Professional Tools
A well established trend for professional graphical software is that the interface should be neutral and occupy as little screen real estate as possible. This leaves the user free to focus on the artwork itself without unnecessary distractions. Adobe has a large collection of professional tools, and they have led the development of interface [...]

Maya users have been quite nervous about the package’s future since Autodesk acquired Alias last year. Maya 8 has now been released at the Autodesk Siggraph User Group Event as expected, but the release did not meet the users’ expectations.
Recent version history
Maya 6.5 was met with much the same disappointment as Maya 8.0, but is [...]

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Different places, different needs
Startup Items lets you open the same applications every time you log in, but that is not necessarily what you want. I have different uses for my MacBook Pro depending on where I am, and I want different programs started and different servers mounted at work than I do at [...]

The best way to do internet development is to set up your mac to do it all locally. PHP and MySQL are the most popular tools for internet development, and they will be the focus of this article. There are many sites telling you how to install these, but most require compilation and [...]

If you haven’t installed the developer tools that came with your mac, you’ve probably missed out on Quartz Composer. This fantastic little program lets you build great screen savers or movies by drag & drop.
Zugakousaku has made some of the best examples.

After Autodesk acquired Alias this winter, many Maya users have been expressing concern about Maya’s future. I asked an Autodesk employee about this, and he said: “..you will see from the future releases that our dedication to the product is unwavering”.
So, what can we expect?
New releases are usually announced at Siggraph, and I [...]