Dave Brasgalla has assembled a new set of folders to expand his Refresh folder replacement icons. Avengers Refresh adds on to the Refresh series with character symbols from Marvel’s latest superhero adventure, The Avengers. Head on over and download them from our freeware page today!
The Breakroom
ATV Drives: Vol 2, Assemble!
April 25, 2012
In a little over a week, Marvel’s massive superhero adventure, The Avengers, will burst onto the screen to the delight of comic fans world wide. To help celebrate the release, Iconfactory artist Talos Tsui is pleased to announce the release of the second set in his ATV series – ATV Drives 2.
Volume two builds off of Talos’ first ATV release and contains custom hard drive icons for two of the Avengers – Captain America and Thor as well as fun TRON and Toy Story replacements as well. If you love outfitting your Mac or PC desktop drives with cool costumes, this is the set for you. Head on over and download ATV Drives 2 from our freeware page today!
Ramp Champ Has a New Home
April 24, 2012
We are pleased to officially announce that the beloved and addictive carnival boardwalk classic Ramp Champ is now in the loving hands of our good friends over at DS MediaLabs.
When we partnered with the DS team way back in 2008 we had no idea how much work was ahead of us. This was technically the first game we designed from scratch so it was unlike anything we had ever undertaken. Gallons of blood, sweat and tears later we had produced a playable work of art that we are still extremely proud of. We look forward to seeing where DS MediaLabs takes Ramp Champ in the future.
Announcing iPulse 2.5
April 20, 2012
We’re pleased to announce an update to iPulse, our popular Mac OS X monitoring utility. iPulse 2.5 is now optimized for 64-bit processes and is designed to work much more smoothly on recent OS X releases. It also adds several improvements like displaying CPU and disk information, automatic updates via Sparkle and updated icons. This update is recommended for all iPulse users. For a complete list of what’s new, head on over to the iPulse version history page. Registered users of iPulse can update their copy to version 2.5 for free.
New users can download iPulse and try it out free of charge prior to purchasing which now just costs just $9.95 from the iPulse homepage. If you enjoy knowing what’s going on under Mac OS X’s hood via a fully customizable GUI, then iPulse is the tool for you.
Flare 1.3 Adds Some Variety to Your Photos
April 11, 2012
Flare 1.3 is now available and features many great improvements, including the new Shuffle feature. Shuffle is an easy way to add more variety to your digital photos with just a single click.
Just choose one of Flare’s many presets and press the Shuffle button. Flare will tweak a few of the effects used in that preset to give your photo a slightly different look than the default preset settings. This is a great way to bring a little natural serendipity to your photos, or to give multiple images in a series a slightly different look based around a single preset. Press the Shuffle button again for a different variation, or you can easily revery to the preset’s default settings with a single click.
Check out all the changes in version 1.3 on Flare’s version history page, or head on over to the Mac App Store to purchase Flare at the discounted price of just $9.99. You can also try it for free from FlareApp.com. If you love to tinker with Flare, don’t forget to post your creations to the ‘Made with Flare’ Flickr pool when you’re done. It’s your chance to show the world your images are only the beginning.
Take Five 1.2 Arrives for Mac
March 20, 2012
Flare’s One Year Anniversary
March 9, 2012
A year ago tomorrow, the Iconfactory and ARTIS Software launched Flare, our digital darkroom photo effects editor for Mac OS X. The app was met with critical and popular success and has become one of our most popular applications. Much has happened in the year since Flare launched and we wanted to take a moment to say thanks to everyone who’s helped make the app so popular.
Flare users have been experimenting with filters and presets since day one and have done some amazing things with the software. The Flare Flickr pool is a great place to get ideas for your photos and see how others are pushing the limits of what’s possible with Flare. The last twelve months have seen several point releases adding new presets, external editing with iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom and syncing preset via Dropbox. Finally, last December, Apple named Flare as one of their Best of the Mac App Store of 2011, which was quite an honor.
As we look forward to Flare’s future, we’re hard at work on the next point release, 1.3 that aims to bring several important improvements including increased stability. Apple’s planned Sandbox changes have caused unavoidable delays in shipping 1.3, but we’re now in private beta testing and hope to have it in the App Store soon. Version 1.3 will also include a few surprises we hope you’ll enjoy.
Flare for the Mac is available now from Apple’s new Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store is quick, easy and means there are no registration codes to keep track of.
We invite you to visit FlareApp.com to learn more about the application, download free presets, browse the online users guide and more. Then head on over to the Mac App Store and pick up the digital desktop darkroom that is Flare for the Mac. Your photo is just the beginning!
Twitterrific 4.4.7 Improves Growl, Adds Animated GIFs
March 6, 2012
Announcing Twitterrific 4.4.7 for Mac and iOS. This version includes several small but nice feature improvements including support for animated GIFs, the ability to undo a native retweet and turn off the “New since last refresh” count on the Mac dock icon. Twitterrific will also summarize Growl messages when a certain threshold is reached so your screen doesn’t fill up with unwanted notifications.
Additionally, we’ve taken another stab at improving timeline gaps that should automatically fill them for most users when pressing the “Load More” button. These, plus a host of usability improvements, like a slightly larger “Large” font size are included in this point update which is free and recommended for all Twitterrific users. Please visit the Mac and iOS version history pages for a complete list of what’s new.
xScope 3.1 Adds File & Clipboard Mirror Modes
February 20, 2012
Announcing the immediate release of xScope 3.1 for Mac and xScope Mirror 1.2 for iOS, now available via the App Store or via the Check for Updates… option from the application menu.
This important update ads all-new functionality to the Mirror tool and allows users to view not only Mac desktop windows, but also image files and the contents of your Mac’s clipboard. Simply connect xScope to the companion iOS Mirror app then drag and drop an image file onto xScope’s dock icon. The image will instantly be displayed on iOS and works with a host of formats including PSDs, TIFFs and PNGs. Any changes saved to your file are automatically updated to the mirror in real time, speeding development of UI work on the Mac. The 1.2 update also sends the contents of your Mac’s clipboard, saves mirrored content to your device’s photo library or lets you share it via email. New pinch and double-tap gestures allow mirrored content to be viewed at 2:1, 1:1 or 1:2 ratios as well as snapped to on-screen edges for quick placement.
The update also includes a new preference to the Guides tool to allow controls to be placed on the left, right, top or bottom of the screen as well as several important bug fixes. Visit the xScope history page for a full list of the changes in this release.
xScope 3 is available from Apple’s Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store means there are no registration codes to keep track of and you get updates automatically. Version 3.1 is a free update to registered users of version 3 and is recommended. The $19.99 Mac App Store launch price end tomorrow, Feb 21st, don’t delay!
Dine-O-Matic for iPhone
February 16, 2012
Announcing Dine-O-Matic, a fun new iPhone app that selects from your favorite places to eat when you just can’t make up your mind. Does your family have a hard time deciding where to head for dinner? Co-workers want to go one place for lunch, but you want to go some place else? Take the pressure off. Give Dine-O-Matic a spin and let the food fates decide!
Convenient restaurant details, including cuisine type and price range make it easy to spice up your night with a reservation or chill with a delivery order. Maps integration enables finding and adding restaurants with just one tap. The $.99 introductory special in the App Store gets you a cool spinner, neon graphics and one less decision to make!
Dine-O-Matic is available for iPhones running iOS 5 or later. We invite you to visit the Dine-O-Matic website to learn more or get answers to frequently asked questions. Follow @DineOMatic on Twitter for the latest updates.
