October 12, 2004
Join Indiana Jones in his quest for the Ark of the Covenant with this week’s free icon release – Raiders of the Lost Ark. Iconfactory artist Anthony Piraino has unearthed a set of richly detailed icons based on the classic movie from Lucasfilm, so grab your whip and swing on over to snag these icons in Mac, PC or Pixadex iContainer format.
October 7, 2004
CandyBar, everyone’s favorite Mac OS X utility for customizing system level icons, has just been updated to version 2.0! This major update includes several of the most frequently requested features from our users, including the ability to customize the icons of installed applications as well as their associated toolbar and document icons, quick customization of volumes, an expanded selection of System icons, auto-updating, and more!
In CandyBar’s new “Applications” panel, CandyBar scans your hard drive for installed apps, then lets you drag in replacements from the Finder or from Pixadex to quickly change the app icons. An “App Extras” view allows you to examine an application’s icon contents (including toolbar icons and document icons) to quickly change those as well. As always, reverting back to original icons is quick, easy and safe too, and CandyBar is not a “haxie” or a patch that could potentially destabilize running applications.
We invite you to visit the CandyBar homepage to learn more about what’s new and to download the program. CandyBar 2.0 is shareware and is available from Panic for the low price of $12.95 USD. Registered users of CandyBar 1.0 can upgrade to version 2.0 for a pittance of $6.95. Those who registered CandyBar after September 1st, 2004 are entitled to a free upgrade.
Update: Panic has released a new version of CandyBar that includes bug fixes and minor tweaks. Version 2.0.1 is available now and is a free update to registered users of CB 2.0.
October 5, 2004
Welcome to our annual Halloween make over! Every year we let the vampires and undead out of their tombs and they somehow manage to take over the factory. We hope you enjoy the spooky look and feel and make The Iconfactory your number one stop for Halloween GUI goodies.
Your favorite dank and dark Web’s Attic is alive with the links that will take you to all things spooky on the web. Our News Hell Hound has been pressed into service by throngs of zombies to keep the page up-to-date. Actually, that’s not true, she’s relying on all of you out there to send us your holiday related URLs. So if you spot a set of Halloween icons, scary font, wallpaper or whatever, send it to us and she’s sure to get it posted in a single flap of a bat’s wing.
September 30, 2004
We’ve recently become aware of a Macintosh hardware reseller website that is making use of The Iconfactory’s name without permission and listing us as a “Promotional Partner” when we are, in fact, not. We are currently investigating the situation but wanted to make it clear to potential buyers of goods that The Iconfactory does not endorse or support Mac-Discounter.com in any way. We will supply more information on this issue as it becomes available.
Update: Mac-Discounter.com has removed The Iconfactory (and other mac sites) as a promotional partner. We consider the matter closed at this time.
September 23, 2004
We are pleased to announce the latest in our growing collection of royalty-free stock icons for designers and developers, Porcelain. If your development project demands a unique, yet simple look and feel for its icon suite, look no further than Porcelain. The set’s angular design and color palette help give it a style and a feel all its own. Clean and distinct, this stock collection will help your website or software project stand out from the crowd. We invite you to visit stockicons.com to learn more about this and other royalty-free icon collections.
September 21, 2004
Feeling run down? Need a vacation but just can’t spend the time to get away? Have no fear because Iconfactory Foreman, Gedeon Maheux, has just what the doctor ordered. The Tiki Time icon collection is chock full of exotic trappings from the tiki craze of the 50’s and 60’s which has once again become popular. Pull up a bar stool and order a Zombie or sit by the light of the enchanted Tiki Torch. Sip a Mai Tai on the porch of your beach cabana or simply smell the fragrances of the native fauna. Its all waiting for you here as freeware icons for your Mac or PC or has a ultra cool Pixadex iContainer. Also, make sure to stop by the Surf Shop at Mandolux and pick up some awesome desktops dude. So join us in the tiki bar tonight and feel the stress just drift away!
September 20, 2004
Our credit card payment processing service, Authorize.net, is currently experiencing a denial of service attack (DDOS). If you place an order for one of our products and get a “-1 error” you should wait awhile and try again. Alternatively, you can use PayPal to place your order. Thanks for your patience!
