Random thoughts on Life, Music, and Beer.

Apple Announces iPhone SDK

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:04 PM

Apple announced today that they are going to release an SDK for the iPhone (and iPod touch).

Gee, who could have predicted this would happen?  Oh, that’s right, I did!

Of course, anyone with half a friggin’ brain could have seen this coming.  Except, of course, all of those idiots who complained that Apple was attacking 3rd party developers by locking the iPhone.  (I guess they don’t even have half a brain!)

One thing that people seem to forget is that Apple is about quality.  The iPhone is a very sticky situation, because, of course Apple would want 3rd party apps for it, but there’s no way that they can allow just anyone to come to the party.  There has to be a system in place to make sure that any programs running on an iPhone are going to be stable, and not interrupt the functionality of the device.  That’s going to take some time to work out.  Clearly, Apple was planning an SDK all along, but it was more important for them to get the iPhone to market before the SDK was ready.  I’m sure they would have liked to have the SDK ready when the iPhone shipped, but clearly that was not possible.

Anyways, I hope this quiets all of the useless bitching out there on the ‘net about how “Apple is the new Microsoft” and “Apple hates it’s customers”.  (I’m sure that’s why they decided to announce this now, rather than wait until it was ready - to shut those idiots up.) Apple just wants to get it right in the first place.  If Apple were the new Microsoft, they would have released the SDK before it was ready, just to be able to add to the feature checklist of the iPhone.  But, since Apple is still Apple, they’re busy making sure that everything just works.

Save a Tree

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 02:43 PM

...or several, as the case may be:

http://www.catalogchoice.org/

(Easily remove yourself from catalog mailing lists.)

On iPhone Hacking

Friday, September 28, 2007 - 01:53 PM

I’ve been pretty sick of reading about how upset people are with Apple for “attacking” the customers who’ve hacked their iPhones.  I’m not going to go into a long spiel about this, since, as usual, the Macalope hits the nail on the head.

If you broke your iPhone because you installed unsupported hacks, don’t blame Apple.

Also, as far as 3rd party apps are concerned, I’d like to point out that I think, eventually, Apple will put out an SDK and allow 3rd party programs on the iPhone (and iPod touch).  I mean, more so than they do now - people seem to be forgetting that there are already 3rd party apps on the iPhone (Apple certainly didn’t write Google Maps) and the iPod Touch (games, anyone?).  Plus, if anyone understands the importance of having 3rd party apps on your OS, it’s Apple.  It’s just too early for them to allow it, just yet.  Be patient!

Above the Law

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 02:39 PM

Here’s a great example of how cops think that they are above the law:

Cops Writing Cops

It’s a website actually devoted to cops complaining about getting tickets for speeding and other traffic violations.  Apparently, these assholes believe that since they’re cops, they should be given a “professional courtesy” by other cops and not be given tickets.

I say a big F-U to any cop who complains about getting a ticket.  And, kudos to any cop who does his job properly and issues tickets to these bastards.

Nice on Flickr & Google Maps

Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 04:14 PM

Well, I haven’t updated much since I talked about finally posing on Flickr - I’ve been a little busy.  First, I’ve added to the Flickr page, this time a glimpse of Carrie and my honeymoon in France, a few shots around the hotel where we stayed in Nice.

But, wait!  I’ve also been busy playing with Google maps, so not only do you have the photos on Flickr, but you can see exactly where these shots were taken: