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Preview - The All-In-Wonder App

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-06-24T21:27:37-04:00

A real downside to the crop tool is you cannot set the crop dimension by value, you’ll have to guess how big your selected area, there isn’t even any output to let you know the size of your selection, so id you need to crop to a specific size - Preview can’t do it. ...Undo your last move (or as many moves), hold option and click on a selection to remove it in just the same way you add it and lastly if its too far gone, choose File->Revert to start over.

Set Up a Development Server using LAMP+SVN on Leopard

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-05-21T12:22:39-04:00

You’ve probably seen this article a dozen times over, all of them detailing about installing a handful of applications and services, configuring them through the terminal, running some arcane commands and in the end if you know what’s going on, you end up with a web and development server running on your computer. ...If you’ve ever used Pages, there is a feature called Track Changes, which makes notes about the changes made to your files and when, as well as let you go back to a previous version if you feel it’s not right.

QuickLook: Espresso

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-05-07T09:52:51-04:00

I have been working heavily in Espresso from MacRabbit Software since MacHeist, and really enjoying its calming interface over Coda which is decidedly a bit loud in comparison. From the soothing fresh-brewed coffee cup icon, to the minimalist interface, Espresso keeps me coding happily - at least for the morning.

Capo - Analyze Your Music

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-21T21:04:48-04:00

It lets you slow down your favorite songs, so you can hear the notes and learn how they are played. I haven’t tried it yet, but I am awestruck by the gorgeous website and user interface for Capo.

Tweetie for Mac

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-20T10:40:27-04:00

Just released today, Tweetie offers an extremely slick interface that’s easy to get around with tons of great features for the hardcore Twit. ...I’ve been using EventBox recently which I really enjoy, combined with other social networks like FaceBook and Reddit - EventBox gives me a one stop shop for keeping up on my social networks.

Another App with Web Link in UI

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-15T16:19:57-04:00

I came across another app using link in the upper right of the window. It just feels like a web page in the way it placed and its function.

Grape. A New Way To Organize Your Desktop

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-14T19:40:34-04:00

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Is This a New Trend in UI?

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-12T13:42:51-04:00

I’ve noticed in two of my apps that came from the MacHeist promo a small piece of text in the top right corner that are clickable. ...I can hope this is saved for promotion purposes like these instances - since I have not purchased either through their respective companies, I do not know if this is how all apps are.

The Billion App Download Countdown

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-10T12:43:30-04:00

Apple started their billion downloads promotion which they are giving away $10,000 gift certificate to the iTunes store, an iPod, a MacBook Pro and a Time Capsule. You can enter by filling out a form with no purchase, but read the rules to learn more about the contest.

John Gruber's Excellent Digg Blocker

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-10T11:18:57-04:00

John Gruber posted his annoyance with Digg’s new DiggBar which completely changes how diggs links are represented and his own hack to stop Digg from loading his pages into their frames. ...Read his post on Daring Fireball for the full explanation.

Apple Closing .Mac HomePage

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-09T17:27:18-04:00

This makes a lot of sense since you can now publish with iWeb right to me.com service. ...Apple will keep your current HomePage pages up as long as you want to keep them, you just will not be able to make edits.

Apple Adds Variable Pricing to iTunes

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-04-07T10:49:43-04:00

MacWord reports iTunes is completely DRM free while adding a variable pricing structure. Apple adopted new pricing options that include selling songs for 69 cents, 99 cents or $1.29

MacHeist 3 Revealed

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-03-24T21:14:27-04:00

MacHeist is currently live with Chris Pirillo, Veronica Belmont and Lisa Bettany revealing each of the new applications to be featured in the new bundle. ...If you haven’t been part of the third missions, they’ve been giving away tonnage of great apps for free.

iTunes Shows Customer Rating Breakdown

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-03-14T12:56:46-04:00

You can also quickly choose a rating from the select list, which is nice but why everything is spelled out is odd. Seems to make it trickier to grab the one you are thinking since we think in stars.

Learning OSX Development: Getting Started

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2009-02-23T12:42:23-05:00

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Safari Beta 3

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-06-11T19:42:10-04:00

Actually, one of the most exciting things about this release is not a new feature at all but a version that can run on Windows XP/Vista. ...If you use 1PassWord, it will not work in Safari 3, which I am sure the developer knows by now, an error lets you know that it's not going to load.

