XTender Revealed!
For any OS X themeing enthusiast, Colin Cornaby has become a household name for his pioneering work on some of the first theme software and file formats. However, recently, Unsanity emerged with the next supposed revolution in themeing, bringing ease of use and safety to theme users with their flagship product, ShapeShifter. Since then, Colin has joined with Carpe Stellarem to work on their answer to Unsanity's juggernaut: Project XTender. In this Insider edition, MacThemes interviews Colin Cornaby and David Watson of Carpe Stellarem on their project, with details on what exactly it does, and what it plans to do. And for our readers, we provide the first public beta of XTender!
The World of Mike Matas
Perhaps the name Mike Matas is not instantly familiar, but you have no doubt seen his works. Mike's work as an icon and user interface designer has resulted in the Watson icon, interface design for much of The Omni Group's software, and even an appearance on TechTV's The Screen Savers. This impressive resumé is made even more so by the fact that Mike is only 17 years old (he started working at the OmniGroup at age 15). While Mike lives right across a lake from Microsoft headquarters, it is quickly becoming apparent that his name will become well known among Mac users in the future. In this Insider edition, we talk about his career, what he thinks of the Mac OS X interface, and what he plans to do after leaving the OmniGroup.
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