a life of coding

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

iTunes 5 = iTunes 4 with no metal

The biggest difference between iTunes 4 and iTunes 5? Well, iTunes 5 doesn't use the controversial metal theme. Instead, it uses a theme much like Mail.app - a smooth, ultra shiny theme. My $0.02? This new theme is graphically unbalanced and too contrasted. I expect the next release of iTunes (5.1? 5.0.1?) to have a drastically lighter, less shadowed theme. My honest first impression is that the current theme just doesn't live up to Apple's refinement.

Monday, September 05, 2005

Notes from CocoaRadio Interviewing Ranchero

Websites to help with Cocoa development:
  1. http://cocoabuilder.com
  2. http://cocoadev.com
Starting a small business on the Mac:
  1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsb/
Mac development companies in Seattle:
  1. Ranchero
  2. Delicious Monster
  3. OmniGroup
  4. Flying Meat
Important Mac development tips:
  1. Make your application hackable via AppleScript
"I think we're in a golden age of small developers on the Mac".

Cool Mac app: Comic Life