Apple Releases New Security Update
Apple on Monday released Security Update 2004-05-03 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. More info at MacMinute.
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Introduction to Cocoa Bindings
The Cocoa Bindings system is a toolset available in Panther which allows you to define relationships between user interface and data objects. This means a lot less code, and a lot more functionality for free. This tutorial walks you through the conversion of a standard application into a bindings application.
Unit Testing with OCUnit
In this article, Jim Menard is going to describe testing frameworks and walk through the process of adding unit tests to CheckbooX.
Path Finder 3.2.0 Released
Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser for Mac OS X, which combines the best of Apple's Finder (viewing, moving, and manipulating your files) with some powerful, integrated utilities (our review). Path Finder 3.2 is a major new release with lots of new features and changes. On other application releases recently on OSX, Fire 1.0, the multi-protocol IM application, was also released.
Mac OS X 10.3.4 to Offer Faster Application Startup
Apple this week seeded to beta testers the first pre-release build of Mac OS X 10.3.4. In a seed note, Apple said Version 10.3.4 should provide a performance gain when launching non-prebound applications among many other changes, ThinkSecret reports.
Macs Get Their Voices Back
Apple says it is incorporating speech technology into new versions of its OS X operating system which will make Macs more accessible to users who are visually impaired as well as people with learning difficulties. Additionally, Apple released today updated Powerbooks and iBooks. BBC has an article about the G5-based laptops in the future.
Component Object Model (COM) Development on Mac OS X
Mac OS X has been able to do COM for quite some time. The thing is, no one has really broadcast this -- until now. You can write COM components that have the potential to run on both Windows and Mac OS X with no code changes. This is another reason for Mac OS X to be considered as a serious platform for enterprise applications.
Mac OS X: The Grand Unified Platform
No OS is perfect, but by combining the ease of use that Windows users expect, and the eminent hackability of the *NIX platforms, OS X makes a great case for a one-size-fits-all solution.
Mac OS X Panther Applications and Utilities
Mac OS X comes with dozens of utilities and applications—many of which can be easily cataloged, such as Internet and media tools. Many applications, however, can't easily be assigned a category. This chapter covers the useful Mac OS X applications and utilities that you're likely to use regularly.
Renew 1.0 for Mac OS X Released
A "Software Update"-alike software, called Renew, automatically fetches information on new versions for third party software you have installed on your Mac.
The Cocoa Controller Layer
When we're first learning Cocoa (or Java, or Qt, or any other application framework), one of the early things we address is the Model-View-Controller design pattern.
Apple Releases Security Updates for Panther, Jaguar
From MacMinute: Apple today released security updates for both Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar).
Fink 0.7.0 Released
Fink 0.6.3 (for OS X 10.2.x) and Fink 0.7.0 (for OSX 10.3.x) were released today. These releases includes source and binary packages as well as binary installers.
Mac OS X: Lost in Migration
"Resistance is nearly futile. Three years after Apple introduced OS X, smaller newspapers have hard decisions to make: upgrade to Apple’s OS X, stick with software that is becoming more outdated by the day or move over to a Windows environment." Read the article at NewsAndTech.
Xgrid: High Performance Computing for the Rest of Us
Set up a computer cluster in your lab with just a few clicks, using Xgrid. At ADC read how scientists & mathematicians like Xgrid's power and easy setup, which lets them focus on problem solving.
Mac OS X: Making The Switch
Recently I was in the mood for a new laptop, but have been underwhelmed with the selection of wintel machines available and overwhelmed with the number of security patches for XP. I just needed a small, reliable system that worked.
Apple Endorses OpenAL
Apple is now officially endorsing OpenAL and has provided a new branch of Mac OS X code which is now in OpenAL's CVS (it requires to install Apple's latest CoreAudio SDK before compiling).
Panther Secrets Declassified; Setting Up Apple Remote Desktop
Macworld goes undercover to reveal 40+ Mac OS X 10.3 Tips and Tricks here. Elsewhere, if you work in an environment where you need to manage a large number of Macs (such as in a classroom), you might want to take a look at Apple's Remote Desktop. Using this pricy but effective software, you can easily control and manage all of the Macs on the network. Also, MacOSRumors details some of the planned features and marketing points for Mac OS X 10.4 (preliminary code-name "Merlot").
Mac.Ars: Three Years of Mac OS X
Has it been three years already? A quick glance at the calendar tells us that the date is March 24, 2004, three years to the day after Mac OS X 10.0 began shipping. Join Mac.Ars in a trip down memory lane as they look at three years of Unix-y/NeXT-y/pinstripe-y goodness on the Macintosh.
Apple Updates Xgrid Clustering Software
Apple has released Xgrid Preview 2, the latest version of its powerful computational clustering software that turns a group of Macs into a supercomputer.