Linked List: April 29, 2008

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Griffin iMate Universal ADB to USB Adapter ★

This is what I use to connect my ADB Apple Extended Keyboard II to USB ports on a Mac. At $39, it costs more than what most people would pay for a keyboard, but I’ve been using the same one since 1999 or so. Works perfectly: no software or drivers necessary. Just plug it in and an ADB keyboard looks like a USB keyboard to the OS.

Keyboards, Keyboards ★

Mark Llobrera gets it.

Promo for Upcoming Boston Apple Store Mimics Green Monster ★

This reeks to high hell of Red Sox fan Phil Schiller.

My Retired Apple Extended Keyboard II ★

As discussed in astounding length on this week’s The Talk Show, some pictures of my beloved Apple Extended Keyboard II. After 14 years of daily use, the E key went flaky in November 2006, and I replaced it with a brand-new Apple Extended Keyboard II that I’d kept in storage since the mid-’90s. Not sure what I’ll do when this one goes.

This is, in all seriousness, my favorite piece of Apple hardware ever.

Jason Snell Digs Up Screenshots From Copland ★

The “Huh?” button is interesting.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 Adds Support for Java SE 6 ★

Remember the mini-uproar over the lack of Java 6 support in Leopard? Well, here it is, but it’s only for 64-bit Intel-based Macs.

Ampersand ★

Jonathan Hoefler:

The many forms that a font’s ampersand can follow are generally informed by its historical context, the whims of its designer, and the demands of the type family that contains it: below, a tour of some ampersands and the thinking behind them, along with an explanation of the storied history of the word “ampersand” itself.

ddcli: An Objective-C Command Line Application Framework ★

Dave Dribin:

In order to simplify all aspects of writing command line applications I’ve written ddcli, a framework for writing command line applications in Objective-C, released under the MIT license, of course.

Update: Fixed link to the project page.