The version of Cashbox that I have in development is looking great. Unfortunately school has started back up for me again today, and I have a pretty heavy course load. I'll be plugging away at Cashbox when I have time, but development will slow down a lot.
I wanted to be finished with Cashbox mid-summer, but it takes a conciderable amount of time to re-write an applicaiton. The good thing is that it's really shaping up to be something a lot better. I was able to implement some features that I didn't expect would be happening for a long time.
If you're still reading, chances are you might be one of the few people really excited about a new version. I'll hope to get it out soon. (I'm probably the most excited to use something new and better.) In the mean time, feel free to track what I'm doing. Send me an e-mail if you want to see a new, much improved version sooner, and I'll add you to my list of beta testers.
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iTunes 7 was released a few days ago as I'm sure many if not most Mac users are aware of. It's a pretty nice upgrade in terms of features. Nothing all that exciting, but some nice new visual sorting/searching techniques. The flip through album covers feature is cool, and iTunes finally is able to look up album artwork which is nice. I'll no longer have to look add it myself.
Ok, so what's with the title? Well I've been a Mac user for a long time. I like the consistency of the OS. Having all of my applications look and feel the same is really nice. Apple's done a great job keeping their applications about the same over the releases. Aqua started it all and then there was metal that followed and contrasts the aqua feel nicely. iTunes 6 had this new "plastic" (as some have coined it) look. It took a while to get used to, but it still bothered me a little every time I looked at it. Don't get me wrong, it looks nice, but it looks different from all of the other brushed metal apps.
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