http://www.mitchcohen.com Discussion about Douglas, America, and the World Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:30:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WWDC is roughly a week away, thus very much on my mind. This will be number four for me. This puts me somewhere in the middle of experience; I started going after they got big and moved to the Moscone, but two years before they got huge and sold out. ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2009/06/01/lame-wwdc-survival-guide-2009/ [This was originally written in March, but I apparently forgot to post it...] I'm currently on an airplane. Aisle seat, exit row; little to complain about there. After listening to two Developer Lives podcasts (Brent Simmons and Daniel Jalkut) I decided I needed some music. Philip Glass's Cassandra's Dream was a good ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2009/05/31/corollary-to-the-definition-of-insanity/ I'm getting excited about the upcoming MacWorld Expo. Perhaps more-so than usual, as it'll either be the last expo or the last expo as we know it. I've attended expo's nearly every year since (roughly) 1988. All the Boston/NYC shows from then 'til the end with the exception of Boston ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2009/01/02/macworld-expo-the-mac-mini-i-want/ Last week I was asked to participate in the Mac Developer Roundtable podcast, hosted by Steve "Scotty" Scott. I'm unquestionably the new kid on the program. This was my first podcast ever, and the other guests are far more experienced in Cocoa programming than little old me. Everyone was very ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/12/31/from-my-side-of-the-mac-developer-roundtable/ I recently bought an Apple TV. I've had a Mac Mini connected to our TV for 2+ years, but it never got the use I was hoping. The Apple TV is quickly becoming a big hit in our house due to its ease of use. It's a great little device, ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/12/30/apple-tv-what-it-could-be/ A few months back I predicted a quick death to Psystar. They instead chose to fight goliath in court, which is indeed interesting to watch. I've never understood why Apple treats their OS licenses as new products. If you buy a retail box of Leopard, you're getting a new license for ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/12/17/psystar-shmystar-redux/ Once upon a time there was an iPhone. Developers wanted to write code for the iPhone. On October 17, 2007, Apple announced they would indeed provide an SDK. The beta SDK was released a few months later, under a strict but understandable NDA. All was good in the world. SDK ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/09/25/iphone-sdk-nda-and-october-17/ This is cool: http://www.softconnex.com/products/storage/OXUFS936QSE.html Oxford's 936 chip supports a four-drive RAID5 set, no drivers needed. I don't know the price, but chances are it should allow for inexpensive RAID5 boxes in the very near future. FW400/800, USB, and eSATA in, supporting SATA drives. I'll guess we'll see empty cases in the $200-$300 ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/08/06/oxford-936-raid5-on-the-cheap-coming-soon/ I restarted my MBP for the first time in a week. It's amazing how much faster things run when my usual set of (roughly) 12 apps aren't open. I'm maxed out on RAM though, just 2GB in this first-generation MacBook Pro. The current model supports 4GB, but I'm hoping the next ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/06/29/must-eat-memory/ ★ The iPhone 3G Upgrade Question For the rest of us who lack such common sense and are considering upgrading — yours truly included — it’s not a sure thing. The only significant differences between the iPhone 3G and the original iPhone are the 3G networking and ... http://www.mitchcohen.com/2008/06/16/iphone-3g-upgrade-the-app-store-question/