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It Should Be Free?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

I love several of the podcasts produced by Leo Laporte’s TWiT Network. He’s doing a great service to a variety of communities, and I particularly enjoy the MacBreak Weekly show, which features regulars such as Merlin Mann and Andy Ihnatko. The typical show includes a light-hearted roundup of the week’s (sometimes scarce) Mac news, and […]

Decimus Acquires Polarian

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

In indie software acquisition news, Decimus software has acquired Polarian Technology. Lee Falin took a very public approach to selling his company when he announced his intent to sell on his blog last month. The primary product being acquired is Screen Mimic, a video screen capture application. After a hiccup with a prospective buyer who […]

Interviewed By Mac Voices

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I was honored to be interviewed by Chuck Joiner for his series of interviews with members of the Mac community. Chuck asked me to reflect on my product lineup, the company name, and my feelings about the Mac community. Nicely done, Chuck! MacVoices #870: Daniel Jalkut Discusses Red Sweater Software Chuck and I had a […]

NSURLConnection Crashing Antidote

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

A couple months ago I reported on a particularly nasty, crashing bug in NSURLConnection. What was particularly nasty about it was how widespread it was. I had received dozens of crash reports, all containing the same tell-tale sign of a problem in this part of the system. After getting tired of explaining again and again […]