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December 13, 2002, No. 330 |
Please note that ADC News will not be published on Friday, December
27 or January 3 due to the holiday break. Worldwide Developer Technical
Support will be closed from Noon PST on December 24 through January
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Company News |
[1] Apple
Online Store Rings Up Millionth Customer
Apple announced that its award-winning online store had
its millionth unique customer last week. Featuring extensive build-to-order
capabilities and easy 1-Click shopping, the Apple Store currently
operates in 20 countries and eight languages, offering Apple's entire
product line, as well as third-party software and solutions.
[2] MacUser
Magazine Honors Five Apple Products
Apple products and technologies garnered five honors
at the annual MacUser awards ceremony, which took place on November
21 in London. Apple won in these categories:
- Product of the Year: 17-inch iMac G4
- Innovation of the Year: Rendezvous
- Hardware of the Year: iMac G4
- Video and Video Production: Final Cut Pro 3
- Displays: 23-inch Cinema HD Display
Other winners included Adobe Photoshop 7 (Software of the Year
and 2D Graphics), DreamWeaver MX (Web Site Design and Publishing),
the D-Link Bluetooth Adaptor (Comms and Networking), Microsoft Office
v. X (Business and Productivity), and Reason 2.0 (Music and Audio).
[3] Macworld
Magazine Editors' Choice Awards Announced
IDG's Macworld Magazine just announced the 2001 Editors'
Choice Award winners, where 68 Mac-compatible products were recognized
for design excellence and innovation. Apple products won awards in
these categories:
- Mac of the Year: iMac G4/800
- Breakthrough Product of the Year: iPod
- Best Digital-Video Software: Final Cut Pro 3t
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Hardware |
[4] New Releases: iMac SuperDrive Firmware
Update 1.0 The iMac
SuperDrive Firmware Update 1.0 application installs new SuperDrive
firmware that addresses an incompatibility with 4x DVD-R and 2x
DVD-RW media, and the 2x SuperDrive in the iMac. This update is
required only for iMac models with 15" flat panel displays
and an internal SuperDrive.
[5] Hardware Tool News: FWB SMART Toolkit
1.1 FWB
SMART Toolkit 1.1 from FWB Software uses a feature called Self
Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology built into most modern
ATA hard drives to monitor your drives and alert you before failure.
Version 1.1 adds support for mac.com email accounts, updated authentication
methods for email alerts, and more.
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Internet and Server |
[6] New Releases: Mac OS X Server Update
10.2.2 The Mac
OS X Server Update
10.2.2 delivers enhancements and reliability to the following
services and components: Mac OS Extended (HFS+) journaling, software
RAID, NFS, FTP, Print services, Apache 2, WebMail, IP Firewall,
LDAP, Open Directory Password Server, Workgroup Manager, Macintosh
Manager, and Security Update 2002-09-20.
[7] Internet
Developer Article: "iCalendar Files on Mac OS X"
Apple's new calendar application, iCal, stores its data in
the standard iCalendar (.ics) file format. This article covers some
options for publishing iCal data, introduces some PHP and Perl iCalendar
handling scripts, and demonstrates a WML calendar viewer.
[8] Web Development Tool News: BBEdit Glossary 1.6 for MGI,
FileMaker Pro 6.0v4, HTTP Client Deux Pro 1.1.1, Microsoft Query X
1.0, Web Site Maestro X 2.0.1 BBEdit
Glossary 1.6 for MGI from DNA Media Productions contains all
of the tags for the Modular Gateway Interface language (MGI) that
permits robust interactive site creation with tag-based dynamic
servers.
FileMaker
Pro 6.0v4 from FileMaker is a powerful database that enables
you to easily organize and track people, projects, images, and information.
This update incorporates a variety of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
HTTP Client Deux Pro 1.1.1
from Deep Sky Technologies is a 4th Dimension component that provides
a comprehensive set of HTTP and HTTPS request methods for use throughout
4D-based projects. This release includes a number of bug fixes and
component upgrades.
Microsoft
Query X 1.0 uses Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to allow
you to import data from databases into Microsoft Excel X. You can
use Query X to create new queries or refresh existing queries that
were created in other versions of Excel.
Web Site
Maestro X 2.0.1 by Ton Brand helps you manage site content,
review changed pages, and upload new content. This update fixes
a bug that prevented the proper entry of a Remote Directory in FTP
Settings.
[9] System Administration Tool News: Simon
1.0, YourSQL 1.0
Simon 1.0 from
Dejal monitors web and FTP sites for changes or failures. It includes
several ways to be notified when a change, failure, or recovery
occurs.
YourSQL 1.0 from Magister
Ludi is an easy-to-use editor for defining databases under MySQL.
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| Mac
OS X |
[10] New
Mac OS X Documentation TN2063 - Understanding
and Debugging Kernel Panics
TN2064 - Ensuring
Backwards Binary Compatibility - Weak Linking and Availability Macros
on Mac OS X
[11] Mac OS X Sample Code
Cocoa:
ColorSyncDevices-Cocoa
This sample demonstrates how to use the new ColorSync Device Manager
routines in the Cocoa environment
Human
Interface Toolbox: HISimpleList
This sample code illustrates how to create a simple list using the
HIView APIs available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.
