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It's that time of year again. Just after we get everything unwrapped from Christmas and the decoration stashed back in the attic when Jobs kicked off Macworld with several more rea$on$ to get out the wallet.
The last two years I've been granted "media access" to the Keynote and am hoping this will be my third. It's only because of you listeners and fans that I've gotten that special access. I plan to bring you some interesting content from the Keynote, the Expo floor where I'll be talking with developers, and more from all the events (parties) going on during Macworld.
Also, stay tuned for some changes coming to CocoaRadio with possible new hosts, and of course new interviews! Please drop me your ideas and requests via the new CocoaRadio Page on Facebook or AIM: cocoaradio.
Image source: AppleInsider
 It's that time of year again. Just after we get everything unwrapped from Christmas and the decoration stashed back in the attic when Jobs kicked off Macworld with several more rea$on$ to get out the wallet. The last two years... |
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Update: the next iPhoneDevCamp will be in Dallas, Texas. Check out the wiki for details and throw in where you can to make it rock. If you have questions, space available or wish to sponsor, ping me AIM/Gtalk/Skype:cocoaradio
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 DSCF4246, originally uploaded by blakeburris. Without the generous support of our sponsors, iPhoneDevCamp would not have been the success it was. Over 350 people spent their weekend hacking on iPhone to create 45 apps.This was a model DevCamp, so in... |
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It's been a great couple of days in San Francisco where over 300 developers have gatherered to learn about iPhone and to hack on apps. The hackathon demos are coming to a close after almost three hours. I've done a quick edit of interviews recorded here to get them posted ASAP.
None of the apps accessible via iPhone use Cocoa, of course, but they will be of interest to you if you're looking to extend your app functionality to iPhone. Check out the apps wiki page for details. Several are posted as open source for you to explore.
These news shows have been edited using Rogue Amoeba's Fission (thanks Paul!) and are hosted on the excellent Bingo disk service from Joyent. Hopefully these improvements to my workflow will pave the road to easier post-production and more regular publication of shows - please hold your applause! ;)
Developer interviews
Erik Michaels-Ober: WordBreaker download mp3
Dan Wood, Karelia: Telemoose download mp3
Eric Oesterle & Edwin Veelo: moPhaic download mp3
Adrien Cahen, Yahoo!: iRingRing download mp3
Eric & Mike: Mojits download mp3
[update: fixed some links and name spellings not captured at the event]
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 It's been a great couple of days in San Francisco where over 300 developers have gatherered to learn about iPhone and to hack on apps. The hackathon demos are coming to a close after almost three hours. I've done a... |
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Raise Your iPhones!
Originally uploaded by tow_adam.
From iPhoneDevCamp tonight in San Francisco. A few Newtons made it into the picture.
 Raise Your iPhones! Originally uploaded by tow_adam.From iPhoneDevCamp tonight in San Francisco. A few Newtons made it into the picture. |
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While WWDC didn't deliver exactly what many Cocoa developers wanted to hear in regards to iPhone, this will still be an incredible opportunity for Mac devs. I envision a whole new class of users who will be wowed by Apple's ease-of-use and design aethetic. These soon to be converted users will be looking for apps and experiences better than their current Treo, RIM, or ahem, Razr offers!
Many Mac developers will be able to extend functionality of current apps to iPhone while others will dream up the next must-have apps. It will be exciting to see what comes out of this DevCamp.
Be sure to check out the iPhoneDevCamp wiki and help spread the word among your Coccoa & web developer buddies as well as designers. RSVP on either Facebook or Upcoming or set up a local mirror event wherever you live.
The iPhone launch is going to hit hard next week and the media attention, I'm afraid, may be overwhelming for even the most ardent Apple supporters. The iPhoneDevCamp should be a breath of fresh air and we're gunning to make it a rockin' event for all who can attend.
Calling all sponsors: If you're interesting in sponsoring, take a look at the open needs (meal sponsors would be great) on the wiki and contact me (cocoaradio[at]mac dot com) to discuss. Money or in-kind donations for prizes is fine -we only ask that your prizes be related to iPhone. There will be loads of prizes throughout the event.
iPhone Developers Camp is an upcoming gathering, inspired by BarCamp, SuperHappyDevHouse, and MacHack, to develop web-based applications and optimize web sites for iPhone. It is a non-commercial event, organized by volunteers, with attendance free to all. By the completion of the weekend event, a number of iPhone-ready web applications and web sites will be launched to the public. The event will be held at the San Francisco offices of Adobe, and out-of-town guests are welcome.
Attendees will include web designers, developers, testers, and iPhone owners, all working together over the weekend to improve the web experience for iPhone. Development projects will include both solo and team efforts. While some attendees will wish to work solo during the event, we encourage attendees to team up, based on expertise, to work in ad-hoc project development teams. All attendees should be prepared to work on a development project during the event. You do not need to own an iPhone to attend (although, a large number of iPhones at the event will make the development and testing process much easier).
