When I wrote a bit over a week ago that I would be entertaining offers from software developers interested in unloading their projects, I had no idea how numerous, diverse, or interesting the resulting offers would be. I promised then that I’d follow up, and that’s what I’m doing now. I received a total of […]

Intel has confirmed that the iPhone does not use their chips. I’m inclined to agree with the prevailing wisdom that the device uses some kind of ARM chip, which is suitable for such applications, and also used in Apple’s iPods. But what if “not Intel” means AMD? I don’t know enough about the embedded market […]

The . message . from . developers . is . clear. We want to develop for it. And in our realm, that is the sincerest form of flattery. Many of us also want to use it. And quickly. If Apple were to open the device up for development, it would also have the effect of […]

It’s easy to beat up on Interface Builder, which until 10.5 ships, still feels a little crufty. It’s lagged behind Xcode in the major overhaul department. But sometimes I discover features that suprise me, like this tidbit from Apple’s Technical Q&A: Q&A 1323: Interface element identification in Interface Builder (Link compliments of Justin Anderson) What […]