XCode stops working as soon as a developer installs iPhone OS 3.0.1!  Apple issued an advisory with a workaround:

http://adcdownload.apple.com/iphone/iphone_sdk_3.0__final/iphone_os_3.0.1_advisory.pdf

This document basically says the follwing:

iPhone OS 3.0 SDK and iPhone OS 3.0.1 software release for 

Mac OS X v10.5.7 

To continue development with iPhone SDK 3.0 on your iPhone, iPhone 3G and 

iPhone 3GS running iPhone OS 3.0.1 will need to perform the following: 

1. Log into your Mac with an Admin account and launch the Terminal application          

(/Applications/Utilities) 

2. Copy and paste the following line into Terminal: 

ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0\ \(7A341\) / 

Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1 

Note: If you installed iPhone SDK 3.0 somewhere other than the default /Developer 

location, replace the "/Developer" directory as appropriate. 

Seems that the iPhone 3.0 Calendar Subscriptions feature is not capable of matching the color schemes as shown in iCal.   Published .ics files probably do not contain the data necessary to allow iPhone 3.0 Calendar to automatically assign the correct color, and iPhone 3.0 Calendar does not seem to have a feature to allow the user to choose a color for a particular subscribed calendar.

It does appear that subscribed calendars are assigned colors in the following order: red, orange, blue, green, and purple.  So to get your iPhone 3.0 Calendar colors to match your desktop iCal colors, you just need to add your subscriptions in the appropriate order.  If you need to skip a few colors, just subscribe to some other calendars temporarily and remove them after assigning all the correct colors.  If the colors still do not appear as desired, simply remove the subscribed accounts and try again.

You can add calendar subscriptions by going into the Settings App and choosing Mail, Contact, Calendars.  Then tap Add Account, Other, and Add Subscribed Calendar.  Enter the URL to the .ics file and tap Next to verify, and then Save.

An easier way to add a subscription URL is to mail the URL to your iPhone, and then simply tap the link on your iPhone.  An alert will appear allowing you to subscribe to the calendar.  iPhone 3.0 then verifies and adds the calendar subscription in the background and eventually pops up another alert telling you that the calendar has been added.  On my original iPhone 2G, this process appears to bog down the entire iPhone for quite some time while it downloads the calendar entries -- hopefully this works better with the new iPhone 3GS.  You might be able to optimize this by only syncing the last 2 weeks of events (adustable in Settings).  Be patient and always wait for the confirmation alert before you add the next subscription.  It's also a good idea to be connected via fast WiFi for the initial configuration.

Aw Craps! is mentioned at iPodNN.com

Here at 24x7digital, we have been having a great time tinkering with our iPhones and learning a great new programming platform.  We have also had our share of frustrations preparing information for submission to to iTunesConnect.apple.com, the backend portal to the iTunes App Store.  Apple wants screenshots of your new iPhone apps to display in the iTunes App Store, but they restrict the format of the uploads to either JPEG or TIFF format and also desire certain dimensions which correspond to just the content portion of the iPhone display.

There are a few ways to capture screenshots from your iPhone.

1. USE THE MAC's BUILT-IN SCREEN GRABBER: While running the iPhone SDK's iPhone Simulator, you can use either the Grab program or the COMMAND-SHIFT-4 keystroke to invoke the Mac's screen grabber.  Unfortunately, it generates PNG format, and you will most likely need to do some post-processing to crop the image to the correct dimensions. You can open these images in Preview and then resave them as JPEG or TIFF if you are planning to upload them to the iPhone App Store.

2. USE XCODE's ORGANIZER:  While developing with XCode and a tethered iPhone, you can use XCode's Organizer window's Screenshot tab to capture screenshots.  Simply press the CAPTURE button in XCode.  Again, this method creates PNG format, but you can open these images in Preview and then resave them as TIFF. The dimensions for portrait-mode will be the correct iPhone dimensions of 320x480 pixels, but you will need to rotate landscape-mode screenshots, and also resave these images as JPEG or TIFF if you are planning to upload them to the iPhone App Store.

3. USE THE IPHONE'S BUILT-IN SCREEN GRABBER: You can take a screenshot directly on the iPhone by holding the POWER button and pressing the HOME button.  You will hear a satisfying camera sound and the screenshot will be added to your Photo's Camera Roll where it can be emailed to yourself.  Alternatively, use Image Capture after tethering your iPhone and you can view the thumbnails in Image Capture. Interestingly, this method created JPEG format files which can be uploaded directly to the iTunes App Store, though landscape images will still need to be rotated beforehand.  We have also noticed some slight artifacts in certain JPEG screenshots due to the lossy compression.

