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Posts tagged Mac OS X
Updated Strata 4.0 for Mac
Jan 5th
Just uploaded a small update to Strata 4.0 for Mac that adds support for the Tab Progress Bar and Fission extensions and fixes a small bug. Enjoy.
Strata 4.0 for Mac Released
Dec 24th
Today, Mac users can now enjoy the Firefox 4.0 look on Firefox 3.6. With the release of Firefox 3.6 close, this theme will be a nice addition to it’s release. To top it off, this theme support the Strata Home Tab extension to complete the look.
Strata 4.0 for Mac
WIP, Firefox Strata 3.7 / 4.0 for Mac OS X
Dec 17th
After using Strata40 and Strata Buddy on my Windows computers, I really wanted to have a somewhat similar theme for Mac OS X on my MacBook Pro. Well, I looked and did not find one, so instead of waiting, I decided to start a Strata 3.7 / 4.0 theme for the Mac version of Firefox. It’s not finished, but it’s actually coming along nicely. I am making it for Firefox 3.6, so I will probably not release it until Firefox 3.6 is released. I still have the URL bar, the location and tab progress bars (which will require extra extensions) and a few more parts on the tab bar to finish. I’ll also be releasing it’s source (the Photoshop PSDs) here when I’m done if I can find a license similar to LGPL license for PSD documents.
For your viewing pleasure, here is the current state of the theme.
Current Strata 3.7 for Mac Firefox 3.6
You can compare it the to Strata 3.7 mockups on Wiki.Mozilla.Org
Really liking Thunderbird 3 on Mac
Dec 5th
I have been using Thunderbird on Windows for mail for as long as it has existed, but it recently started to look old and in need of a UI refresh. When I got my MacBook Pro, I tried to use Apple’s Mail.app with GMail’s IMAP support, this seems to have revealed a few bugs in Mail.app. So then I tried Thunderbird 2, it liked GMail alot better and with a few tweaks, it worked OK, but it laked the unread mail count on the dock icon. All-in-all nothing yet liked GMail and worked perfectly on Mac.
I then decided to be bold and try the Thunderbird 3 Beta. Jackpot, the unread mail count worked (most of the time) and it’s new Smart Folder feature made GMail look almost nativity supported by Thunderbird (even with Google’s weird mapping for IMAP folders). Now with RCs out, it seems Thunderbird 3 is shaping up real nice, and it looks really good on Mac OS X. Now if only they can give it a nice new look on Windows.