Craig hockenberry on the many limitations of the mac app store when compared to its ios counterpart. Macworld pulse featured a series of interviews with interesting people from the mac universe. Today, we continue talking to craig about project phoenix, the iconfactorys kickstarter to relaunch twitteriffic for mac. Created by craig hockenberry and gedeon maheux of the iconfactory, it began as the mobile twitterrific project in august of 2007, only two short months after the original iphone shipped, and well before apple announced even the plan for an official sdk. In this first of two articles on bringing your content to the iphone, the iconfactorys craig hockenberry offers detailed guidance on tuning your site for the hot new phone, and making changes that can enhance even noniphoneusers experience. Oct 10, 2017 the iconfactory said its goal was to deliver a minimal twitter client, like the original twitterrific for mac, but with a feature set that caters to how people use twitter in 2017, as opposed to 2007. May 07, 2015 iconfactory developer craig hockenberry posted to his blog about persistent problems hes run into with os x yosemite warning. Today, the iconfactory is happy to introduce a product thats made with three different apps. The mac client has garnered much praise i gave it a rare five mice last year.
Oct 09, 2003 october 9th, 2003 iconfactory releases ipulse v 2. The modern era then arrived with nextstep in the year 2000. What to expect from marzipan the breakroom iconfactory blog. Bringing ios apps to the mac will entail more than flipping a. For some developers, coding for mac is a way of life. Craig hockenberry has been designing awardwinning software for over 40 years. Development started in the open, with a proofofconcept.
Icondropper allows you to customize your mac s icons onthefly through the use of dragndrop technology. Jason snells video interview with the iconfactorys craig hockenberry. Jason snells video interview with the iconfactory s craig hockenberry. Iconfactory developer craig hockenberry told me about how he was spending a lot of time measuring his fingertips and trying to understand. Bringing ios apps to the mac will entail more than. Although he began coding when he was 16, in 1976 the same year the apple i was released his career took a detour into corporate management. Cheap apps dont necessarily make a hit platform iconfactorys craig hockenberry has written an open letter to steve jobs.
Weve written here previously with our thoughts about dark mode, now its time to talk about ios apps coming to the mac. The company adopted these brand signals later, thanks in part to iconfactorys thirdparty twitter client, twitterrific. One of the developers behind twitterrific, craig hockenberry, has lifted the curtain to give a behind the scenes look at the making of twitterrific 5. We have amazing design services for commercial projects. It took a while for craig hockenberry, principal at the iconfactory, to realize his true calling. Lapsed apple certificate triggers massive mac app fiasco affects most paid apps purchased from the mac app store. Tokens makes it remarkably easy to generate, share. Jun 15, 2008 among the most anticipated iphone apps to come down the app store pipe will be twitterrific, from the iconfactory. Beta testing is intended to catch significant software problems so they can be fixed. We also discuss the pro software problem on the ipad, what makes a good kickstarter video, and. Craig hockenberry works for a company which is nearly ubiquitous to all apple users, the iconfactory. Iconfactory working on opensource ios frameworks for mac.
Iconfactory working on opensource ios frameworks for mac os. The mac observer new software from iconfactory helps. The iconfactory is one of the premiere mac development houses, and as iconfactory developer craig hockenberry posts on his blog, theyve just contributed to the developer community in a. Instead of having to copy and paste custom icons from tons of folders on your hard drive, icondropper stores all icons in custom designed sets called packs. He is currently a principal at the iconfactory, a company that has been changing the face of the computer desktop since 1996. Mac mini mac pro macbook air macbook pro macos catalina tvos. The mac has interactions that are different than ios. The iconfactory is a small software and graphic design company that specializes in creating icons and software for creating and using icons. Craig hockenberry, a principal at the iconfactory, expressed his dissatisfaction in an expletiveladen blog post.
The iconfactory turns to kickstarter to reboot twitterrific. The iconfactory turns to kickstarter to reboot twitterrific for mac the iconfactory has launched a kickstarter campaign called project phoenix in an effort to. Jan 02, 2017 craig hockenberrys making sense of color management monday, 2 january 2017. I developed the iconfactorys first software product using this environment. Mar 06, 2018 craig hockenberry contributor share on twitter craig hockenberry has been creating software since 1976 and is a principal at the iconfactory its the 10year anniversary of the original iphone sdk. Lead engineer craig hockenberry joined the company in 1997 and artist dave brasgalla joined in january 1999. Of course im talking about marzipan, a technology apple introduced with few. When i was an incoming freshman at drexel university in 1991, the school had a program, in collaboration with apple, that allowed students to buy macintosh computers at a significant discount.
