Fluid

“Fluid lets you create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into desktop apps.”

How to Change the Name of a Fluid Application

  1. Rename the Fluid application in Finder
  2. Choose Show Package Contents command for the application in Finder
  3. Open Contents/Info.plist file with Property List Editor
  4. Edit Bundle identifier value from com.fluidapp.FluidInstance.[old name] to com.fluidapp.FluidInstance.[new name]
  5. Edit Bundle name value
  6. Save and close Info.plist and relaunch the application

How to Move a Fluid Application to Another Folder

  1. Move the Fluid application to another folder

How to Change the Home Page of a Fluid Application

  1. Choose Show Package Contents command for the Fluid application in Finder
  2. Open Contents/Resources/Config.plist file with Property List Editor
  3. Edit TODHomeURLString value
  4. Save and close Config.plist
  5. Open ~/Library/Preferences/com.fluidapp.FluidInstance.[name].plist file with Property List Editor
  6. Edit TODHomeURLString value
  7. Save and close .plist file and relaunch the application

How to Fix “kernel NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = GR: SW Notify Error” in OS X

You can read all about the problem from Apple Support Discussions:

Unfortunately, at the moment there is no clear solution how to fix the problem.

From the forum: “I believe this is a hardware problem. I also was suffering from the same channel exception errors (and screen corruption/freezes) and, on a whim I applied to the NVIDIA Settlement repair program. I sent my laptop in, they repaired the GPU and some other odds and ends (though they didn't specify what else they changed) and sent it back. Since its return, no channel errors and no screen corruption. I strongly suggest looking here to see if you qualify for the free repair: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/”

Still there is a debate about this being a hardware or a software problem.

I have my MacBook Pro repaired at Apple Service and it did help a lot, and yet I still have this problem.

I haven't find the solution, BUT I might have found one problem source. Can you guess? Yep, that's right, Flash. I had Flash version 10.2.152.21 and I downgraded it to version 10.1.102.64. For couple days now there hasn't been any freezing.

How to Downgrade Adobe Flash

  1. Go to Adobe Flash Player – Downloads page.
  2. Click download older versions of Adobe Flash Player link.
  3. On Archived Flash Player versions page there are instructions to uninstall current Flash and a link to download previous Flash version.

Update: After downgrading the Flash, problem still remains. My MacBook Pro still freezes about once or twice a week.

Second update: Ok, I kind of gave up and reinstalled OS X. And you know what, in my case it looks like that did the trick. Maybe it is because majority of the applications and drivers I used to have are no gone. BUT, now I have an other problem: [link id='668′ text='”KCGErrorFailure” with Unexpected Log Out']. And I think this one is even more annoying error…

Do you have the problem? Have you find a solution?

gfxCardStatus

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Are you are an owner of any these MacBook models:

  • 2010 i5/i7 MacBook Pro with Intel HD/NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M GPUs
  • 2009 MacBook Pro with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M/9600M GT GPUs
  • Late 2008 MacBook Pro with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M/9600M GT GPUs

If you are, you may use application to narrow down you problem with the NVDA error. gfxCardStatus is a menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your MacBook Pro is using at any given time. It also allows you to switch between them on demand.

More about Nvidia Related Problems

BundleHunt 3 till 21st February 2011

Ok, this Bundle Hunt 3 is not specially a Mac deal, but includes Keynote Kung-Fu Wireframe Toolkit, Code Collector Pro and Relationship 2 and a ton of stuff for designers. Check it out!

  • Keynote Kung-Fu Wireframe Toolkit
    Wireframe quickly and easily in Apple's Keynote. Keynote Wireframe Toolkit gives you the the building blocks to put together great looking prototypes in no time.
  • Code Collector Pro
    Code Collector Pro provides you with powerful tools to Organise Use & Share Code Snippets.
  • Relationship 2
    Relationship is a powerful contact and project management Mac App
  • And a lot more…

[BundleHunt 3: The Greatest Design Treasure →]

How to Make an iPhone App

User Interface Protoryping

How to Share iOS Mockups

Upstage

Upstage

Upstage is a mobile application for developers and designers which allows you to easily share iOS app mockups with team members and clients.

It solves a need iOS designers and developers have to keep track of ideas, screens and approved designs all in one place. And a need to clearly and quickly communicate which designs have been approved for development and which are still in progress. Upstage makes all this possible.

General purpose tools like Google Apps and 37Signals' Basecamp can be used as project management tools, but it's easy to lose important messages about design approvals in various message threads. Upstage is a single-purpose app designed to address just this specific need.

E-Books and Articles on Learning Objective-C

Objective-C is the Programming Language of iOS and OS X.

Free E-Books

Articles

iOS Development Applications

iOS Development Platforms And Frameworks

  • PhoneGap

    Write HTML5 application and provide to native application on mobile devices with PhoneGap. It seems to be by far the most popular solution. Deploy to iOS, Android, Windows Phone and others. PhoneGap provides access to hardware and native features on your phone, like the camera, accelerometer, network, geolocation, contacts and notifications.

    PhoneGap has been contributed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Check out the Getting Started Guide.

  • Ansca's Corona
    • The language is Lua

iOS Development Resources

iOS Development Discussions

Icons for Mobile Apps

App Store Sales Analysis Apps

  • AppViz (MacUpdate)
    AppViz“AppViz helps iPhone and iPad developers download and chart their application sales. Avoid the hassle of manual daily downloads. Instead, download your data from the web with the click of a button. Spend your time building applications, not spreadsheets.”
  • Prismo (MacUpdate)
    Prismo“Must have application for all iPhone developers. Prismo help tracking sales of your applications and tracking ranks of applications in AppStore tops. Powerful and easy to use.”

Links

Pixelmator 1.6.4

Pixelmator Reviews

Ars Techincas has a comprehensive Pixelmator 1.6.4 review. Here are some of the topics:

  • The Pixelmator Interface – “…Interface really sells it as the sleek package that it is.”
    • Lightweight and fast
    • Similar workflow to Photoshop, down to the last key
    • UI criticisms
  • The Tools and Adjustments – “…Tools and adjustments straddle the line between hardcore image editor and consumer app.”
    • Brush handling
    • Robust Layers
  • Web Slicing and Output – “…simple but strong enough for serious work.”
    • The Filters
    • Type Handling
  • The Consumer-specific Tools – “…number of consumer-oriented features like export options for various Web galleries (Flickr, Facebook and Picasa).”
    • Camera support
  • Compared to the Competition
    • Pixelmator vs Photoshop Elements 9
    • Pixelmator vs The GIMP 2.6.x
  • Things Clearly Missing from Pixelmator
  • Conclusion
    • Pros: Very responsive with high-res images, well thought out interface, makes a great starter edition to learning Photoshop…
    • Cons: Can't save to Photoshop documents as working file format, type editing is limited, zoomed-out image aliasing problems…
    • Takeaway: The start of something great for Mac image editing.
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