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update

Sorry for not posting that much the last few weeks but I am pretty busy writing articles for MacTech as well as programming the iPhone.
I cannot tell you the article titles but I have the following tips for you: nmap, sqlite3, Cisco, and network traffic.


Some useful sites:

• 71squared.com
• Big Nerd Ranch
• sqlite DB

Mac App Store: 6 Jan 2011

iTunes 10.1.1 available

iBooks version 1.2

iOS 4 Programming Cookbook

Title: iOS 4 Programming Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Apps

Expected release date: end of January 2011

You can find more about the book here.

I cannot tell you how much I look forward for this book. I think that the O'Reilly Cookbook books are exceptional!

iOS 4.2 available

FYI it is a 624.3MB download.

Safari 5.0.3

iTunes 10.1

iTunes 10.1 is available.

What does this means? It means that iOS 4.2 is on its way!

Mac OS X 10.6.5

I am now waiting for iOS 4.2 :)

iLife 11 Up-To-Date Programme for Greek customers

The web link is here.

How to restart a service in Snow Leopard

The following commands should be executed from the UNIX prompt (as root!)


$ sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist
$ sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist

iOS 4.2 has gone GM

I really cannot wait for iOS 4.2.
I really like the printing capabilities of iOS 4.2 and I think that they are going to be very useful.


I think that it is going to be available before the end of November although I believe that the release date will be around the 15th of November.

Firefox 3.6.12

No Title

VLC for iPhone!

Updates

Mac OS X 10.7 (a.k.a. Lion)

The cost of an iPhone application

"However, iPhone competent developers run in the range of $80-$150 depending on their skill and time with the platform. I would say that for a simple application, an app would probably run 2K-5K, a medium complexity app would run 5K-15K and a fairly complex app running 15K-30K.

Game applications could be even more.

The reason it is so high is that the skill is fairly specialized and not everyone is able to do it..."

Found it here.

LaTeX works better now

LaTeX works better.
At least it can compile the default LaTeX templates from TextMate.
I have to fix some more things though but thinks are certainly better.

LaTeX update

Latest news:

• Deleted the Macports LaTeX installation
• Downloading this LaTeX Distribution

More tk :)

My LaTeX installation is not working!

I am using LaTeX (with TextMate) both for writing Mathematical equations and typesetting books.

I am using the Macports version of LaTeX but (I think) after updating to Snow Leopard my LaTeX stopped working!

Now is the time to fix it.

I will keep you informed.

My article for the September 2010 MacTech issue

Title: Installing Joomla! on a Mac

My article for the August 2010 MacTech issue

Title: Creating a Dashboard Widget that Supports Localization

Did you find the above information helpful? You will find a lot more information in my eBook "Programming Dashboard Widgets". You can learn many things from the eBook. You can buy it here.

My article for the July 2010 MacTech issue

Title: A Dashboard Widget that Supports Copy-and-Paste

Subtitle: How to implement Copy-and-Paste in Dashboard

Did you find the above information helpful? You will find a lot more information in my eBook "Programming Dashboard Widgets". You can learn many things from the eBook. You can buy it here.

Security Update 2010-006

iTunes Store account without Credit Card

iPad is not a newspaper

iPhone (with iOS 4.1) Field Test Mode

Dial *3001#12345#*
to enter Field Test Mode.

iOS 4.1

Safari 5.0.2

The new iTunes icon

I would like to say that I really like the new iTunes icon!

iTunes 10 available

My new iPhone 4!

I have just gotten my iPhone 4!
First impressions:

• Smaller than 3GS
• Better screen than 3GS
• Heavier than 3GS
• I like the flash!

As I have already sold my iPhone 3GS (the first week of August), I have to admin that I really missed it and I wanted my new iPhone as soon as possible.


I can now start programming it as I have to write two iPhone-related articles for MacTech magazine.

iWork Update 4

Security Update 2010-005

Apple Store is down!

Strange but true!
Maybe iPhone 4 will be officially released to more countries...

Snow Leopard Graphics Update

For more information about this update,

please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4286

Apple Support Communities

Apple Discussions is becoming Apple Support Communities.

Read more here and here.

Hot!

It will be pretty hot in Greece the next few days as you can see in the screenshot from the Weather Widget.

Submitting an application

Tutorial 13 - Appstore Submission from Michael Daley on Vimeo.

ADSL UpStream updated!

My ADSL upstream speed has been updated from 256Kbit to 507kbit.

Great news!

iPhone Game Programming

A few hours ago I found 71squared as well as http://vimeo.com/michaeldaley by the same guy (Michael Daley) who is also the author of the following book:

(more info about the book here)

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 3.3 update

A quote on programming

When I am working on a problem

I never think about beauty.

I think only how to solve the problem.

But when I have finished,

if the solution is not beautiful,

I know it is wrong.

(R. Buckminster Fuller)

Safari 5.0.1 is here

Apple store is down!

iMacs running low...

iPhone 4 and Greece

July is about to end and there are no news

about iPhone 4 coming to Greece.

I know many people in Greece (including me!) that

want to buy iPhone 4 but there are no dates.

I expect iPhone 4 to be officially available to

Greek customers by the end of August...

You may ask what I really want from the new

iPhone that I cannot find in 3GS,

well, here is a small list:

• iPhone 4 is faster
• I want to use the new APIs
• iPhone 4 has a better screen
• I find the shape of the new iPhone much better
• I like the new 5MP camera (please note that I am also a photographer)

Please Apple do something!

iTunes 9.2.1

Installing iOS 4.0.1