Category | mac os x

I had been looking into 2D game development frameworks when one of my friends suggested the Sparrow framework. Having struggled with OpenGLES in the past, I was eager to find a higher-level framework that would allow me to produce some working concepts without writing mountains of code just to render a basic shape on the screen. I found Sparrow extremely easy to learn and if you have prior 2D or 3D game development experience, it should be even easier to pick up. To get started, download the latest package from: http://www.sparrow-framework.org/download/ This package comes with the Sparrow...

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Mac OS X Lion (Version 10.7) is out , and according to Apple 1 Millions Lions are downloaded in the first day. There are plenty of reviews about pros and cons of the new OS. Here are my quick review on 3 things I love / Hate about the Lion. 1. Air Drop Finally easy to share files between macs. Even though not a replacement for your Dropbox, it is definitely a good start. pros: easy to share, no set up or configuration, auto discovery cons: no support to share over network yet, no group sharing 2. New Gestures pros: easy to switch between applications, better experiences...

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If you try to use truetype font or jpeg library on MacOSX wih Python + PIL, it complains. Somehow those libraries are missing in mac now (it was working in windows). Here is how to install:Download those component see http://wiki.python.org/moin/MacPython/UniversalLibrariesAndExtensionsalso check:<br />http://freetype.sourceforge.net<br />http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gzbuild them./configuremakesudo make installGet PIL from http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/sudo python setup.py installMake sure you get those messages--- TKINTER support ok--- JPEG support ok--- ZLIB (PNG/ZIP)...

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We present the newest edition of the Maracas series. Go crazy with "Yummy's Maracas!" Transform your iPhone/iTouch into maracas by shaking your device, and Yummy will also dance for you on the beach! You can choose from 2 different Yummy's. Keep this application for musical splashes of fun. Best of all, it's free!ObjectGraph LLC and Studio YumiCheck out Studio Yumi's new line-up on this Works page...

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I use a Thinkpad X60s that does not have a CD Drive and occasionally need to install software (This time i was trying out Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 which comes in 2 CD's). I also have a Mac Mini and i use it to create the iso images that could be later mounted on my PC using daemon tools. Here are the steps First find out what is your CD Drive df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/disk0s2 74G 62G 12G 83% / devfs 97K 97K 0B 100% /dev fdesc 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100%...

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