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Week five winner! GeekIT Competition

Week 5 prize - Week 5. Limited Edition A3 Portfolio

Well done Kerry Scarth for your response to:

In 25 words or less tell us why we should give you this bag?

It would be the most stylish place to hold my 1000000 copies of Macworld, along with my macbook 13, macbook pro, apple tv, iphone, mac mini and all the mactastic products in the world. Bloody macalishious.

Week four winner!

Week 4 prize - Side Effect Sleeve 15.4"

Well done Alex Huggett for your response to:

If you could design your own unique LapTop bag - what would you do that nobody else has done?

I'd include an accessories pocket that can hold a power cable and mouse, but zip flat when not in use. I'd also build in a solar cell the Macbook can plug into so it can charge inside the bag.

Week three winner!

Week 3 prize - Side Effect Transit 15.4"

Well done Toby Solomon for your response to:

What is the weirdest thing you have found in your Laptop Bag?

A green tree frog. He obviously wanted to create something using GarageBand but couldn't get the iMac open. He settled for a croaking good song sung while clinging to the inside of the bag.

Week two winner!

Week 2 prize - Side Effect Notebook 15.4"

Well done Yuza Setiawan for your response to:

What are your 'Must Have' contents in your current Laptop Bag?

My PowerBook and its charger.
The latest edition of Macworld Australia.
And scribbles of paper with notes on my first novel.

Week one winner!

Week 1 prize - Side Effect Sleeve 13.3"

Well done Ross McKinlay for your response to:

What are the Top 3 things you look for in a Laptop Bag?

Protection level - padding for laptop and security can it be locked
Styling including colour - I want a laptop bag to be discreet, not scream out "There's a laptop in here come and get me"
Ease of use with provision for extras, eg pens phone etc and comfortable to use and carry

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iPhone SDK updated

This morning Apple released a new version of its iPhone SDK for developers. iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder, a component of Apple’s development tools that lets developers create the interface for their applications. That seems to be the only major change in the latest build, according to the SDK’s read me, which continues to list some known issues. Apple says “this second beta is known to be incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer.” Given the importance of UI on the Mac, Interface Builder is a pretty critical tool in the development process, and some developers had chosen to hold off on their efforts until the SDK was revised. Apple unveiled the iPhone SDK at a special event earlier this month, allowing developers to begin building applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Several high-profile companies have already jumped onboard, demoing their applications at the event. Highlighting the demos was AOL with a native AIM client; other applications from Electronic Arts, Salesforce.com, and Apple were also shown.