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Porting Multithreaded Applications from Win32 to Mac OS X
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Learn how Mac OS X handles multithreading, before porting your Win32 application.
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2005-06-20
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Threading Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.
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Guides |
2008-02-08
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Multiprocessing Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to implement preemptive tasks in Carbon applications.
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Guides |
2007-10-31
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Plug-ins
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the plug-in architecture provided by Core Foundation.
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Guides |
2005-03-03
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Multiprocessing Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating preemptively scheduled tasks in Carbon applications.
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Reference |
2008-02-08
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Process Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for process management in Carbon applications.
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Reference |
2007-12-04
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Thread Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating cooperatively scheduled threads in Carbon applications.
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Reference |
2007-04-04
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PreLoginAgents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Pre-login launchd agents to display UI using AppKit and HIToolbox.
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Sample Code |
2007-10-26
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CrossEvents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to send CarbonEvents and NSNotifications between Carbon and Cocoa.
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Sample Code |
2007-05-31
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LoginItemsAE
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses Apple events to manipulate the list of login items (items launched when you log in).
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Sample Code |
2005-10-17
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KillEveryOneButMe
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to terminate all other processes.
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2005-08-24
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Process
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A simple demonstration of the Process Manager API.
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Sample Code |
2003-10-30
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MoreIsBetter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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Folder Watching
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how a background only application can use Apple events to pass work to another application.
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2003-01-14
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MPFileCopy
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to copy a folder and its contents using the HFS Plus APIs from an MP task.
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2003-01-14
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PThreadSorts
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Applies various sorting algorithms to pictures using POSIX threads (pthreads) on Mac OS X.
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2003-01-14
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SignatureToApp
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Takes a signature (creator code) and finds the corresponding application, running or on disk.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
(HTML)
TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to observe process lifetimes without polling.
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Technical Notes |
2008-09-10
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Daemons and Agents
(HTML)
TN2083: Describes the most common problems encountered with daemons and agents, and suggests detailed solutions.
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Technical Notes |
2007-11-05
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Using collection classes safely with multithreaded applications
(HTML)
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TN2059: Describes some problems with and workarounds for using mutable collection classes in multithreaded applications.
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Technical Notes |
2002-09-10
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AEStream and Friends
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TN2046: Describes the AEStream family of routines.
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Technical Notes |
2002-03-29
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AEBuild*, AEPrint* and Friends
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TN2045: Describes the AEBuild* and AEPrint* family of routines.
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Technical Notes |
2002-03-21
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The 'plst' Resource
(HTML)
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TN2013: Describes the 'plst' resource for Carbon-based applications.
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Technical Notes |
2002-02-07
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Threading Architectures
(HTML)
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TN2028: Describes the various threading APIs on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
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Technical Notes |
2001-08-08
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The Death of typeFSSpec: moving along to typeFileURL
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TN2022: Discusses the typeFileURL format and using it to pass file references between applications in Mac OS X.
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Technical Notes |
2001-06-07
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Browser Plugins in Mac OS X
(HTML)
()
TN2020: Describes the format of web browser plugins for Mac OS X.
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Technical Notes |
2001-05-31
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Using Launch Services for discovering document binding and launching applications
(HTML)
()
TN2017: Interface to starting applications, opening documents either with a specific application, or using the default application.
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Technical Notes |
2001-04-17
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Locating Application Support Files under Mac OS X
(HTML)
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TN2015: Describes different methods for an application to determine its location.
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Technical Notes |
2001-03-27
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Power Manager 2.0
(HTML)
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TN1190: Describes the Macintosh Power Manager 2.0.
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Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Working with Multiprocessing Services
(HTML)
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TN1071: Discusses some techniques for use with Apple's Multiprocessing Services APIs.
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Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Locking and Unlocking Handles
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Deprecated - TN1122: Explains Memory Manager handles: locking, unlocking, and preserving a handle's state.
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Technical Notes |
1998-02-01
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The Notification Manager: Problems & Fixes
(HTML)
TN1026: Describes issues with the Notification Manager 'activate' and 'update' events.
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Technical Notes |
1996-02-01
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Determining console user login status
(HTML)
QA1133: How to determine whether a user is logged in on the console, and be notified of changes.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-04-14
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Customizing Process Stack Size
(HTML)
QA1419: Describes methods for setting the stack size of a process and/or thread.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-02-20
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Non Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
(HTML)
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QA1098: Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
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Technical Q&As |
2003-08-20
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Quartz 2D Thread Safety
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QA1238: Explains the thread-safety issues for the Quartz 2D API.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-02-25
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Process Carbon Events Not Delivered in 10.2
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QA1181: Work around for a bug in Mac OS X 10.2 that prevents the delivery of process Carbon events.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-08-27
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Signals and Threads
(HTML)
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QA1184: Describes how threads and signals interact.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-08-27
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MPRemoteCall Contexts
(HTML)
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QA1122: Describes two recently introduced options for the context parameter of MPRemoteCall.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-18
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-10-25
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Avoiding Kernel Event Conflicts
(HTML)
QA1063: Documents the namespace for the vendor_code field of the kern_event_msg structure.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-09-14
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How do I use kMPCreateTaskSuspendedMask with MPCreateTask?
(HTML)
QA1055: Describes how to start a task that has been suspended with the ability to resume it later.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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ICLaunchURL, "file:///" URLs and Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1028: Describes problems with ICLaunchURL and "file:///" URLs on Mac OS X.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-04-20
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Technical Q&As |
1997-10-13
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