Best Free Textures and Patterns of 2010 It’s no secret that we love textures and patterns here at WDL. They’re great for easily adding lots of interest and depth to a design, whether it be a huge background pattern or just some subtle textures here and there. So to continue our “Best of 2010″ series, this week we’re covering textures and patterns. We’ve seen a lot of them this year, but some really stood out. So here’s our picks for best textures and patterns of 2010. We picked our favorites, but tried to include a mixture of styles.
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Learn Cocoa II Learn Cocoa II In the first tutorial in the Learn Cocoa series, we started an application called CocoaNotepad. Even without any custom code, the app has sophisticated text handling, thanks to the Cocoa's built-in text functionality. This tutorial will get you started with writing code. Rather than explain the theory behind Objective-C, we're just going to dive right in and fill in the gaps as we go. You might find it helpful to read the C Language Tutorial first, but this isn't required. Freebies The rapid evolution of the web and IT technologies has already changed the typical infrastructure of IT sector. With the development and wide popularization of multiple open-source projects literally every commercial software or web application has received its free counterpart. From free graphics and themes for your website and to free fully-featured content management systems – our Freebies section is called to open the whole new world of free content, graphics, and applications, ready to help you realize all your creative ideas and projects.
11 Ways to Optimize Your Mac's Performance Publisher’s note: This article, originally written by Ed Eubanks Jr and published on 2007.03.12, has been the most popular article in the history of Low End Mac with well over 2 million hits. It was written toward the end of the Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger era and has been updated since its first publication. Most of these tips apply to Intel-based Macs running Tiger, but we specifically address G3, G4, and G5 PowerPC Macs, since Intel Mac users really should be using something newer than Tiger by now (we love OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, the last version before OS X became heavily influenced by iOS). We hope to add similar articles covering later versions of OS X. Every now and then, my Macs begin to feel a little sluggish. There are many potential reasons why: I tend to run 8 to 10 applications all the time – and sometimes push 15 or more.
4800 Mini Icons You Ever Need for your Apps Mini icons are gaining good popularity due to their usefulness. You can use them every now and then for developing websites, blogs or application interfaces. Here is a list of more than 4,800 mini icons for your design projects. My favorites are still those from FAMFAMFAM and Splashy Fish, so do check them out! Download Resources Free Photoshop Brushes - Original High Resolution Photoshop Brushes I love how much cool free stuff you can find on the web. Designers are always sharing their talents and you can find some pretty amazing stuff. To help with your search, I have compiled a list of 20 great sites where you can find awesome freebies. There’s no way to include all the great sites online. If I have missed one of your favorites, leave a link in the comments section.
The Best Unknown Mac Apps As a small mac developer, I can relate to a lot of the small, indie developers out there. I thought that it would be great to give a list of some truly great mac software that gets left out of the typical mac software lists. No, on this list you won’t see your Adium, VLC, Photoshop, etc. Little-known, yet still great software. Get ready for Part 1. Boink (formerly myTunes)
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Top 22 Mac OS X Products: Part One Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun. Part 1 of 2. This story originally appeared March 10, 2007. 52 Ways to Speed Up OS X After Apple recently announced a delay to OS X 10.5 Leopard I had to delay my iMac upgrade until the Autumn. This led me to thinking about how to speed up Tiger to get the most out of my ageing G5. This is what I came up with: General System