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Early Bird Gets the Tweet

February 20, 2008

If you’re a fan of our popular application Twitterrific, and also enjoying playing with the latest and greatest, then this tip’s for you. Wing your way over to Twitterrific’s profile at Twitter and make the little blue bird your friend. That way when the Chief Typist releases each public beta, the birdie chirps and you’ll […]

Agua Stacks for Your Dock

February 19, 2008

If you’re one of those clever Mac users who has taken to customizing the appearance of your Leopard stack icons, then we’ve got a treat for you. Today’s freeware release will put a whole new spin on your dock’s look and feel – Agua Stacks from David Lanham. These translucent badges are especially designed to […]

Blade Bursts In

February 14, 2008

The desktop picture hits keep coming with Mindy’s latest wallpapers for your Mac or PC desktop. This time around we have Blade from Batman Beyond. This cunning crook has designs on Terry and nothing will stop her. Available in two versions, head on over and grab Blade for your Mac / PC desktop or as […]

Hearts (and Pixels) Swell at Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2008

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, love is in the air and on the desktop. Thanks to the efforts of Corey and Kate we’re pleased to bring you three classic icon sets, now with large resources for Windows Vista and Mac OS X Leopard. First up is Corey’s Smoothicons Vol. 11 collection. Released back in 2005, […]

Reviewers: xScope Is a Must Have

February 8, 2008

Designers and developers across the web are discovering xScope, ARTIS and the Iconfactory’s tool for measuring images, buttons, margins and more. At the heart of xScope is the new Dimensions tool that has been hailed by users as a wonderful time saver that will improve the way you work. Reviews are appearing all over the […]

Desktop Thursdays Are Back!

February 7, 2008

Now that the new year is in full swing, we’re pleased to announce we’re kicking off eight straight weeks of new desktop pictures courtesy of Mindy. She’s been furiously pumping out wallpapers for your Macs, PCs and iPhones these last few weeks and now they’re ready to go. First out of the gate is a […]

Arcade Daze System Boots Up

February 5, 2008

Those video sprites you know and love so much are back and this time they’ve come for your trash can, folders and files! That’s right, Ged’s pleased to announce the release of Arcade Daze System, chock full of pixelly goodness just for you. This huge set of over 130 system replacement icons not only contains […]

Introducing xScope 2.0

January 30, 2008

ARTIS Software and The Iconfactory are pleased to announce the immediate availability of xScope v 2.0. xScope is a powerful set of tools that designers and developers can use to measure, compare, and contrast literally anything on the screen. Version 2 brings an entire array of new features and improvements that will increase your productivity […]

The Cat Gets the Bat

January 29, 2008

Gotham can be a scary place after dark, but thanks to the Dark Knight, it could be a whole lot worse. Now the famed super hero and all of his villainous arch-enemies are even larger than life thanks to hi-resolution updates for Mac OS X Leopard and Windows Vista. Talos’ previously released icon sets based […]

One Month to Go! (hopefully)

January 28, 2008

We’re now only a month or so away from the release of Apple’s official Software Development Kit for the wildly popular iPhone mobile platform. Needless to say, we’re on pins and needles over here with anticipation. There was an interesting piece from Forbes this morning regarding the SDK that featured a quote from our friend […]

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