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June 27, 2008

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CD lovers smile as Rogue Amoeba releases LiveDiscKit for developers

Posted Jun. 27, ’08, 3:12 PM PT by Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen
Category | Software

Back in January, on the verge of Macworld Expo, Rogue Amoeba (makers of Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil) introduced an interesting system for distributing software on good ol’ CDs: Live Disc. Here’s the lowdown on its usefulness, as our own Derik wrote six months ago:

The application actually takes a look at the contents of the disc, compares the version number that’s resident, and will download the latest version transparently when the user either double clicks or drag and drop installs any presented application. You get the latest and greatest not just the day after you get the disc, but even months, or years down the line.

But what about other Mac developers looking to take advantage of Live Disc? That’s where the just-released LiveDiscKit comes in. This development kit allows anyone to create a Live Disc application using InterfaceBuilder, one of Apple’s developer tools.

It’s totally free and open source, but the good folks at Rogue Amoeba would appreciate a mention if you do take advantage of it. Download it and read instructions here.


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