4. SHAMELESS PLUG - USE 24x7digital's iPhoneScreenGrabber: Our inexpensive developer tool grabs high-quality LZW-non-lossy-compressed TIFF screenshots directly from the iPhone Simulator.  These screenshots are perfectly cropped and rotated and ready for upload to the iTunes App Store. Streamline your workflow by using iPhoneScreenGrabber today!

We're happy to report that we have unleashed PhotoCopy 1.0 into the wild.  PhotoCopy is a smart Flickr uploader which copies your iPhoto Albums to Flickr Sets.  $20 demoware for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

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 Los Angeles, California - 24x7digital is proud to introduce PhotoCopy 1.0, their iPhoto to Flickr mirroring utility for Mac OS X Leopard. Designed specifically to help protect media assets, PhotoCopy combines iPhoto's ease of use with the great sharing features of Flickr, the premier online photo management and sharing resource.

Select which iPhoto albums to share, and let PhotoCopy do the rest. It uploads all of the photos in the selected album(s) to Flickr and arranges them in matching sets. PhotoCopy also copies important image information from iPhoto, such as title, date, time, rating, keywords and description.

One of PhotoCopy's most prolific features is its ability to mirror selected iPhoto albums to Flickr sets. It compares the current iPhoto library with the users Flickr account and figures out what changes to make and ensures they both match. Whatever is done to an album in iPhoto, whether adding, deleting, reordering, or editing images, PhotoCopy will dutifully make the same changes to the matching Flickr set automatically.

PhotoCopy helps protect the user's most precious media assets from fire, theft, and any other local disasters by creating offsite backups of iPhoto media. It will automatically backup all assets and remembers which photos it has uploaded so the user doesn't have to. Only those changes in iPhoto are mirrored in Flickr, and only for the albums the user has specified.

Feature highlights include:
* Copy Photos from iPhoto to Flickr
* Update Flickr Automatically
* Create Offsite Backups

PhotoCopy is much more than a simple iPhoto to Flickr uploader. With its ability to mirror files, users don't have to login and maintain their Flickr account manually, which saves time by allowing them to manage photos in one place: iPhoto. Coupled with Flickr's excellent resource to share photos with family and friends, PhotoCopy is the perfect companion to Apple's iLife Suite, and uniquely serves the dual role for offsite backups.

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 5.2 MB Hard Drive space
* iPhoto 6 (iLife '06) or iPhoto 7 (iLife '08)
* Flickr account (free or pro)
* Internet connection

Pricing and Availability:
PhotoCopy 1.0 is priced at only $20.00 (USD). A full-featured demo is available for download. The unregistered application is limited in that all uploaded images will include a watermark, and movies in a iPhoto library cannot be uploaded. More information about PhotoCopy, along with an online tutorial, is available at the 24x7digital website.

HappyNewYear! v2.6 has been released!  This version enhances compatibility for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard:

• Leopard print preview in print dialog now supported.
• Months with an empty image area are not printed.
• Fixed Leopard iLife Media Browser drag and drop compatibility for easily browsing your iPhoto Library.
• New contextual menu for image areas to allow more convenient access to commands like 'Add Image...'.
• Fixed various Leopard Help Viewer compatibility issues.
• Fixed Leopard widget compatibility.

Click here to grab a free trial version of HappyNewYear! v2.6.

$10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Happy Holidays to all!  MacUpdate has a holiday bundle for $29.99 which includes HappyHolidays! and 3 other Mac programs: iP2F, Santa's Gizmo, and Monopoly Here & Now!  Act quickly, the promotion only lasts until Christmas day!  The promo also donates 10% of all sales to the Save the Children charity.

HappyHolidays! v2.9 has been released!  Here's what's new in this version:

• Eight new card templates including Holidays, New Years, and Thank You.
• New three images layouts which allow one larger image and two smaller ones.
• New border style for drawing borders around multiple images.
  

 $10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Click here to download and try it for free. 

HappyHolidays! v2.8 has been released!  Here's what's new in this version:

• Fixed Leopard iLife Media Browser drag and drop compatibility for easily browsing your iPhoto Library.
• New contextual menu for image areas to allow more convenient access to commands like 'Add Image...'.
• Four new card templates including two for Thanksgiving.
• Fixed various Leopard Help Viewer compatibility issues.
  

