Comments on: Free Your Inner DMG http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: links for 2007-07-13 « insignificant thoughts http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/comment-page-1/#comment-8654 links for 2007-07-13 « insignificant thoughts Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:23:30 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/#comment-8654 [...] Free Your Inner DMG | MacApper Make DMG’s easier. (tags: dmg mac osx software) [...] [...] Free Your Inner DMG | MacApper Make DMG’s easier. (tags: dmg mac osx software) [...]

]]> By: Marvin Sum http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/comment-page-1/#comment-8636 Marvin Sum Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:32:09 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/#comment-8636 Using DMGs is just part of Apple's "best practices" for developers. I've found a legacy document from Apple's Developer Connection that explains their <a href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution4/Concepts/sd_disk_images.html" rel="nofollow">Software Distribution Guidelines</a>. This app just makes developers' lives easier. I guess mere mortals should stick to something like zip files or sparseimages. Using DMGs is just part of Apple’s “best practices” for developers. I’ve found a legacy document from Apple’s Developer Connection that explains their Software Distribution Guidelines.

This app just makes developers’ lives easier. I guess mere mortals should stick to something like zip files or sparseimages.

]]> By: jeff http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/comment-page-1/#comment-8622 jeff Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:34:32 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/#comment-8622 why not just use Disk Utility? What am I missing? why not just use Disk Utility? What am I missing?

]]> By: Tim http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/comment-page-1/#comment-8618 Tim Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:43:39 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/#comment-8618 Cool, but can someone explain to me the advantage of having a DMG instead of, say, just archiving (zipping) it? Cool, but can someone explain to me the advantage of having a DMG instead of, say, just archiving (zipping) it?

]]> By: Marvin Sum http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/comment-page-1/#comment-8612 Marvin Sum Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:17:51 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/07/12/free-your-inner-dmg/#comment-8612 Wow, this sounds really useful. I've always resorted to using sparseimages created in Disk Utility. Wow, this sounds really useful. I’ve always resorted to using sparseimages created in Disk Utility.

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