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Kickstarter: Shaun Inman’s Retro Game Crunch - Six Games in Six Months

I haven’t covered many Kickstarter projects as of late: it seems many are getting funded but not delivering on time or backers are still waiting for the product to ship. Today, Shaun Inman has launched his own Kickstarter project along with his friends Rusty Moyher, of Bloop fame, and Matt Grimm, a great composer and sound designer of such games as Flip’s Escape. Together they are launching Retro Game Crunch, a Kickstarter series that will try to produce six original games in six months. Sound too good to be true? Normally yes, but with the awesome team I believe it will happen. Read more

#MacStoriesDeals: 20% Off Hazel Screencast & Superstorm Sandy Donations→

#MacStoriesDeals: 20% Off Hazel Screencast & Superstorm Sandy Donations

Last week, I linked to Mac OS X Screencasts’ Hazel tutorial, a 1-hour screencast detailing several Hazel features:

I have watched the entire video, and, indeed, I think it’s one of the best resources you can buy to get started with Hazel and understand all of the its potential. Screencast quality is good, with on-screen guides and labels, zoomed views on specific sections and menus, and clean transitions. The voiceover is concise and to-the-point. The video lasts an hour, but it passes quickly thanks to the provided examples and explanations – it’s definitely not boring, as most video tutorials can be nowadays.

Should you get it? Yes. If you’re new to Hazel, this will get you up to speed very quickly. And, even as a long-time Hazel user, the screencast refreshed my memory on several aspects of Noodlesoft’s app.

Thanks to Mac OS X Screencasts, we can offer a 20% discount off the Hazel screencast (regular price €10) with the coupon code MACSTORIES-IS-AWESOME. The coupon code is valid from November 1st - 18th. Simply head over to Mac OS X Screencasts’ website and paste our coupon code to receive a 20% discount.

But there’s more. For every screencast sold with our coupon code, Mac OS X Screencasts will donate €1.50 to American Red Cross to help people impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the United States. If you purchase the Hazel screencast without our coupon code, Mac OS X Screencasts will donate €3 to American Red Cross for every screencast sold.

The Hazel screencast offer is available here. If you’d like to donate to American Red Cross without having to buy the Hazel screencast, we recommend Apple’s own donation page available on iTunes.

UPDATE: Together with Mac OS X Screencasts we’re giving away 5 free screencasts for this Hazel tutorial. To enter, tweet to @macstoriesdeals with the hashtag #macstorieshazeltutorial and we’ll pick 5 winners later today! GOOD LUCK!

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Evernote 5 Public Beta Now Available

Announced last week, Evernote has today released version 5.0 of its Mac client as a public beta. Sporting a redesigned interface and over 100 new features, Evernote 5.0 is a complete rethinking of the desktop experience, built with easier access to most used notebooks and notes in mind. As I wrote last week:

Evernote 5 will primarily focus on improving the way users manage and access their notes, tags, and notebooks. With a new sidebar, users can drag items into the Shortcuts area; user shortcuts are accessible using CMD+1/9 keyboard shortcuts – just like bookmarks in Safari. Advanced users will still be able to “show lists” in the sidebar, but, overall, according to Evernote, the redesign will be focused on making the sidebar more visual, compact, and easier to use. In fact, the new sidebar will also list the five most recent notes for quick access. Evernote says there are over 100 new features in v5.0. These include a new iPad-like Cards view for notes, improved sharing, a new look for the notes editor, more keyboard shortcuts, new views for tags and notebooks, and more.

The new interface is primarily based on the new sidebar, which lists all the “shortcuts” created by the user. A shortcut can be a notebook, a tag, a note – anything that can be selected and dragged in the app can be manually placed in the Shortcuts area. Read more