Flip4Mac is now free! Flip4Mac is a QuickTime component that lets you play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly with the QuickTime player and it allows you to view Windows Media content with any web browser that supports QuickTime files. Even better, this is now Microsoft’s official option to play WMV files on the […]
Definitely one of the most interesting and useful so called Web 2.0 projects this year was digg. The two creators, Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson were recently interviewed by Christian Einfeldt from the Mad Penguin site:
Mad Penguin: Hi guys, thanks for this interview. Let’s start by talking a bit about the history of Digg. We […]
Apple Matters has an interview up with the search and Google expert John Battelle. The interview itself isn’t that interesting, but maybe someone should tell this guy to check his Mac:
Hadley Stern: Is there anything you think Apple could learn from Google? Anything Google can learn from Apple?
John Battelle: Don’t get me started! I have […]
I don’t think this needs a special day, but well, at least it makes people remember that they should support the people that make great, free software for them, so here you go:
FreeMacWare.com would like to invite everyone to join us in Developer Appreciation Day, December 16th, 2005.
In an effort to show our appreciation for […]
Apple has posted a lot of new and very useful information about the transition to Intel based Macs. In one of the videos, “An Introduction to Universal Binaries” (you have to be logged in as an ADC member to watch it), an Apple developer with a nice French accent states that the Transition Resource Center […]
A Spanish copy of Digg, which looks almost identical to the original, is now available as an open-source download. The site is in Spanish, so translate it or click the following link on their site (in the 3rd paragraph): “se puede bajar de aquÖ.” Here’s the direct download link, but check the site […]
This one-day conference brings together some of the pioneers in the web development industry who are setting the agenda for tomorrow’s web applications. The conference will happen Wednesday, February 8, 2006 in London (Kensington Conference Centre). The speakers:
Joshua Schachter - del.icio.us
Eric Costello - Flickr
Shaun Inman - Mint
Tom Coates - Yahoo!
David Heinemeier Hansson - 37 Signals
Steve […]
This is a transcript of the commencement speech that Steve gave at the Stanford University. The first story is about connecting the dots, the second is about love and loss and the third is about death. Just a small excerpt:
When I was 17 I read a quote that went something like “If you live each […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 (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 […]
Some that linked to my blog called me an “alpha geek”. Now I don’t really care if I am one or not, but if you think I am and for whatever reason think you have to be like me, then have a look at this nice list of requirements for being an “alpha geek”. Actually, […]
More info about that French pro DRM and anti open source & free software bill I’ve posted about last week. The following comments should give you a much better idea of what’s going on in France:
The DADVSI law (Copyrights and laws bordering on them in the Society of the information) provides for, amongst others, the […]
Nice interview with Michel Mayer, Freescale CEO, explaining how Jobs wanted to switch to Intel a long time ago, but than decided to go with IBM and why they now make the switch:
Weren’t you there during the discussions when IBM convinced Apple to adopt the G5?
Mayer: In my previous job, I ran IBM’s semiconductor business. […]
SWiK is a great site for all AJAX developers and everyone that wants to become one someday. One of the best parts of the site is a list of what to avoid when programming in AJAX. Many of the points are valid for non-AJAX web applications as well, so even non-AJAX devs should have a […]
The following article shows you some of the basic concepts of information design, with a great section on the differences between Information Architecture and Information Design. Every web and software designer that’s new to this field should have a look, the users of your products will be thankful about it.
Information design is concerned with transforming […]
Yes, I’m thankfully taking any chance to post something about our all design hero Jonathan Ive as those chances are pretty rare. This one isn’t an interview, but it lays out a lot of facts you may not know about Apple’s design guru. An excerpt:
With the lack of information, a mythology has grown up around […]
Too many companies are releasing their product and calling it ‘open source’, but between the real open source (1.0) that’s based on the original idea of a community driven project development process and open source 2.0, where a company just opens the code, is a pretty big one, one that should be avoided whenever possible.
Open […]
If you’re running some huge or badly coded applications on a Mac with limited RAM and harddisk space and you start to wonder why the spinning wheel comes up more than usual, then you may find the tips on this list very useful. However, if you have a Mac with more than enough RAM and […]
To gain maximum knowledge of the network world, go for some online courses like N10-003 and SY0-101. You will easily be able to play with the wireless cable concept. It will not be hard to install a computer software without any instructions. Not only this, you will also be able to work on a remote pc software. Sounds too good? Bet it is!
