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Yeah, I hear Java isn't as fast as compiled languages, but it has the advantage of portability. If you know Java then you can create web Applets and Applications that run on any platform; there's just more uses for Java. I might learn ObjC next though, because the sample code I've seen looks...

Doesn't that deal with use of ObjC, not Java? I've found it hard finding Java specific cocoa resources, because everybody assumes you'll be using ObjC for coding. There's a good tutorial on the apple developer site though. Bernie :o)

Have you guys noticed a general trend in movies that good guys use Macs or Linux, and Bad guys use windose? Especially when the good guys are rebels and the bad guys an oppressive big-brother regime. Swordfish Antitrust Sex & The city series Mission : Impossible to name but a few...

You might want to look at his location too ;o) Bernie :o)

Best to insist on seeing the machine first. Do you live near an apple store? Bernie :o)

Strange that you have neither PHP nor ASP on there. I'd add PHP and perl to your list - PHP because it is the best language in existence, and perl because it's so syntactically similar to PHP that you might as well. I agree with nkuvu about looking at ASP, but only long enough to learn a...

OK, cheers for your help guys - after a bit of rooting round the apple website I've settled on Java-Cocoa. That way I'll have more transferable skills, but can still use all the ObjC multimedia classes. It also strikes me that all the languages I looked at are essentially just like scripting...

Don't get me wrong 'plex, my morals only stretch to mild cynicism at the motives behind this decision, not as far as disagreeing with the move. Any inconveniance to windows users is one step further towards people realising that they can change platforms, so I'm all for it really. This should...

Smacks of M$ tactics if you ask me. I doubt the move is financially justified on the basis of maximising profits from shake, so it must be to further the mac platform. If MicroSloth did this We'd all be screaming our heads off about anticompetitiveness. Having said that, HA HA! eat that...

I don't think you can turn it off altogether. People who only want plain text would be far better off using textedit (set to use plain text format) or BBE Lite. Bernie :o)

Or look for httpd.conf.bak in the same folder as your garbled httpd.conf file. Bernie :o)

That pissed me off too untill I found a solution. In Word: Edit -> Paste Special -> Paste as Plain Text I've set up Shift+Apple+V as a macro to do this, so I don't have to use the menu each time (details of how to in the Office Help) I like the ability to copy and paste styles, as it gives...

Arguments as to whether this site was a hoax now seem to be cleared up - the site has been shut down by the Christian web hosting company that hosted it. <words = "wise"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I think that there comes a point where an institution becomes so absurd...

Cheers SimX - I'll keep an eye out for books on it. Bernie :o)

Cheers for the help. Applescript sounds like the best bet for a simple game, but I'm worried it may limit the scope of transferrable skills I get from a project. Any AppleScript evangelists beg to differ? Someday though, I'd really like to learn Java, so I wonder if it's best to jump in at...

Hello programming gurus, I'd like to learn how to program, as HTML/PHP/JavaScript has gotten way too softcore for me. Therefore, I have decided to port to OSX the best (read only) reason to own a PC - Minesweeper! (BTW, I'm aware that this has already been done, but I want to make mine...

Yup.. I was shocked too. Better not tell the kids, it might traumatise them... Bernie :o)

No s**t - I'd never noticed that in every Mac Magazine and Trade show for the last two years ;o) I know, I'm harsh... Sorry... Bernie :o)

Now we’re getting somewhere – Matt this is the best argument against my beliefs I have been given. Wrong, but very good ;o) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interesting point. I think that many evolutionist zealots *cough* Richard Dawkins *cough*, shoot themselves in the foot by assuming that evolution...

Easily.co.uk : £30 per year, PHP, MySQL, ASP, SendMail - All you could want. Fast too Bernie :o)