BIO
Experience:
ExitToShell() has been developingoriginal Macintosh software including a full-featured softwareinstaller and numerous UI controls on the Mac platform since 1998.Past projects have been built using Carbon, Cocoa and even Unixcommand-line techniques.
Do you require a unique Mac OS Xapplication and don't have the time or experience to develop ityourself? Or do you need a custom UI control that isn't availablein Carbon or Cocoa?
We can design and develop newsoftware to match your requirements for rates lower than many othercontract development companies. We can target Mac OS X 10.3 through10.5 PowerPC and Intel with actual in-house Mac hardware. We canalso target the iPhone/Mobile OS X with our personal 16GBiPhone.
We also have a real high-endWinXP PC (not a virtualized BootCamp install) for Adobe Flex/AIRdevelopment, testing web pages and more.
Strengths:
Application updating from Mac OS8/9 to Carbon/Mac OS X/Mach-O/Cocoa
Custom UI controls; QuickDraw-based, HIView-based and Cocoa-basedexperience
General Carbon or Cocoa application co-development andfinishing.
Kiosk-type Mac-based interactive displays, looping HD video, museuminstallations w/hardware sensor triggers.
WebKit-based HTML or Flash-based UIs deployed via specialized webbrowsers.
Certifications:
Apple Certified Help DeskSpecialist (Mac OS X)
Apple Certified HardwareTechnician
Area of Expertise
Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist (Mac OSX)
Apple Certified Hardware Technician
AppleScript Scripting Additions(OSAX)
Application creation for Mac OS X using Carbon,Cocoa, AppleScript, Automator
Application updating from Mac OS 8/9 to Carbon,Cocoa on Mac OS X
Custom UI controls; QuickDraw-based,HIView-based and Cocoa-based experience
Adobe Flash/Flex RIA development (Adobe AIR, Mac& Win)
General Carbon or Cocoa applicationco-development and/or finishing
General data file, XML manipulation, long filename support for legacy apps
Kiosk-type installations with limited/no accessto the Desktop or other apps
Languages: C (POSIX/Carbon), C++, Objective-C(Cocoa), JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Migration of legacy WNE/GNE, Appearance, ControlManager code to Carbon/Xcode/Interface Builder on Mac OSX
Universal Access and User Interface scriptingintegration into custom controls/UI elements
Universal binary versions of static libraries,frameworks and application experience
Unix-OS CLI, apache, postfix, cvs/svn setup (MacOS X)