Mac OS X Innovators Contest 40
lisam writes "Have you created a Mac OS X application, plug-in, or some other type of innovative software that you believe is top in its class? Then check out the Mac OS X Innovators contest.
Prizes include a ADC Premier Membership, WWDC pass, pass to the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference, etc, etc. You can enter more than once, but the deadline is March 28, 2003."
Coding on Non-Mac (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Coding on Non-Mac (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Coding on Non-Mac (Score:4, Informative)
You'd probably need to borrow a mac for making sure everything compiles and works ok in OSX but you could get surprisingly far (and have a working linux app) without it.
Re:Coding on Non-Mac (Score:3, Insightful)
Doh! Too much w (Score:2)
Of course....(think different) (Score:2)
Move2Mac comes in two versions:
Re:Of course....(think different) (Score:2)
everything to do with it (Score:2)
Re:Coding on Non-Mac (Score:3, Funny)
Should I enter this??? (Score:4, Interesting)
Anyway, it runs and was developed on OSX, so does that make it eligble???
Re:Should I enter this??? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Should I enter this??? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Should I enter this??? (Score:4, Informative)
1) Ease of Use -- Does the software deliver ease of use, including installation (Drag Install where appropriate), troubleshooting, easy completion of tasks, stability, clarity of displays and messages, smooth, uncluttered interaction with the user, etc?
How easy is it to install MySQL, PHP and setup Apache? Not that difficult if you know what you're doing, but definately not for the "drag n' drop" crowd.
2) Adherence to the Mac OS X Human Interface Guidelines -- Does the software comply with, for example, the Aqua layout guidelines, system appearance (including anti-aliased display of text), and correct organization of menus and use of keyboard shortcuts?
If this is one of the criteria, then it looks like you'll probably get a "0" in this one... maybe you've done something to mimic a regular Aqua application, but why bother?
3) Use of Mac OS X Technologies -- Does the application make use of relevant technologies (i.e. Quartz, Quartz Extreme, Velocity Engine, Rendezvous, Core Audio, AppleScript, ATSUI, MLTE, QuickTime, Apple Help, Etc?)
Looks like another fat "0" in this category... none of the technologies you listed are Apple-brewed.
4) Innovation -- Is the software a new, category-defining type of product with unique, groundbreaking features, functions, or interactions for Mac OS X? Does the application deliver a highly innovative solution to a common problem or set of problems faced by users? This is perhaps the one category you might be able to get a decent score in, but is another blogger "category-defining", "unique" or "groundbreaking?"
Sorry to burst a bubble, as I have written a blog-type application as well and was dissapointed by the criteria.
Re:Should I enter this??? (Score:2)
2) Why couldn't a blog be Aqua compliant?
3) Again, why couldn't an actual blog-creation app make use of Help, Drag-n-drop, or Quicktime? ATSUI? What if you want to blog in Japan?
4) How many people blog? Why don't most average joes blog? Because its currently limited to digerati, or bleeding edge folk. If you made it as easy to blog as email, or let people know it's easy, th
Tight deadline (Score:4, Funny)
How will I win?
VOLUME! VOLUME VOLUME!
Sorry.. too much caffine.. damned Sprites
Re:Tight deadline (Score:1)
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Winning entries (Score:4, Insightful)
I know, it's tired, but it still annoys me.
question (Score:1, Funny)
Konfabulator (Score:2, Interesting)
Man, I LOVE Konfab! So....COOL....must....register......
Re:Konfabulator (Score:2)
2) Adherence to the Mac OS X Human Interface Guidelines -- Does the software comply with, for example, the Aqua layout guidelines, system appearance (including anti-aliased display of text), and correct organization of menus and use of keyboard shortcuts?
It's anti-aliased.... but that's about it. Some of those widgets are like refugees from KPT Bryce. About as non-standard as you get.
However, it might win on point 4 (innovation).
Unsanity (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Unsanity (Score:2, Funny)
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