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2008-04-23 Aperture 2.1 SDK Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Update for Aperture 2.1 SDK.
Content Update Apple Applications
2008-07-11 Dashcode User Guide (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF) (Français HTML) (Français PDF) (Deutsch HTML) (Deutsch PDF) (Español HTML) (Español PDF) (Nederlands HTML) (Nederlands PDF) (Italiano HTML) (Italiano PDF) (简体中文 HTML) (简体中文 PDF)
Added a new tutorial for web applications and descriptions for new templates and parts introduced in Dashcode 2.0.
Content Update Apple Applications
2008-07-04 FxPlug SDK Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Minor corrections for FxPlug SDK 1.2.3.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server iCal Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2008-04-14 Motion XML File Format (HTML) (PDF)
New document describing aspects of the Motion XML file format.
First Version Apple Applications
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Administrator's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Xsan 2. Replaces the Xsan Administrator's Guide for Xsan 1.4.
Content Update Apple Applications
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Setup Guide (PDF)
New document that explains how to set up a volume on a storage area network (SAN) using Xsan 2.
First Version Apple Applications
2008-07-11 Xsan Migration Guide for Xsan 2 (PDF)
Added instructions for updating from Xsan 2 to Xsan 2.1 and made minor revisions to the Second Edition for Xsan 2.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-06-09 Core Text Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Revised Figure 1-3 "Text layout data flow" to show that a CGPath object is provided in the creation of a CTFrame object.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-06-19 Debugging with GDB (HTML)
Content Update Carbon
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-07-11 Locales Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated a code example showing how to retrieve weekday symbols.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-04-08 Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the UTI character set.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-04-15 Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
First Version Carbon
2008-05-27 Xcode Overview (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
First Version Carbon
2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
First Version Carbon
2008-06-05 Xcode Quick Tour Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor updates to several chapters. Changed the title from "Xcode Quick Tour Guide."
Minor Change Carbon
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
Minor Change Carbon
2008-05-22 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
First Version Carbon
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-08 Animation Types and Timing Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-05-06 Core Animation Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-06-19 Debugging with GDB (HTML)
Content Update Cocoa
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-06-09 Image Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about support for dragging image views.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-07-08 The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-08 Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the UTI character set.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-05-06 URL Loading System (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor editorial changes.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-10 View Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-15 Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
First Version Cocoa
2008-05-27 Xcode Overview (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
First Version Cocoa
2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
First Version Cocoa
2008-06-05 Xcode Quick Tour Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor updates to several chapters. Changed the title from "Xcode Quick Tour Guide."
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-15 Xcode Tools for Core Data (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode modeling tools for Core Data.
First Version Cocoa
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
Minor Change Cocoa
2008-05-22 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
First Version Cocoa
2008-07-11 Locales Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated a code example showing how to retrieve weekday symbols.
Minor Change Core Foundation
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
Minor Change Core Foundation
2008-04-08 64-Bit Transition Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and links.
Minor Change Darwin
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Darwin
2008-04-08 HeaderDoc User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
Content Update Darwin
2008-04-08 Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added additional details about msleep function.
Minor Change Darwin
2008-04-08 Porting UNIX/Linux Applications to Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and omissions.
Minor Change Darwin
2008-06-09 Extending Your Wiki Server (PDF)
New document that explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
First Version Enterprise IT
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Version 10.5.
Content Update Enterprise IT
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Administration (PDF)
Made minor corrections to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Enterprise IT
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server iCal Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Enterprise IT
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Podcast Producer Workflow Tutorial (PDF)
New document that explains how to develop and customize Podcast Producer workflows. For Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
First Version Enterprise IT
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
Content Update Enterprise IT
2008-04-08 Shell Scripting Primer (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed a bug in an awk code sample.
Minor Change Enterprise IT
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Games
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
Minor Change Games
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
Minor Change Games
2008-06-09 OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the Cocoa OpenGL tutorial and made numerous other minor changes.
Content Update Games
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-05-06 Core Animation Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Image Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about support for dragging image views.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the Cocoa OpenGL tutorial and made numerous other minor changes.
Content Update Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-23 OpenGL Shader Builder User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that explains how to use OpenGL Shader Builder to develop and test GPU programs.
First Version Graphics & Imaging
2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
First Version Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-28 AirPort Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Audio Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Bluetooth Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Ethernet Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 FireWire Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 iMac Developer Note (HTML)
New document that specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
First Version Hardware & Drivers
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
Content Update Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-08 Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added additional details about msleep function.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 PCI Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 RAM Expansion Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Universal Serial Bus Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Video Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-06-09 Xserve User's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Intel-based Xserve.
Content Update Hardware & Drivers
2008-07-11 Locales Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated a code example showing how to retrieve weekday symbols.
Minor Change Internationalization
2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
First Version Internationalization
2008-06-09 Extending Your Wiki Server (PDF)
New document that explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
First Version Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Version 10.5.
Content Update Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server iCal Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Mail Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Network Services Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Podcast Producer Workflow Tutorial (PDF)
New document that explains how to develop and customize Podcast Producer workflows. For Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
First Version Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
Content Update Internet & Web
2008-05-06 URL Loading System (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor editorial changes.
Minor Change Internet & Web
2008-05-22 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
First Version Internet & Web
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
Minor Change Java
2008-04-15 Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
First Version Java
2008-04-08 64-Bit Transition Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and links.
Minor Change Mac OS X
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
Minor Change Mac OS X
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Mac OS X
2008-04-08 Porting UNIX/Linux Applications to Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and omissions.
Minor Change Mac OS X
2008-06-09 Extending Your Wiki Server (PDF)
New document that explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
First Version Mac OS X Server