HappyHolidays! v2.7 has been released!  Here's what's new in this version:

• Leopard Compatibility.

 $10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Click here to download and try it for free. 

HappyNewYear! v2.5 has been released!  This version adds compatibility for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

Click here to grab a free trial version of HappyNewYear! v2.5.

$10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. 

HappyHolidays! v2.6 has been released!  Here's what's new in this version:

• Eight new card templates including Halloween, Anniversary and Chinese New Years.
• Cards exported to jpeg are now anti-aliased, which will make the text appear smoother.

 $10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Click here to download and try it for free. 

HappyNewYear! v2.4 has been released!  This version adds a new feature to export your calendar as a Widget.

In commemoration of the recent STS-118 Endeavor Space Shuttle launch, we've created a HappyNewYear! calendar with some photos courtesy of http://www.nasa.gov.   Click here to download the sample Widget created with HappyNewYear! v2.4.

Click here to grab a free trial version of HappyNewYear! v2.4.

$10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. 

Japanese site Linkclub links to us with the following description: "好きな写真にメッセージを添えたグリーティングカードを作成
して印刷したりメール送信ができるソフト。レイアウトや背景の設定、テキストやウォーターマークの挿入などが可能です。"

HappyNewYear! listed at The Online Teacher Resource teAchnology .

HappyHolidays! is listed at free mac software site rbytes .

The New York Times technology downloads section lists HappyHolidays!

McAfee SiteAdvisor 's automated web safety testing found that downloads on our site are free of adware, spyware, and other unwanted programs, and that links from our site are to other safe sites.

HappyNewYear! is listed at TechRepublic .

ZDNet has our products listed.

prMac has our HappyHolidays! v2.5 press release.  Thanks prMac!

Kiss us!  We're running a Valentine's Day promo at MacZot! to save you some coin!  Purchase our HappyNewYear!+HappyHolidays! bundle for $9.97, print out some V-Day cards, and rekindle your love with your Mac!

HappyHolidays! v2.5 has been released!  Here's what's new in this version:

• Six new card templates including Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and more.
• Fixed problem with positioning of controls when resizing window.
  
• Cut/Copy/Paste of photos now preserves the image properties (angle, offset, scaling factor).

 $10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Click here to download and try it for free. 

We’ve released HappyNewYear! 2.3 today.

Here is what's new:

• Images added to your calendar are auto-sized to fill up the image area.
• Image properties are now preserved (scaling factor, angle and offset) when moving images around a calendar.

Download it here.

$10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

We released HappyHolidays! 2.4 today. Here is what is new in this version:

• Ten new card templates for Valentine's Day, Chinese New Years, Birth Announcements and Thank You.
• Add a background image to your card.
  
• The image area in your photo card can now display two more layouts for photos. You can now choose a layout with two or three photos across.
• Images added to your card can be auto-sized to fit on the card.
  

 $10 demoware, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Click here to download and try it for free. 

Japanese Social Bookmark site PookMark lists us in their DIY tag section.

We're listed at Ma.gnolia.com in their Mac Apps tagged with "calendar " section.

Congratulations to CapMac members Jacek Rochaki and Arlene Kerr who won donated licenses for our products in their December meeting raffle (which also featured a visit by Bob "Dr. Macintosh" LeVitus).

HappyHolidays! listed at Japanese site Melma. Their description reads: "好みの写真にメッセージを添えたグリーティングカードを手軽に作成／印刷／メール 送信できるソフト。レイアウト、余白、縦横、写真の位置、背景色、角度調整、テキスト、ウォーターマークを設定できます（レジスト前はウォーターマークが開発元のURLになります）[シェアウエア／10ドル]".  HappyNewYear! is also described as "お気に入りのデジカメ写真を使って、CDケースサイズのフォトカレンダーを印刷するためのソフト。[シェアウエア／10ドル]"

Mac Product Guide

Our products are listed in Apple's Macintosh Product Guide.

We're listed on Japanese Mac site mac.egoism.jp where we are listed as follows:

写真を利用した CD ケースカレンダーをプリントするためのソフト。(シェアウェア $10) 

 HappyNewYear! and the CD Jewel Case frame idea is mentioned on the ReadyMade Magazine forums.

