Recently I have been trying to figure out how to twitter more efficiently. Something really fast like a dashboard widget but still full featured. Then while googling around today, I found out about the Fluid web browser. This application lets you turn any URL into its own program by creating “URL specific browser applications”. So then I added Hahlo (the iPhone twitter webapp) as one of these programs and now its sitting nicely on my menubar! Checkout this Lifehacker article on how to do just that! Fluid works only on Mac OSX.
Apple released their long awaited iPhone 3G yesterday and wow it was a stellar introduction. I stayed up until 3:30AM just to listen into the live audio feed here in Singapore. Sure its an amazing new product with new colors, but its really nothing stellar. I’m on the Apple iPhone developer program just to get the new firmware and really, theres nothing new. The only new thing is the new 3G (with HSDPA 3.5G and GPS). Other than that, stuff like the rotating calculator turning scientific, is old news. Here’s why I’m still looking forward to the Bold.
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I’ve been to two Apple Conferences, one being WWDC 2006 (MacPro introduction, Leopard Beta) and MacWorld 2007 (iPhone introduction). It was a priceless moment seeing the introduction of new gadgets by Steve Jobs, but both times I had to save up $1500 plus dollars to attend! Extremely expensive, especially for a student in college. What I did learn while I was at WWDC is that some people got in for FREE. WHAT! I was gonna rip my head apart!
Students get in FREE if you apply for the WWDC Scholarship, savings of $1600! Thats like a free MacBook! All you have to do is apply before April 10, 2008 by following this link and they will notify the recipients at the end of the month.
Its truly an amazing experience, especially with all the food they give you during those events (think endless supply of Odwala OJ). They even have a day where students can meet employers and hangout with Mac programming legend Aaron Hillegas.
This year’s WWDC will primarily focus on the recently introduced iPhone-SDK, and rumors of a new iPhone with 3G. There are many classes to get you started on learning the SDK and many developers to exchange contact info with. Last WWDC I met CatFishMan of Adium fame. Go apply and start learning some Cocoa and Objective-C. You’ll be amazed.