Why
Join The Mac Developer Network?
Get the warm and fuzzy feeling that you are supporting the production of some great FREE Mac developer podcasts
The Mac Developer Network's (MDN) goal is to offer high quality training, developer news and opinion to Mac developers everywhere whatever your level of experience. As part of this effort MDN currently provides Mac developers with 3 FREE podcasts and a FREE screencast covering a huge range of Mac development topics. Producing these podcasts and screencasts takes a considerable amount of time. The main reason we hope you will join MDN is because your membership will ensure we are able to continue producing these resources for FREE
Get access to a new members only podcast called "Developer Lives"
As a small token of our thanks for your support you will have access to an additional podcast called "Developer Lives". The "Developer Lives" podcast looks to go beyond the purely technical and delve into the lives of some top Mac developers to discover what makes the people behind the code tick.
Get at least 50% off all Mac Developer Network video training
The Mac Developer Network has started to produce a series of high quality training videos for Mac developers. As a member of MDN you will be entitled to at least 50% off the normal price of these videos as soon as they become available. In fact you will even get some for FREE.
Access To The BIG Feed
Get all the Mac Developer Network Podcasts and Screencasts on just one feed we are calling "THE BIG FEED"
Access To The BIG Blog
We monitor lots of mac developer blogs and aggregate all the best articles from them in one convenient feed we are calling "THE BIG BLOG"
Get Some Great Products FREE
Free Copy of "Sunflower" from Matthieu Cormier
SunFlower monitors web pages for changes. It saves a snapshot of the page and then compares that snapshot to snapshots in the future. You are notified when snapshots are different and can quickly examine the changes.
You might want to know when a company posts an opportunity on their site. You might want to know when that super hip clothing company has some new threads. You might want to know when your favourite indie record label has a new release. You may be interested when an under the radar startup publishes a press release or a teaser page finally changes. These are just some examples where SunFlower is useful.
Normal Price $20 CAD
Offer Runs until 31st December 2008
A Free Copy of "Inspire Me" from Mere Mortal Software
As a member of the Mac Developer Network you will be able to claim a free copy of Inspire Me from Mere Mortal Software. Inspire Me stores and manages simple text phrases. It can display your phrases, changing them throughout the day, on the desktop, in a floating window, or using Growl. Additional phrase collections can easily be downloaded right from within the application.
Normal Price $12.95
Get Some Great Product Discounts
A number of developers have chosen to show their support for the Mac Developer Network by offering MDN members discounts on their products. As an MDN Members you will be entitled to the following discounts.
20% off Lighthouse Keeper from M Cubed Software
Lighthouse Keeper brings the Lighthouse issue tracker to your Mac. It combines the ease of use and connectivity of Lighthouse with the power of the desktop to provide the best issue tracking experience on any platform. Lighthouse Keeper includes support for managing your tickets, milestones and ticket bins and provides features such as offline viewing, searching of all projects in all accounts and a global hotkey for quickly adding a ticket.
20% off Cornerstone from Zenna-ware
Take control of Subversion with a client application that was specifically designed for Mac users. Cornerstone integrates all of the features you need to interact with your repository and does so in an elegant and easy-to-use fashion. Whether you're new to versioning or a Subversion expert, Cornerstone will help streamline your workflow and make version control more transparent. Cornerstone isn’t just a wrapper for Subversion’s command-line tools. Instead, a full version of Subversion (1.4.6) is actually baked into the application. This means that you don’t need to install Subversion on Tiger. And you can use the latest version of Subversion which ships with Cornerstone without worrying about upgrading your installation of Leopard. In fact, Cornerstone includes not just Subversion client functionality, but also the administrative tools. As a result you can create and delete repositories without having to use the command-line. This puts version control with Subversion within the reach of mere mortals.
20% off Acorn from Flying Meat Software
Acorn is a new image editor built with one goal in mind - simplicity. Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the options you'll need without any overhead. Acorn feels right, and won't drain your bank account.