Attendees will be able to:
* Create new web applications for iPhone.
* Optimize existing web applications for iPhone.
* Migrate Dashboard Widgets to web-based widgets for iPhone.
* Test and optimize web sites for iPhone.
The event is being held the week following the public release of iPhone, to allow prospective attendees some time to acquire an iPhone. This also allows early-acquirers the opportunity to do some experimentation before attending the event.
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apple, mac, barcamp, iphone, devhouse, macdeveloper
 While WWDC didn't deliver exactly what many Cocoa developers wanted to hear in regards to iPhone, this will still be an incredible opportunity for Mac devs. I envision a whole new class of users who will be wowed by Apple's... |
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Scott Stevenson stopped by Obvious Corp. during the MashPit + CocoaDevHouse and agreed to record a podcast for you all.
Scott writes about Cocoa on his popular blog, Theocacao (pronounce it as you wish!) He also coaches Cocoa devs, maintains Cocoa Dev Central and recently launched a developer news site, Cocoa Blogs. I just have to wonder if Scott is privately funded by Apple to spread the love of Mac!
I also consider Scott lucky to be doing all these things from Silicon Valley.
Please post your comments and questions below.
Time: 12:23
Direct download: mp3 or subscribe to CocoaRadio via iTunes
Technorati Tags: cocoa, cocoadevhouse, macdeveloper, macworld, mashpit, mwsf07, obj-c, scottstevenson
 Scott Stevenson stopped by Obvious Corp. during the MashPit + CocoaDevHouse and agreed to record a podcast for you all. Scott writes about Cocoa on his popular blog, Theocacao (pronounce it as you wish!) He also coaches Cocoa devs, maintains... |
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Tyler arrived at Macworld surprisingly in one piece after a non-stop journey cross-country - the things people will do for their favorite computer Mac+music+TV+phone company!
He's a quick study in Obj-C and Cocoa, responsible for keeping the conversation rolling on #CocoaDevHouse, and attended the first event in Dallas.
As a Barcamper, Tyler gained notoriety for his hack to share contact details. He calls it BonSoir which got picked up by O'Reilley bloggers and TUAW among others. It was released it under a "Taco License"!
"Bonsoir takes advantage of Cocoa Distributed Objects, Bonjour, and the Address Book API for allowing the quick and easy sharing of vCards on a local network. The basic idea was that everybody could grab Bonsoir here at BarCampTexas, select their vCards, and we could all add each other (into Address Book) to help keep in touch"
With his forthcoming Emission app, we'll see further proof that he's got something between those ears.
Please post your comments and questions below.
Time: 20:48
Direct download: mp3 or subscribe to CocoaRadio via iTunes
Technorati Tags: cocoa, cocoadevhouse, mac, macdeveloper, macprogramming, macworld, mwsf07, emission, bleepsoft, tylerballance
 Tyler arrived at Macworld surprisingly in one piece after a non-stop journey cross-country - the things people will do for their favorite computer Mac+music+TV+phone company! He's a quick study in Obj-C and Cocoa, responsible for keeping the conversation rolling on... |
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For this first segment recorded at Macworld, AJ, marketcircle founder, joins me to talk about his roots as a developer on NeXT. His company develops the long-standing app DayLite with broad retail distribution. He also talks about their new app, Billings2.
Please post your comments and questions below.
Time: 32:09
Direct download: mp3 or subscribe to CocoaRadio via iTunes
Technorati Tags: billings2, cocoa, crm, daylite, mac, maccbusiness, macdeveloper, macworld, marketcircle, mwsf07
 For this first segment recorded at Macworld, AJ, marketcircle founder, joins me to talk about his roots as a developer on NeXT. His company develops the long-standing app DayLite with broad retail distribution. He also talks about their new app,... |
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I thought I got some great pics at Macworld but this is much better. Gotta post this here (it's already burned in my brain) as a reminder of the opportunties iPhone will surely open to Cocoa devs. While people are making a stink about it be closed, I predicted during WWDC that Dashcode would be promoted for creating mobile widgets. I expect in the coming 5 months we'll hear lots about how to extend desktop apps to iPhone.
 Apple iPhone dashboard Originally uploaded by niallkennedy. I thought I got some great pics at Macworld but this is much better. Gotta post this here (it's already burned in my brain) as a reminder of the opportunties iPhone will surely... |
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If you'll be in town for Macworld, plan on dropping by for a bit of MashPit and CocoaDevHouse.
