http://www.sanneblad.com Mac computers and mobile devices Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:10:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At work we use OpenVPN for secure VPN communications. As a Mac user however support for OpenVPN has been limited since the TunnelBlick project became abandoned around two years ago. A few days ago however I discovered Viscosity developed by the Australian company Spark Labs, which is a remarkably good front ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/16/viscosity-openvpn-client-for-the-mac/ If you are starting out on iPhone development and are looking for a reference project, I would really like to advice you to not base your code around the sample application published July 2008 at Dr. Dobb's from which the below image is taken. The article is written by well respected ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/15/dr-dobbs-issues/ My past two weeks have been hectic. About a week ago I released GapiDraw 4.0, a major milestone in the history of Windows Mobile graphics. GapiDraw is used today in most of the major game titles for Windows Mobile devices, and I have been working past midnight almost every night ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/15/iphone-game-development/ It's finally done. After an uncountable number of late evening sessions GapiDraw 4.0 has now been released! The complete list of new features is shown below. If you are interested in Windows Mobile development you should really go and check it out!   New Features in GapiDraw 4.0 DirectDraw support. GapiDraw will now use ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/07/gapidraw-40-released/ I'm the kind of guy that don't like automatic text correction. Automatic text correction is the first feature I always switch off when I install a new Windows Mobile device or reinstall Microsoft Office. Interestingly enough, it's not possible to disable the auto correction on the iPhone. So I always ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/06/iphone-22-bring-it-on/ The device that was for a long time known as the "Nokia Tube" has finally been released! The Nokia 5800 is Nokia's first touch screen phone, and just looking at the price and specifications it looks remarkably good! The Nokia 5800 runs Series 60 5th edition (known as "S60 Touch"), and ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/02/symbian-touch-announced/ With over 20 million units shipped each year, Windows Mobile is a solid platform for distributing and selling mobile applications. Just recently Civilization IV was released for Windows Mobile, proving that the platform is still going strong for game developers, despite heavy competition from other platforms such as the iPhone. ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/02/civilization-iv-for-windows-mobile/ Just a few hours after the iPhone NDA was lifted, there were immediately numerous tips, tutorials and SDK walkthroughs posted. It feels like the iPhone community almost cannot wait to get "online"! Some links: Cocoa Touch Tutorial: iPhone Application Example A touch of Cocoa: inside the iPhone SDK Glassy Scrolling with ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/02/first-iphone-tutorials-out/ We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software. From developer.apple.com Yes! Today Apple removed their Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for the iPhone, which means that we can finally begin to discuss development techniques for the iPhone! And it also means that Erica Sadun finally can begin to ship ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/01/apple-drops-iphone-nda/ Answerkeys Disabler solves the problem of accepting or rejecting calls before you got your phone out of your pants. From xda-developers.com If you are the proud owner of an HTC Touch Diamond or the HTC Touch Pro, you have most probably also experienced the annoyance of having the display switched on each ... http://www.sanneblad.com/2008/10/01/answerkeys-disabler-for-htc-touch-devices/