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Show WiFi signal information in the AirPort Menu Item

December 3rd, 2007 No Comments

From TidBITS Networking:
Leopard includes more information about Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity of your computer than meets the eye. Mac OS X 10.5 updates the AirPort menu in the system menu bar after you select, which is a neat feature and provides more accurate results. It also shows a lock icon next to networks protected [...]

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Checking the OS X operating system version in Leopard

November 11th, 2007 1 Comment

One of the changes I made to Runner’s Log recently is a small update to some drawing code to better match the new look and feel of Leopard. Since I’m still supporting OS X 10.4, I had to determine at run time what operating system I’m running under. There are a few ways to do [...]

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Runner’s Log and OS X 10.5

November 5th, 2007 No Comments

UPDATE: All Leopard bugs have been fixed! Grab the new version of Runner’s Log here.
Just a heads-up for any Runner’s Log users planning on upgrading to Leopard. I’ve just begun testing, and it looks like there are a few unfortunate bugs that need to be resolved. I’ve started working on an update to fix these [...]

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Leopard development links

October 29th, 2007 No Comments

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review:
DTrace and Xray invite good questions. “How many files does my application open on launch?” “How many times is a particular function called?” “What does the memory usage of my application look like over time?” DTrace and Xray make the previously daunting task of answering these questions [...]

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