08/27, 3:55pm
Apple helps lead HTML spec
An Apple manager, Maciej Stachowiak, has been appointed co-chairman of the HTML standardization group, according to CNET News. The HTML Working Group, a division of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), had previously been chaired by Sam Ruby of IBM and Chris Wilson from Microsoft. Ruby will stay on board, while Stachowiak and Paul Cotton, another Microsoft employee, will serve as the additional co-chairs.
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08/26, 3:20pm
Taco HTML Edit 2.5 ships
The latest release of Taco Software's HTML and PHP editor, Taco HTML Edit 2.5, features a new Component Library. The library is comprised of 20 customizable items, which can be inserted into an HTML document; widgets include slideshows, pie charts, scrollable tables, date and time info and tabbed content. The components typically require Safari 3, Firefox 3 or Internet Explorer 7, and use HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
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10/24, 3:30pm
Bare Bones updates BBEdit
Bare Bones Software has released BBEdit 9.0.2, a maintenance update to its HTML and text editor with bugfixes and some new features. The new version adds a language selector to the Scratchpad, enabling syntax coloring, and added the option to apply the Use Selection for Find option to Find or Multi-File Search. Fixed in v9.0.2 are parsing glitches, edit menu problems, JavaScript declarations and a bug in the HTML paragraph tool.
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08/29, 3:55pm
BBEdit 9.0, text editor
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, and manipulate text, you need a professional text editor such as BBEdit 9.0.
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06/11, 1:40pm
Vodafone NZ
Despite a series of conflicting news releases, Vodafone has confirmed that there will not be a pay-as-you-go version of the iPhone 3G available in New Zealand. NZMac.com first spotted the confusion in statements from Vodafone and Apple New Zealand which announced both contract and prepaid versions of the iPhone in various press releases. Vodafone cleared things up this morning, saying only the contract versions will be available in New Zealand and Portugal beginning in July 11.
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