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Hall of shame: File moving progress dialog in OS X
Copying or moving? “copymove” dialog from OS X (moving file in Finder) OK, I’m moving the file. But why does the window header tell me about copying?
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OS X makeup
In fact I have a very low interest in system customization nowadays. Probably because I’m tired of this kind of stuff (years of creating skins and icons and work in Gladiators Software could not come...
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Think different: some hints to Mac switchers
Even though all modern Desktop operating systems use the same 30 year old metaphor of an office desk with folders and files on it the resulting experience of using them differs greatly. And while...
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Close me not: Camino usability glitch
Even though I do like Camino browser a lot it has a glitch sometimes making me mad. Just like Firefox, Opera and any other modern Web browser it uses Tabbed UI for navigating page sets. That’s...
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Vista, the next “Millenium”?
Last week I had a chance to make a test drive of Microsoft’s latest effort in Desktop OS development, Windows Vista. Actually, after reading numerous reviews and/or previews I had a mixed feeling about...
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Hall of shame: Apple Safari
There’s one interesting thing about Safari that I used to ignore (likely because I rarely use Safari at all) before. As some local developers have pointed out, Safari does not create clear tab-content...
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Expose 2: improving tab switching logic
While working in Mac OS X I got used to Expose feature for rapid window switching. I love it a lot, except for one thing: it simply cannot help if you use tabbed applications. OK, you may switch to the...
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GUI prototyping in Mac OS X
While working on a mac (which is currently my primary platform) I do still have to deal with interface creation stuff. Unlike Windows, OS X doesn’t have Visio, so I had to look for a different tool....
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GUI prototyping for OS X: makeing life easier
Just for ones who are interested I provide a link to my OS X GUI design stencil I use for my own prototypes. It’s currently work in progress and still retain large portions of WireframeShapesAngles...
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Proposed update to Growl notification system
There’re several things in Growl notification display behavior that I think might be improved. First of all, it’s a new “close” button implemented in version 1.1. It only appears when you hover a...
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