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DesktopSweeper 1.4b1

Philippe Martin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:27:50 GMT

Now that Unsanity has released the first beta of their Leopard-compatible version of Application Enhancer, I could at last put together the first Leopard-compatible version of my DesktopSweeper (an APE Module that allows to hide—and show again—the Finder's Desktop icons). The first beta of it has been released privately a couple of days ago to testers, and I'm happy to report that so far everything has been working perfectly. So I'm now releasing the same beta to the public.

Here's what's new in this version:

- Compatible with Leopard and Tiger (Panther is no longer supported).
- Installs Application Enhancer 2.5b1.
- Installs (optionally) SmartCrashReports 1.5b2.

Download: DesktopSweeper 1.4b1 (1.7MB)

Installation:

1. Expand the archive;
2. launch the Installer;
3. follow the instructions;
4. log out and back in, or quit (not force-quit) and re-launch the Finder (easy from Activity Monitor):
5. Launch System Preferences, click on Application Enhancer, then on DesktopSweeper to set your preferences.

See the tooltips for quick help, or click on the Information tab for the readme.

Note that if Unsanity's Application Enhancer isn't present, the installer will offer you to install it (it's required). In this case you'll need to enter an admin password (because Application Enhancer goes to /Library/Frameworks and /Library/PreferencesPanes).

Similarly, if SmartCrashReports isn't installed, you'll have the choice to install it or not. It is not required, but in case of a crash caused by DesktopSweeper, it would allow you to send me the crash log from Apple's Crash Reporter. SmartCrashReports must be installed at /Library/InputManagers, so an admin password may be requested from you.

Please let me know if you encounter any problem, difficulty, typo, whatever... or if you don't.

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Application Enhancer 2.5b1 brings Leopard Compatibility

Philippe Martin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:24:15 GMT

If you've been waiting impatiently (as I have) for a Leopard-compatible version of Unsanity's Application Enhancer, then you can rejoice: the wait is over!

A couple of days ago, Unsanity has released the first public beta of Application Enhancer 2.5, along with a beta of most of their Haxies (FontCard, MenuMaster, Silk, FruitMenu, and WindowShadeX). These all are accessible from this article.

Congrats, Unsanity, and thank you!

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Happy Birthday Seasonality!

Philippe Martin — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:15:39 GMT

Happy Birthday Seasonality, and congrats to Mike and Gaucho Software!

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Seasonality 1.4

Philippe Martin — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:09:47 GMT

Gaucho Software just released Seasonality 1.4. This new version has lots of new features (like custom locations, weather journal improvements, moon information, support for mouse/trackpad scrolling...) and performance improvements.

Congrats, Mike!

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Path Finder 4.6

Philippe Martin — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:54:36 GMT

Cocoatech just released Path Finder 4.6. There are lots of great tab-related new features in this version! And lots of bug fixes, too. Check out the changes log!

Congrats to Steve, Neil and Sasha!

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WindowShade X, FruitMenu and Application Enhancer

Philippe Martin — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:12:26 GMT

Unsanity releases final versions of WindowShade X 4.1, FruitMenu 3.6.2 and Application Enhancer 2.0.2. All of these are Universal Binaries and free upgrades. Congratulations, guys!

(Via Unsanity.org.)

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BBEdit 8.5

Philippe Martin — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:17:38 GMT

BareBones Software just released BBEdit 8.5 which, quoting BareBones, includes nearly two hundred new features, refinements and user interface improvements.

The greatest one IMO is the Code Folding feature that allows to collapse whole blocks of code like in outlines. I've dreamed of using outlines in Xcode for long (blame Frontier for that), and BBEdit is the first solution that comes close to it. I've been using it for some time and I love it.

There are many other great new features and this version is definitely a must for every BBEdit user (time to upgrade your license, Nico! ;) ).

Congrats to everybody involved in that release (that includes Seth)!

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Seasonality 1.4b1 Public Beta

Philippe Martin — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:02:32 GMT

Seasonality 1.4b1 public beta is available to download.

This version has an implementation of the new GFS forecast, which provides forecasts for locations worldwide. If you are using Seasonality outside the U.S. or Canada, this is the version you want. This release also has a new moonrise/moonset ring and displays the moon phase.

Nice to have the forecast back! And the moon additions are very cool. Well done, Mike!

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New netTunes and launchTunes!

Philippe Martin — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:51:32 GMT

Shirt Pocket released netTunes 2.3 and launchTunes 1.1, the Macworld Eddy Award Winning iTunes Remote - now Universal! Check them out!

Congrats, Dave!

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Path Finder 4.5

Philippe Martin — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:30:35 GMT

CocoaTech released Path Finder 4.5 today. There's a lot of new features in this version, most notably Undo Support, Superuser Mode, multiple Shelves and Check For Updates. But there's more (including many bug fixes). Check out the changes log for all the gory details.

Congrats to Steve, Sasha and Neil!

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DesktopSweeper at The Apple Blog

Philippe Martin — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:38:08 GMT

Amos Moses Griffin likes DesktopSweeper too and mentions it in his Quest For A More Mindful Mac, at The Apple Blog:

"DesktopSweeper hides the ugly sores on your desktop. Hitting Cmd-Return (it can be changed) turns your screen into blissful, serene emptiness. Hit it again and you’ll be reverted back to your urban jungle. Think of DesktopSweeper as your Holy Rod of Power. One quick flick and it smites into oblivion everything before it."

Cool. :)

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