Category: Mac
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User Interface Design
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…
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Core Animation Podcast
In my previous post, Mac and iPhone Programming Books, I briefly mentioned the eBook Core Animation for OS X. Today, the publisher, The Pragmatic Programmers announced a new podcast interview with the book’s author, Bill Dudney. The podcast is obviously pushing his new book. But, if you have any interest in Core Animation or iPhone…
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LicenseKeeper 1.3.3
LicenseKeeper 1.3.3 has been released. Use Check for Updates… under the LicenseKeeper main menu or download the new version directly. Release Notes Fixed: Performance issue when selecting/deselecting attached email. Fixed: Crash when attaching email encounters error. Fixed: Rare crash when attaching a document. Fixed: Launch Arrows don’t disable for plug-ins, pref-panes, etc. Fixed: Launch Product…
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Mac and iPhone Programming Books
The introduction of Apple’s iPhone Software Development Kit has lead several friends to ask me for book recommendations to help them get started developing for the iPhone and Mac. While the selection is not huge at the moment, the few books that do exist are actually quite good. There are two primary technologies used to…
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LicenseKeeper Teaser
LicenseKeeper‘s first birthday came and went on March 6, 2008 with out any mention here. So, belated happy birthday to LicenseKeeper. I’ve been very busy working on some great features for the next release and thought that it was time for a small teaser. Keep in mind that the look and feel will probably change…
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Leap Year Sale
To help celebrate leap year, LicenseKeeper is on sale at 29% off. Simply enter the following coupon code before checking out on the online store to get your discount. 29% Discount Coupon Code: LEAPYEAR08 Hurry, the coupon code is only good on February 28 29, 2008.
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LicenseKeeper 1.3.2 Released
LicenseKeeper 1.3.2 adds drag and drop application import to the LicenseKeeper dock icon, adds several new formats to the Serial Number Scanner, and fixes a few minor issues. This is a free update for all registered LicenseKeeper customers. Check for Updates inside LicenseKeeper or download it directly. Release Notes New: Import Applications by dragging to…
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Changes 1.0
Another indie Mac developer has entered the fray. Ian Baird of Skorpiostech has released his first application, Changes. Changes 1.0 brings screaming fast file and directory comparisons to your Leopard desktop — and it’s pretty. Changes features integration with BBEdit, TextMate, and Xcode and supports your favorite version control system (Subversion, Git, Mercurial, etc).
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Cocoa is My Girlfriend
There’s a new cocoa development blog on the block. Cocoa is My Girlfriend, written by Marcus Zarra and Matt Long, has its first article posted: Cocoa Tutorial: NSOperation and NSOperationQueue Threading is hard in any language. And what is worse, when it goes wrong, it usually goes wrong in a very bad way. Looks like…
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VoodooPad 3.5
Developing software requires a ton of tools. The better the tools, the more efficient you can be. One of the most important things I do, day-to-day, is keep track of ideas, thoughts, and design details related to projects I’m working on. It’s not enough to just log tickets in a my bug tracker system to…