Java 6 has been ported to MacOS X

written by jedi on November 27th, 2007 @ 06:13 PM

It finally happened.

Java 6 has been ported to MacOS X, Tiger and Leopard.

Better, it brings a huge performance boost and JRuby running Java 6 looks even faster than Ruby 1.9.

As long as I don't like the Java language itself, Sun has made a wonderful job on the virtual machine, that keeps being a speed daemon.

Pixelmator 1.0 is available

written by jedi on September 26th, 2007 @ 09:08 AM

If you are looking for a simple, yet efficient and cheap alternative to Photoshop, have a look at Pixelmator.

It's not free software, but try the demo in order to see what the software is capable of. Pixelmator is a pleasure to use and unlike Gimp, it has perfect integration with iPhoto and effects based upon Coreimage are slick and fast. If only it had more filters (like Gimp's drop-shadow), it would be perfect.

Here a Pixelmator tutorial you can watch in order to learn how to use the beast.

OpenOffice.Org for OSX

written by jedi on June 5th, 2007 @ 11:31 PM

Shortly after the initial announce from Sun, the beast is already ready for action.

A native version of http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html is now available.

However, there are still some issues, and some are showstoppers (for instance: you can't print). So NeoOffice is still a safe bet for now.

Oh, by the way, Camino 1.5 has also been released.

A fast web browser for OSX

written by jedi on March 8th, 2007 @ 08:49 AM

Here's a new project that might be worth keeping an eye on if you are using OSX : Tominated Browser.

The Tominated Browser still lacks a lot of feature, but it's very fast, The HTML engine seems to be a recent version of Webkit and the author seems to focus on creating a light and stable UI.

Although the lack of basic features like tabs and keyboard shortcuts is a showstopper to make it a default browser, this is a project to follow.

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