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Daniel Steinberg is a podcaster, author, editor, trainer, and developer at Dim Sum Thinking. He is the editor for the new series of Mac Developer titles for the Pragmatic Programmers. He writes feature articles for Apple's ADC web site and is a regular contributor to Mac Devcenter. He has presented at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, MacWorld, MacHack and other Mac developer conferences. Daniel has produced podcasts for Apple featuring the work of developers and scientists working on the platform. He has coauthored books on Apple's Bonjour technology as well as on Java Programming and using Extreme Programming in Software Engineering classes.

Daniel spends as much time as possible hanging out with his wife and daughter, and misses Elena more than he could ever say.

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iPhone without Cocoa?

December 29 2008

There are a ton of people attracted by the iPhone gold rush who want to write iPhone apps without taking the time to learn Cocoa. Come for the phone but stay for the Mac. read more

Macworld without Jobs

December 16 2008

Apple leaving Macworld read more

No Jobs at Macworld?

December 12 2008

On the features page there's a list of all of the Macworld feature presentations. David Pogue is scheduled for Wednesday and Leo Laporte on Thursday by Leo Laporte. You'll also find the Macworld Magazine's Best of Show Awards on Wednesday. No keynote. Nothing is listed for Tuesday. read more

New Cocoa Book

September 19 2008

One of the things I love about writing a book is it forces me to poke around into corners that I would otherwise just gloss over. My latest book on Cocoa Programming is no different -- I'm having a blast. read more

Let's Roll

September 13 2008

I've been asking developer lately if they'd want the App store to start selling apps for their Mac and most are enthusiastic about the possibility. But ... read more

On NDA's and the NSA

July 17 2008

There are so many things that we just don't know. read more

My new iPhone

July 15 2008

Friday I got a new iPhone. Nope I didn't stand in line. Actually, maybe I did. It depends on how you count the two hours that I was without a phone hitting reload. read more

Timing is everything

June 26 2008

The cost of fixing bugs found early in development is much less than the cost of fixing bugs found late -- like during Q A or after a product ships. read more

Science on the Mac

June 19 2008

Why bring your *nix app to the Mac if you're a scientist? read more

Steve Jobs on the Future of the iPhone

June 12 2008

Apple CEO Steve Jobs stood in front of a sold out crowd at Apple's WWDC and told them that Apple is about to release phones that are better than the ones in their pocket and will cost half of what theirs cost. The developers responded with sustained enthusiastic applause. That… read more

Ruby Cocoa

June 05 2008

Hey, you got Ruby in my Cocoa. Mmmm. Two great taste treats. read more

Dot Mac changes coming?

June 02 2008

It seems to me that changes are coming to dot mac and we're seeing some of them now. read more

Dictate from MacSpeech

May 22 2008

Dictate has been a good enough product that it has made it worth dealing with MacSpeech again. read more

On Hacking

May 15 2008

What is the new iPhone Hacks really hacking? read more

Java 6 on the Mac

May 05 2008

Who doesn't care more about Java on the Mac--Sun or Apple? read more

Looking forward to a Cloudy day

April 24 2008

Now that Jens Alfke has gone independent, he is working on an infrastructure that supports "a distributed, secure application-level messaging system." read more

See you in June

April 04 2008

Why should you go to WWDC this year? read more

Cocoa Spaces

March 27 2008

Imagine giving your iPhone the power of a nearby eight-core Mac Pro. read more

My next hobby

March 20 2008

What if Apple did the same thing with AppleTV that they've just done with the iPhone? What if Apple made AppleTV a platform by opening up the APIs. read more

On thirty percent

March 12 2008

There are a bunch of Mac developers who are really angry that Apple will be keeping thirty percent of the sale price of their software in return for giving them access to the iPhone sales channel. Apple could pretty much charge whatever they want --- it's your only sanctioned way… read more

Pre SDK thoughts

March 06 2008

As Apple prepares to announce the iPhone SDK in a couple of hours I'm torn. Haven't people been trying to convince us for years of the advantages of browser based applications? And Apple has put the browser on its list of strategically important pieces of the puzzle to own along… read more

