I noticed today that Delicious Library 2.0 has been release. It's a great app, so I downloaded it today to try it out and saw this curious message the first time it was run:

Does this indicate that the next OS X 10.5.3 update is right around the corner?

I love the BBC. I'm quite happy paying the licence fee to ensure that the UK retains a decent public broadcaster not in thrall to advertisers. Also, frankly, the BBC News website rocks. However, I also hate the BBC, because it so often seems (even if it isn't the case) to be in bed with Microsoft. Case in point: iPlayer. On Windows, you can download content; on Mac (and Linux, too, fact fans), you're limited to the online Flash-based player.

The BBC promises Mac support eventually, but we've waited long enough, and so, apparently, has an enterprising Mac freeware author. He created iPlayer Downloader, which enables you to grab iPlayer content by bunging a URL into a field, clicking an amusing (one might say 'goading') 'Steal!' button, and waiting for a bit. Once the show's done downloading, it appears on the Desktop as a QuickTime file for your viewing pleasure.

It remains to be seen how long this application survives; it most likely breaks the BBC's terms and conditions, and there's a pretty good chance the BBC's legal department will have a fit when it sees it. However, I'm rather hoping it merely spurs the BBC on, speeding up the availability of an official Mac-based solution.