With 2 months down and 2 months to go, Team Icinga is on track for version 1.3. On top of the intermediate v.1.2.1 release which resolved many a bug, additional fixes and new features already ready for the next release include: API: The host status filter now shows the associated hosts by specified instances correctly …
Apple’s Mac App Store to Open on January 6
CUPERTINO, California—December 16, 2010—Apple® today announced that the Mac® App Store℠ will open for business on Thursday, January 6. By bringing the revolutionary App Store experience to Mac OS® X, the Mac App Store makes discovering, installing and updating Mac apps easier than ever. The Mac App Store will be available in 90 countries at launch and will feature paid and free apps in categories like Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity and Utilities.
“The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun. We can’t wait to get started on January 6.”
The Mac App Store lets you browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, view staff favorites, search categories and read customer ratings and reviews. Like on iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™, you can purchase, download and install apps in just one click and start using them immediately. Purchased apps can run on all of your personal Macs and updates are delivered directly through the Mac App Store so it’s easy to keep all of your apps up to date. The Mac App Store is available to Mac OS X Snow Leopard® users as a free download through Software Update.
Mac developers set the price for their apps, keep 70 percent of the sales revenue, are not charged for free apps and do not have to pay hosting, marketing or credit card fees. To find out more about developing for the Mac App Store visit developer.apple.com/programs/mac.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
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Icinga introduces… Karolina Hein (Graphic Design and Marketing)
Day job: Head of Administration, NETWAYS. I look after all non technical aspects, supervising the planning and organization of various conferences and training courses such as the OSMC or OSDC. I happen to also be behind all the graphic design such as website, print and event materials. Which part of Icinga could you put your …
Best Media Apps for iPad
New York Times columnist David Carr writes that iPad “renews the romance of reading,” citing media apps like BBC News, New York Post, and Reuters for their effective treatment of content. Carr also commends the Instapaper app for its ability “to …