Macworld.com has a trio of good links to check out regarding the iPhone App Store. If you’re just tuning in, Jason Snell’s article is a great way to get started. His headline says it all – Apple needs to make changes, and soon, in order to avoid driving away developers.

Second, Dan Moren writes more specifically on Apple’s latest move, which has been to place rejection letters under NDA. This level of ridiculousness sounds like parody, but it is all too real, and Dan accurately touches on just why it’s so damaging.

Finally, I had a chance to chat with Chris Breen on the Macworld podcast, discussing the issues with the App Store from a developers’ perspective.

I certainly feel like I’ve been talking about the iPhone a lot, particularly for a company that doesn’t currently have any iPhone software available. There are many reasons for that, but perhaps most important is that we believe the iPhone is a fantastically promising platform, and we don’t want to see that promise squandered. Here’s hoping Apple will do what’s needed to improve relations with developers.

Today, Airfoil for Windows has been updated to version 2.6.2, with many bug fixes. This update properly saves several speaker settings, including passwords, effects, and volume levels.

Version 2.6.2 also features improved compatibility with several applications, including Rhapsody, Media Monkey, and J. River Media Center. Airfoil for Windows 2.6.2 is a free update for all licensed owners of Airfoil for Windows, and can be downloaded right here. Windows 2000 users should note that Airfoil 2.6.2 requires Windows XP or Windows Vista.

If you’re not currently using Airfoil (for Windows or Mac), you can learn more about our tool for sending any audio to the AirPort Express, Apple TV, and other computers on the Airfoil page.

While our initial (somewhat large and complex) iPhone application is still in the works, Mike Ash and friends managed to release an iPhone application of their own: NetAwake, a nice little Wake-On-LAN tool.

And since this is an Under The Microscope post relating to the iPhone, we can’t help but also link to the horror story about bringing NetAwake to market. We criticize because we care!

You may have heard some news over the weekend about an iPhone application called Podcaster. This application was rejected for inclusion in the App Store by Apple, purportedly for “duplicating functionality”. Understandably, developers and others are not thrilled about this.

If you’re interested to read more, you can read my post on the Inside iPhone blog. I also did an excellent podcast with Dave Hamilton of The Mac Observer, Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket Software, Fraser Speirs of Connected Flow, and Chuck Joiner, host of the Mac Jury. You can give that a listen right here.

It will be interesting to see just how this all shakes out in the coming weeks. Whatever happens, it will have a big impact on future iPhone development.

Last weekend, several of the Rogue Amoebas were in Chicago for a conference known as C4. At this conference, a couple hundred developers gather to discuss many aspects of developing software for the Mac (and now, iPhone). It’s a great way to meet other people doing the same sorts of things we are, learn a lot, and have some fun as well.

I had a chance to chat with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices about the conference and some other interesting facets of software development. You can have a listen to that discussion right here.