Doom on NeXtStep, Mac OS X for Development

John Romero the creator of ID Sotware; developed Doom and Quake on NextStep! (Steve Jobs Unix based expenso lux computer when he left Apple) presumably why there's always been Linux versions...

"Hey guys - so you want to know why I switched to Mac?  Well, the answer is pretty simple: Mac OS X is a more capable environment for development than anything I've seen since NeXTSTEP.  And guess what?  It really IS NeXTSTEP under the hood.

It's interesting to note that most people don't credit part of DOOM and Quake's success to the platform we developed those games on.  But it's really a big part of the success of those games because NeXTSTEP freed us in ways that MS-DOS could never have achieved.  Even cross-compilation of our code was a really sweet perk - all we had to do on MS-DOS was run the executable and it automatically bound to the DOS extender and the game ran.  The game EXE was compiled in NeXTSTEP and saved to a network drive.

Today there is absolutely *no reason* to develop on PC hardware.  You can run Windows XP/Vista in a VM Fusion window on one of your Spaces while the rest of your Mac runs native.  When you need to do Windows work, just switch over to that Space and you're there.  You can have other Spaces with other OS's such as Linux in them as well.  The Mac can do them all - at native hardware speed.

For a programmer, coding in Objective C is just heaven compared to development in C++ in Windows.  I'm not knocking Visual Studio - I totally love that product and used it happily for many years.  But Cocoa development is way more fun and easier.

Apple's unified User Interface across all their hardware and web really shows that the company has a very clear vision for their product line and they've accomplished something that no other company ever has - and that's why everyone is switching.  Their UI is FUN and EASY and does what you expect."

http://www.macheist.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=120895

Awful Icons Alert: MobileMe

Awful Icons Alert: MobileMe
Originally uploaded by Mooganic.

Goodbye .Mac, hello ickle fwuffy clouds. Hurumph. Exchange for toddlers. Except it doesn't really push from a Mac. Only polls every fifteen minutes except when on an iPhone where it does actually instantly push to the cloud. Hmm.

Blog rule number 8: Your title must be carefully phrased

Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!

Video of the Office move - Marketing/Circulation

Click through to youtube and click on the View High quality link below the main video window to see properly.

David Byrne Playing the Building

Back up your Logic settings in dotmac (.Mac)

I just found that you can back up your settings in Logic Studio using .Mac. You set this in the Sharing section of the preferences window.

GPO telephone advert 1980 1

GPO telephone advert 1980 1
Originally uploaded by Mooganic.

How the telephone was advertised in October 1980. Note the exciting colour range of the push button phone. The push button trimphone had the advantage that unlike the dial version it did not contain radioactive substances. 

There is a second picture here, featuring a green dress clad recumbent housewife...

How the Web was Won, fifty years ago

Interesting article in Vanity Fair July 2008 tracing through interviews, the origins of the internet from 1958 and the formation of ARPA.

Less annoying printable version link here

It's Thursday so here's another site...

nagromretep

ennui of the gui

ZeroDegrees Westgate St, Cardiff

ZeroDegrees Westgate St, Cardiff
Originally uploaded by Mooganic.

The Cardiff branch of this microbrewery chain is housed in the listed facade of the old Westgate St., Art Deco garage. Formerly a car park and Taxi office. A much more interesting use, particularly as the former covering of white paint has been stripped away from the facade to reveal the detail. Mike Packwood (a learned connoisseur of Cardiff located hostelries, now based in the fine city of Liverpool) and I often used to muse on the possibilities of turning this building into a bar. I believe we thought the best name would have been "bar...code" or perhaps Bar-mitzvah or somesuch idiot styling.

Not that smart

Not that smart
Originally uploaded by Mooganic.

It must have been an interesting meeting when they came up with this branding. Surely the typical purchaser of fish fingers doesn't care or know about Omega 3? A more profitable group to aim for might have been frustrated parents who do care about Omega 3 and have to deal with obstreperous children. The "We've added Omega 3, just don't tell them" approach may have worked better.

Wave your small blue sheep with pride!

There's no stigma attached, only a puncture repair kit. (No really there is a repair kit for er, over excitable Bluebird fans).

"The South Wales Echo will be in Cardiff week commencing 12th May to support Cardiff City on its road to the FA Cup Final at Wembley.



There will be lots of activity each day with a chance to buy a colour souvenir brochure and your South Wales Echo each day at the unit, with each purchase you will receive an inflatable Cardiff City/South Wales Echo branded blue sheep!

Monday 12th May – 10am to 4pm sited at the top of Churchill Way.
Tuesday 13th May – 10am to 4pm sited at the top of Churchill Way.
Wednesday 14th May – 10am to 4pm sited at the top of Churchill Way.
Thursday 15th May – 10am to 4pm sited at the top of Churchill Way.
Friday 16th May – 10am to 4pm sited at the top of Churchill Way. James Fox will be performing his City song on the unit.
Saturday 17th May – 6am at Cardiff City Car park to see the fans off, then back to Working Street (opposite Giles Sports) at 10am."