I installed Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac over the weekend and ran into a couple of issues. Even though I was aware of the ID 502 installation issue, I was still surprised by what I saw (though I shouldn't have been). I'm still debating whether to sync my Windows Mobile smartphone with Entourage 2008. Mark/Space provided some interesting information about Missing Sync for Windows Mobile.
If you value your data, you must have a reliable backup strategy in place, because, sooner or later, you will lose data. It's "when," not "if." With Time Machine, Apple has included backup software with Mac OS X 10.5 that is both easy to use and reliable, so there is no more excuse for not backing up your data. How 'bout sharing some best practices for personal backups, then.
Is the iPod touch destined to be the first mainstream Wi-Fi mobile platform, as Apple management is starting to chat up? Or just the Newton revisited? This article ponders the possibilities.
Last week I attended the Java Mobile and Embedded Developer Days in Santa Clara. I'd gone because I produce their community podcasts (http://mobileandmebedded.org). I like the people but was unprepared for how interesting the content was.
Since I last wrote about my paperless home office, there are a few tips and changes that I want to call to your attention.
So now that we know. Apple will be using signing for iPhone Applications. Readers what to know how developers will be able to sign their programs to authenticate them for the iPhone. Short answer, I don't know. Apple hasn't shared this information yet.
In anticipation of the upcoming SDK, I've set up a iPhone SDK mailing list.
If you want to find out how your software will run under 1.1.3 and the SDK, I recommend you test it out under 1.1.2 or 1.1.1 as user "mobile". First, consider where all your resources will be located (in /var/mobile rather than /var/root). Next, start thinking from a ~mobile perspective. Issue a "sudo - mobile" from the command line and...
Ack, it's an all-web services week this time around. Will definitely have some actual freeware or Open Source apps for the Mac next week. Lots of interesting web sites though. And, how do you feel about Sun buying MySQL?
I had never heard of Pixelmator until last week. But, I'm glad I did now. This low-cost image/photo editor is now one of the most used tools on my MacBook. It is very fast and was easy to learn to use.
