http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/revolution.30/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/12-rev-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Almost everyone has had an idea for a computer program, but trying to convert those ideas into a working application has usually meant using confusing, complicated tools and learning cryptic programming languages such as C++. To make programming more accessible for novices and more productive for veteran programmers, Runtime Revolution offers a unique cross-platform development tool dubbed Revolut... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/revolution.30/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/bbedit.90.text.editor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/29-bb-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Many computer professionals need to work with text for writing, designing web pages using HTML code, or writing programs in a variety of languages such as C++, Ruby, or Python. While you could use a word processor, web page designer, or text editor to write code, many of these programs focus on helping you create text, but lack specific features for manipulating text. If you need to create, edit, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/bbedit.90.text.editor/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/apple.adds.cuda.dev.kit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/nvidiageforce9600mgt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has updated its download site with the latest version of the NVIDIA CUDA development kit. CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) allows users to crunch mathematical formulas using the GPU resident inside a computer, speeding up otherwise lengthy tasks, such as encoding video or other rich media, as well as scientific and design uses. The kit will allow developers to tweak their code to r... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/apple.adds.cuda.dev.kit/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/tilestack.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/01-tile-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />If you want to write a program for Mac OS X or the iPhone, youíll have to use Appleís Xcode tool. Since Xcode is designed for professional programmers to create complicated applications such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop, itís not easy for novice programmers to learn or master. If you just want the fun of learning to program without the steep learning curve, you may be interested in TileSt... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/tilestack.beta/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/webscripter.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/web_080603_scripter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Alchemist Guild has announced the release of WebScripter 2.0, a new release of the integrated development environment (IDE) for programming in several popular web scripting languages such as:  PERL, PHP, CSS, HTML/XML, JavaScript and Ruby. The tool offers features including: text editing, previewing web pages, testing scripts, managing projects, navigating code and FTP integration. The develo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/webscripter.20/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/29/bbc.and.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/enemiesofreason.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BBC today has announced that its programming is now available through the iTunes Store in the U.S. Starting today on iTunes, customers can purchase single episodes and complete seasons of BBC America's sci-fi series Torchwood, the the comedy Little Britain and hit drama series Robin Hood -- which premiered its second season Saturday on cable channel BBC America. During the run of the new season, R... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/29/bbc.and.itunes/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/first.look.revolution.29/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/07-rev-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Programming a computer generally isnít difficult, but requires mastering a specific language along with a handful of programming tools. Unfortunately, most programming languages and tools are geared for professional programmers who can devote time learning a particular programming language and operating system. For someone who just wants to write a full-featured program without getting bogged down... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/first.look.revolution.29/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/apple.refreshes.mac.tm/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/reviews/tannoy/tannoyi30_med.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: We have a review of the Tannoy i30 iPod speaker system, Apple refreshes the "Macintosh" trademark, a 36-hour iPhone programming marathon takes place and iSync phone plugins gets new device support ... We have posted a review of the Tannoy i30 iPod speaker system. This heavy-duty speaker system has an oval shape that is flat from the front view, but extends the oval in the back, complete ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/apple.refreshes.mac.tm/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/28/iphone.sdk.beta.2/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/app_080227_sdksm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has released the second beta of its iPhone SDK for registered developers. The new release includes an Interface Builder, which allows the drag-and-drop integration of graphical components which can be linked to underlying Objective-C code created in Xcode. The new SDK build is a 1.3GB download, available from Apple's Developer Connection site. You must be a registered developer to download t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/28/iphone.sdk.beta.2/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/07/iphone.sdk.restrictions/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/app_080306_iphonesdksm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple yesterday unveiled its forthcoming iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) during a town-hall meeting on its campus in Cupertino, but developers who read the company's own iPhone Human Interface Guidelines say the SDK comes with several troubling restrictions. TechCrunch reports that VoIP services are "basically out of luck," and developers can only use published APIs (Application Programming ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/07/iphone.sdk.restrictions/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT