Apple Seeds New iPhone SDK

Some of you early adopters downloaded the March 6th SDK and wondered, “how do I build my interface?” Now you can. You can get

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Companion

Years ago, I wrote a fictional piece about the “Companion” which was a software program to meet the every need of the user, as

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Gravitons Discovered

They are called Gravametric Radicals. Dr. Simon Ness of the Physics department at the University of California, Berkley campus is publishing the essentials of

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Superman Copyright

Wow, this is HUGE news. How far will the ramifications of this reach? It could be (and I hope it is) a bold new

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Off-site secure backup?

[I just received the following from Susan, a loyal reader. You have been warned.] John, I got an email yesterday from a shop owner

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Equniox

SONGBIRD Once there was a woman named Martha. Martha was discontent, and her life was full of busi-ness, burdens, tasks, and duties. A songbird

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Spelling it out

james: i dont hate OSX, I hate macs. Stupid non compatabile with other pieces of hardware cant use whatever sounds or graphics card I

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What I’m Listening to That (Mostly) Isn’t Jazz Guitar

There is a famous story about pianist extraordinaire Art Tatum that has made the rounds for years. Fats Waller was playing a gig at some club in New York. He stopped upon seeing someone enter the club. “Ladies and gentlemen,” Waller said. “I can play piano, but God has just entered the room.” The one Waller called “God” was Art Tatum.

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Mariah much?

I took a look at the “pop” music page in iTunes today and thought I’d accidentally wandered into the Mariah Carey fan club… All

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