On why I use a Mac

February 21 2008

I'm sure when you're an Apple engineer heads down in a room grinding out code you can lose sight of the people you are building these products for. You could. I'm just glad you don't. I'm grateful to every Apple engineer who took the time to make this machine powerful… read more

Nice TidBITS for Valentine's Day

February 14 2008

O'Reilly is now distributing the "Take Control" series from TidBITS. If you check out the list you'll see a lot of tempting titles. It's an interesting way for O'Reilly to build out their Mac and iPhone list in addition to the books they publish themselves. read more

Feeling sorry

January 31 2008

Some days I feel sorry for Apple employees. As their market share has grown, their base has changed. I've been in the Apple store four times this week (three times more than I wanted to be there) and the feeling in there has definitely changed in the past year. It… read more

Repairing a fracture

January 28 2008

Last week I attended the Java Mobile and Embedded Developer Days in Santa Clara. I'd gone because I produce their community podcasts (http://mobileandmebedded.org). I like the people but was unprepared for how interesting the content was. read more

The Jobs Keynote

January 18 2008

Monday morning ... iChat beeps at me to get my attention. The message is, "Hey man, what time does the keynote start." read more

Tax penalty for the Mac faithful?

January 12 2008

The advice from my accountant is the same at the end of each year. "Well Daniel," he says, "I'm not telling you to spend money. But if you have a big purchase coming up in the next month you should make it before the end of the year." read more

Resolution Scorecard

December 23 2007

I had set this year as the year I would become Microsoft free. I have nothing against Microsoft --- there were just some products I wanted to stop using: IE, Office, and Windows. read more

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Web 2.0 Podcast: A Conversation with Yahoo!
Publish Date: Apr. 5, 2007

The Web 2.0 Summit concluded with a conversation with Yahoo!. Program chair John Battelle spoke to Yahoo! co-founder and co-creator David Filo and with Bradley Horowitz, VP of Yahoo!'s product strategy group. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: What the desirable demographic wants
Publish Date: Mar. 28, 2007

One of the most enjoyable sessions at last year's was Safa Rashtchy's panel with a variety of teens. This year Rashtchy, a managing director for Piper Jaffray, is back with more teens and this time he includes their parents as well. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

Web 2.0 Podcast: Disruption Opportunity - Broadcast
Publish Date: Mar. 21, 2007

Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle moderated a panel about the disruption opportunity in broadcasting. His panelists were Beth Comstock, president of Digital Media and Marketing Development for NBC Universal, Blake Krikorian cofounder of Sling Media , and Jason Zajac, GM of Social Media at Yahoo!. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: Disruption Opportunity - The Pirate and the Suit
Publish Date: Mar. 14, 2007

Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle talked about the business of remixing music with David Munns, vice chairman of EMI Music worldwide, and Eric Kleptone creator of "A Night at the Hip-Hopera." This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

Web 2.0 Podcast: Disruption Opportunity - Harnessing the Collective Intelligence
Publish Date: Mar. 7, 2007

Even before he coined the term 'Web 2.0', Web 2.0 Summit program chair Tim O'Reilly was considering the notion of harnessing the collective intelligence of the web. In this podcast he moderates a panel that explores the idea that everything is connected. Panelists include craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, former chairman of MySpace Richard Rosenblatt, Toni Schneider CEO of Automattic, the makers of the WordPress, and FaceBook CEO Owen Van Natta. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: Disruption Opportunity - Venture Capital
Publish Date: Feb. 28, 2007

Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle talks to two venture capitalists about investing in technology. Ram Shiram focuses on the small seed angel round of funding. His investments include Google. Roger McNamee's investments take content businesses and try to connect them directly to their audiences. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program

Web 2.0 Podcast: A Conversation with Ray Ozzie
Publish Date: Feb. 21, 2007

Thursday afternoon at the Web 2.0 Summit wrapped up with a conversation with Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie. A year ago Ozzie sent a famously leaked memo about how the world in which Microsoft software is released has changed. Ozzie talks to program chair John Battelle about Vista and other complex software projects. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: A Conversation with Jonathan Miller
Publish Date: Feb. 14, 2007

One year ago former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller told Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle that the new AOL would be truly open. At the Web 2.0 Summit 2006, Miller talks about the changes over this past year and what it has meant for revenues. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

