Create a text clipping containing the '@' character
I needed to create a text clipping that contained the "@" character, but couldn't, because MacOS creates dragged text containing an "@" character as an email link. See for yourself: Select the following text -- xxxx+yyyy -- then drag it to your Desktop. This creates a text clipping file named xxxx+yyyy.textClipping. Now select the following text -- xxxx@yyyy -- and drag it to your Desktop, and notice that the file is named xxxx@yyyy.mailloc, and its icon says MAILTO. If you drag and drop this text into a program, it will get pasted as mailto:xxxx@yyyy.mailloc. The solution requires editing the xxxx+yyyy.textClipping clipping file. This requires several steps: Extract the contents of its resource fork into a temporary file (using a receipe from this hint) Edit the temporary file Write the temporary file back into the resource fork. ...
published today, 2 hours 10 minutes ago, macosxhints
Nuclear Nova launches Liquid Defense puzzle game
Nuclear Nova Software has launched Liquid Defense, its latest puzzle game for the Mac. Players must work to eliminate all of the incoming water, gas and oil, while simultaneously managing limited resources. The game features 28 different levels, each presenting separate challenges and requiring a unique solution. 3D graphics are used throughout the boards, although gameplay remains two-dimensional...
published yesterday, 21 hours 55 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Adobe decides not to exhibit at Macworld Expo
Software-giant Adobe will not have a booth on the show floor of the upcoming Macworld Expo 2009, according to Macworld. The company has not dismissed the whole gathering, but has chosen to dedicated its resources to demonstration and education sessions. "Adobe has decided to shift its focus at the Macworld trade show this year," a company statement said. Representatives will be on-hand for a full ...
published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macintosh-news-network
MacScripter launches beta-testing resource
Finishing creation of a networking and beta-testing resource, MacScripter has launched MacDeveloper, a platform allowing companies and individuals to test applications in a large beta pool. By connecting software developers with a community of testers, MacDeveloper is intended to provide fast feedback to companies about their applications, and in turn hopefully improve the quality of the software....
published on Friday, the 28. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
10.5: Edit compiled NIBs with Interface Builder
We know compiled NIBs don't open in Interface Builder (part of Xcode). As almost all Apple programs use compiled NIBs, it's a real pain to try to tweak their interface elements with Xcode. But some non-Apple programs use regular non-compiled NIBs, so the trick it to copy the compiled keyedobjects.nib file into a regular .nib resource, and then open it with Interface Builder. Just navigate to the Content » Resources folder of the program you want to edit then, find, select and drag and drop the keyedobjects.nib you need to edit to some other non-compiled .nib. The original compiled keyedobjects.nib will then open and allow every usual interface tweaking. Of course, I had some concerns about this trick. But I used it to edit the Keynote 3 resources, and so far, I've haven't seen any problems -- and Keynote is as stable as before. A nice way t...
published on Wednesday, the 26. November 2008, macosxhints
Create Nokia N85 iSync plug-in
I really had to add contacts to my new great Nokia N85 phone, so I hacked a way to do it. It's actually very simple; just replace N96 with N85 everywhere within the N96 plug-in. Start by downloading the plug-in for the N96, and install it on your Mac. Open the folder /Library/PhonePlugins (Command-Shift-G in a Finder window, then type/paste the above path). Copy (you may drag it with the Option key pressed) the Nokia_N96_1v2.phoneplugin folder to the Desktop (or where you want; just out of PhonePlugins). Rename the new copy on the Desktop to Nokia_N85_1v2.phoneplugin. Open this folder, then open Contents » Resources within it. Open all files at every level, except the NokiaN96.tiff image file, with a plain text editor (drag them inside the application icon). I used an old BBedit Light, but you may use any editor (TextWrangler and Smultron are free; I'm not sure if you may use TextEd...
published on Tuesday, the 25. November 2008, macosxhints
Dining out with iPhone: Zagat and OpenTable hit the App Store
The calls of iPhone-wielding foodies have been answered. In the last two weeks, the App Store has seen the addition of the two premier dining resources for U.S. residents -- Zagat, the de facto restaurant rating guide, and OpenTable, the real-time online reservation service. We take a closer look at both.
published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, appleinsider
Opacity 1.2 update targets iPhone graphics
Like Thought has published a v1.2 update to Opacity, its graphics creation utility. The software is specifically intended to design art for program development, and combines pixel and vector editors with Photoshop-like tools such as filters, layers and transforms. Users can also insert variable items, and tap into resources such as factories and templates....
published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Zenoss Core 2.3 ported to Mac
Zenoss has released a Mac installer for Zenoss Core 2.3, the latest iteration of its IT monitoring software. Core is an open-source program used to handle the configuration of networks, servers and software, and then monitor overall performance and stability. The app operates on a modeling concept, and maps all of the available IT resources into a single entity. To add items into the system, ad...
published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Learning From Apple, Part 2: Resources & Free Online Seminars
In a previous article I described the abundant tutorials and tips Apple supplies online for their various software products. In this article I?ll examine two other ways Apple provides learning tools for their software. Resources Apple?s resources pages contain numerous links to information on a particular product. This can be information both inside and outside of Apple. A [...]
published on Monday, the 17. November 2008, apple-blog