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2008-06-06 QTCoreVideo102 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
An application demonstrating the use of QTKit, CoreVdeo, and OpenGL.
First Version Sample Code QuickTime
2008-06-06 QTCoreVideo103 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL texture range and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
First Version Sample Code QuickTime
2008-06-06 QTCoreVideo201 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL FBO and the Core Video texture pipeline.
First Version Sample Code QuickTime
2008-06-06 QTCoreVideo202 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL PBO and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
First Version Sample Code QuickTime
2008-06-06 QTCoreVideo301 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates adding of effects & filters to QuickTime Movies in realtime using GLSL shaders and the Core Video texture pipeline.
First Version Sample Code QuickTime
2008-09-16 QTKit Capture - Video Compression Options And Preview (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Q&As QuickTime
2008-08-08 QuickTime for Windows returns bdNamErr (-37) error with long Windows file names (HTML)
Updated to reflect new behavior in QuickTime 7.4.
Minor Change Technical Q&As QuickTime
2008-08-08 Using QTPixelBufferContextCreate with NewMovieFromProperties (HTML)
Editorial
Minor Change Technical Q&As QuickTime
2008-08-08 Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras (HTML)
Updated for QTKit Capture.
Minor Change Technical Q&As QuickTime
2008-06-09 Customizing Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Scripting & Automation
2008-09-09 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)
Updated for Dashcode 2.0.1.
Content Update Guides Scripting & Automation
2008-06-09 Deploying Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Scripting & Automation
2008-06-09 Developing Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Scripting & Automation
2008-09-09 Safari User Guide for Web Developers (HTML) (PDF)
Describes hidden developer tools introduced in Safari 3.1
First Version Guides Scripting & Automation
2008-09-09 WebKit DOM Reference (HTML)
Updated for Safari 3.1.
Content Update Reference Scripting & Automation
2008-09-08 Debugging An Authorization Plug-In With Xcode (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Notes Security
2008-09-24 Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 7 Release Notes (HTML) (PDF)
First version.
First Version Release Notes Security
2008-09-24 Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 2 Release Notes (HTML) (PDF)
First version of Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 2 Release Notes.
First Version Release Notes Security
2008-06-04 Kerberos GSS (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Kerberos GSS-API Sample
First Version Sample Code Security
2008-09-16 Mac OS X and root access (HTML)
Modernized and made minor editorial changes.
Minor Change Technical Q&As Security
2008-08-06 Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Notes Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Version 10.5.
Content Update Guides Security
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 Guides Security
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 Guides Security
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 Guides Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Open Directory Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
Minor Change Guides Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
Content Update Guides Security
2008-09-16 Running At Login (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Notes Security
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 Guides Storage
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 Guides Storage
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 Guides Storage
2008-06-09 Xserve RAID Using RAID Admin 1.2 and Disk Utility (PDF)
New document that explains how to use RAID Admin and Fibre Channel Utility to configure and monitor Xserve RAID systems and Disk Utility to enhance hardware RAID arrays.
First Version Guides Storage
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 Guides Text & Fonts
2008-09-10 Birthdays (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Provided a value for the NSPrincipalClass key. Replaced occurrence of NSCalendarDate objects with NSCalendar + NSDate objects.
Content Update Sample Code Tools
2008-06-09 Customizing Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Tools
2008-09-09 Dashcode 2.0 Release Notes (HTML)
Removed link to old Release Notes.
Content Update Release Notes Tools
2008-09-09 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)
Updated for Dashcode 2.0.1.
Content Update Guides Tools
2008-09-08 Debugging An Authorization Plug-In With Xcode (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Notes Tools
2008-06-19 Debugging with GDB (HTML)
Content Update Guides Tools
2008-06-09 Deploying Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Tools
2008-06-09 Developing Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard (HTML)
First Version Articles Tools
2008-09-16 Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Added CHUD Processor preference pane. Removed obsolete content. Made editorial changes.
Content Update Technical Q&As Tools
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Guides Tools
2008-06-19 GDB Internals (HTML)
Content Update Guides Tools
2008-06-19 GNU Make (HTML)
Content Update Reference Tools
2008-09-09 Interface Builder 3.1.1 Release Notes (HTML)
New document that describes configuration changes, bug fixes, and newly reported issues since Interface Builder 3.1.
First Version Release Notes Tools
2008-06-19 Libtool (HTML)
Content Update Reference Tools
2008-09-09 LLVM-GCC Release Notes (HTML)
Lists changes to LLVM-GCC technology. First public release.
First Version Release Notes Tools
2008-06-19 Netwide Assembler Guide (HTML)
Content Update Reference Tools
2008-07-08 The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
Minor Change Guides Tools
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 Guides Tools
2008-09-24 Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Updated source listing.
Minor Change Technical Q&As Tools
2008-07-25 Reminders (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Dashboard widget with a plug-in that displays upcoming iCal events, to do items, and calendars.
First Version Sample Code Tools
2008-09-09 Safari User Guide for Web Developers (HTML) (PDF)
Describes hidden developer tools introduced in Safari 3.1
First Version Guides Tools
2008-06-19 STABS Debug Format (HTML)
Content Update Reference Tools
2008-06-09 Using Doxygen to Create Xcode Documentation Sets (HTML)
First Version Articles Tools
2008-09-09 WebKit DOM Reference (HTML)
Updated for Safari 3.1.
Content Update Reference Tools
2008-06-26 Xcode 3.1 Release Notes (HTML)
Updated for Xcode 3.1
Content Update Release Notes Tools
2008-09-09 Xcode 3.1.1 Release Notes (HTML)
New release notes that describe configuration changes, bug fixes, and newly reported issues since Xcode 3.1.
First Version Release Notes Tools
2008-09-09 Xcode Build System Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Provides a detailed description of the Xcode build system and shows how to customize it. First public release.
First Version Guides Tools
2008-09-09 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode. First public release.
First Version Guides Tools
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 Guides Tools
2008-07-11 Xcode Source Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details about the project root.
Minor Change Guides Tools
2008-09-09 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features. First public release.
First Version Guides Tools
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
Minor Change Guides User Experience
2008-09-09 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)
Updated for Dashcode 2.0.1.
Content Update Guides User Experience
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
Minor Change Guides User Experience
2008-07-25 HID LED test tool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
HID Manager sample project that shows how to set and clear keyboard LEDs.
First Version Sample Code User Experience
2008-06-09 NSDatePicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a reference to NSDatePickerCell in the delegate and setDelegate: methods.
Minor Change Reference User Experience
2008-06-09 NSDatePickerCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information concerning support for time intervals.
Minor Change Reference User Experience
2008-07-11 NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a link to a document that describes panel behavior.
Minor Change Reference User Experience
2008-07-11 NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected singleton information in the overview of this class.
Minor Change Reference User Experience
2008-08-08 Requirements for Quartz GL (HTML)
Document the QuartzGLEnable property list key and HIWindowSetBackingLocation(). Fixed typos.
Content Update Technical Q&As User Experience
2008-09-24 Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Minor editorial changes.
Minor Change Technical Q&As User Experience
2008-06-06 SpotlightFortunes (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to provision a Spotlight importer plug-in for a custom UTI, and how to use a NSMetadataQuery with bindings to display live query results in a table view.
First Version Sample Code User Experience
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 Guides User Experience