Archive for the ‘Google Mac’ Category
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Developing for MacFUSE
By Ted Bonkenburg, Google Mac 20% ContributorAs we recently announced, MacFUSE Core now includes a framework that makes it easy to develop file systems written in Objective-C. I've posted a tutorial that walks you through creating a simple but fun file system using MacFUSE.framework. The file system exports ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
New Google Toolbox for Mac
By Tom Van Lenten, Google Mac TeamWe on the Mac team love code. Nothing helps as much as some working sample code when you're trying to get something done -- well, maybe with the exception of some working code that you can use within your own ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
AccessibilityFS: An All-Access Pass to Your UI
By Dave MacLachlan, Google Mac TeamA week or so ago I was looking at doing some user interface testing. At the same time, I was playing with MacFUSE, wondering about things I could do with it. All of a sudden I had an epiphany: ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Macworld wraps up
By Scott Knaster, Google Mac TeamIt's the last day -- the crowds are finally starting to thin, booths are being packed up, and we give away a Vespa (at 3:30, in the Google booth) -- and then everybody heads home to sleep for a long, long time. Macworld ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Macworld: it's busy here!
By Scott Knaster, Google Mac TeamMacworld Expo is really rolling now, and the exhibit floor is packed with people. Apple's booth is particularly busy, especially around the hands-on MacBook Air display. The Google booth has been completely jammed most of the time -- at one point yesterday, ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Macworld: it begins
By Scott Knaster, Google Mac TeamThousands of people (a.k.a. "the Mac faithful") crowded Moscone Center this morning after waiting in looong lines to watch Steve Jobs start Macworld 2008 with his keynote. Was there something in the air? Oh yes. Among other things, Steve announced:- MacBook Air, ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
One day to go
By Scott Knaster, Google Mac TeamMonday of Macworld week is a day of anticipation before the show gets rolling. Exhibitors finish setting up, attendees start arriving, and the buzz builds. Locals know to avoid the Macworld traffic jams around Moscone Center (take transit if you can). On ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Google at Macworld Expo
By Scott Knaster, Google Mac TeamIt's almost time! We're putting the finishing touches on our plans for next week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco. This year we'll have a Google booth on the show floor (location S-2138, just one aisle over from Apple's) with lots of cool ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
New Version of MacFUSE: Now with MacFUSE.framework
By Amit Singh, Google Mac TeamA new version of MacFUSE is now available. As always, you can download a ready-to-install prebuilt package, or browse the ready-to-build source. Besides bug fixes and other minor improvements, there is a major new developer feature in this release: ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
GrabFS: The Screenshot File System
By Amit Singh, Google Mac TeamA while ago, I wrote about procfs for Mac OS X, a MacFUSE-based file system. Subsequently, I added more cool features to my procfs implementation. Recently, I had reason to demonstrate procfs again and realized that I needed still more cool ...
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