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[lang_en]Today I was at a Universal Application Workshop, in Cologne. Even tough I’m not (yet) a Cocoa Developer, I could understand it quite good, as those free seminars/workshop are never too technical and at the end, there’s always a bit of marketing. I learned to know Xcode a bit more than I knew it, and discovered some really interessant aspects of the past and future of Mac Development. As Steve revealed it last year, the whole “universal” thing is in there since Mac OS 10.0, “just in case”, and it also comes from the times from NeXt, where the apps used to run under 68k, i386, Sun, and HP. I hope some (much?) of you will have the chance to go at the WWDC in August; I also hope we’ll be there to video podcast for you… Oh, by the way, for those “non german” of you who did not see it, we started video podcasting, on the StuFF corporation ;) couch, in the last german show (check the “link” to the german podcast below).[/lang_en][lang_fr]Aujourd’hui j’étais à  un Universal Application Workshop à  Cologne. Même si je ne suis pas (encore) developeur Cocoa, j’ai pu comprendre assez bien, surtout de part le fait que ces séminaires/ateliers gratuits ne sont pas en général très techniques, et à  la fin, il y a toujours un peu de marketing. J’ai appris à  mieux connaître Xcode, et découvert certains aspects intéressant du passé et futur du dévelopement sous Mac. Comme Steve l’avait révélé, tout cet aspect “Universal” existe depuis 10.0, “juste au cas o๔, et cela vient de l’époque de NeXt, o๠les applications tournaient autant sous 68k, i386, Sun et HP. J’espère que certains (beaucoup?) auront la chance d’aller à  la WWDC en août; J’espère aussi qu’on pourra y aller pour Video Podcaster pour vous… D’ailleurs, pour les non germanophones qui ne l’ont pas remarqué, nous avons commencé à  faire du Video Podcast lors de la dernière édition allemande. Suffit de cliquer sur le lien iTunes plus bas pour nous voir sur le canapé rouge de la Pomcast Corp ;)[/lang_fr][lang_de]Heute war ich bei einem Universal Application Workshop in Köln. Auch wenn ich (noch) kein Cocoa Entwickler bin, konnte ich relativ gut verstehen, da diese kostenlose Seminar/workshop nicht zu technisch sind, und dazu gibt es immer ein bisschen Marketing. Ich habe Xcode besser kennengelernt, und habe ganz viele interssante Aspekte von der Vergangenheit und der Zukunft von Mac OS Entwicklung gelernt. Wie Steve gesagt hatte, diese ganze “Universal” Sache, gab es schon in 10.0, “nur falls…”, und es kommt auch von den Zeiten von NeXt, wo die Apps auf 68k, i386, Sun, und HP gelaufen sind. Ich hoffe einige (viele?) von euch können zur WWDC in August fliegen. Ich hoffe auch wir können dorthin fliegen, und für euch Video Podcasten…[/lang_de]

[lang_de]Im September, bei der Apple Expo in Paris, hatten wir gefilmt, weil wir einen Video Podcast machen wollten. Allerdings, gab es ein Problem mit der Kassette, und die Qualitat ist einfach sch… Heute habe ich es allerdings wieder auf meiner Festplatte gefunden, und dachte, ich kann es trotzdem auf der Website (nicht im feed) lassen… Vielleicht finde ich dem Rest irgendwo ;) Auf jeden Fall, bekommt ihr davon bestimmt einen Eindruck wie es bei der Mac Expo in Köln sein wird.[/lang_de][lang_en]In september, at the Apple Expo in Paris, we filmed, because we wanted to make a Video Podcast. Unfortunately, there was a Problem with the Cassette, and the quality was bullsh… Today I found the files on my Hard drive and tought I can still post in on the website (but not in the feed)… Maybe I find the rest somewhere… Anyways, this way you’ll get an idea what you should become at the Mac Expo in Köln.[/lang_en][lang_fr]A l’Apple Expo à  Paris on avait filmé, car nous voulions faire un Video Podcast. Cependant, il y a eu un stress avec la K7, et la qualité était tout simplement merd….. Aujourd’hui je retrouve ces fichiers sur mon disque, et je me dis que je peux quand même le poster sur le site (mais pas dans le feed). Peut être que je retrouverai le reste ;) Quoi qu’il en soit ça vous donnera une idée de ce qu’on vous fera pour la Mac Expo à  Cologne.[/lang_fr]

Damned ! This morning, when I woke up, I was suddently 30 ! I want my money back, yesterday I was still 20 ! Shhhh… Next will be 40 or what ? Yes ? :(

Okay, let’s breath… Let’s positive… A few weeks ago I received the most beautiful present you can ever wish: StuFFminie 1.0, and since almost 10 months (Yes you can imagine you’re responsible of my daugher’s birth…), I found what I searched for years: Mix all the things I digg: Computers, Sounds, Radio, Mike, the GeekStarSystem ;) and stay at home, waking up at 13.00 pm ;), and go to bed at 0300 am…

What can I ask more ?

On March 14th, we saw that the ITMS allowed to buy a full movie for 9.99$. When it started in the US, the ITMS allowed us to buy 400 000 tracks. If we look at the videotheque today, american citizens can jump on… 1 movie! Not much… And, oh surprise, it’s a Disney Movie (Stevie, you hear us ?).

