It’s Official: Steve Will Appear On Stage at D8

We heard some rumors, and here’s the official news: Steve Jobs will make his appearance at the annual D: All Things Digital Conference this year in June,  and it will also include Ballmer, James Cameron and Mark Zuckerberg.

It’s gonna be interesting.

“Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be this year’s opening-night speaker, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will make his fourth appearance and “Avatar” director James Cameron will appear onstage at D for the first time on the annual event’s second night.

Founded by co-producers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in 2003, the D conference is a gathering of the most influential figures in media and technology. Each year, Mossberg and Swisher put these top players to the test onstage during unrehearsed, unscripted conversations. The results are candid, entertaining sessions that provide glimpses into the strategies of the industry’s most creative thinkers.”

Apple Releases iTunes 9.1.1

Apple has released an update to iTunes, aimed at fixing various bugs found in the previous version.

Available in Software Update.

Here’s the full changelog:

  • Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver

  • Addresses a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes

  • Addresses issues with converting songs to 128 kbps AAC while syncing

  • Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance

Manage Your Finances On the iPad with Expense Tablet

The iPad is still young, but there are a couple of good business and financial applications already out that could make your lives easier if you’re that kind of guy that aims at doing a lot of stuff with his new device. Personally, I’m trying to do a lot of stuff wih my iPad (writing posts, taking notes, email) so I wouldn’t mind to take care of expenses and incomes as well.

Fortunately, I’ve found this neat application called Expense Tablet which is just the best you can have right now.

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Transmit 4. More Than A Feeling.

We’ve gotten used to think that FTP applications should be simple, highly functional and powered by outdated and ugly user interfaces. Some people seem to think that a good FTP client is that app that comes with hundreds of features and doesn’t care about design principles and good practices just because it has to be functional, and functionality doesn’t play well with the eye candy. I think that an app meant of power users doesn’t have to exclude a great Mac-like UI design from its list of features- it’s the contrary: a full featured and complex app should find the right compromise between design and features.

It’s quite difficult to approach Transmit 4, the latest release from Panic, considering that is an application that comes with an immense amount of hype, possibilities and commands, being specifically meant for people who do file transfers like they drink water. Put simply, Panic has just released the ultimate file transfer app for Mac OS X. But delving deeper into it, there’s so much more to talk about.

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Simplenote Updated For The iPad - Still The Best Notes App?

Like I wrote in my Evernote for iPad review some weeks ago, there aren’t good iPad apps for bloggers yet. The WordPress official client- put simply - sucks, and there are some other crappy apps that I can’t really see used in a professional context. So, I decided to stick with Evernote, and I’m still using it. This post is being written on it. I use Evernote because, together with text, I have to sync screenshots over the cloud, and many other note taking applications don’t let you attach any other kind of media to their library.

Simplenote is not any other note taking application though. Simplenote is the note taking application, the one you should use if you want something simple, reliable and fast enough to let you jot down everything and anything you want and have it backed up over the air. An iPad compatible version of Simplenote came out last night: is it still worth your attention?

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Opera 10.52 for Mac Available

Opera has released a major update for the Mac version of its browser, dubbed “10.52”. It’s available for download here.

The latest update brings many important new features and improvements, including a new Javascript named Carakan, a new Vega graphics library and a Opera Presto 2.5 browser engine. Opera 10.52 also uses Cocoa and Core Text for a better look and feel on the Mac, together with extended support for gestures and dialog menus.

So, basically, it’s an update focused on making Opera for Mac feel more native on the platform. Now, about that iPhone version…