maxpagels.com » mac http://www.maxpagels.com Est. MMVIII Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gamelife’s Valve/Steam article http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/03/steam-mac/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/09/gamelifes-valvesteam-article/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:18:01 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1956

Asked to name other developers that we’d see on Steam, Valve’s Newell demurred. But Steam’s popularity means that as Valve goes, so go other gamemakers. Steam on Mac means many more games on Mac.

To say that Steam is important for the viability of OS X as a gaming platform would be an understatement.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/09/gamelifes-valvesteam-article/feed/ 0 Valve to Deliver Steam & Source on the Mac http://www.valvesoftware.com/news.php?id=3568 http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/08/valve-to-deliver-steam-source-on-the-mac/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:25 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1950 Excellent.

The inclusion of WebKit into Steam, and of OpenGL into Source gives us a lot of flexibility in how we move these technologies forward. We are treating the Mac as a tier-1 platform so all of our future games will release simultaneously on Windows, Mac, and the Xbox 360.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/08/valve-to-deliver-steam-source-on-the-mac/feed/ 0 No more ADC memberships http://developer.apple.com/programs/adcbenefits/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/05/no-more-adc-memberships/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:08:07 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1906 They are being replaced by an all-encompassing Mac Developer membership ($99 per year).

We recently introduced a new Mac Developer Program that replaces ADC Premier, Select, and Student Memberships. If you are a current ADC member, you can continue to access your resources and benefits through the end of your membership year.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/05/no-more-adc-memberships/feed/ 0 Valve confirms intent to produce Mac games http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/03/teaser.hints.at.portal.team.fortress.2/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/05/valve-confirms-intent-to-produce-mac-games/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:19 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1901

A formal announcement is likely during the 2010 Game Developers Conference, scheduled for March 9th to the 13th.

I’m betting we will hear about a Steam client for OS X then too.

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]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/03/04/more-steam-for-mac-rumours/feed/ 0 Steam for Mac? http://kotaku.com/5479388/is-valve-bringing-steam-to-the-mac http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/02/25/steam-for-mac/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:47:36 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1759 Icons and other graphics specific to OS X hidden in the beta client isn’t a lot to go by, but Valve would be smart to bring the platform over.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/02/25/steam-for-mac/feed/ 0 TotalFinder http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/01/17/totalfinder/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:59:43 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1540 If you’re looking for one more reason to get Snow Leopard, here it is.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/01/17/totalfinder/feed/ 0 myRichTexts http://createlivelove.com/applications/myrichtexts/myrichtexts.html http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/01/13/myrichtexts/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:00:09 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1534 A good Mac rich text editor. My favourite feature? Built-in statistics showing how often different words are used in a given document. Really useful for improving one’s writing.

$21/€15, with free updates for life.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2010/01/13/myrichtexts/feed/ 0 Sequential 2 http://sequentialx.com/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/12/30/sequential-2/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:44:53 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=1418

Sequential is an image viewer for Mac OS X. It was originally designed for opening a folder of images and displaying them in order. It works well for viewing comics and manga.

The ability to view archives (ZIP, RAR etc.) of images is a nice feature.

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/12/30/sequential-2/feed/ 0 http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/08/28/osxautomation/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/08/28/osxautomation/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:58:10 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=227 A nice overview of the excellent automation features in Snow Leopard.

(via Daring Fireball)

]]> http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/08/28/osxautomation/feed/ 0 http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/08/27/220/ http://www.maxpagels.com/2009/08/27/220/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:36:54 +0000 Max Pagels http://www.maxpagels.com/?p=220 An exhaustive screenshot tour and overview of Mac OS X over the years.

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