Jul 16

Apple Software Updates

As I always say, releasing a good product is not enough to keep your customers happy, and releasing more than just on good product isn't enough, either. If you come up with the greatest possible devices, but you can't provide proper customer support, then you're doomed from the start. When talking about Apple, best thing to do now is manufacture as many iPhone 3G smartphones as possible, since there are still plenty of people looking for them and not being able to buy one because of stores being out of stock, but in the long run, software updates are also a very important factor in market domination, and that's what I want to tell you about next...

While the iPhone 3G was reaching 1 million units sold barrier, a lot of software producers were busy releasing a bunch of software updates, most of them made public yesterday. Anyway, before moving to the latest update, I must tell you that the iPhone 2.0 firmware managed to effectively cripple the camera for some iPhone and iPhone 3G users, so if you skipped that update so far, better wait for a little longer! Now, to the latest updates, shall we?

First of all, if you're using FileMaker, most chances are you're using ScriptMaster already, but if you're not, then you can start up with a brand new version, since 360Works announced the latest one at the 2008 FileMaker Developers Conference in Phoenix, AZ, so if you want to use Java code without Java expertise, and do this for free, ScriptMaster could be your best choice. Even more, 360Works will also release a new version of SuperContainer, a tool for managing documents and images in FileMaker Pro.

Tired of looking for news? Subscribe to our news by email, first of all! Anyway,using a news reader on your Mac is also a good choice, so why not try Doseido Software's latest creation, Headline? More than just viewing news, this program also allows you to play podcasts and videocasts instantly.

Virtual Programming Ltd doesn't mean much to me, and Hendrickson Software Components doesn't ring any bell, either, but Europa Universalis surely does! The 8 years old game could be a great way to kill time on your iPhone, so these two companies I mentioned decided to port it to the iPhone. Great! I will be waiting for Hearts of Iron, now...

Do you want to take Wikipedia with you where no Internet connection is available? Well, what about converting Wikipedia articles into spoken word tracks in iTunes? If this sounds good to you, then you should definitely check Shiny Development's Speakpedia!

This should be all for today, and I really hope some of the above will prove to be useful to you and your Apple-related needs. After all, a good hardware platform without software is equal to 0, and I am happy to see those using Macs, iPods or iPhones are far from lacking enough options when it comes to software!