OK, so a lot of Mac users use TextMate for everything from text editor to IDE. I didn't realize this until recently, but you can blog directly from TextMate. If your blog supports the Wordpress, Moveable Type, and Type APIs. You get live spell checking thanks to the built-in integration with the OS X dictionary. You can edit existing posts in TextMate as well as new entries. You can upload images to your blog, simply by dragging an image into the editor window; TextMate will automatically upload it for you.
Don't believe me? Check out this YouTube video for more info:
I've been seeing people splash this quote from The Wall Street Journal:
"Apple's iPhone, with all its cutting-edge mobile Internet trickery, needs something much better than the current Flash player that Adobe makes for cellphones."
Let's analyze this statement a bit and think about it. First of all, you have to realize that executives choose their words very carefully when talking to investors. Just ask Jeff Skilling what happens when you don't... asshole (read the article, you'll get it.)
The quoted article specifically states that the iPhone "needs something much better than the current Flash player that Adobe makes for cellphones." This is not the true Flash player we all know and love. This is talking about FLASH LITE. I agree with that Flash Lite cannot deliver what Apple wants to deliver on the iPhone.
Until we get Flex 4 and can build to mobile devices, Flash Lite is a joke.
But, I digress....
I think this could be a bit of misdirection by Mr. Jobs & co. I am of the opinion that we will see either a Flash Player or AIR Runtime for the iPhone very soon. Just my two cents.
As everyone who is running Leopard and ColdFusion know by now, Leopard shipped with Java 5, and not Java 6. The performance improvements in Java 6 are too great to be left behind on the Mac. Fortunately, there is a solution:
SoyLatte: Java 6 for OS X
A simple change to the "java.home" variable in your jvm.config file and you'll be all set. Binaries are available, so you do not have to compile your own. I am currently running, in a development environment, under the 64-bit version with CF8 and it is smooth. Of course, YMMV.
Those developing AIR applications in HTML/JavaScript know that the engine that enables these applications is WebKit. Apple has just released a CSS reference for Safari and WebKit. Since AIR is powered by WebKit, this, in turn, also applies to AIR Applications.
Explanation of TermsSupported CSS Properties
Leopard (OS X 10.5) and Flash Player 9 are not fully compatible. There is an issue with FileReference.upload() that is breaking not only Flash Player 9, but also AIR Beta 2. This issue is supposedly going to be fixed in the "Moviestar" release of Flash Player.
April 14 2008 by 
Andrew Powell
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