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When Apple first unveiled the iPhone and iPod touch’s SDK I welcomed it with joy. Watching the keynote filled my mind with excitement as the SDK appeared extremely powerful for developers. I envisioned future applications I would be using, however, the thought of developing my own application never crossed my mind.
Now four weeks later, I am seriously considering developing my first non-web application. The iPhone seems like the perfect platform for such a task, thanks to its powerful SDK and numerous development tools.
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Last night I stumbled on a very well thought out article by John Gruber of Daring Fireball. John Gruber presented the argument that while Firefox 3′s Mac interface is an improvement from previous versions, Firefox is still faking the Mac experience.
I have to agree with John whole-heartily on this issue. Firefox 3 is generic cereal; while it may look like the name-brand cereal, the taste is horribly off. Firefox belongs on Windows, and I don’t think Mozilla can ever hide that fact.
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Over the past few months, I’ve neglected regular posts. I don’t like that one bit. Many interesting articles have passed me by, and I’m not going to let that happen again. While I can’t promise a complete turnaround, I will promise I’ll do my best to catch you up, starting right now.
Phone Review: Motorola RIZR Z6tv
Back in November I purchased a new phone, and I promised I would review it. While this will be no spectacular review, here are my thoughts on my new phone.
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Summer is quickly coming upon us, and it’s that time of year to start working on Summer of Code proposals. As you may remember, I participated in the Summer of Code last summer by creating a podcasting plugin for WordPress. This year I hope to participate again, adding something that will hopefully be included in WordPress’ core: an AtomPub-based content importer for Movable Type and TypePad. What follows is my proposal. Any and all feedback is welcome.
What is AtomPub?
AtomPub is an established standard for editing web resources (RFC 5023). Through AtomPub, content and media can be retrieved and edited with ease. Many content management systems have started implementing the standard, including WordPress as of version 2.3. Movable Type and TypePad, the targeted import environments, have added official support as of the beginning of this year.
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If everything went according to plan, WordPress 2.5 should be out about now. Unfortunately, I have no clue as I’m currently on a plane heading to Las Vegas, Nevada for Spring Break. If WordPress 2.5 has been released, I just wanted to let the users of my plugins and themes know I now have 2.5 compatible versions. If I was unable to get a WordPress 2.5 version out the door, there should be a notice on the plugin page giving update information.
Feel free to email me any problems you experience, and I will address them when I return from Spring Break. Enjoy WordPress 2.5, and I will talk to you later this week.