[12] Mac OS X Tool
News: Qt/Mac 3.1
Qt/Mac 3.1 from
Trolltech is a multiplatform C++ application development framework
that lets you write one source-tree that will run natively on Windows,
Linux/UNIX, embedded Linux, and Mac OS X. This version improves
Mac OS X integration.
[13] Useful Utilities: Mushroom 1.1,
Quesa 1.6d16, Spartan'02,
Molecular Modeling Software Mushroom
1.1 from Inferiis is an easy-to-use developer tool dedicated
to the management of the localized strings. This version adds support
for editing .strings files contained in a folder/bundle and adds
detection of known localized strings files that aren't included
in the source project.
Quesa 1.6d16 is an open source
implementation of Apple's QuickDraw 3D (QD3D) high-level 3D API.
This release incorporates a year's worth of bug fixes and improvements,
including numerous performance enhancements and an almost complete
coverage of APIs.
Wavefunction offers two versions of Spartan'02,
molecular modeling software for education and industry. The
latest additions to the Spartan'02 line offer an entirely new computational
engine and a host of interface enhancements that take advantage
of Mac OS X.
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| Multimedia
and QuickTime |
[14] New Releases: Apple Carbon Sound
Manager, DVD Studio Pro 1.5.2, Final Cut Pro 3.0.4
The Carbon
Sound Manager Update 6.0.2, a component of QuickTime 6, improves
reliability and performance of some applications that access Carbon
Sound Manager. It's available through the Software Update panel
of System Preferences. If the version of QuickTime 6 you installed
does not require the update, it will not appear in the list of available
updates.
DVD Studio Pro 1.5.2
is a professional DVD authoring tool. The new version addresses
issues with setting dual layer break points on DVD-9 projects and
with the flagging of Dolby Digital 5.1 streams.
Final
Cut Pro 3.0.4 is a video editing, compositing, and special effects
tool. The new release addresses performance and reliability issues
in Final Cut Pro 3.
[15] New QuickTime Sample
Code
The QuickTime
Sample Code Suite of sample code has been updated for QuickTime
6. New Cocoa samples have been included and many of the most popular
samples have been updated for the latest developer tools and interfaces.
[16] European
Guide to Digital Video in Education
In association with Apple, the Guardian UK newspaper has
published an online guide on the use of digital video in education.
The guide contains a vast array of useful information, including
several case studies.
[17] Multimedia Tool News: Macromedia
Director MX, PDT SDK 2.1 and PDT 3d SDK, Strata 3Dpro 3.8
Macromedia
Director MX is a powerful multimedia authoring environment for
building high-end interactive content and applications deployed
on CD/DVD-ROM, kiosks, and the web. This is the first version that
takes full advantage of Mac OS X's power and stability. New features
include seamless integration with the Macromedia Flash MX product
family, adoption of the streamlined Macromedia MX user interface,
major new workflow efficiencies, and the ability to create content
accessible by people with disabilities.
PDT
SDK 2.1 and PDT
3d 2.1 SDK from IDELIX are software development kits with documented
libraries and APIs that help you use Pliable Display Technology
(PDT) for visually displaying complex data sets.
Strata 3Dpro 3.8
enables you to model, render, and animate 3D content and output
for Macromedia Flash and other file formats. This release adds Enhanced
Deformation features, Photon and Cartoon (Toon) Rendering, and Stochastic
Sampling, along with better Mac OS X compatibility.
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| Training
and Events |
[18] Developer-Related Conferences
MACWORLD
Expo San Francisco 2003
Jan 6-10 at the Moscone Center, SF, CA.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the keynote January 7.
Exhibitor discounts available to ADC
Members
Visit ADC in the Apple Booth!
O'Reilly Bioinformatics
Technology Conference
February 3-6, 2003 in San Diego, CA
Information on ADC Member Discounts.
Exhibitor
and Sponsor Prospectus.
Early Bird discounts end 12/16.
SAVE THE DATE!
Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2003
June 23-27 in San Francisco, CA
[19] European
"Discovery Days" Feature Education Solutions
Apple's European "Discovery Days" consist of half-day
training sessions that are built around a particular theme and allow
participants to experiment with a wide range of technology solutions.
Designed with the needs of busy educators in mind, these sessions
provide an excellent opportunity to get advice and exchange experiences
with peers and experts. The first sessions focus on digital video
solutions.
For information about "Discovery Days" in your region:
[20] First
"FileMaker Pro Learning Series" Article Available
The*Better*FileMaker*Developer has released the first edition
of its new FileMaker Pro Learning Series, which is free to all FileMaker
users. In the coming months, the article series will cover FileMaker
development topics such as:
- Gathering the right information from your future users
- Reducing the structure to be a perfect fit for a database
- Which fields go where?
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Other Info |
[21] Weekly
All-Mac Radio Show on Saturdays 11a.m. PST
The Inside Mac Radio Show is a new weekly radio show that will
be broadcast every Saturday from 11a.m. to 1p.m. PST on CNET Radio
in the San Francisco Bay Area (KNEW 910am, Nationwide XM Satellite
Radio, Channel 130, or worldwide on the Internet.) To suggest discussion
topics or interviews, contact Scott Sheppard, the show's executive
producer, at radio@osxfaq.com.
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