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SDForum's Second Annual Open Source Conference:
Open Source - Entering the Mainstream
With open source investments on the rise, it is imperative to understand
how open source is changing the IT landscape. Learn from and network with
numerous industry experts, entrepreneurs, technologists and thought
leaders who are taking open source into the mainstream. Keynotes by Andrew
Morton from OSDL and Kim Polese from Spikesource, her new Kleiner Perkins
backed company. Nov. 16 , 9am-7pm at the Network Meeting Center in Santa
Clara. For additional details and registration, go to:
http://www.sdforum.org/opensource2004
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Dear Mac Reader,
I finally had a chance to gather up my entire DVD collection and scan
everything into Delicious Library. It took all of about 30 minutes.
If you haven't tried this wonderful application that won this year's Mac
OS X Innovators Contest in the U.S. Category, I recommend that you do,
especially if you collect DVDs, CDs, or games.
http://www.delicious-monster.com/
Delicious Library enables you to use your iSight as a barcode scanner.
Once the iSight reads the code, your Mac connects to Amazon.com and
downloads the cover artwork and all of the information available for that
title, including the star ratings. You can create different "shelves" for
different locations, so you always know exactly where your media resides.
My collection is spread over two different locations, so this feature is
really handy.
And if that weren't clever enough, Delicious Library also interacts with
iCal and Address Book, so you can lend titles to others, know who has
what, and even have iCal notify you when it's due back.
If you want to add to your collection, you can purchase related titles
straight from Delicious Library. You can also add your own notes for each
piece, such as your personal review or who else might be interested in
having that title.
The user interface is absolutely beautiful. I have my entire collection
on my PowerBook, displayed as DVD boxes sitting upright on wooden
bookshelves. If you want to show how beautiful Mac apps can be, this would
be a good choice.
The potential for this program goes way beyond home use. I can see
teachers embracing this for managing their class lending libraries
(yes, it handles books too!).
I encourage you to check out Delicious Library, as well as the rest of
this year's Innovators. Independent development is alive and well on the
Mac platform.
http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1245
Until next time,
-Derrick
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*** Featured Articles ***
Build Your Own Blogging Application, Part 2
In part one, Matthew Russell showed you how to build a front end for your
blogging app using Tcl/Tk and some XHTML fundamentals. Here in part two,
he uses two parts Perl and a sprinkle of Bash to explain how to build the
back end.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/12/weblog.html
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Getting in Tune with AirPort Express
Last month, we discussed how to extend your wireless network with AirPort
Express. Now, Michael Brewer takes a look at streaming music using this
technology.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/12/airport_express.html
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Fun iPod Tricks
Seems like everyday someone figures out new and cool things to do with the
iPod. Wei-Meng Lee discusses five of his favorite discoveries, including
podcasting and internet radio, in this survey of fun iPod tricks.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/09/ipod_tricks.html
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Build Your Own Blogging Application, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series that illustrates how to
harness the power of Perl and Tcl/Tk along with your .Mac iDisk to build
your own blogging application. You'll also learn about XHTML and bash
scripting along the way.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/09/weblog.html
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text.editor.addicts.txt
If you have a strange fascination with text editors for the Mac, join
Giles Turnbull as he takes you on a tour, line by line, character by
character, into his addiction to the wonderful plain text world.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/05/text_editors.html
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A Simple Drawing Sample in Quartz 2D
In this tutorial for working in Quartz 2D, Scott Thompson provides you
with some sample code and shows you how to use it in an application. Along
the way you'll learn how Quartz 2D handles colors, and look an some
examples of its coordinate system that can be manipulated to make drawing
easier.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/02/quartz.html
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The Copeland Operating System Rocks Mac OS X Con
Although it's been twenty years since the band broke up, Stewart Copeland
is still best known as the former drummer of the Police. David Battino,
chairman of the Audio Track of the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference audio
track, hosted a keynote conversation with Copeland about the drummer's
career as a film composer.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/osx2004/copeland.html
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*** Mac Devcenter Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. text.editor.addicts.txt
If you have a strange fascination with text editors for the Mac, join
Giles Turnbull as he takes you on a tour, line by line, character by
character, into his addiction to the wonderful plain text world.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/05/text_editors.html
***
2. Fun iPod Tricks
Seems like everyday someone figures out new and cool things to do with the
iPod. Wei-Meng Lee discusses five of his favorite discoveries, including
podcasting and internet radio, in this survey of fun iPod tricks.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/09/ipod_tricks.html
***
3. Build Your Own Blogging Application, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series that illustrates how to
harness the power of Perl and Tcl/Tk along with your .Mac iDisk to build
your own blogging application. You'll also learn about XHTML and bash
scripting along the way.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/09/weblog.html
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4. Panther Maintenance Tips
Yes, Mac OS X is incredibly stable, but here's a comprehensive list of
tips to keep it that way for the duration of your OS install. What? You
don't do any maintenance at all? Well, read on. That might change.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/11/21/maintenance.html
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5. Connecting Mac OS X to Windows PCs
A hands-on look at how you can share files between your Mac and your
Windows machines, then explore how Windows applications can be run on your
Mac
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html
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