A lot of really good apps (like Evernote and Beejive) are let down by their shoddy orientation rotation animation (the three 'tions). They try to Mimic the old animation Apple had, but don't seem to work amazingly. They're functional, but they don't look very pretty. A fade transition like Mail would be nicer.

I don't read TUAW comments much anymore, but even I recognise you as a troll. Lol. Who you kidding?

I loved the illustrations!

What I guess they could do is create official partnerships with the larger developers in the app store; the corporate app makers (such as Facebook, etc.).

Those companies would have their apps approved straight away (Facebook 3.0 took about a month to get into the store, if I remember correctly) without any need for review. If something is up, it will get brought to the attention of Apple —they'll see the reviews, read the blogs, etc.— and they can remove it. A company like Facebook, Google or AOL isn't going to screw over users because of how corporate they are.

In addition, they could then tier developers and have an internal group of trusted developers, like NGMoco:) for example, who get a brief review (ie. someone at Apple just playing the game for an hour to make sure it's ok) then approved within 3 days. A software company as popular as that, who's invested so much money in the iPhone, is not going to screw up their chances with Apple when it's their main source of income.

It's really silly how they're going about it these days. It's very paranoid, especially since they aren't even trusting big corporations either. It's ridiculous and making the experience worse of for users since we can't get updates and new apps quick enough.

Stupid 1Password...

Anyway, what I was GOING to say, is that this is a very touching story and I'm glad it worked out well for the developer.

And the detail in the Automator is marvellous!

The texture on Address book rocks.

Awesome (the story - not that it was stolen). Again, like others are saying, this is making me want to buy MobileMe. All I need is a second Mac...

Regardless, this is good news. I'm glad the price tag is proving it's worth to people! You wouldn't get that with [insert name of alternative].

I remember playing Bugdom on my Dad's iMac G3 (grey) when I was younger. I don't remember HOW young but I think I must have been 10, 11 or 12. That was an awesome game.
Then I used iMac G3s (OS 9) at school with an application called "Amazing Animation". I swear I used to just think they were big toys and not proper computers!
My Dad then got an iBook G4 (with Tiger) when he moved and I used that once or twice when I visited him, which was cool. Then I used some Mac Minis and school for a while before I finally got my Alum iMac in August 07, which came with Tiger (now running Leopard). Never had an iPod until then - was waiting until I got my Mac. Now I have an iPhone 3G too. I think I'm in the anti-halo!

Dear TUAW,

I, too, am having worries about upgrading to Snow Leopard. My biggest question is about software licenses. I'm planning on putting all my data on an ext. hard drive and doing a clean install to flush out unused library folders, and so on, left by Apps I've uninstalled.
The only thing is, how do I get the software license keys for all the software I've bought online? I don't really want to repurchase it all. Is there a (free) app I can use that will hunt them all out for me?