HappyHolidays! has been listed at Italian site Tiscali.Tecnologia .  Their "descrizione" is as follows: "HappyHolidays! facilita la creazione di cartoline fotografiche personalizzate. Utilizzate le vostre foto digitali, aggiungete un messaggio personale ed avrete la cartolina fotografica perfetta! Create cartoline fotografiche per qualsiasi occasione: l'annuncio di una nascita, di una laurea, di un compleanno, un invito a una festa...Richiede Mac OS X 10.4 o versioni successive."

We are mentioned at Italian site Hardware Upgrade (il sito italiano sullla technologia)!

HappyNewYear! has been selected as a Staff Pick at Apple's Mac OS X Downloads site!  Hooray!

2007 brings us a new release of HappyNewYear! v2.2 which includes the oft-requested 10x15cm calendar format in both landscape and portrait orientations, along with a few minor bug fixes, and support for metric border sizes of 3mm, 6mm, and 9mm.

• New 10x15cm templates.
• Metric margins for metric users.
• Bug fix to support forward slash in document name during export.
• Bug fix to load correct current region from International System Preferences.
• FREE upgrade for registered users.
• FREE to try-before-you-buy.
• $10 to register. 

There are lots of free and shareware fonts available for Mac OS X.  Many fonts can easily be installed with Mac OS X FontBook .  Using FREE fonts can liven up your HappyNewYear! calendars and HappyHolidays! photo cards.  Here's a list of some FREE font websites:

http://www.1001freefonts.com

http://www.acidfonts.com

http://betterfonts.com

http://www.chank.com/freefonts.php  

http://www.dafont.com

http://www.dingbatdepot.com

http://www.fontfile.com  

http://www.fontfreak.com

http://www.freemacfonts.com  

http://www.freewarefonts.com

http://www.larabiefonts.com

http://simplythebest.net/fonts

http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html

Let us know of any other font resources! 

Use iPhoto's Sepia feature in conjunction with HappyHolidays! to create antique-style photo cards.  You can also find some fun custom fonts to get an aged style for your card.

One of the easiest ways to make great looking, fun, customized photo cards is to use the many great fonts out there.  Apple's Mac OS X comes with many preinstalled fonts, but there are many more fonts available on the Internet. While some fonts cost money, there are also many great free fonts. After downloading font files from the Internet, you install fonts on you Mac using Font Book.

HappyHolidays! templates use many different fonts so that you can see different photo card styles. If a font stored in a template is not available on your Mac, you will be warned if you try creating a new document from that template, your photo card will not look exactly like the template as shown in the Template Picker. The system will substitute an available font for any missing fonts that it cannot find. If you want to have your photo card look exactly like the template, then download and install the missing font before creating your photo card from the template.

There are many font download sites on the Internet. A good starting place to look for mac fonts is: www.macfonts.com.

Many fonts are already included with Mac OS X.  Some that we've used in our templates are: American Typewriter, Apple Symbols, Brush Script, Chalkboard, Cochin, Helvetica, Herculanum, Hiragino Kaku Gothic, and Marker Felt.

Some other free fonts we've used in our templates are:

AlphaSmoke from www.dafont.com

Curiz MT from www.styopkin.com

Splurge from www.dafont.com

Please let us know if you have created a fun photo card with free fonts that you find on the Internet.  Have fun! 

Happy New Year! and welcome to 2007!  We've been busy over the holidays gathering up many of our support emails and consolidating the information on our newly revamped website.   We are hoping to release some new features over the course of the year along with any bug fixes that our customers might report. 

Here's our first calendar idea for 2007.  We took photos of some delicious Japanese New Years food and made a HappyNewYear! calendar out of the photos as a Thank You gift.  Please let us know if you come up with any interesting projects using our software.  Email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Did Santa bring you everything you asked for?  Don't forget to send your Thank You cards so you can stay on Santa's list for next year!  A really simple and personalized way to send out some thanks is to take photos during gift-opening, and use those photos along with HappyHolidays! to create a fast and easy Thank You photocard which can be emailed to Santa!

We're listed as a Hot Pick at Apple's Mac OS X Software Home & Learning website!  Cool!

Ho! Ho! Ho!  We're listed at MacSanta.com and offering a 20% discount through December 25th, 2006 by using coupon code: MACSANTA.

HappyHolidays! is listed as 100% Clean (no spyware, no adware, no viruses) at the Softpedia Mac Downloads site.