Archive for the ‘Tools’ Category

Mac appz #2, web programming edition

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

The second part of this little series about my favorite mac applications is all about web design and development on the Mac. Programs like CSSEdit or Transmit show that there are great tools no other operating system can offer. On the other hand, people switching from Windows or Linux don’t have to abandon the use of XAMPP or Zend Studio, as they are available for Mac too.

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Mac appz #1

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

I’m an enthusiastic mac user for a few months now and I discover new, interesting applications every day. Here’s the first part including Quicksilver, Opera and Home Zone. More parts coming soon …

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Favicons go 3D

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

aaweblog favicon in 3DFavicon2dots takes a favicon from a given URL, creates a cute 3D icon and stores the icon in a gallery. I like the idea and the icons look pretty cool. Visit the page at favicon2dots.com.

Windows windows on a Mac

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Since Apple released their Software »Boot Camp«, it is easy to install a Microsoft Windows OS natively on a Mac. This is in fact a very nice feature especially for gamers or people that rely on specified windows programs. But for the latter there is something even better. It’s called »Parallels Desktop for Mac«, it’s beta and free to try.

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