Web 2.0 Podcast: How to Win Friends and Influence People in Washington
Publish Date: Feb. 7, 2007

Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle moderated a public policy discussion with Art Brodsky, the communications director of Public Knowledge, Ebay's Tod Cohen and Amazon.com's Paul Misener. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: What GoDaddy Knows
Publish Date: Jan. 31, 2007

GoDaddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons delivered a simple but powerful lesson at the Web 2.0 Summit 2006. He says that people love using computers for search and entertainment but when it comes to resolving problems or learning features people much prefer to deal with other people. This podcast is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

Web 2.0 Podcast: A Conversation with Ross Levinsohn
Publish Date: Jan. 24, 2007

Ross Levinsohn is president of News Corporation’s Fox Interactive Media. He talked with Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle talks to Levinsohn about everything from the year since his company bought MySpace to his recent concern that he didn't have a chance to bid on YouTube. This episode is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: The State of the Internet, Part 3
Publish Date: Jan. 17, 2007

Mary Meeker returned to the Web 2.0 Summit to deliver part three of her annual State of the Internet address. Meeker is a managing director and serves on Morgan Stanley's Global Technology Research team. This episode is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

Macworld Keynote Report 2007
Publish Date: Jan. 16, 2007

In this podcast we talk to MacDevCenter editors Bruce Stewart and Chris Stone about this year's Macworld Expo keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Web 2.0 Podcast: A Debate on Net Neutrality
Publish Date: Jan. 10, 2007

Web 2.0 Summit program chair John Battelle moderated a debate on net neutrality between Google VP and chief internet evangelist Vinton Cerf and Robert Pepper, who leads a team driving Cisco's global agenda for advanced technology policy. This episode is sponsored by the Intel Software Network.

Web 2.0 Podcast: A Conversation with Bruce Chizen
Publish Date: Jan. 3, 2007

Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen talked with Web 2.0 Summit program chair Tim O'Reilly about the ubiquity of Flash and PDF, and the fine line that his company walks between open standards and open source. They talked about everything from eBooks and Apollo to competing with Microsoft. This episode is sponsored by the Intel Software Partner Program.

