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Change of weblog location: new location: http://disco.ucsd.edu/blog

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 Monday, April 29, 2002

This is a big deal -- I can't watch espn's NHL highlights because Real has been slacking! Let's get out and tell them what's up! (and what *is* up with them not listing PowerPC processors?!)

Help bring RealPlayer to OS X. MacCentral points to a RealPlayer survey for future features online. If you would like to see an OS X version of the multimedia software from Real, fill out the survey and let them know that they need to get with the program. [Mac Net Journal]
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Plugs of other people's stuff

I added some info about OmniObjectMeter on the cocoadev wiki, and I thought I'd plug them both here:
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OmniObjectMeter is a great tool from the Omni Group for debugging the sometimes complex (but more elegant than malloc-free) retain count based memory management in cocoa/objC. It helps you identify leaks, and performance problems from overuse of large temporary objects.

(one of the best things is that they include a great walkthrough of finding these bugs in a sample app that really helps you get started.)
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CocoaDev is one of the better of the many great resources for discussions about the cocoa frameworks, and it's a wiki, so it's really easy to contribute to! (almost as easy as lurking) Here it is.
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Looks like Bill knows what the problem is with his weblog. I wonder if anyone will fix it soon... Here's the explanation
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