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Clear Releases Beta drivers to the General Public

 

Clear has released Beta drivers for Lion (and 64 bit Snow Leopard) for at least some of their 4G devices.

I actually use this exact device and have installed and am using these Beta drivers to make this post.

I have been using these drivers for ~2 weeks without any known issues (at least to me). They seem to be pretty solid and if you are a developer running the Lion GM (released July 11th, 2011), and you have Clear, you should feel comfortable downloading and using these drivers.

If you do have any issues, don’t forget to contact Clear. They are trying to get as many people as possible to run these Beta drivers so they can address any remaining issues.

Have Fun! 🙂

Beginners iOS App Programming Book

Just a note to anyone that’s interested, I am currently consuming a new book, by Wei-Meng Lee, on iOS programming that I am enjoying.

This book assumes that you are already familiar with Objective C specifically and object programming in general. It provides an Appendix to help with getting up to speed with Objective C.

The book is nicely formatted and in full color, covering all of the most common technologies that you might want to take advantage of in your iOS App.

From Amazon:

The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. In addition to in-depth coverage of the iOS SDK, the book walks you through the various core aspects of iPhone and iPad development. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the tools provided by XCode and you’ll benefit from a solid introduction to Objective-C, which allows you to have a smooth transition to iPhone development from another platform.

  • Offers a solid foundation for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4
  • Covers all the new features of iOS 4 and provides a new applications template for developing iPad and iPhone apps
  • Addresses the new PopoverView for iPad apps
  • Shows how to develop background applications, which is one of the new features in iOS 4

Beginning iOS 4 Application Development is your ultimate resource for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4.

You can buy it from Amazon by clicking the link below:

Beginning iOS 4 Application Development (in Full Color)

Rangers Win Franchise’s First PostSeason Series!

In case you’ve missed it, my Texas Rangers have FINALLY, for the first time in their 50 year history (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers), have won a PostSeason series to advance to, what is now, a round 2 series, the ALCS (American League Championship Series) against the perennial competitors, the New York Yankees.

New York is a very competitive team and almost always is in the PostSeason. Good news for the Rangers is that they play well against New York, especially in their own yard. In their last meeting during the regular season, they swept the Yankees in a (3) game series.

To read all about the final Game 5, which the Rangers took 5-1 against the Tampa Bay Rays, from the Professional Sports Reporters, click the link below.

View Story Here

With Cantu’s help, Rangers clinch AL West

In case you missed it over the weekend, the Texas Rangers Baseball club clinched the AL West Title with a win over the Oakland Athletics.

This was the first time in 11 years that the Rangers have reached the postseason and the FIRST time they have reached it since I became a fan in 2005.

This is going to be  much more exciting postseason, now that I can actually root for my favorite team. Woohoo! 🙂

You can read the story here:

With Cantu’s help, Rangers clinch AL West