Vacuous Virtuoso

Spreading malware on Mac

Gain access to Address Book… easy.
Send HTTP POST data… easy.
Send email w/ attachment via PHP… easy.
Spreading malicious Mac-ware… easy?

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Say what you like, the HIG are still relevant

I generally tend to distance myself from debatable issues, but I couldn’t bear to see the Apple Human Interface Guidelines take such a battering. The phrase “HIG is dead” must have been repeated at least a few dozen times in various places.

I’m sorry, but the HIG aren’t dead (Note the plural, please. It’s ‘Guidelines’). Quite the contrary; guidelines are needed now more than ever if the Macintosh is to remain the great example of usability it was.

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Now this is hot Cocoa

It’s finished. The real craze and controversy over Disco’s smoke is over. Jonathan Wight was the first to write up an article on integrating the smoke effects into a third party Cocoa application. Times have changed, and the smoke framework bundled with the more recent versions of the application no longer produce the desired results by using the same code.

So how do you get any Cocoa application to start smoking? Austin Sarner was kind enough to reveal the usage and implementation of the changes to the Disco framework which allow a wider variety of Macs to experience the entertaining effect.

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Fumo’s been taking steroids (aka. major update)

Firstly, thank you for your feedback. Without all your encouraging comments, constructive criticism and reports, none of this would be possible.
Secondly, I’m listening to what you’re asking for. Feel free to speak up and drop me a note.
Thirdly, this site has had a dramatic increase in traffic lately. Thank you to everyone who spread the link love or Dugg Fumo.

Your requests

Here’s what you requested for Fumo. All of it is available and working as of today.

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Brian Amerige on Mac development and Flow

Brian Amerige, the developer of the much-anticipated (but still unreleased) FTP / connection client Flow, was kind enough to undertake another interview, this time with a focus on more technical and developmental aspects.

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Fumo still smokes - has non-smoking evil twin

Fumo has since been updated.

With so many people asking, I just can’t procrastinate any longer. You win. Here it is.

It’s most definitely not the finished thing yet. Yes, I have been taking a while. No, there is nothing you can do about it (short of asking for the source and developing it, which you may do by sending me a polite email). Continue Reading Fumo still smokes - has non-smoking evil twin

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