Don't let Acorn's size fool you; it's a powerful little guy. Fancy math to keep your pencil strokes from having sharp edges, squeezing as much performance out of your computer's GPU as possible, and simple innovations to make your life easier.
20% off VoodooPad from Flying Meat Software
VoodooPad is a garden for your thoughts. Plant ideas, images, lists and anything else you need to keep track of. VoodooPad grows with you, without getting in the way — no fences to box you in! Type in notes, highlight important words or phrases and create new pages. Drag and drop folders, images, applications, or URLs into VoodooPad — they're linked up just like on the web. With powerful search, nothing will be lost or out of reach. The more you put into it, the better it gets.
20% off MercuryMover from Helium Foot Software
Don't let the mouse slow you down! Move and resize windows on your Mac with the keyboard. MercuryMover reduces the friction you feel when you use your Mac. With MercuryMover, you can move and resize windows on your Mac from the keyboard, positioning them precisely where you want. By shunning the slow and imprecise mouse, MercuryMover empowers you to work faster and play more.
15% off Rapidweaver from Realmac
RapidWeaver is a revolutionary piece of web design software made exclusively for the Mac. It's the perfect choice for creating and publishing beautiful, modern sites, compliant with today's web standards. Quickly and easily create and maintain standards-compliant websites from start to finish. Built for new users and seasoned web developers, RapidWeaver gives you the flexibility to get your website online fast without having to compromise. RapidWeaver allows you to seamlessly swap between rich text editing and html mark-up anywhere in your site. This makes it easy to add Google Maps, adverts, or even code that displays data from a database. RapidWeaver is fluent in virtually every popular coding language. Want to add some custom Javascript or CSS to a page? Need to include a PHP class library before the DOCTYPE? Or maybe even install Google Analytics to keep track of visitors? No problem, RapidWeaver can handle it.
12.5% off Changes from Skorpiostech
Changes compares things, lots of things. Changes' folder synchronization support makes keeping up-to-date a trivial exercise. Filter out the clutter! Ignore those those pesky .DS_Store files, .svn directories, and other stuff that builds up over the course of a project. The super-sharp Text Comparison View helps you identify and merge areas of change within text files. Collapse text to get rid of the clutter. Edit in place. It's your workflow - take control of it!. Are you a BBEdit fanatic, a TextMate afficionado, a TextWrangler pro, or a Xcode expert? You'll love the integration support included in Changes which lets you compare files right from your text editor. Changes works with Subversion, CVS, Perforce, Mercurial, Git, Bazaar, and Darcs! Running a diff has never been more delicious!
10% off the Icon Resource video training series.
Let yourself be taken by the hand through the world of visual interface design, and learn how to design icons for your own application, website, or company. Learn all and even more about icon design in full HD quality Quicktime format movies. Icon Resource provides iPhone / iPod ready videos to load into iTunes and watch on the road. There’s not just movies, but also a wealth of Photoshop source files and documentation to dig into. Not just dull Photoshop screencasts, but a decent bit of theory to warm you up and help you make gorgeous icons!
10% off Code Collector Pro from M Cubed Software
iTunes helps you keep your favourite music together, iPhoto puts all your treasured photographs in one place. But as a programmer all the useful bits of code you’ve written are scattered over your hard disk (possibly several hard disks). Code Collector Pro puts all your code snippets in one place. Group together similar snippets or get Code Collector Pro to do it for you with smart groups. Tag your snippets to your hearts content. Code Collector Pro’s menu item gives you access to your snippets no matter what application you’re in. Using snippets can be as easy as dragging them from Code Collector and dropping them onto your text editor. You can sync your snippets with our online service Code Collector.net with the click of a check-box, no effort required. Send snippets to friends and colleagues in a single file. All they need is a version of Code Collector (Lite or Pro).
If you would like to offer a discount to on your product to MDN members the please use the contact form to let us know.
