Snow Leopard is out!

After months of waiting, Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) hits the streets today. You won't see many smoke and mirror features in this release as most of the improvements are behind the scenes in the architecture. Being Apple developers, some of us here at Mariner have been on Snow Leopard for a little while now and have been thoroughly impressed. The speed and stability are probably what will stand out the most. Our apps have held up for the most part as well. While we won't take the company line quite yet and say all of our apps are 100% compatible with Snow Leopard (multiple product companies usually don't this early on), we haven't run across any major crashers or show stoppers. If in testing the next few days we discover any issues we'll be sure to post an update as quick as we can.

Mike

Attention foodies!

Our development partner, Michael Dupuis from Advenio, was interviewed last night on Your Mac Life. Some good conversation regarding MacGourmet and MacGourmet Deluxe - check out the show!



Mike

Blake Snyder - RIP

A few days ago, Blake Snyder passed away. Now, if you aren't a screenwriter, you probably haven't heard of Blake. If you are, then more than likely you knew of his name, and maybe even met the man. Blake was the face behind the brand called Save the Cat. I call it a brand because Save the Cat is a script development system built around Blake's theory of how a script should be written. He has software, books, videos, and even conducted seminars behind his theory. Needless-to-say, Save the Cat competes against our Contour app. And while we did occasionally butt heads with our respective systems, I did hold Blake in high regard when it came to his passion ~ improving the way writers write.

Our condolences to Blake and his family. May he rest in peace.

Mike

Another day, another bundle!

The fine folks over at themacsale.com in the UK included our Mariner Calc in the latest bundle to hit the Mac community. It's a great assortment of apps - all for $50! If you are in the market for some great software, check them out!

Mike