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- What does the round kind of zin-yang-looking icon mean?
- VERY yin-yangy, actually. Eh, this means the program is a Universal Binary. This is an Apple term describing software which can run natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. What this really means is that the program will run at full-speed and full-performance regardless of whether it's running on an "older" or "newer" Mac. More from Apple.
- How do I install these programs?
- Generally, you will download a Disk Image File (.dmg). Double-clicking the file in the Finder will mount a Disk Image, which will either contain an installer, or the application itself. If there's an installer, double-click to run. If it's the application proper, then just drag it to your Applications folder. Sometimes you might encounter a download with a .zip or .sit or .hqx extension. If simply double-clicking these files (and opening them with OS X's built-in software) doesn't open them, then you may need a free (of course) utility like Stuffit Expander.
- What's up with Windows support for the site?
- Yeah, there are some really nasty IE - Windows issues going on. Working on it! But hey, why would you want to run IE on Windows anyway? Get Firefox here.
- How can I, Joe User, contribute to the cause?
- You can contribute by submitting a cool free program, that's how! If you really want to make it special, submit the 2 icons we need for every application as well. (32x32 pixels and 128x128 pixels .. .gif, .jpg, .png) A brief description is also important. We'll briefly review your submission to check the links work etc. and post it up for everyone else to see.