Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba made some interesting observations about the possible impact virtualization could have on Mac developers. Virtualization is technology, rumored to be present in the forthcoming 10.5 release of Mac OS X, that would allow Windows applications to run natively and transparently in the Mac environment. Paul’s thoughtful analysis reveals that Mac […]

John Siracusa recently wrote about Apple’s almost universally condemned strategy of distributing recorded conference materials after the show is over. He asks “Why does Apple jealously guard the content presented at WWDC?” It’s a good question, and it probably has to do with compelling future attendance at conferences. After all, Apple is probably thinking, if […]

Cocoa contains an awesome but sort of half-baked infrastructure for “autosaving” UI configurations for the user. Many of the common UI elements, such as windows, table views, and toolbars possess the ability to write out their configuration to the app’s preferences so they can be automatically restored the next time the app is launched. When […]

Anybody who packages software (or other files) for distribution on the Mac is probably familiar with the tedious process of setting up the icons “just right” in the Finder so that when your customer opens the folder for your app, they see things neatly organized the way you left them. I don’t know how many […]