Yesterday Apple released a software update that now allows Time Machine to backup over Wi-Fi to an External drive connected to an airport express base station over USB. So if you were one of the many that went out and purchased both Leopard and an airport express base station to do your backups over wi-fi before apple pulled the plug on this feature in it’s original release, hurry up and update your Mac.
Googles new Code University provides tutorials and sample course content so CS students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms. In particular, this content is Creative Commons licensed which makes it easy for CS educators to use in their own classes.
The Courses section contains tutorials, lecture slides, and problem sets for a variety of topic areas:
* AJAX Programming
* Distributed Systems
* Web Security
* Languages
In the Tools 101 section, you will find a set of introductions to some common tools used in Computer Science such as version control systems and databases.
If you would like to learn coding or to better your current skills head over to Google Code University.
According to Engadget “During a conference call today, Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen said, “We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, and we are committed to bringing Flash to the iPhone,” adding, “We have evaluated (the software developer tools) and we think we can develop an iPhone Flash player ourselves.” We wouldn’t be surprised if Adobe were to be given a pass on all those pesky SDK rules that would likely prevent a proper browser-based Flash component to be coded for the device, though those Apple dudes can be real sticklers for rules.”
Apple has always tauted the iPhone to have real internet browsing capabilities compared to other mobile platforms. For the most part this is a correct statement. Through all of my browsing on my iPhone it has been great except when you get to a site that has flash. I personally have many reasons for wanting flash on my iPhone. If you have read one of my earlier posts regarding “Subsonic” i use my music server daily. I can browse and login to my Subsonic server but i can not stream music through my iPhone using the built in web player due to it runs on flash. I realize that there all other programs such as webot, but i already run Subsonic and to not have to use multiple softwares to listen to my music anywhere will be a great add to my jailbreak iPhone.
VUDU announced at EHX that they will be partnering with a number of home automation and control manufacturers, including Control 4, Crestron, Logitech, NetStreams, Philips, Universal Electronics and Universal Remote Control. With Vudu partnering with these companies for control of their product line it will only make them a more solid choice for the custom installation market as on demand streaming video services continue to gain market share.
It looks like Apple has filed another patent for possible DVR functionality. Could this be for the Apple TV? Many consumers have been waiting for this functionality since the original implementation of the Apple TV. No real information on this as of yet except for the guys over at Appleinsider.com uncovering the patent filing last thursday. For more information head over to Appleinsider.
It looks like Apple has sent out a mass email to hopeful iPhone developers that coughed up their credit cards to pay the $99 developer fees. According to the reports it has been a combination of both corporations and individuals that have been denied to be apart of the program. For more information head over to TUAW.
It looks like Android has a better chance of being the preferred mobile phone OS yet.
The first video of hacked firmware version 2.0 in action running on a T-Mobile network instead of AT&T. Despite what others are saying this version and video is not a jailbreak but instead a true hack that will allow you to run any native application on any carrier.Supposedly this hack method will be very difficult for apple to close this hole. Once again another great update from the iPhone Dev Team. Stay tuned for other great advancements from the iPhone hacking community. It looks like Gizmondo had the first exclusive of this video, which is now also available on youtube.
Alex Iskold over at Read Write Web wrote a great article about 12 Future Apps for the iphone that would change the way we do business. If you are looking for a fun read and some thinking into the future of mobile tech this is a great article.
I find this article very intriguing especially since i am currently involved in writing a new application for the iphone myself. I can not share to much information about the application that i am currently writing but a hint ” smart home “.
Skype announced today that skype 2.0 for linux is available for general release. Video anyone? The biggest update is the ability to have video chats. They didn’t just stop there. They fixed hundreds of bugs, improved audio quality and made Skype that much easier to use. This version is now also available in 20 languages.
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