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Archive for December, 2005

Browser and form element templates (psd)

The following site has different OS 9, OS X and Windows browser and form element templates in Photoshop format with layers for different elements, this should definitely come very useful for all web-designers out there without access to Windows (or OS X). The browser templates are available for two different screen resolutions, 1024×768 pixels and […]

The importance of open space

“Less Is Not Only More, Its Actually Better”. A thoughtful article on why open space can lead to better usability and more compelling designs.
As information and interaction designers, we are armed with a toolset that can help users understand the information before them. The more complex the set of information, the more work we have […]

GPU overclocking on the Mac

Mac users are really not known for overclocking their hardware, so maybe it is a good idea to start with a warning:
The following software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. If you destroy your costly 9800 Pro or your now worthless Rage 128 because of a bug in this program or your careless utilization of it, […]

Tons of beautifully designed free icons!

Do you need icons for your new website or web application? At the best price there is (free!)? FamFamFam has tons of them, ready for download!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. This means you may use it for any purpose, and make any changes you like. All I ask is […]

The best Web 2.0 software of 2005

2005 was definitely the year of the Web 2.0 hype. However, not in all cases the hype was baseless, some sites have released some interesting and very useful innovations on the web, so many in fact, that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. Dion Hinchcliffe, known for his Web 2.0 blog has […]

Predict the future … of your hard disk

What’s the worst thing that could happen to your Mac? What do you fear the most? I’m sure for most computer users the worst case scenario is losing data because of a hard disk failure, especially for those that don’t do regular backups. Now wouldn’t it be cool to get a warning at least a […]

The future of HTML

WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), HTML 5, SVG and Web Forms 2.0, this article examines the future of HTML and what it will mean to Web authors, browser developers and their users. It covers the incremental approach embodied by the WHATWG specifications and the radical cleanup of XHTML proposed by the W3C. Additionally, […]

Google Earth OS X … not a rumor anymore!

Yesterday it was just a rumor:
Google Inc., the world’s largest search engine, is developing a beta version of its fascinating Google Earth geographical satellite imagery and mapping application for Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system, sources tell AppleInsider.
Today someone posted a download link at digg and I just couldn’t resist. I never used the […]

Take control of “hidden” preferences

OS X applications normally save application and user preferences in .plist files located in “/Users/username/Library/Preferences/”. However, plist files are XML formatted and there are a lot of them, so you normally just touch them if nothing else helps. Now why do I even want to directly change those files and not use each applications preferences […]

Dharma: Mac apps on Windows (rumor)

Ok, this is a rumor posted on a forum, so don’t take this too serious. The rumor suggests that Apple is developing Dharma, an engine to allow OS X apps written in Cocoa to run under Windows (basically an evolution of the never finished NeXT project “Yellow Box for Windows”). The rumor also suggests that […]

Interview with Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress

Excellent interview with Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, the blogging software this site is using. Here’s a great statement about why he’s using an open source licensing model for this blog software:
In spite of the commercialization of many blogging systems, you’ve kept WordPress as an open source software. Why?
WordPress will always be open source […]

iTunes Signature Maker

iTunes Signature Maker (iTSM) analyzes your music collection and creates a short audio signature to represent who you are and what you listen to. After it checks your system configuration and asks you a few simple questions, iTSM will spend a few minutes analyzing your collection and generating the audio signature. Of course this will […]




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