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Transparency returns with a vengeance in Mac OS X Leopard

Longtimers with Mac OS X remember that transparency came early with the first version of the Aqua interface and the Quartz 2D compositing engine. Soon, transparency went away and many users were glad. But Steve Jobs must want to see below the surface of his virtual desktop and transparency is...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Window, Pixel, Quartz Extreme, Leopard, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Construction, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-10-31

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CHV QC Integration FX 1.7.3 (Mac)

QC Integration FX allows you to do more than any other plugin package. Using Apple's Quartz Composer technology this package provides you with 88 high quality plugins and the most advanced plugin platform for Final Cut Studio. Quickly create, modify, use and even distribute securely any Quartz Composer file. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Integration, QC Integration FX, QC Integration, Anti-Aliasing QC Integration FX

Software downloads 2009-10-13

WARP speed for Windows 7

WARP speed for Windows 7Core i7 8-core???"8-core dual Core i7"WTF is that?All current Core i7's are quad-core with Hyperthreading. It runs 8 threads, which is NOT the same as an 8-core. The 4 cores run at full speed, but can balance 2 threads each, which can improve efficiency...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Integrated Graphics, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Quarts, Microsoft Windows, software renderer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Psystar: Just how loud is it?

Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...

Tags: C-scale, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Spectre 1.2.12 (Mac)

Spectre is a multi-instrument real-time audio analyzer for Mac OS X. Designed in Cocoa from the ground up, Spectre proudly takes advantage of Quartz, OpenGL, CoreAudio, and other solid OS X interface features. Spectre focuses squarely on live audio analysis by offering 17 different multi-channel and multi-trace meters. Each meter...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Meter, Ballistics, Audiofile Engineering, Spectre, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-21

Freak Show 1.2 (Mac)

Freak Show turns any video camera or iSight into a digital fun house mirror. The free version has effects very similar to Apple Photo Booth but runs on computers that can't run Photo Booth. The paid version adds the Extreme tab with nine additional effects, the ability to create...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iSight, Photograph, Corporate Communications, FireWire, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-10-08

How can iPhone render pictures better than desktop computers?

How can iPhone render pictures better than desktop computers?wrong observationI checked the original image of the author's head shot zoomed in by 170% in IE7 and Opera 9. Opera renders it much better than IE7. But here is the thing: Even IE7 renders it better than the image depicted as...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, computer, desktop, desktop computer, image, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Opera Software ASA

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

And then there's Mactel

And then there's MactelHit the nail on the headMy own pet theory was for Apple to use the Alpha chip. InHell had the dies and the fab from DEC, and Alpha "users" were as chauvinistic over their chip as any mac user was with PPC (i.e. Loyalty). This would have...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Desktops, Apple Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2006-05-18

Finally a nice free GIMP alternative

Finally a nice free GIMP alternativeThey probably won't bundle it with Vista...I doubt they'll bundle it with Windows, because then they'd have to do a complete security review of the code, including threat modeling, etc. Maybe they could make it a "valueadd" utility included on the CD.Interesting...I will have...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, Operating systems, GIMP, Borland Software Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-11-18

Apple's Intel launch ahead of schedule?

Apple's Intel launch ahead of schedule?I think he is right and wrong....Apple has dramatically increased the number of Mac users in 2005. The shift is still growing. With this push and the lack of effort by IBM to Ramp up PowerPC Production, Apple will probably force its hand...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2005-11-09

Tom's Hardware: "Vista Ready" video cards won't crash OS

Tom's Hardware: "Vista Ready" video cards won't crash OS256 MB?!?!What the heck? OS X's quartz extreme only requires 32 for all the same effects Aero promises to deliver. Core Image only requires 64 MB for features Aero doesn't deliver.What kind of bloat do they write at Redmond?dood... you dont ...

Tags: Video cards, Apple Mac OS X, hardware, Tom, video, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, video card

Discussion threads 2005-09-27

YAquaball 1.0 (Mac)

Aquaball is a simple Quartz Composition which can be used as screensaver. It show an aqua ball rolling on the floor. If your card don't support fully Quartz Extreme, you can use the option 'blue ball' and the screen saver will use far less cpu ressources.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Yann Esposito, Aquaball

Software downloads 2005-09-17

Quartz Desktop 1.0.1 (Mac)

Quartz Desktop allows you to view Quartz Composer Composition (.qtz) files on your desktop in Mac OS X 10.4. What's a Quartz Composition? Quartz Compositions are screensaver-like files that can include rich data sources and render them using all the features of Quartz Extreme and Core Image. The best...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Quartz Desktop, Quartz Composition, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, RSS, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Internet

Software downloads 2005-06-17

PCI Extreme! 3.1 (Mac)

PCI Radeon users rejoice! This patch will enable hardware accelerated features in CoreGraphics any PCI video card with the proper hardware. Easy, eh? The patch that PCI Extreme! performs will not allow older cards, such as the Rage II, Rage 128 Pro, Nexus, or any Voodoo or nVidia cards to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Patch, Dangerous Wares, PCI, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-04-30

Microsoft gives developers a glimpse of Avalon

Microsoft gives developers a glimpse of AvalonPlease helpI don't understand. Does anyone with inside knowledge have an idea as to why Avalon will be such a slow beast on today's hardware when from what I have learned thus far it will be doing basically the same thing as that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Avalon, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 4

Discussion threads 2004-11-19

Microsoft plans laptop tune-up with Longhorn

Microsoft plans laptop tune-up with LonghornOS XSoftware base station for creating Airport wifi networks with the computer as the wireless hub. iSync for synchronizing all external devices. When are these guys going to think up something that Apple users don't already have. Oh I guess they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Operating systems, DVD, anticipation, laptop computer, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-05-05

Ventilloo 2.0 (Mac)

Ventilloo is quite simply the most realistic desk fan simulation software in the history of mankind. Taking advantage of new technologies like OpenGL, Quartz Extreme and advances in Cocoa interface elements, it puts itself as a leader in its field. Whether you're a recreational fan watcher, a hobbyist, or a...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Futrell Software, Ventilloo, Leadership, Management

Software downloads 2003-12-13

Quartz Extreme Check 1.2 (Mac)

This small Cocoa app checks and displays if Quartz Extreme acceleration is active on a machine. The source code is available on request.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Acceleration, Marc Liyanage, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-08-06

Black & White Update 1.1.9 (Mac)

This download is an update file for registered copies of Black & White. You can also use this file to update your registered copy of Black & White: Creature Isle to version 1.03. Updating will fix compatibility issues with QuickTime 6.1, as well as a shared library error under Mac...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Feral Interactive, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-02-03

FackBore Effects 1.0 (Mac)

FackBore Effects is a System Preferences module that allows one to select a single screen saver to run on the desktop or multiple screen savers to run in the foreground partially transparent over the desktop. Foreground and background screensavers can be configured to automatically start at login. Source is included....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, FackBore Effects

Software downloads 2002-08-25