Year: 2003

Apple wooing developers with Xcode

“I am impressed by how squarely Apple has attacked the problem of programmer productivity,” writes Andrew Binstock in his first look at Apple’s Xcode developer tools for the SD Times. “Given the quality of these tools and Apple’s choice to bundle them with the operating system, it is clear the company is doing some wonderful things to support its developers.” Check out the full article to see Binstock’s lengthy preview of Xcode.

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Big Nerd Ranch Announces Core Bootcamp with $500 Tuition Discounts

Big Nerd Ranch Announces Core Bootcamp with $500 Tuition Discounts October
13-17, 2003

Atlanta, GA – September 5, 2003 – Big Nerd Ranch Announces Core Bootcamp
October 13-17, 2003. A $500 tuition discount will be given to any students
who have purchased Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming, by authors Mark
Dalrymple and Aaron Hillegass.

Mark Dalrymple returns to the Big Nerd Ranch to train programmers seeking a
deep understanding of Mac OS X.

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Jiggler 1.0

Jiggler 1.0 released by Stick Software

New freeware app for Mac OS X will keep your computer awake

Redwood City, CA, September 5, 2003 – Stick Software announced the release
of Jiggler, a little freeware utility for Mac OS X. Jiggler keeps your Mac
awake through those lengthy tasks when it would rather fall asleep, by
jiggling your mouse periodically. No more having to open System Preferences
to change your sleep time and your screensaver delay, only to have to
change them back again at the end.

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