May. 29th 2007
I did think I pretty much knew about all the browsers available for Mac OS X, on the iMac in front of me I have the usual suspects installed - Safari, Firefox, Camino & Opera.
In the past I have tried newer & lesser known browsers such as Shirra & Flock, but it wasn't until I stumbled across Darrel E. Knutson's Macintosh page that I realised just how many browsers there are.
Darrel has compiled The best list of Macintosh Web browsers on the Internet - granted the list includes RSS readers & other apps that maybe can't be strictly classed as web browsers, but the list also includes more obscure browsers such as wKiosk - a restricted full screen browser designed for, you guessed it - kiosks.
Definitely worth a visit.
May. 19th 2007
Need to match a font from a logo or trying to come up with a suitable font for a design?
FontDoc makes the process much easier than using Apple’s Font Book or other third party apps.
A simple interface allows you to view all the fonts installed on your Mac and you can view by font name or input your own custom text which is really useful.
FontDoc can be downloaded here - http://www.integrity.com/homes/tomandkaren/FontDoc/
May. 16th 2007
Open Source Mac is the perfect place for both switchers and veteran Mac users alike. It's a simple but well designed site that features some of the best open source mac software available for Mac OS X.
Categories include RSS, video playback, graphics and more. Definitely worth bookmarking.
May. 16th 2007
Sometimes as a website designer it's handy to be able to quickly check the measurement or spacing of part of a web page, Free Ruler allows you to do this.
It can be dragged over the top of other applications such as a web browser and you can measure in pixels, inches, picas, or centimetres.
Transparency, length and position can all be altered for different scenarios and you can choose to use horizontal & vertical rulers independently or together.
Free ruler can be downloaded from the creators website www.pascal.com/software