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 Tuesday, 28 June 2005
. .< 11:21:37 PM >
What's New For Developers in QuickTime
In Part 1 of this series, Chris Adamson covered the new features of QT7 that end users will see. Today, he shows you some of the most prominent changes from a developer point of view, including: the QTKit API for Cocoa, the new QuickTime MetaData API, support for frame reordering codecs, Core Audio-based sound enhancements, and QuickTime for Java.
[Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: MacDevCenter.com]
. .< 11:14:27 PM >
CBC Radio 3 is Number 1
 Congratulations to the CBC Radio 3 folks. As of this evening (hours after the iTunes launch of podcasting) they have the number 1 podcast in Canada. Quirk's and Quarks is at number 4 and Tod Maffin's /Nerd in number 12. Congratulations.
Nice Can con.
. .< 4:03:54 PM >
AppleInsider | Apple releases iTunes 4.9, iPods to follow
Along with the release of iTunes 4.9, Apple also published a PDF-based instruction set on submitting Podcasts to the iTunes Music Store.
According to the document, "Enhanced Podcasts" may contain chapters with images or URL references that will display in iTunes as the Podcast plays. Apple has released a beta of Chapter Tool to help in creating these Enhanced Podcasts.
. .< 4:03:47 PM >
Apple merges iPod lines, lowers price of Shuffle
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday announced that it had merged the iPod and iPod Photo lines of its popular MP3 player. The decision to merge the lines is a way to streamline the line-up offered by the company, Apple executives said.
[Via MacCentral]
. .< 1:20:06 AM >
10.4: Safely override Apple-provided widgets
While the Apple Widgets that come with Tiger are well-made, it's common to tweak them to suit one's preferences. The examples are numerous on Mac OS X Hints, and it's easy to do. However, since you never are sure the changes ...
[Via macosxhints]
. .< 1:18:43 AM >
News: Apple music loops becoming big business
The release of Apple Computer Inc.’s GarageBand brought the art of music creation to the masses. The consumer-friendly application also opened up business opportunities for new and long-time music loop creators looking to expand their business.
[Via MacCentral]
. .< 1:07:16 AM >
Stephen Harper under fire for comment on Bloc support of same-sex (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Stephen Harper set off a political uproar Monday when he appeared to blame Quebec separatists for the pending legalization of gay marriage.
[Via Yahoo! News - World]
. .< 12:13:45 AM >
Toronto's Pride parade draws huge crowd
Toronto's Pride parade draws huge crowd
More than 125,000 people gathered in Toronto for the city's 25th Pride Day parade, one of the biggest celebrations of gay culture in the world.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
. .< 12:13:41 AM >
CBC News: Same-sex vote likely on Tuesday, Harper questions 'legitimacy' of bill
Harper branded Bill C-38 the product of an illegitimate union. "I think because this bill is only being passed with the support of the BQ, I think it will lack legitimacy with most Canadians. The truth is most federalist MPs will oppose this legislation," he said.
Barely a month ago Harper was working hand-in-hand with the BQ to defeat the Liberal budget, in a move that would have brought down the government.
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler pointed out the irony. "It was all right to seek their support for measures he wanted and suddenly they're illegitimate when it comes to Bill C-38. I find that surprising and even somewhat hypocritical," said Cotler.
. .< 12:08:58 AM >
NY Times: Court Rules File-Sharing Networks Can Be Held Liable for Illegal Use
NY Times: Court Rules File-Sharing Networks Can Be Held Liable for Illegal Use. The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Internet file-sharing services like Grokster and StreamCast Networks could be held responsible if they encouraged users to trade songs, movies and television shows online without paying for them.
[Via Tomalak's Realm]
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