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Archive for July, 2008

LicenseKeeper 1.4.2 Released

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

LicenseKeeper 1.4.2 is now available. Use “Check for Updates” under the main menu or download directly. This is a free update and is recommended for all users.
LicenseKeeper now sports a new optional toolbar button for a one-click refresh of all applications’ versions and icons.
In addition to the copy serial number to clipboard shortcut [...]

Lucky to be a Programmer

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Gustavo Duarte: Lucky to be a Programmer
Under the right conditions, writing software is so intensely pleasurable it should be illegal.
Many programmers relate to this, but others are taken aback when they hear it. I think it’s because institutions are so good at squeezing the fun out of everything. It’s appalling for example how schools can [...]

Bullfrog 2, Where art thou?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Back in May of 2007, I announced that Bullfrog 2 development had begun. The game engine was to be entirely rewritten to accelerate graphics by using OpenGL and to add many of the game play features I always felt were missing from the original Bullfrog.
Then in September, I shared with you a short movie [...]

Frasier Speirs on the App Store

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Fraser Speirs comments on the first week of Apple’s new iPhone App Store.
Demographics Is Destiny:
If you haven’t got it already, it’s time to move your head to this place: iPhone OS is Apple’s mainstream platform for 2012 and beyond. It’s a bold prediction, but the numbers seem fairly clear.

Put this another way: my iPhone [...]

MacWorld Gives LicenseKeeper 4 Mice

Friday, July 11th, 2008

As part of their Mac Gems series, MacWorld awards LicenseKeeper a rating of 4 mice.

If you’re like me, your system of storing and organizing software license data is to leave serial numbers, receipts, and other information strewn about your inbox and desktop so that only the most frantic, thorough searches can retrieve it. I’ve finally [...]