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2008-07-04 FxPlug SDK Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Minor corrections for FxPlug SDK 1.2.3.
 Minor Change Apple Applications
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Java, Mac OS X, Porting, User Experience
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Text Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Revised Figure 1-3 "Text layout data flow" to show that a CGPath object is provided in the creation of a CTFrame object.
 Minor Change Carbon, Text & Fonts
2008-06-09 Extending Your Wiki Server (PDF)
New document that explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
 First Version Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server
2008-06-09 Image Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about support for dragging image views.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Version 10.5.
 Content Update Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Administration (PDF)
Made minor corrections to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Enterprise IT, Mac OS X Server
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server iCal Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Apple Applications, Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Mail Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Network Services Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Open Directory Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Podcast Producer Workflow Tutorial (PDF)
New document that explains how to develop and customize Podcast Producer workflows. For Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
 First Version Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
 Content Update Enterprise IT, Hardware & Drivers, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source, Security
2008-06-09 The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language (HTML) (PDF)
Made several minor bug fixes and clarifications, particularly in the "Properties" chapter.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Tools
2008-06-09 OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the Cocoa OpenGL tutorial and made numerous other minor changes.
 Content Update Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Administrator's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Xsan 2. Replaces the Xsan Administrator's Guide for Xsan 1.4.
 Content Update Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Performance, Storage
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Setup Guide (PDF)
New document that explains how to set up a volume on a storage area network (SAN) using Xsan 2.
 First Version Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Performance, Storage
2008-06-09 Xsan Migration Guide for Xsan 2 (PDF)
Updated for Xsan 2. Replaces the Xsan Migration Guide for Xsan 1.4.
 Content Update Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Storage
2008-06-09 Xserve RAID Using RAID Admin 1.2 and Disk Utility (PDF)
New document that explains how to use RAID Admin and Fibre Channel Utility to configure and monitor Xserve RAID systems and Disk Utility to enhance hardware RAID arrays.
 First Version Mac OS X Server, Storage
2008-06-09 Xserve User's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Intel-based Xserve.
 Content Update Hardware & Drivers, Mac OS X Server
2008-05-06 Core Animation Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Tools
2008-04-28 AirPort Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Audio Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Bluetooth Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Ethernet Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 FireWire Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 iMac Developer Note (HTML)
New document that specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 First Version Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 PCI Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 RAM Expansion Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Universal Serial Bus Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-28 Video Developer Note (HTML)
Updated to include information on the iMac computers introduced in April 2008.
 Minor Change Hardware & Drivers
2008-04-23 Aperture 2.1 SDK Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Update for Aperture 2.1 SDK.
 Content Update Apple Applications
2008-04-14 Motion XML File Format (HTML) (PDF)
New document describing aspects of the Motion XML file format.
 First Version Apple Applications
2008-04-10 View Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-08 64-Bit Transition Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and links.
 Minor Change Darwin, Mac OS X, Open Source, Performance, Porting
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-08 Animation Types and Timing Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2008-04-08 HeaderDoc User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
Content Update Darwin, Open Source, Tools
2008-04-08 Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added additional details about msleep function.
 Minor Change Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Networking
2008-04-08 Porting UNIX/Linux Applications to Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor typographical errors and omissions.
 Minor Change Darwin, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Open Source, Porting, Tools
2008-04-08 Shell Scripting Primer (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed a bug in an awk code sample.
 Minor Change Enterprise IT, Mac OS X Server, Open Source, Scripting & Automation, Tools
2008-04-08 Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the UTI character set.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa
2008-03-18 Safari JavaScript Database Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the JavaScript Database, a SQLite database built into Safari that provides local storage accessible to JavaScript applications.
 First Version Apple Applications, Internet & Web
2008-03-11 Accessibility Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Removed the Children attribute from the Busy Indicator role information.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Java, User Experience
2008-03-11 AppleScript Language Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to describe AppleScript features through Mac OS X v10.5 and AppleScript 2.0.
 Content Update Carbon, Cocoa, Scripting & Automation
2008-03-11 CFNetwork Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor typographical corrections and clarifications.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Networking, Open Source, Security
2008-03-11 Cocoa Scripting Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Minor corrections for working with sdefs.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Scripting & Automation
2008-03-11 Core Animation Cookbook (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2008-03-11 Cursor Management (HTML) (PDF)
Updated information about cursor size and types. Replaced one article with a more relevant article.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2008-03-11 File System Events Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed typos.
 Minor Change Core Foundation, Darwin, Storage
2008-03-11 Garbage Collection Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2008-03-11 iPhone Human Interface Guidelines for Web Applications (HTML) (PDF)
Amended title to emphasize the scope of the content.
 Minor Change Apple Applications, Internet & Web
2008-03-11 Network Device Driver Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added note about how to remove the IP protocol from an interface to permit KEXT unloading.
 Minor Change Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Networking
2008-03-11 Scripting Bridge Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Changed occurrences of the nonexistent method name +classForApplicationWithBundleIdentifier to the correct method name, +applicationWithBundleIdentifier:.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Scripting & Automation
2008-03-11 Strings Programming Guide for Core Foundation (HTML) (PDF)
Added information to "Handling External Representations of Strings" about string encodings that do not include a BOM.
 Minor Change Carbon, Core Foundation, Internationalization, Open Source, Text & Fonts