, running at up to 1.15GHz, Xserve offers up to
9.2GBps of bandwidth per processor and up to three 400GB drives,
achieving a groundbreaking 1.2TB of hot-plug storage.
[3] New Release: Xsan
Apple is now shipping Xsan, a high performance, enterprise class
Storage Area Network (SAN) file system. Xsan file system software
combined with Apple's Xserve RAID storage hardware delivers a
powerful, easy-to-manage, enterprise class SAN solution at a
breakthrough low price.
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Internet and Server
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[4] Oracle Database 10g Available for Mac OS X Server
Now certified on Mac OS X Server, Oracle Database 10g is the
first database designed for grid computing, offering a
cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. Developers can
download both
Oracle Database 10g and
newly certified Mac OS X integrated development environment,
Oracle JDeveloper 10g, direct from the Oracle
website.
[5] InfoWorld Announces 2005 Technology of the Year Awards
Apple Xserve G5 won InfoWorld's "Best Server Hardware" award and Mac
OS X v10.3 Panther won the "Best Operating System" award. The awards
recognize significant technologies of the past year that promise to
make the greatest impact on enterprise IT strategies, as well as the
products that best exemplify the implementation of those
technologies.
[6] System Administration Tool News: 123 Flash Chat Server Software, SQL4X Manager J 2.9.1
123 Flash Chat Server Software from TopCMM Software Technologies is
a full-featured, high performance Java chat server with a Flash chat
client. It is easy to install, configure, and customize, and new
features include the auto-detection of language, an invisible admin
module, a change-nickname function, and a one-to-one private window.
SQL4X Manager J 2.9.1 from MACOSGURU is a professional database tool
for web and database developers, administrators and power users. It
automatically recognizes the local database server and saves
administrators time with more than 80 assistants and tools. This
update includes support for new database servers, GUI enhancements
(Job Scheduler), and new features for enhanced SQL script handling.
[7] Web Development Tool News: BasaOne Classes 1.1
BasaOne Classes 1.1 from Basasoft expands the BasaOne development
environment and speeds up web application development through the
reuse of pre-made objects. This release adds new classes and
projects, including a currency converter (simple and advanced), a
Finder window type box, an Alert window, a checkbox with text, and
more.
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Mac OS X
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[8] New ADC Article: Delicious Library Takes Advantage of Cocoa Bindings
With the help of Cocoa bindings, Delicious Monster quickly created a
stunning new consumer application that takes advantage of some of
the best features of Mac OS X.
[9] New Carbon Reference Library Document
Sample Code: SetCustomIcon
[10] New Music & Audio Reference Library Document
Sample Code: Audio Unit Effect Templates
[11] Mac OS X Tool News: PyObjC 1.2, VISE X 1.5
PyObjC 1.2 from Source Forge provides a bridge between the Python
and Objective-C programming languages, allowing a Python programmer
transparent access to Objective-C-based classes and APIs. You can
now write Cocoa applications in Python, using Interface Builder to
design the user interface.
VISE X 1.5 from MindVision Software enables developers to create
single-file updaters -- compact installers that contain just enough
information to update Mac OS X applications quickly and safely based
on the differences between the old and new versions. This latest
version also features the ability to make changes to the Dock or
Startup Items, check the user's install permissions, use shadows of
folders to reduce installer size, and share forms between archives.
For more Mac OS X development tools:
Macintosh Products Guide
Mac OS X Downloads
[12] Useful Utilities: CLIX 1.5, Xupport 2.3
CLIX 1.5 from Rixstep is a command-line interface for Mac OS X with
an Aqua look-and-feel. It offers 468 commands and security features,
including the ability to disable systemwide 'sudo' authorization
upon entering sleep mode.
Xupport 2.3 from Computer-Support is a graphical user interface that
helps developers configure the many hidden options in Mac OS X. It
provides many functions to maintain, optimize, backup and enhance
Mac OS X. The release features a new Settings tab, Sharepoints for
installing additional shared directories, online UNIX manuals, and
some minor revisions.
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Training and Events
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[13] Developer Training and Seminars
Internet Development with WebObjects (Introduction)
January 17-21; February 21-25 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM
PostgreSQL Bootcamp
January 17-21 near Atlanta, GA
Advanced WebObjects Development
January 31-February 4; February 28-March 4 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM
Cocoa Development
February 7-11 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM
Mac OS X Tiger Tech Talk
February 3-4 in Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Ongoing: Apple Technical Training Courses
Developers courses include:
- Developing Desktop Applications with Cocoa
- Internet Application Development Using WebObjects
- Advanced WebObjects Development
Ongoing: FileMaker Professional Foundation Training Series II
[14] Developer Events
A special hardware discount program is available to ADC Premier and
Select exhibitors at several major trade shows.
ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association)
January 19-22 in Orlando, FL
The NAMM Show
January 20-23 in Anaheim, CA
FETC (Florida Educational Technology Corp.)
January 26-28 in Orlando, FL
MySQL Users Conference
April 18-21 in Santa Clara, CA
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