RSVP on Upcoming
When
Thursday, January 11, 2007
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where
Obvious Corp. HQ
164 South Park St
San Francisco, California 94107
Mash Pit is a Barcamp-inspired, hackfest for collaborating on solving human problems with open APIs, open source and web-based technology.
For this Macworld-week event we're adding a healthy dose of Apple's Cocoa frameworks and Mac hardware hacking in addition to discussions of web service mashups, open authentication and such.
You're invited:
* Cocoa devs
* Web app devs
* UI designers
* Apple hardware hackers
So, plan on taking a load off your bloody stumps from walking Moscone. Join us for pizza and an afternoon of hacking and meeting new people in the Mac community.
If you RSVP here and make it over around noon, you can expect some pizza for lunch.
Thanks to Obvious Corp. for hosting us. Be sure to check out Odeo and Twitter.
Technorati Tags: cocoadevhouse, macworld, mashpit
 If you'll be in town for Macworld, plan on dropping by for a bit of MashPit and CocoaDevHouse. RSVP on Upcoming When Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Where Obvious Corp. HQ 164 South Park St San... |
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I know what you're thinking! When your CocoaRadio feed lights up with new posts, there's supposed to be new shows. Well, rest assured they are coming. I've recorded 3 new ones this week and will get them posted ASAP.
Since several of you have emailed to see if I'm alive, I thought I'd post a quick update.
[UPDATE: those 3 shows are NOT coming thanks to a corrupt drive. Sorry for the false hope]
Technorati Tags: cocoa, cocoaradio
 I know what you're thinking! When your CocoaRadio feed lights up with new posts, there's supposed to be new shows. Well, rest assured they are coming. I've recorded 3 new ones this week and will get them posted ASAP. Since... |
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For all of you Xcoders and Cocoa dev newbies (incl. yours truly), check out the free PDF starter "Become an Xcoder" by Alex Clark of CocoaLab in Australia.
I've meant to blog about this since Alex announced the availability in Chinese and Arabic. [links removed see link above] Take that O'Reilly! Maybe Alex knows something about the growth of the international Mac market that others have missed.
Grab the PDF and get cracking! Also, CocoaLab hosts an online Wiki version of the text in English.
Kudos to CocoaLab for making tools like this available to new developers. It would be cool to see developers offer to run people through this course at CocoaDevHouse. There are a few in planning around Australia last I heard.
Technorati Tags: alexclarke, apple, cocoa, cocoalab, mac, macdeveloper, macprogramming, osx, Xcode
 For all of you Xcoders and Cocoa dev newbies (incl. yours truly), check out the free PDF starter "Become an Xcoder" by Alex Clark of CocoaLab in Australia. I've meant to blog about this since Alex announced the availability in... |
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I have just concluded my first WWDC pilgrimage. Following a January Macworld, I was very excited to in San Francisco for the big event. The excitement for advancements coming in Leopard are far beyond what I recall for Tiger. It seems as if Apple has put many pieces in place with Cocoa, Obj-C, Xcode, and the multitude of enhancements to core apps. It really does keep getting better and better. I have a feeling the recent Ubuntu converts will be renouncing their new love in the spring of 2007.
I made a statement in January that I would be learning Cocoa this year and it's not come to pass. However, I am newly inspired to pick up the thick books and with the help of cocoa dev friends I hope to be coding for Leopard in the coming months. Now if I can just figure out what in Kochrans book I should ignore. Perhaps some personal coaching from Aaron Hillegaas when in Atlanta next is in order.
Technorati Tags: cocoaradio, WWDC
 I have just concluded my first WWDC pilgrimage. Following a January Macworld, I was very excited to in San Francisco for the big event. The excitement for advancements coming in Leopard are far beyond what I recall for Tiger. It... |
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My Dream App on Digg!
Originally uploaded by blakeburris.
If you're looking for something new to rock the Mac, keep your eye on My Dream App over the next few weeks. I will be interviewing developers and judges so you can get an inside track to the process and the 24 evolving app ideas as they are narrowed to 3 winners.
 My Dream App on Digg! Originally uploaded by blakeburris.If you're looking for something new to rock the Mac, keep your eye on My Dream App over the next few weeks. I will be interviewing developers and judges so you can... |
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Thanks to Tyler Ballance of Bleepsoft, we now have a new wiki for planning the rad dawn-to-dusk hackathons. Get your Xcode on 9th September if you're anywhere near Austin, Texas. If you're far away, join or start another city for CocoaDevHouse on the wiki.
 New CocoaDevHouse Wiki Originally uploaded by agentdero. Thanks to Tyler Ballance of Bleepsoft, we now have a new wiki for planning the rad dawn-to-dusk hackathons. Get your Xcode on 9th September if you're anywhere near Austin, Texas.If you're far away,... |
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For the designers in the haus, I could use some feedback on a re-design of this blog. Long desired for a move to Wordpress on TextDrive, I'm seeking designer and Wordpress hacker feedback on this design started by Eric Hope.
