C++11

It is finally there! ;)

C++11

Rage. Part 2.

Rage. Part 1.

Guys, hurry up! The Rage is free now for iOS devices - the Link. At least for the German app store :)

Apple's new building in Cupertino

Steve Jobs Presents to the Cupertino City Council a proposal for a new Apple Campus:

Transformers 3 Theatrical Trailer

Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

Xcode 4 bugfix update is out. Part 2.

Part 1.

Recently Apple has released another bug-fix update for Xcode: Xcode 4.0.2.

Whatʼs New in Xcode 4.0.2

• Fixed a bug in the iOS Simulator when running OpenGL ES apps on some Macs
• Fixed a bug handling some Core Data mapping models
• Fixed a bug in LLVM compiler 2.0 that could cause apps to crash on iOS devices
• Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

Amazon Cloud Drive

Anar here...

I've just learned, that Amazon has opened a cloud storage, called "Amazon Cloud Drive". According to roomers Apple also wants to do something like this. Maybe they even will make MobileMe for free or a part of the service for free. So, obviously Amazon is a bit faster on this one.

Amazone offeres 5 GB of a cloud storage for FREE to store your music, video, photos or other documents. If you buy a music track from Amazon, then your storage will be extended up to 20 GB for free for one year.

BTW, users can't store music files with the DRM, since these files can't be easily moved between devices.

If you want to have more than 5 GB of a storage space, of course there is a storage plan (see below) for that :)

Taking into account the success of Amazon's elastic cloud, I hope this project will also be useful and less expensive.

Xcode 4 bugfix update is out

In short, Apple has just released a new version of Xcode 4.0.1. This is mostly a bugfix release:

• Improved Assistant editor logic when switching among different file types 

• Fixed a bug that prevented indexing of some projects 

• Fixed a bug related to nil settings in the Core Data model editor 

• Fixed a bug in LLVM GCC 4.2 and LLVM compiler 2.0 for iOS projects 

• Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

Xcode + AStyle. Part 2. (for Xcode 4.x)

Anar here...

Long time ago I've described a recipe to use astyle from within Xcode 3.x.

Now as you may know, Xcode 4 doesn't provide the "user script" menu. I knew about it since Xcode 4 developer preview versions, but kept hoping the menu item would be back.
This didn't happen :( We have now a stable release of Xcode 4 and there is no sign of user's script in it.

What I think is that Apple either couldn't implement a support for "user script" or they want us to use automator services.
So, now I try to use automator to accomplish the same as I did in XCode 3's user script menu.


#1
Run Automator. Start a new service workflow.

#2
Select, that you service will receives selected "text" and check that it will "Replace selected text"

#3
Drag the "Run Shell Scrip" to your workflow and add commands as in the following screenshot:

Save your service and now when you want to re-indent your code, just select the whole source file content and select your service from the service menu. Works OK, but there are some drawbacks, see below (at the very end of the post).

Of course you must write the path to your own astyle option file, in my case I use "/Users/anar/Documents/workspace/Support/astylerc", as you can see on the screenshot, which sets the following:

#Indent a C or C++ file.

mode=c

# ANSI style formatting/indenting

style=ansi

# Do not retain a backup of the original file

suffix=none

# Indent 'class' and 'struct' blocks so that the blocks 'public:', 'protected:' and 'private:' are indented.

indent-classes

# Indent 'switch' blocks so that the 'case X:' statements are indented in the switch block.

indent-switches

# Indent 'case X:' blocks from the 'case X:' headers.

indent-cases

# Add extra indentation to namespace blocks.

indent-namespaces

# Indent multi-line preprocessor definitions ending with a backslash.

indent-preprocessor

# Converts tabs into single spaces.

convert-tabs

# Set the minimal indent that is added when a header is built of multiple-lines.

min-conditional-indent=0

# Indent a maximum of # spaces in a continuous statement

max-instatement-indent=80

# Insert space padding around operators.

pad=oper

# Insert space padding around parenthesis on the inside only. 

pad=paren-in

# Remove extra space padding around parenthesis on the inside and outside.

unpad=paren

Drawbacks

The following is the only, what I found so far:

• Unfortunately I don't see any way to keep the potision of the cursor after the service is called.
• One should select the whole file content and execute the service on it. Which is inconvenient in some cases. I didn't find a way to get a file name of the current file, which I could then provide to the service.

Xcode 4 is out (Updated)

Apple has just released its new IDE - Xcode 4.
The main news here is that it is not not entirely for free as it was with Xcode 3.

Members of iOS and Mac Developer programs will get it for free, others can purchase Xcode 4 in App Store for 3.99 Euro ($ 4.99).

