Scott explains how he fixed a broken Time Machine that refused to restore a directory on OS/X 10.6 after complaining about write permissions on the target drive.
Scott introduces the EarthViewController, a $499 download that adds an interactive, 3d model of the earth to your app. Data is supplied in industry standard GeoRSS format, downloaded and updated in real time.
Scott discusses his new engine for building, testing and running pixel shaders on an iPhone using OpenGL Shading Language. These experiments could form the basis for a visualizing massive data clouds.
Scott describes a new iPhone book, “More iPhone Cool Projects” where he wrote a chapter on being pragmatic about fonts in OpenGL on the iPhone.
The App fund will provide financing from $5k to $500k for iPad-targeted Apps.
Enter the Sausage Pad, using Jimmy Dean sausages instead of your fingers in cold weather.
Google leaked news of their upcoming tablet yesterday. With all the recent attacks on the iPad, Scott is reminded of a famous quote from Patton. All Glory is fleeting.
North Highland recently submitted “Flame It!” to the App store, an app that turns your breath into a fire-breathing dragon, burning and breaking phones in its path.
Here’s a first preview from GDGT. I can’t wait to buy one! By the looks of it, Apple has created a blend of a full desktop with the App model. Slick.