If you'd like to code this in Wordpress, please contact me or if you have suggestions for base themes and plugins, feel free to leave comments.
Update: swapped out screen shot for one more current. Thanks Eric!
Technorati Tags: cocoaradio, wordpress, wordpressthemes
 For the designers in the haus, I could use some feedback on a re-design of this blog. Long desired for a move to Wordpress on TextDrive, I'm seeking designer and Wordpress hacker feedback on this design started by Eric Hope.... |
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I hope many of you are going to WWDC. I'm looking forward to meeting many you in person. I'll be in town Sunday to Wednesday, attending as many events as possible including the Weblogger's Party.
I'll be on the prowl for developer stories with a handy M-AUDIO recorder, so get in touch if you've got something new or exciting to share with the Mac developer community.
Skpye / AIM / Gtalk: cocoaradio
Technorati Tags: apple, mac, macdeveloper, macprogramming, obj-c, WWDC
 I hope many of you are going to WWDC. I'm looking forward to meeting many you in person. I'll be in town Sunday to Wednesday, attending as many events as possible including the Weblogger's Party. I'll be on the prowl... |
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 It's longtime favorite Mac company Omni Group on CocoaRadio! Tune in to loads from Omni's first employee, Greg Titus, developer on Omni Outliner, Graffle, and for the last year, his pet project: Omni Plan. From the looks of the icon, we're in for a treat - releasing tonight!
 Omni, a stalwart among Mac dev shops, dates back to 1993 now has about 25 employees in Seattle. In the last month, we've started seeing fruits of their decision a year ago to broaden their product line with Omni Dazzle.
In the interview, Ethan of the infamous, Kinkless GTD, is mentioned several times but I regretfully and embarrassingly didn't recall his name. So as penance, I'm double plugging KGTD here: it's great, life changing, must have! Get KGTD and OmniOutliner Pro (no, I only wish that was an affiliate link.)
Click below for Greg Titus on CocoaRadio and point your browsers to Omni Plan on Wed., 26 July.
Also mentioned during our interview when talking about the Omni Plan icon was Todos (not "todo" as I mis-stated) from Digg Update developer and fellow Texan, Dustin Bachrach. Simple and fun nothing more. Dustin is now on the hook to participate in the next Austin or Dallas CocoaDevHouse.
Direct download: mp3 or subscribe already via iTunes
Technorati Tags: apple, cocoa, cocoaradio, gregtitus, gtd, kinklessgtd, NeXT, obj-c, omniplan, todos, WWDC
 It's longtime favorite Mac company Omni Group on CocoaRadio! Tune in to loads from Omni's first employee, Greg Titus, developer on Omni Outliner, Graffle, and for the last year, his pet project: Omni Plan. From the looks of the icon,... |
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If you are a mind-mapping addict or business switcher, you're going to enjoy this interview with Scott. He is a former developer on Macromedia FreeHand with a great story to share about a company doing things right on the Mac. Mindjet didn't just port their Windows app (thank you!) as Scott explains, but intentionally set out to create a solid Cocoa app and true Mac experience. Simple logic other software companies should adopt!
Now that it's out I expect to see it become even more powerful via Applescript and their API - a wake up call for all of you power users and GTD hacks out there! So grab a demo and tune in.
Previous post about MindManager beta is here.
Knowing that many non-iTunes PC users don't care for AAC files, I've encoded this show as mp3. I'm just too busy or lazy to add pictures in Garageband too.
Direct download: mp3 or subscribe already via iTunes
Technorati Tags: apple, creativity, dallas, mac, macdeveloper, mindjet, mindmapping, obj-c, osx, scott thompson
 If you are a mind-mapping addict or business switcher, you're going to enjoy this interview with Scott. He is a former developer on Macromedia FreeHand with a great story to share about a company doing things right on the Mac.... |
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If you're not using Growl to manage those pestering alert dialogs yet, get it now! This is one of the first installs I suggest to switchers.
Chris Forsythe discusses this popular OS X add-on and the ease of adding it to any OS X application. He has a knack for managing and evangelizing open-source projects from the looks of this growing list of applications supporting it.
Be sure to catch his first CocoaRadio interview about Adium, the popular IM client and keep an eye on his new software venture, Foom Software.
Tune in: AAC direct download or subscribe via iTunes
Technorati Tags: apple, chris forsythe, growl, mac, macdeveloper, obj-c, osx
 If you're not using Growl to manage those pestering alert dialogs yet, get it now! This is one of the first installs I suggest to switchers. Chris Forsythe discusses this popular OS X add-on and the ease of adding it... |
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