And no “one more thing” announcement… No special buzz, Apple style… It just appeared a bit on some websites… Is it the tree hiding the forest ?

The following points I’m gonna develop are just the fruit of my imagination/desire/reflexion. I don’t know any M. Anonymous Source that could have revealed me nice information, resulting in a kick in the … from Mr Jobs ASAP. I’m not the “ol’good” Thinksecret as we knew it, when the rumors where not rumors, so, if everything is just dream, I beg your pardon.

The online video market is almost non existent. No real offer in terms of catalog, no real software “à  la iTunes”… Everthing is still to be done… To put a Disney movie online allows to “prepare the battlefield”, to see how the users will react. The statistics of downloads of this movie are essentials. I did not see the movie so excuse my ignorance, but I believe this ain’t no Blockbuster. Is this not a good test to see if the market is ready ?

It’s tuff to be a leader

Apple blows the concurrence and the public (and stock holders) hopes are big. To start a video store that would not be as successful as the Music Store would be a K.O. for Apple’s image. Therefore, there is only one solution: Think about the strategy to put in place and the the priorities. To think about it, it’s always good to have some numbers… The Disney movie allows to see if the consumers are ready, if the ITVS can be launched at Apple’s 30th Birthday… or not…

And the iPod AV ?

Appleinsider tells us that the iPod 5G (60GO) is in a “I could be renewed but it’s not sure” state. To use this model for an hypothetical iPod AV could also be interpreted as a reflection sign on the taken risk. Apple does not take the risk to start a full line of new iPod and this way cannibalized the sales of the 5G which is a “best buy”. If this happens, we could see the same trick as the iPod photo becoming the “iPod”.

At the end of the day, I’ve got the feeling that Apple is not allowed to fail and that this movie is just an indicator to define the right moment to launch the videostore and the player going with it. So… A Video Store and an iPod AV ? Yes! When ? Well… uh… That’s the big question… As usual, nobody knows; But maybe it’s why we love Apple ?

[lang_fr]Un joyeux Anniversaire a toute l’équipe de Mac4ever, continuer à  nous faire rire, heu informer pardon. Nous avions eu l’occasion de rencontrer Grouik, Ergo et les autres à  l’Apple Expo. Même que StuFF mc s’était fait pécho dans leur vidéo ;)[lang_fr][lang_en]Happy Birthday Mac4ever, THE funniest french MAC website EVER ! We met Grouik, Ergo, and the other at the Apple Expo in Paris. StuFF mc was even in their video ;)[lang_en][lang_de]Mac4ever ist die lustigste französische Mac Webseite. Heute ist sie 5 geworden ! Also, alles Gute zum Geburtstag ! Wir hatten Grouik, Ergo, und die anderen, bei der Apple Expo in Paris getroffen. StuFF mc war sogar in ihre Video ;)[lang_en]

It took long, I did not know which CMS I had to choose… Finally I choose to use a “simple WordPress”… Joomla/Mambo was not know from many people and developed too slowly. I also have to mention that WordPress has a lot of free Themes and also a lot of plugins… That’s why a “simple WordPress” is not completely true… I’m using here 2 really important plugins: Polyglot, because we are multilingual, and PodPress, because I do not want anymore to have a “podcast.xml” file and the blog posts. Of course I still have a loooot of work to do on pomcast.com.

But finally you have something that looks like a website ! Have fun with it… Please sign on to post Comments (otherwhise we’re spammed), and be tolerant because some things are not yet done, like some translations, and the Organisation of the posts… The important thing to note are the Categories on the right, like Pom4en, that contains only the posts for Pom Pom Pom Pom in English. So… Let’s go… Send me your comments ;)

Oh by the way, here is the hardware setup I use to produce the Podcast. Soon more about the Pomcast Team, with Pics & Videos…

Dan Wood & Terence Talbot, from Karelia Software (Sandvox)

Podcast: mp4 with chapters – mp3

A la lumière de ce qui s’est passé il y a quelques jours dans la vie/famille du StuFF, j’ai reçu un signe du ciel ;) sous la for me d’un E-mail… Merci Jeanphi de m’avoir inspiré pour ce nouveau post…Comme nous l’avons déjà  dit plusieurs fois dans le podcast, notament avec un autre papa (l’ami Neomac), n’oubliez pas qu’il y une vie là  dehors, quand le mac est éteint, ou le son de l’iPod diminué… Une vie ou le soleil brille, les enfants rayonnent, l’eau mouille, etc, … Et il est clair que l’aspect “Secte” de la CMF nous le fait entendre souvent, et parfois à  raison: Get a Life, et pas une “iLife”, une “real life” ;)

Vous l’aurez compris, depuis la 32, la version 1.0, baptisée StuFFminie, est arrivée… Et maintenant, comme le dit Marshall: “Let’s get back to business” ;) Dans les jours qui viennent, une nouvelle francophone avec un/une invité(e), et une nouvelle anglophone, avec Karelia.

Austin Sarner & Brian Ball (AppZapper)

Oh by the way… Redeem your coupon with “pomcast”, you’ll have a nice price as a Pomcast listener ;)