Firefox 3.0 Beta 1 came out today. Being a browserista (aka a browser-fanatic), I downloaded and played with it. It has some interesting new things like a Mac OS X theme that you can download. Here’s a snapshot of Firefox 3 with the default theme on Leopard: And here’s a snapshot of Firefox 3 with …

The guys at Rogue Sheep must have heard my pleas and those of other Mac developers like me who lament the lack of controls in Interface Builder that match the “implicit-HIG” that current Apple applications exhibit. Back in my WWDC (2006) Guesses, I wrote: But instead of trying to look into industry trends, here’s just …

The third potion from Potion Factory is out in beta form – Tangerine. I helped beta test this cool little gem. Its beautiful like Podcast Maker and Voice Candy. It also fills a need I didn’t realize could be filled. I had created a playlist in iTunes a while back called “Fast Beats” where I …

The Apple Design Awards for 2006 are open for Mac Developers to submit their shipping apps. This is another good motivator for us who are developing Mac apps but are a bit perfectionist to actually release our apps. Beta apps and non-shipping apps are not eligible. A new requirement this year is that the app …

The WebnoteHappy Lite 1.0 release is starting to feel… official. WebnoteHappy Lite on HyperJeff’s OS X Apps. Ease of adding: really easy, but that’s because I know Jeff personally and sent him an IM. :) WebnoteHappy Lite on MacUpdate. Ease of adding: Pretty easy actually. Wasn’t quite sure what to put in some areas, like …

You might have noticed that this blog is hosted on happyapps.com. So what is that? What is Happy Apps? I’ve been thinking about writing a manifesto, but maybe this impromptu chat session with my buddy Shep will explain it better: 1:13:57 AM louielouie: so you think i should have a big manifesto or just a …

Welcome to my new blog, titled MacHappy! What’s MacHappy you say? Well… its the state of mind when you’re sort of obsessed with Macs, but… in a positive way. I’ll be blogging about design, focusing in on Mac application design, but also considering other sorts of design. I’ll also be blogging about business, especially the …