[gazza]

"Apple Executives to Showcase Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone Development Platforms at WWDC 2008 Keynote." So says the Apple Press Release today. It goes on to say:

"CUPERTINO, California—May 13, 2008—Apple® today announced that a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs, will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This year’s WWDC will showcase two revolutionary development platforms, the ground-breaking innovations of OS X Leopard® and OS X iPhone™, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system."

Read more here.

[gazza]

UK Macworld headlined the following today:-

Apple’s WWDC event sold out.
Apple's WWDC seems set to be the busiest yet.
Anticipation for WWDC this year is at its highest, with Apple also expected to introduce its next-generation iPhone at or around the show.
"Response to this year's WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show of enthusiasm and support from the developer community for the new iPhone SDK," Apple spokesman Bill Evans, told UKMacworld.

More details here.

gazza

[Ken Gracey]

I am sure our man Steve will have a few other tricks up his sleeve for the day, he always does.


TL

[macchef]

mr J could put the entire crowd to sleep with his non-newsworthy, but to me very much appreciated, repairs to the totally disfunctional parental controls on leopard.

[gazza]

mr J could put the entire crowd to sleep with his non-newsworthy, but to me very much appreciated, repairs to the totally disfunctional parental controls on leopard.

Hey macchef, I musta missed something. Can you elaborate on the above please. If I read you right there are improvements to the so-called parental controls?? That would be good because with User Accounts on our MacBook besides the Admin account that will definitely help me. I like to keep vital system stuff out of harms way without being too restrictive and I've found that hard to do easily with Leopard.

gazza

[macchef]

sorry to be confusing gazza. i use the parental controls on leopard (time restrictions, internet access etc) and the SUCK. so much so, that if you have them on an account, then remove them (because they don't work properly) they still have some effect over how that account works.

have i heard anyhting about a fix being announced a wwdc? certainly not. that was just my innate super sarcasm surfacing. it would be the last thing stevie would talk about a) because it's a repair, not a new feature and it's simply not exciting enough. well, except for you and i!!

cheers

[mickdevlin]

have i heard anyhting about a fix being announced a wwdc?

It might be fixed in 10.5.3 (release date unknown).

[gazza]

sorry to be confusing gazza. i use the parental controls on leopard (time restrictions, internet access etc) and the SUCK. so much so, that if you have them on an account, then remove them (because they don't work properly) they still have some effect over how that account works.

have i heard anyhting about a fix being announced a wwdc? certainly not. that was just my innate super sarcasm surfacing. it would be the last thing stevie would talk about a) because it's a repair, not a new feature and it's simply not exciting enough. well, except for you and i!!

cheers

Ahh, thanks macchef, my brain must have been a bit addled last night. I haven't used the time restrictions part of the parental controls, 'cos it's my newbie wife I'm "restricting." Just want to keep her away from vital system stuff because, as she's a newbie, stuff can be deleted accidentally. So I've basically just given her access to the applications she needs, nothing else, and she has free access to the internet.

gazza

PS. Mick could be right about the 10.5.3 having a fix. The list of bug fixes is sooooooo looooonnnng I can't really be bothered checking it out, though!!

[Aaron Bellette]

PS. Mick could be right about the 10.5.3 having a fix. The list of bug fixes is sooooooo looooonnnng I can't really be bothered checking it out, though!!

I wonder whether 10.5.3 might get a mention at WWDC - wouldn't surprise me if it does.

Aaron.

[pmoeser]

I wonder whether 10.5.3 might get a mention at WWDC - wouldn't surprise me if it does.

Aaron.

Absolutely.
I would say that 10.5.3 will be completely linked to iPhone Ver 2 software.
Do you currently have to be running 10.5 to use the iPhone?
If not, iPhone 2 would be a great way to sell a whole lot more copies of Leopard.
Which leads to more use of Time Machine -> Time Capsule
iLife -> DotMac
I'd be buying shares in AAPL now!

[Aaron Bellette]

Absolutely.
I would say that 10.5.3 will be completely linked to iPhone Ver 2 software.
Do you currently have to be running 10.5 to use the iPhone?
If not, iPhone 2 would be a great way to sell a whole lot more copies of Leopard.
Which leads to more use of Time Machine -> Time Capsule
iLife -> DotMac
I'd be buying shares in AAPL now!

I'd love another .Mac bump, I must say. Another new feature would make it even more useful.

Aaron.

[gazza]

.......... The list of bug fixes is sooooooo looooonnnng I can't really be bothered checking it out, though!!

Here you are macchef, I went back through the Forums until I found my previous link to the list of 10.5.3 bug fixes. If you go to this MacRumours site and scroll down to Post 21 you can check out the list, good luck!! BTW if you can be bothered, let us know if the parental controls get a mention.

gazza

[mickdevlin]

Thanks gazza: you've saved me having to post a link to it!

[gazza]

Thanks gazza: you've saved me having to post a link to it!

You're very welcome Mick, nice to get in ahead of you for once!!!

gazza

[mickdevlin]

I'd love another .Mac bump, I must say. Another new feature would make it even more useful.

That's also covered in the rumour.

[gazza]

We all like to make and debate predictions about Apple and its upcoming products and this goes into fever pitch as the WWDC approaches.

If you'd like a laugh today have a look at the following site for some rather interesting speculation about three products Steve will announce on June 9th - a Photo Frame, a Talking Alarm Clock (the voice of Jobs of course!) and a "do all" Remote Control.

Head over here for a giggle.

gazza