Craig hockenberry contributor share on twitter craig hockenberry has been creating software since 1976 and is a principal at the iconfactory its. Mar 22, 2011 the iconfactory is one of the premiere mac development houses, and as iconfactory developer craig hockenberry posts on his blog, theyve just contributed to the developer community in a big way. Created by craig hockenberry and gedeon maheux of the iconfactory, it began life as the mobile twitterrific in august of 2007, only two short months after the original iphone shipped, and well before apple announced even the plan for an official sdk. Simply put, its the best way to enjoy all of your favorite internet radio stations, wherever you go. Craig hockenberry is the man, the myth, and the legend behind the absolute best twitter application on the mac he works for the iconfactory. Iconfactory, known for its popular apps like twitterrific, linea sketch, and more is out today with triode, a free without ads internet radio player made for. The mac observer new software from iconfactory helps manage.
We are joined again today by craig hockenberry of the iconfactory, makers of twitterrific, linea, great icons, and more. Its clear that this years wwdc is going to be a doozy. Craig talks to us about the start of the iconfactory, working as a part of a distributed team, the benefits of growing slowly, and of course, their new kickstarter to relaunch twitterrific for mac which theyve codenamed project phoenix. Im craig hockenberry and this is where i write for the web. Our freeware is only for personal use and all s remain the property of their respective holders. Track history remembers the last 100 songs youve played in triode, and is easy to access on each platform. We would all love to see twitterrific on the iphone. I developed the iconfactorys first software product using this. He also loves helping his fellow developers by writing books and essays. I think the thing that bothers me most about this situation is the inequality.
Although marzipan may make it possible to simply flip a switch in xcode to build mac and ios versions of an app simultaneously, its. Craig hockenberry on the many limitations of the mac app store when compared to its ios counterpart i think the thing that bothers me most about this situation is the inequality. Os x yosemite networking issues and discoveryd imore. Lapsed apple certificate triggers massive mac app fiasco. The iconfactory is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ipulse. Mar 17, 2008 craig hockenberry is the man, the myth, and the legend behind the absolute best twitter application on the mac he works for the iconfactory. Hockenberry gives me some insight into a problem that has also dogged me since yosemite was in beta last summer. Craig hockenberry craig has been creating software since 1976 and has worked on all the iconfactory apps. The company was founded in april 1996 by corey marion, talos tsui, and gedeon maheux. Android rss we are joined today by craig hockenberry of the iconfactory, makers of twitterrific, linea, great icons, and more. Now, with over 30 mac, ios and watchos apps to his credit, craig continues to develop apps for the iconfactory, a company he joined in 1997. In july, the iconfactory is mentioned in guy kawasakis evangelist.
Clearly see which tokens are redeemed and when they expire. Craig hockenberry on iphone sdk and backgrounding engadget. Hockenberry said he reported problems with discoveryd during the yosemite beta testing period. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Craig hockenberry of the iconfactory has an indepth look at the challenges developers, designers, and marketers will face bringing their ios apps to the mac. Apr 21, 2020 the company adopted these brand signals later, thanks in part to iconfactorys thirdparty twitter client, twitterrific. The missing manual kindle edition by hockenberry, craig.
Mac developers arent getting the same value from the app store as their counterparts on ios. Iconfactory shipping ipulse system monitor the mac observer. Developed by polymorph software development in cooperation with veteran mac programmer craig hockenberry of the iconfactory, icontrol puts the power of puts the power of true interface. The iconfactory is now shipping ipulse for os x users. Developed by craig hockenberry, ipulse is a utility designed for the monitoring of a systems current activity. Twitterrific was the first native social networking client on the iphone. Icondropper is an exciting piece of shareware from craig hockenberry. Craig hockenberrys making sense of color management monday, 2 january 2017. Even if you havent used any of the companys applications frenzic, iconbuilder, twitterrific. A mac app to keep track of itunes connect financial reports. Although marzipan may make it possible to simply flip a switch in xcode to build mac and ios versions of an app simultaneously, its unlikely to be that simple in. Mac mini mac pro macbook air macbook pro macos catalina tvos watchos 6 wwdc 2020 guides. Problems with macs waking from sleep, and devices on the network being arbitrarily renamed.
Craig talks to us about the start of the iconfactory, working as a part of a distributed team, the benefits of growing slowly, and of course, their new kickstarter to relaunch twitterrific for mac which theyve. Tap track history in the now playing view under the playpause button thats revealed with music note icon. Its clear that this years wwdc is going to be a doozy, craig hockenberry writes via iconfactory. The missing manual is a nice book but nowhere near complete enough for most people interested in getting into iphone application development. Today were happy to announce a new version of triode with a brandnew feature called track history. The day that changed your phone forever techcrunch. Wired magazine writes about us, is registered and the very first pixelpalooza contest is held. Iconfactory developer craig hockenberry posted to his blog about persistent problems hes run into with os x yosemite warning. Tokens removes all of the hassle from generating and sending promo codes. Icondropper allows you to customize your macs icons onthefly through the use of dragndrop technology. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. It brought an unfamiliar language called objectivec. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading iphone app development. Among the most anticipated iphone apps to come down the app store pipe will be twitterrific, from the iconfactory.
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