iPad, I'm down for one

The evolution continues with the iPad. I can't wait for the apps to come. Check out the iPad presentation if you haven't already. I loved that last slide, Apple is Technology & Liberal Arts: http://twitpic.com/104exr. Indeed. In the internet consumer electronics space, there are few companies who can match Apple's passion for design, where form and function are equally important.

ComicBookLover on iPhone and iPod Touch

ComicBookLover is now on the iTunes App Store, so you can download and start transferring comics over to your iPhone or iPod Touch!

This is an Alpha release, so lots of eye-candy and updates to come, and of course, we'll be keeping a close eye on the iPad, iSlate, iTablet thingy that Steve Jobs will be revealing on Wednesday.

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2010/01/25/where-will-you-be-on-january-27th/

Don't forget to update ComicBookLover to the lastest build which supports drag and dropping comics to the iPhone sync tool. More download info here.

Namaste!

My Software - FileStorm

I recently received an email from the makers of Filestorm about an update. Filestorm is a tool I purchased a few years ago to help automate the creation of disk images.

You remember, when it was in vogue to have a disk image open with a fancy background, preferably with a big arrow telling users to drag the icon to the Applications folder. Bonus points if you had it show a licence agreement too.

I certainly remember the support issues due to users running applications off the disk image, only to have the application mysteriously 'disappear' when they rebooted (the disk image gets ejected).

Thankfully, for the past year or two, ZIP has been the preferred way to distribute apps amonst many Mac developers. Most browsers will simply unzip the download and users are left with a shiny new app on their desktop. Easy. Obvious.

Filestorm is a great tool if you need to make DMGs with precision, but I'll be retiring the old disk image artwork. Sayonara!

iRecordMusic update: 1.6 build 470

Please update to the latest version, 1.6 (build 470), which fixes an AppleScript issue which can cause the application to freeze. Thanks.

p.s. With short updates, is it better to blog or tweet?!

EDIT: Build 477 is out which has better scheduling on 10.4 - 10.6.

Bitcartel One

It's the end of the road for Bitcartel One, where I started to learn how to write software on a Mac, and grappled with Carbon and Cocoa. Thanks for the memories - Motorola Inside anybody?!

ComicBookLover 1.4 updated

ComicBookLover 1.4 has been updated to solve a few teething issues since its release a few weeks ago. It's undergone testing on some extremely large comic libraries and it's running pretty smoothly. Go grab the update now!

Changes in build 963:

• Fixed memory related crash when upgrading very large comic libraries to 1.4
• Fixed bug where some cbz files were not opening if foreign characters were in filename or path
• Added metadata support to comic book folders (folders of images)

ComicBookLover 1.4 - Upgrade Issues?

No problems during the Beta, but a few people are having issues updating. If so, get in touch at to support@comicbooklover.com, and please check the following notes:

• If ComicBookLover 1.4 is having problems migrating data files (from V4-->V5) you can choose to continue using the 1.3 version of ComicBookLover: http://www.bitcartel.com/downloads/comicbooklover_907.zip
• To help us diagnose and solve any issues, please zip up and email the following data file: HOME/Library/Application Support/ComicBookLover/comicbooklover.sqlstore
• If ComicBookLover has been crashing, please attach the crash report found in your HOME directory: HOME/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/ComicBookLover.crash.log
• If there were no problems, and ComicBookLover 1.4 is running fine, please back up the following 1.3 data file and keep it safe: HOME/Library/Application Support/ComicBookLover/comicbooklover.sqlstore.old