Get the warm and fuzzy feeling that you are supporting the production of some great FREE Mac developer podcasts
The Mac Developer Network's (MDN) goal is to offer high quality training, developer news and opinion to Mac developers everywhere whatever your level of experience. As part of this effort MDN currently provides Mac developers with 3 FREE podcasts and a FREE screencast covering a huge range of Mac development topics. Producing these podcasts and screencasts takes a considerable amount of time. The main reason we hope you will join MDN is because your membership will ensure we are able to continue producing these resources for FREE
Get access to a new members only podcast called "Developer Lives"
As a small token of our thanks for your support you will have access to an additional podcast called "Developer Lives". The "Developer Lives" podcast looks to go beyond the purely technical and delve into the lives of some top Mac developers to discover what makes the people behind the code tick.
Get at least 50% off all Mac Developer Network video training
The Mac Developer Network has started to produce a series of high quality training videos for Mac developers. As a member of MDN you will be entitled to at least 50% off the normal price of these videos as soon as they become available. In fact you will even get some for FREE.
Access To The BIG Feed
Get all the Mac Developer Network Podcasts and Screencasts on just one feed we are calling "THE BIG FEED"
Access To The BIG Blog
We monitor lots of mac developer blogs and aggregate all the best articles from them in one convenient feed we are calling "THE BIG BLOG"
Get Some Great Products FREE
Free Copy of "Sunflower" from Matthieu Cormier
SunFlower monitors web pages for changes. It saves a snapshot of the page and then compares that snapshot to snapshots in the future. You are notified when snapshots are different and can quickly examine the changes.
You might want to know when a company posts an opportunity on their site. You might want to know when that super hip clothing company has some new threads. You might want to know when your favourite indie record label has a new release. You may be interested when an under the radar startup publishes a press release or a teaser page finally changes. These are just some examples where SunFlower is useful.
Normal Price $20 CAD
Offer Runs until 31st December 2008
A Free Copy of "Inspire Me" from Mere Mortal Software
As a member of the Mac Developer Network you will be able to claim a free copy of Inspire Me from Mere Mortal Software. Inspire Me stores and manages simple text phrases. It can display your phrases, changing them throughout the day, on the desktop, in a floating window, or using Growl. Additional phrase collections can easily be downloaded right from within the application.
Normal Price $12.95
Get Some Great Product Discounts
A number of developers have chosen to show their support for the Mac Developer Network by offering MDN members discounts on their products. As an MDN Members you will be entitled to the following discounts.
20% off Lighthouse Keeper from M Cubed Software
Lighthouse Keeper brings the Lighthouse issue tracker to your Mac. It combines the ease of use and connectivity of Lighthouse with the power of the desktop to provide the best issue tracking experience on any platform. Lighthouse Keeper includes support for managing your tickets, milestones and ticket bins and provides features such as offline viewing, searching of all projects in all accounts and a global hotkey for quickly adding a ticket.
20% off Cornerstone from Zenna-ware
Take control of Subversion with a client application that was specifically designed for Mac users. Cornerstone integrates all of the features you need to interact with your repository and does so in an elegant and easy-to-use fashion. Whether you're new to versioning or a Subversion expert, Cornerstone will help streamline your workflow and make version control more transparent. Cornerstone isn’t just a wrapper for Subversion’s command-line tools. Instead, a full version of Subversion (1.4.6) is actually baked into the application. This means that you don’t need to install Subversion on Tiger. And you can use the latest version of Subversion which ships with Cornerstone without worrying about upgrading your installation of Leopard. In fact, Cornerstone includes not just Subversion client functionality, but also the administrative tools. As a result you can create and delete repositories without having to use the command-line. This puts version control with Subversion within the reach of mere mortals.
20% off Acorn from Flying Meat Software
Acorn is a new image editor built with one goal in mind - simplicity. Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the options you'll need without any overhead. Acorn feels right, and won't drain your bank account.