Ecto 3 Progress

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-06-07T17:06:15-04:00

A screen has been posted on their site today shows off its new interface which has a nice updated Mac interface. ... It looks as though there will be some iLife integration from the looks of the image.

HandBrake Download Woes

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-06-06T09:44:24-04:00

I tried downloading HandBrake 0.8.5 beta this week but had issues with the file. The dmg file downloaded without issue, it was when I tried mounting it I received an error claiming there was nothing to mount.

iTunes Plus - a Week Later

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-30T13:06:37-04:00

First - this is going to be a great change in how media is sold, once Apple shows how well DRM-Free music is selling the other labels will be on board in no time. ...Apple has integrated a pseudo service into iTunes called 'iTunes Plus', which offers higher quality non-drm music files for only $1.29 or if you already purchased the song, it's just .30 cents more.

Rapid Weaver Gets Big Update

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-25T09:39:02-04:00

Much of the changes are small interface tweaks, such as there is no long a code vide tab in the main window which is good and bad - yes its great to view the code but you couldn't edit in there so it had its usefulness but there are also some great new features which I will give an overview here. ...Only 1 issue I wish they'd make a bid easier is linking an thumbnail to a larger version, this should be built in, but you still have to manually do a lot of work to do this.

Adobe Includes Opera Browser

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-04T18:18:48-04:00

I really didn't know what to think of it, so I did a little searching for Opera to see where it was which came up empty in my search except for a few preference files, so I sort of let it go for the moment. ...I wonder why they chose to use Opera - possibly because it runs on Mac/PC's - oddly I've been seeing Opera turn up in alternate places besides a default browser, I finally got to try the Wii which uses a highly modified version of Opera.

Kevin Rose Responds to Revolt

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-02T09:42:32-04:00

Kevin Rose, co-founder of Digg.com, has responded with his own thoughts on the user revolt that occurred last night on DIgg. ...We hear you, and effective immediately we won’t delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.

Digg.com Get DiggBombed

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-01T22:55:29-04:00

Recently, posts about HD-DVD being hacked had been posted around and now recently a full hex string is being passed around which apparently is the key to cracking HD-DVDs DRM. ... It's also been noted that HD-DVD is a sponsor of DiggNation which is where much of this controversy may stem from.

MailPlane updates with New Icon

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-05-01T10:11:34-04:00

Also the new mail badge icon was changed to a chartreuse which I kind of felt was a little tough to read over the read & white. Other improvements include on the fly spell checking thanks to MailPlane using Macs built-in spell checker, Choosing Spam, Archive or Discard in a separate window will close the window following the action.

Sunday Morning Tip #1: Clean up your Desktop

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-29T09:54:17-04:00

I've been wanting an easy way to automate my cleanup for me so I don't have to hunt around and figure out what everything is - something that can do it for me in some sort of logical way. ...For this reason I've created a Pictures folder on my desktop - I know I have a Pictures folder already and could store them there, but this folder lets me know these images were probably downloaded from somewhere and still has the potential for being trashed.

My Personal Web Development Environment

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-26T02:10:23-04:00

Along with visual editing, you are able to see your CSS being applied to your html file in real time with CSSEdit's preview mode - it's like watching a professional do all the work in front of you. ...Even if you aren't a UNIX guru, and trust me I'm nowhere near one, but there are times when logging into the server is more useful or even the only way to get some tasks done.

CSSEdit Goes to 2.5

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-23T23:41:06-04:00

• Improved X-Ray: A feature which visually allow you to see what element you are styling. ...I've been using CSSEdit since version 1.5 and it's been my CSS editor of choice since.

Panic Releases Coda

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-23T23:40:48-04:00

Coda seems to take this step even further by giving you access to advanced features, like an integrated CSS editor, integrated Terminal, Transmit built right in. One feature that really caught my eye was the library of books built into the product - Panic has partnered with No Starch Press to ofer a selction of web development titles as part of Coda.

MailPlane updated to 1.4.3

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-22T10:30:49-04:00

1) If you used the screenshot feature or optimized photos, Mailplane created some empty folders and didn't clean them up afterwards. ...5) Make the font size smaller: Tweak UI Gmail font size now has a range from 60% to 140%.

Adobe CS3 Design Suite

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-21T22:35:53-04:00

Illustrator in particular I am having a good time with which seems to be much quicker and stable than previously which is all I wanted. ...This package differs from previous version in that ImageReady is no more and Adobe Acrobat Pro is included which I have no problem with.

MailPlane GMail Desktop application is awesome!

