This is just a quick post to explain what is going on & to mention something big in the world of jQuery. You might have noticed that posts are a little few and far between lately. Well that’s because I’ve had a lot going on. One of the sites I maintain had their forum hacked. I had to recover the database, and then manually move all the posts to a more secure forum software. Believe me that is not something you want to experience. I’ve also been busy helping with a few other sites that will soon be launched, can’t say much else for now though.
I’ve also been considering getting into software development rather than just sticking to web development. By that of course I’m talking about developing iPhone/iPod Touch apps. The problem is that I have next to zero experience with C and have no idea where to start. If anyone can give me any tips on how to get started with app development please drop me a comment, or an email.
Finally you may have noticed that jQuery 1.4 has been released & they have a feature I have honestly been waiting for, for a very long time. That is the delay feature. If you wanted to delay an animated effect you always had to use setTimeout or a jQuery plugin. Well no more, delay is now a core function as of jQuery 1.4. Useage is simple:
$('#bar').fadeOut(400).delay(800).fadeIn(400);
Anyway that’s all for now. I just wanted to update you on what’s happening round here & express my excitement at the inclusion of the delay function into jQuery. There is, of course, lot’s of other new features in jQuery 1.4, but delay is my favourite. 
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I’m too looking at branching out into mac/iphone (ipad??) dev. In fact I know other folks with no C experience that were able to make some very nifty apps, which is encouraging.
You’ve probably already been to the ADC, but you will be able to find a lot of resources and guidance there. http://developer.apple.com/
Thanks Nic. Turns out I’ll probably not be able to develop for iPhone since I don’t have a Mac… Kinda disappointing that you can’t develop on different systems although I can see the problem with compatibility. If anyone knows a way around this problem (other than buying a mac obviously) I’m all ears.
I was a Linux user for a long time and last year I gave in and paid the extra dough for a Mac. If it’s within reach, do it, you won’t regret it. Your other alternative is to go the Hackintosh route, which can cut costs considerably, but it might give you a headache or two.
PS: I’m not advocating piracy.
I’m ashamed to say that being a freelancer even the lowest end Mac is out of reach for me. I can barely keep my PC upgraded enough to play the latest games & doing video rendering (which I do as a side project). I did try to go the Hackintosh route a long time ago when I first heard about it (as an experiment of course) but it never worked. I may try it again and see if the whole process is any easier.
I can’t really see the problem with hackintosh’s as long as you have a valid copy of Snow Leopard, which of course you can’t have unless you buy a Mac. It’s stupid that Snow Leopard can’t be bought stand alone when nearly any Intel PC can run it.