I did start to modify my now quite old game 'GravSpace' to the iPad format - it's a bit of a headache as I was too lazy to implement relative XY locations in the game programming when I started - it's going to take a little while to implement some kind of translation to relative positions for all my XY location specific code.
Hope I can find some cycles in the near future for more work on this, between nappy changes and going to the office.
Mac DIY hardware upgrade:
Apart from this initial warming up of my iPhone coding fingers, in anticipation of more updates from Apple, and more resource intensive versions of Xcode, I decided it was a good idea to increase the RAM space in my Mac mini.
Having seen a few you-tube videos (in my case I specifically searched for 'mac mini core 2 duo 2GHz memory upgrade'), I was able to crack open the box with the aid of a wide putty knife (already in my toolbox), and for the relatively small sum of 400HKD (about 40 euros / 32 UK pounds) I've increased the RAM from single slot 1 Gig to dual slot 2X 2 Gigs - more than my desktop PC running Ubuntu - however that seems to run quite happily on 2 Gigs.
I decided to play safe and stick with exactly the same FSB (1066) and latency values as what was originally inside the machine when picking the RAM sticks (checked in the system profiler before ordering the sticks).. possibly I didn't get the best price (maybe I paid the Guilo tax here in HK as often happens), but a lot cheaper than asking Apple to do it.
IMPORTANT NOTE - check the machine is still functioning OK after the memory upgrade BEFORE putting the lid back on! :)
Another tip, remove (leave hanging out the side of the machine) the 3 antennas (orange topped components in the photo above) before trying to lift out the CD drive.. remove the springs too - easy enough to pop back on afterwards.
Also a good tip.. take photos of each stage of removal when you do something like this... can be a life saver when you are putting it all back together.
And voila... that's going to make a big difference... the way it should have been when I got it originally (1 Gig was never enough for more than a bit of single tab websurfing - and iTunes is still painfully slow - and single process oriented... how Mac...) - but I was not prepared to pay the Apple memory tax... DIY was actually pretty easy.. you just have to remember to take your time.
Just for fun: here's a few pics of probably the most scary dismantling and re-assembly job I did - replacing the LCD screen (due to dead back-light) on my Korg Wavestation EX synthesiser (back from 1992) - that was a daunting job as it was an expensive bit of kit for me at the time and involved a bit of soldering too - still works.. unfortunately it's in a keyboard case in my parents house (on another continent) - untouched for the last 5 years - for the moment I just use the VST equivalent of this great synth:
