Year: 2010

MacA&D update adds UML 2.2 support, more

Excel Software (http://www.excelsoftware.com) has updated MacA&D — a software solution for system analysis, requirements management, software design, code generation and custom reports — to version 3.1. Enhancements include support for UML 2.2, data flow diagrams, class models and code generation for REALbasic and Objective-C 2.0.

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MacTranslator update adds PHP support, more

Excel Software (http://www.excelsoftware.com) has updated MacTranslator, software for system and software modeling, to version 2.1, which adds PHP support and namespaces for other languages to organize captured code design.

Class properties introduced in Objective-C 2.0 are now captured. Static imports and generics are now supported for Java. Design information and source code files can be extracted from a REALbasic project.

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Site claims to have obtained ‘leaked’ version of refreshed MacBook

Someone is going to be in BIG trouble. A Vietnamese site, “Tinte” (http://www.tinhte.com/threads/408209-Ro-ri-MacBook-nhua-doi-moi), that recently got their hands on a (purported) next gen iPhone is claiming to now have obtained a leaked version of a fresh of the MacBook.

According to “Tinte”, the MacBook model 7,1 sports a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, and has a GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with the main memory. It has a 1280×800 pixel widescreen display, a 250GB 5400 RPM hard drive, and 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM.

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Opinion: Apple mobile hardware’s lousy fluid resistance

As a mindless Apple fan boy, I am quick to tout the coolness of Apple products but tend to wink at vulnerabilities.  Sorry about that, but the worst Apple product exceeds the garbage the competition puts out most of the time. 

Today’s op-ed piece, however, will blast Apple in a way I never have before. In many respects Apple hardware exceeds the rest of the industry in quality and durability. Apple customer service is generally incredibly helpful and they go the extra mile for customers. Still, there are a couple of areas where improvement could be made.

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