Well, I've been using Xcode 4 since the first developer preview and I can only say that it definitely costs more than 4 Euro ;)

Updated:
Just in case you want to uninstall a previous version of Xcode and don't know how to do so:
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

or in case of Xcode 4 Developer Preview:
sudo /Xcode4/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

Mac OS X: Screen Sharing

How to enable a screen sharing of a remote Mac (10.6) if you forgot to enable it and your Mac is behind a firewall?

This is the question I asked myself today when I desperately was in need to use some GUI on my Mac Pro at work place, while I am on a business trip right now and have my laptop with me :(

Same as always with the Mac OS X - it appeared to be very easy to implement.

So, you have a remote Mac "A", which is behind a firewall and you want to connect to it via an open domain "B" (to where ssh is possible) from your local Mac (a laptop, for example).

STEP #1

Enable an SSH tunnel via an open domain to you remote Mac. On your local Mac just open a terminal and enter the following:

ssh -N -L 3000:loginnameA@hostnameA:5900 loginnameB@hostnameB

The command will create a tunnel and hang. When you are done terminate the command and the tunnel will be disabled.

STEP #2

Open another terminal on your local Mac and ssh to your remote Mac to enable a screen sharing:

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw mypasswd -restart -agent -privs -all

STEP #3

Start sharing the screen :)

In Safari enter the following URL: vnc://localhost:3000

Should work now :)

Disable screen sharing

SSH to your remote Mac and execute the command:

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off

Don't forget to terminate the SSH tunnel (Step #1).

Hope it helps some one to save time.

yet another video post :)

Anar here...

The following is a very entertaining video I would like to keep ;)
This time it's an advertisement from Nike and it's all about the Robert Rodriguez Style.... And by the way... directed by Robert Rodriguez as well ;)  ... starring Bruce Willis!

A Really Great Job:

Transformers Dark Of The Moon (NASCAR)

Transformers Dark Of The Moon (NASCAR) HD from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

Apple Releases First Developer Preview of Mac OS X Lion

The following video shows some new animations and gestures:

Transformers 'Dark' Super Bowl Trailer

Transformers 'Dark of The Moon' Super Bowl Trailer (720p) from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

The Scrollwheel

Please, just watch this video. I don't have comments... I am still crying and can't stop ...

LOL :D :D :D



by Guy Collins

Xcode 4 Developer Preview 6

If you are a member of the Mac Developer Program, than there is a very good news for you ;)
Xcode 4 Developer Preview 6 has now been released (actually yesterday ;) ).

Rush to download it!

Toy Story GOES Inception

Mac App Store

Mac App Store with more than 1000 (free and paid) apps has now been open for customers.

Buy, download, and even redownload.

Apple's Mac App Store Opens for Business

CUPERTINO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Apple® today announced that the Mac® App Store℠ is now open for business with more than 1,000 free and paid apps. The Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, so you can find great new apps, buy them using your iTunes® account, download and install them in just one step. The Mac App Store is available for Snow Leopard® users through Software Update as part of Mac OS® X v10.6.6.

"With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App Store is off to a great start," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We think users are going to love this innovative new way to discover and buy their favorite apps."

The Mac App Store offers apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what's hot, see staff favorites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews.

Entirely new apps, as well as current Mac favorites, are available from developers such as Autodesk, Ancestry.com and Boinx. iPhoto®, iMovie® and GarageBand® apps from Apple's popular iLife® ‘11 suite are available individually in the Mac App Store for $14.99 each, and Pages®, Keynote® and Numbers® apps from iWork® are available for $19.99 each. Aperture® 3, Apple's powerful photo editing and management software, is available for $79.99.

"We're delighted to bring our professional-grade paint and drawing app, Autodesk SketchBook Pro, to the Mac App Store on its first day of launch," said Carl Bass, Autodesk's CEO. "We've seen tremendous success on the Mac, iPhone and iPad with multiple apps. We're excited to offer SketchBook Pro on the Mac App Store so artists can easily create everything from quick sketches to high-quality artwork right on their Macs."

"By offering the Ancestry.com Family Tree Maker app on the Mac App Store, we're making it even easier for people to discover and access their family history," said Tim Sullivan, Ancestry.com's CEO. "The Mac App Store will drive a new generation of innovation on the Mac platform."

"We're thrilled to have our award-winning animation, video production and photography software available on the new Mac App Store," said Oliver Breidenbach, Boinx Software's CEO. "The Mac App Store makes it easier than ever for consumers to access all the innovative software designed for the Mac."

To get the Mac App Store, download the Mac OS X v10.6.6 Software Update or visit www.apple.com/mac/app-store. To find out more about developing for the Mac App Store visit developer.apple.com/programs/mac.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Victoria's Secret Holiday 2010 Ad

Who can make Victoria's Secret even more sexy as it is already?
This is a rhetorical question, man! Of course, feel free to express your opinions. ;) But as for me, the answer is clear - Michael Bay.


Victoria' Secret 2010 Holiday Ad from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.