Don't let Acorn's size fool you; it's a powerful little guy. Fancy math to keep your pencil strokes from having sharp edges, squeezing as much performance out of your computer's GPU as possible, and simple innovations to make your life easier.
20% off VoodooPad from Flying Meat Software
VoodooPad is a garden for your thoughts. Plant ideas, images, lists and anything else you need to keep track of. VoodooPad grows with you, without getting in the way — no fences to box you in! Type in notes, highlight important words or phrases and create new pages. Drag and drop folders, images, applications, or URLs into VoodooPad — they're linked up just like on the web. With powerful search, nothing will be lost or out of reach. The more you put into it, the better it gets.
20% off MercuryMover from Helium Foot Software
Don't let the mouse slow you down! Move and resize windows on your Mac with the keyboard. MercuryMover reduces the friction you feel when you use your Mac. With MercuryMover, you can move and resize windows on your Mac from the keyboard, positioning them precisely where you want. By shunning the slow and imprecise mouse, MercuryMover empowers you to work faster and play more.
15% off Rapidweaver from Realmac
RapidWeaver is a revolutionary piece of web design software made exclusively for the Mac. It's the perfect choice for creating and publishing beautiful, modern sites, compliant with today's web standards. Quickly and easily create and maintain standards-compliant websites from start to finish. Built for new users and seasoned web developers, RapidWeaver gives you the flexibility to get your website online fast without having to compromise. RapidWeaver allows you to seamlessly swap between rich text editing and html mark-up anywhere in your site. This makes it easy to add Google Maps, adverts, or even code that displays data from a database. RapidWeaver is fluent in virtually every popular coding language. Want to add some custom Javascript or CSS to a page? Need to include a PHP class library before the DOCTYPE? Or maybe even install Google Analytics to keep track of visitors? No problem, RapidWeaver can handle it.
12.5% off Changes from Skorpiostech
Changes compares things, lots of things. Changes' folder synchronization support makes keeping up-to-date a trivial exercise. Filter out the clutter! Ignore those those pesky .DS_Store files, .svn directories, and other stuff that builds up over the course of a project. The super-sharp Text Comparison View helps you identify and merge areas of change within text files. Collapse text to get rid of the clutter. Edit in place. It's your workflow - take control of it!. Are you a BBEdit fanatic, a TextMate afficionado, a TextWrangler pro, or a Xcode expert? You'll love the integration support included in Changes which lets you compare files right from your text editor. Changes works with Subversion, CVS, Perforce, Mercurial, Git, Bazaar, and Darcs! Running a diff has never been more delicious!
10% off the Icon Resource video training series.
Let yourself be taken by the hand through the world of visual interface design, and learn how to design icons for your own application, website, or company. Learn all and even more about icon design in full HD quality Quicktime format movies. Icon Resource provides iPhone / iPod ready videos to load into iTunes and watch on the road. There’s not just movies, but also a wealth of Photoshop source files and documentation to dig into. Not just dull Photoshop screencasts, but a decent bit of theory to warm you up and help you make gorgeous icons!
10% off Code Collector Pro from M Cubed Software
iTunes helps you keep your favourite music together, iPhoto puts all your treasured photographs in one place. But as a programmer all the useful bits of code you’ve written are scattered over your hard disk (possibly several hard disks). Code Collector Pro puts all your code snippets in one place. Group together similar snippets or get Code Collector Pro to do it for you with smart groups. Tag your snippets to your hearts content. Code Collector Pro’s menu item gives you access to your snippets no matter what application you’re in. Using snippets can be as easy as dragging them from Code Collector and dropping them onto your text editor. You can sync your snippets with our online service Code Collector.net with the click of a check-box, no effort required. Send snippets to friends and colleagues in a single file. All they need is a version of Code Collector (Lite or Pro).
If you would like to offer a discount to on your product to MDN members the please use the contact form to let us know.