Comments on: iPhone SDK Beta 5 is Out, Still Has Glaring Hole http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:44:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Daniel Kennett http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47627 Daniel Kennett Fri, 09 May 2008 09:42:15 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47627 [quote comment="47619"]And for Windows? :-)[/quote] I've written code (In .NET), but not released it yet. Drop me an email if you're interested. Erik J. Barzeski said on May 8, 2008:

And for Windows? :-)

I've written code (In .NET), but not released it yet. Drop me an email if you're interested.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47619 Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 09 May 2008 02:55:11 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47619 [quote comment="47618"]You can talk to the iPhone's filesystem by reverse-engineering Apple's AFC Framework.[/quote] And for Windows? :-) Daniel Kennett said on May 8, 2008:

You can talk to the iPhone's filesystem by reverse-engineering Apple's AFC Framework.

And for Windows? :-)

]]> By: Daniel Kennett http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47618 Daniel Kennett Thu, 08 May 2008 22:40:50 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47618 You can talk to the iPhone's filesystem by reverse-engineering Apple's AFC Framework. MacFUSE's iPhoneDrive does this, and I extended their work a bit and made this little open source program/framework: http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/code/iphone/ You can talk to the iPhone's filesystem by reverse-engineering Apple's AFC Framework. MacFUSE's iPhoneDrive does this, and I extended their work a bit and made this little open source program/framework:

http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/code/iphone/

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47615 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:49 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47615 [quote comment="47614"]Can the Touch access the computer's network connection while connected?[/quote] No, it can't. I thought for a second that you may be on to something, but I don't think you are. iPhones and iPod Touches (iP*s) work with iPhoto, too, so I'm curious now if we need to rely on iTunes at all or if we can somehow just use a mounted iP* and perform the actions directly from within our application. Owen said on May 8, 2008:

Can the Touch access the computer's network connection while connected?

No, it can't. I thought for a second that you may be on to something, but I don't think you are.

iPhones and iPod Touches (iP*s) work with iPhoto, too, so I'm curious now if we need to rely on iTunes at all or if we can somehow just use a mounted iP* and perform the actions directly from within our application.

]]> By: Owen http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47614 Owen Thu, 08 May 2008 19:53:04 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47614 Can the Touch access the computer's network connection while connected? If so, you could just make the syncing service be a network service served from the user's computer, and have the Touch access it using the "network" when it's connected. Can the Touch access the computer's network connection while connected? If so, you could just make the syncing service be a network service served from the user's computer, and have the Touch access it using the "network" when it's connected.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47611 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 08 May 2008 13:43:18 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47611 [quote comment="47610"]How about using a webservices and have people using the webservice to synch ?[/quote] As I said above, there's no guarantee people with an iPod Touch will have any sort of network connectivity. They might not. Is relying on network connectivity a 95% solution? An 80% solution? 70%? A 90% solution, but only 50% of the time? It is guaranteed that everyone will connect their iPhone or iPod Touch to the darn computer, though. That's a 100% solution. Ludovic said on May 8, 2008:

How about using a webservices and have people using the webservice to synch ?

As I said above, there's no guarantee people with an iPod Touch will have any sort of network connectivity. They might not. Is relying on network connectivity a 95% solution? An 80% solution? 70%? A 90% solution, but only 50% of the time?

It is guaranteed that everyone will connect their iPhone or iPod Touch to the darn computer, though. That's a 100% solution.

]]> By: Ludovic http://nslog.com/2008/05/06/iphone_sdk_beta_5_is_out_still_has_glaring_hole#comment-47610 Ludovic Thu, 08 May 2008 13:16:46 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4782#comment-47610 How about using a webservices and have people using the webservice to synch ? How about using a webservices and have people using the webservice to synch ?

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