AppleInsider has posted an excellent three page article detailing the path from 32bits to 64bits on PCs and Macs.  It puts everything into perspective and outlines the reasons that the switch from PowerPC to Intel for Apple was important in the longrun and challenges that are faced with the x64 version of Windows as well as the complications that would arise if Snow Leopard is 64bit only.  Overall a great read, although a bit technical.

AppleInsider | Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits

Flickr user Balakov likes to take photos using Lego figures.  And not just any photos, Balakov actually recreates famous paintings, photographs, and scenes in painstakingly detail.  The attention to detail in his work is truly amazing and the result is wonderful.  I especially love the recreations of Star Wars scenes and the way Balakov has even went past the series and created scenes such as one depicting a Storm Trooper with a brief case, after the fall of the Empire.  Wonderful and truly unique work.

Lego Album on Flickr

AOL has released a Flash version of the popular AIM client today.  This is a web-based version of the desktop client, allowing users to use the AIM network by simply going to the application’s page, instead of downloading and installing software on the computer.

This service looks to directly compete with current market offerings such as Meebo, which allow users to login to multiple chat services through a web interface, without installing software.  Sadly, because AOL has built the AIM application using Flash, it is not usable on the iPhone or iPod Touch.  I recommend either Meebo for a web based application, or using MobileChat or AIM as an application for the 2.0 iPhone Software from the iTunes Application Store.

AIM on the web

Meebo

MobileChat for iPhone/Touch

AIM for iPhone/Touch

I’ve made the jump to Indie development finally.  While I still have one year left in school, I have managed to save some money up so I don’t have to work for awhile and I focus on getting a project under my belt.

If you’re looking for help with a Cocoa, iPhone, or web project, or have any ideas, I’d love to hear them.  I have a few ideas myself and have one in development, but I’m still up for more to take on.  Look forward to hearing from everyone!

I just came across a new search provider that displays the results in a very nice format.  Basically, CoverFlow is used to display huge page thumbnails.  It’s quite impressive.  And the video search even starts playing the videos right in the search results, like QuickLook.  

SearchMe.com

So I can’t take credit for the actual rainbow in this illustration, as it is available on iStockPhoto.com, but I wanted to share this background that I made with it for others.  A gesture of gay pride for all others out there.  Enjoy!

Here is a quick fix I just thought of which worked for me.

I had put my camera in USB mode a few months ago and placed photos on there using the Finder, so I could take the SD card somewhere with me and have the photos with me.  When I was finished, I used the camera’s built-in “Delete All Files” option and everything seemed fine.  However, when importing subsequent pictures in iPhoto, there was empty boxes after all the pictures I had taken, when looking at the camera.  And after iPhoto was done importing the pictures, it could not delete those empty blocks.

I had just lived with this, until today.  I was looking online on how to format an SD card, and had a wonderful idea: I would try Apple’s own Image Capture utility already on my Mac.  Sure enough, I launched the application, clicked the ‘Download Some’ button to actually see the photos (noticing that the filenames started with an underscore, probably the root of all this evil) and easily deleted them from within the application.

I’d imagine using the Terminal to view the hidden files and deleting them would have worked as well.  Nothing showed up in the Finder, but that was probably related to the weird filenames as well.

Hope this quick tip helps someone!