Tag: PHILLRYU

When Apple unveiled their new iBooks application during the launch of the much-anticipated and unfortunately named iPad tablet computer, many people noticed its similarity to the well-known Classics iPhone app. Classics [iTunes link], if you're not familiar with it, is an iPhone app that gives you access to read over a dozen public-domain books. There are lots of ebook readers available for the ...

Today this year's winners of the annual Apple Design Awards were announced. The awards aim "to recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement on Mac OS X" in eight categories. Here are the winners (uh, spoilers): Best Developer Tool: TextMate 1.5.2 Best Use of OS X Graphics: modo 201 Best Dashboard Widget: iClip lite 2.0 Best Automator Workflow: Build Real Estate ...

Phill Ryu is making us Windows users jealous (again) with his list of the Top Ten OS X Screensavers. With one $20 shareware exception, all of his picks are free, and all of them are universal binaries and look stunning. I'm particularly intrigued by the Simpsons-inspired Mr. Sparkle screensaver at #9, Hills at #3, and Fenêtres Volantes, which turns your windows into floating, drifting 3D ...

Apple gets a lot of accolades for its user interface design, and even Microsoft is turning some heads with Vista and Office 2007, but they should both be paying attention to the OS Eric Patterson made. Unfortunately for us, Eric Patterson's OS isn't real: It's just a mock-up of what he thinks Mac OS 10.5 Leopard should look like, and it's cool enough to have won Phill Ryu's Fake Leopard Screenshot ...