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Archive for April, 2008

Bullfrog 1.2.1

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Bullfrog 1.2.1 is available. This update fixes a crash on Leopard and improves the sound quality of some of the sound effects.
Use “Check for Updates” or download the new version directly.
I’ve also added a new screen cast of the Bullfrog game play to the Bullfrog product page.
Release Notes

New: Higher quality ambient swamp sounds.
New: Higher [...]

LicenseKeeper 1.3.4

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

LicenseKeeper 1.3.4 is a small update to take care of a few minor issues. Use the Check for Updates… menu item to upgrade or download the latest version directly.
Release Notes

New: Added new Serial Scanner formats.
Fixed: Delete Attachment menu item disabled for all non-email attachments.
Fixed: Serial Scanner false positives.

Resolution Independent Buttons

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Sean Patrick O’Brien shares his approach and sample code for creating attractive resolution independent controls in Cocoa.

I, like most developers, love shiny new user interfaces. Rounded corners, gradients, drop shadows, custom drawing — all of these things make me smile.

Sean takes us through his steps for prototyping his controls in Photoshop to get the look [...]

User Interface Design

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Exciting things are happening at the Outer Level development labs (my desk) these days. With the recent releases of Apple’s two latest platforms, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and the iPhone SDK, I’ve been very busy learning the latest development tools and working with the newest APIs.
Things are happening very fast in the technology [...]