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-14T10:08:41-04:00

I've been using MailPlane beta for over a week now, and it's already has got a comfortable place on my dock. ...While using it, I could not create a new email using the MailPlan New button but this was fixed in their update to version 1.4.2.

Apple Sells 100 Million iPods

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-09T10:32:12-04:00

In a press release, Apple announced the 100 Millionth iPod sold a record for music players. The release reads "...making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history."

Beta Software to Review

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-04-09T09:46:47-04:00

I just got accepted to a couple of betas I've been waiting to try out. ...I will be using these extensively this week and will get a review of both products by early next week.

Jobs hates DRM/iTunes + Beatles/WWDC

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-02-07T09:54:59-05:00

Steve defines three possible ways how to deal with this: Keep going as is, the system works and just the same, others are doing it as well; Open FairPlay, which would force them to reveal how FairPlay is implemented in eventually leak secrets allowing hackers the ability to crack the DRM; and lastly is to remove any DRM from all files in which any player could play the file without restriction. ...In a nutshell, Apple Inc has become so known and recognized as a brand, and music company that Apple Corps has no recourse but to accept the fact that they cannot enforce they name any longer.

iPod Shuffle Now in Color!

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-01-30T09:11:22-05:00

Apple has announced colored versions of the 1GB iPod Shuffle. ... Still on $79, the iPod Shuffle is a screeless music player which plays your music in constant shuffle mode.

Doom on an iPod

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-01-18T22:08:14-05:00

While that part is cool - it's where he hooks it up to an NES controller that makes this mod freaking cool!

Dashcode Beta Available for Download

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-01-16T09:54:07-05:00

I haven't designed a widget yet, but according to the text online the widgets will be designed for Leopard or Mac OS 10.5. ... You can choose from 8 different templates: Custom; Clock; RSS; Podcast; Photocast; Quartz Composer; Daily Feed and Guage.

So the iPhone does exist...

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-01-09T14:54:05-05:00

The phone portion looks amazingly simple to use - so straight forward that my business partner who can never figure this stuff out should be able to use it, and use it to its potential with out asking too many questions. ...The internet features are pretty cool - I don't know if any of these services are extra in terms of retrieving mail or getting on the internet - I suppose they shouldn't be because its using a local Wi-Fi connection or hot spot - but you never know with these phone companies.

MacWorld Today! My thoughts.

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2007-01-04T12:45:25-05:00

I personally don't need this since I have a tower with all my iTunes videos and a MacBook Pro which I can stream movies over through FrontRow. ...I'm not looking for too many features in iLife or iWork, I would like to see iDVD run a bit faster overall, it takes so long to burn a movie. iTunes 7 just came out so it not likely there will be any update here, but maybe some new movie studio will finally come along and sell their wares.

iTunes Best of 2006

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2006-12-20T10:00:02-05:00

Each section has 4 lists of 15 items, 2 listing the top sellers and 2 lists with editors and staff picks and favorites of the year.. except for music which has about a gagillion songs and albums listed. It's unfortunate the lists are this predictable and uninteresting as top sales, I think I would have liked to seen lists like top downloaded Free Items or which TV channel had the most downloads combined.

Mac PC Apple Ad For the Holidays

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2006-12-20T09:54:02-05:00

Apple posted a new Mac/PC ad where they put aside their differences for a moment. ...

Checkout 1.0 is released

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2006-12-19T18:00:00-05:00

Checkout aims to make managing product sales and inventory simple and easy, which from the screen shots & tiniest bit of looking through the demo, it seems very Mac-link and user-friendly. Checkout from what I know has zero competition in this market, since QuickBooks Retail Edition is Windows only, but there may be some other POS software I am not familiar with... what does Apple use in their stores?

The New Apple-Sauce

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2006-12-18T20:22:44-05:00

An iWeb like web page development tool but with far superior code handling, extensibility, publishing and theme creation. I like using a desktop app over going to Blogger or even firing up crusty ole Ecto (though it is a great blogging tool, just a little long in the tooth if you ask me).

Testing & Using Rapid Weaver

apple.sauce@mac.com — 2006-12-16T11:22:36-05:00

But before I got knee-deep in building a new site, I checked out some of the great sounding third-party software available which extend the capabilities pretty far for a simple web build app like this. ...It's really annoying that I cannot edit the code in code view, I know it's somewhat what easier to use edit mode (after all, it's name says it all) but sometimes you just want to tweak a bit while you are in code view.