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Less is More: Steve Jobs' Macworld 2008 Keynote Address
Publish Date: Jan. 17, 2008Steve Jobs opened the Macworld surprise envelope at the 2008 keynote address and out slid a sleek notebook computer: the Macbook Air. Daniel Steinberg was on hand for the unveiling and files this report about all the new hardware, iPhone updates, and more. Macworld 2007: 1984 All Over Again
Publish Date: Jan. 12, 2007Daniel Steinberg reports on the Macworld keynote. From the big iPhone announcement and demo to the startling lack of Mac and Leopard news, Daniel shares his impressions and provides detailed analysis of the year's largest Apple event. The Three Faces of Steve: WWDC 2006
Publish Date: Aug. 15, 2006After welcoming the audience of developers at WWDC, Steve Jobs let the audience know that others would help him on stage. This, in and of itself, was unusual. There are often supporting roles in the WWDC and MacWorld keynotes, but only one featured artist. Not only did Jobs share the stage with Bertrand Serlet, Phil Schiller, and Scott Forstall, but he allowed them to make many of the morning's announcements. In a way they represented the three faces of Steve. Daniel Steinberg reports. Outsourcing Java SE
Publish Date: Jul. 12, 2006Many eyes are on Sun, awaiting the promised eventual open-sourcing of its Java SE implementation. But Daniel Steinberg has another idea: instead of open-sourcing Java, Sun should outsource it, so that it can be developed by parties more attuned to the needs and opportunities of cross-platform development. Telling Stories at JavaOne
Publish Date: May. 24, 2006JavaOne 2006 left attendees with an incomplete answer to the big question: will Sun open source Java? The answer was better than a definite maybe, but not by much. Daniel Steinberg looks back at the conference, its mixed message, and its many successes outside of the general sessions. Intel and More Inside
Publish Date: Jan. 12, 2006Saving the best for last is the old saw Steve Jobs lives by when it comes to addressing his Macworld audiences. As Daniel Steinberg reports from Macworld SF 2006, Jobs spent the first 90 minutes of his keynote on Apple's sales revenues, additions to two of the iApps and the introduction of a new one, and more, before casually mentioning the PowerBook is being replaced by the Intel-powered MacBook Pro. As Daniel puts it, for Jobs, this is "pure theatre." Read Daniel's extensive report on all of Jobs' announcements. EuroOSCON - Doctorow on Europe's Coming Broadcast Flag
Publish Date: Oct. 21, 2005In Cory Doctorow's closing keynote at O'Reilly's first-ever European Open Source Convention, he stated, "Right now we find ourselves in the midst of a global attack on free software. A global attack that is supposed to uphold copyright, but that has no nexus with what copyright actually does." At the heart of this attack, asserts Cory, is the DRM and certain American entertainment companies' push for a Broadcast Flag in Europe. Daniel Steinberg reports on Cory's keynote. Open Source and Web 2.0
Publish Date: Oct. 7, 2005Daniel Steinberg reports on the "Open Source and Web 2.0" session held at the Web 2.0 conference. Mitchell Baker and Jonathan Schwartz joined Tim O'Reilly in a panel discussion that looked at open source, Web 2.0, and issues specific to Mozilla and Sun. Check out the Web 2.0 Conference Coverage page for reports, photos, blogs, and podcasts from the show. Barry Diller Opens Web 2.0
Publish Date: Oct. 6, 2005"Whatever business you have, if it's a good idea, you can get it up and out. Good ideas resonate." That was the prevailing message from Barry Diller in a discussion with John Batelle at opening day of the Web 2.0 conference. Daniel Steinberg reports on their wide-ranging conversation. For up-to-the-minute reports, photos, blogs, and podcasts from the show, check out the Web 2.0 Conference Coverage page. The How and Who of Where
Publish Date: Jul. 1, 2005The two days of O'Reilly Media's Where 2.0 conference flew by, and beneath all the high-tech gadgets was the fact that to support this latest generation of location-based applications, you still need to begin by collecting and organizing the data. A9.com, NAVTEQ, and Eyebeam representatives explained how they gather and organize data. Then, Ron Ondrejka brought down the house with his description of how his team used to gather images of the Earth from spy satellites in the 1960s. The What and Why of Where
Publish Date: Jun. 30, 2005The first day of O'Reilly's Where 2.0 conference in San Francisco made abundantly clear that the theme of remixing is prevalent in the worlds of cartography and location-aware technologies. Tim O'Reilly pointed to the unlimited possibilities available when working on a platform built from a network of cooperating data services. Conference co-chair Nathan Torkington, in his opening address, used Google Maps mashups to demonstrate how letting users add value is central to such apps. And David Rumsey, prolific map collector, displayed maps over time to show how maps become particularly useful when compared and remixed. It's True! Jobs Switches to Intel: A Review of the WWDC 05 Keynote
Publish Date: Jun. 7, 2005Don't get too comfortable after making the transition to Mac OS X. Steve Jobs decides to keep things interesting by announcing during his WWDC 05 keynote that Apple will switch to Intel processors. Here's what he said and how he plans to make it happen. Bosworth's Web of Data
Publish Date: Apr. 22, 2005Google's Adam Bosworth's keynote at the 2005 MySQL Users Conference was a call to audience members to "do for information what HTTP did for user interface." The web was successful because it offered a simple, sloppy, standards-based, scalable platform, and the challenge is to take a database and do the same. Daniel Steinberg covered Bosworth's talk, and provides this report. The State of the Dolphin at the MySQL Users Conference 2005
Publish Date: Apr. 20, 2005Daniel Steinberg reports from the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, under way this week in Santa Clara, California. He first covers David Axmark's and Michael Widenius' "State of the Dolphin" keynote, in which, among details about binary releases and supported connectors, they announced that MySQL 5.0 code is complete. Next, Daniel reports on Michael Tiemann's keynote, in which he offers his thoughts on defining and identifying the strengths of open source. For all the announcements, press coverage, blogs, and photos coming out of the MySQL Conference, check out our Conference Coverage page. Remix: ETech 2005
Publish Date: Mar. 16, 2005Program chair Rael Dornfest kicked off the O'Reilly Emerging Technology (ETech) Conference 2005 by introducing this year's theme: remix. The key point is that everything changes when customers customize.

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