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Changes hits 1.0
Ian Baird at Skorpiostech has been hard at work polishing up Changes, the new OS X directory comparison and file differencing utility, for a 1.0 release. We covered the beta at the end of last year and the program received a significant amount of feedback from testers in the months following, producing a high-power app that makes managing the differences between files and folders a breeze.
Changes is Leopard-only and leverages Core Animation and Quick Look for a refined user experience. If you're a FileMerge user, you'll probably find the power and ease-of-use of Changes to be a welcome step forward. And it fits into just about any workflow with a CLI utility, a TextMate bundle, BBEdit menu scripts, TextWrangler menu scripts, XCode integration and F-Script support, in addition to Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, git, Perforce and other SCM systems. And its support for MacFUSE mounted volumes is ready for prime time.
Ian also tells us he's looking for a clever tagline for Changes (think BBEdit's "It doesn't suck"). He's given TUAW 2 free licenses to award to the best contributors, so take a stab at it in the comments! And for those less inclined to witty prose, Ian's offering $10 off of the $39.95 price tag (25%) with the coupon code TUAW, which is valid for the next 2 weeks.
You can get a fully-functional, 15-day trial and licenses are available for purchase starting today.
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 5)
Nate said 3:22PM on 2-19-2008
You'll notice the difference.
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A really good great way to see differences.
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Merges made easy.
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What the hell did you check in at 4am, anyway?
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Justin Miller said 3:22PM on 2-19-2008
This Changes Everything
Change Is Hard... Changes Don't Have To Be
Cha-Chang!
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Yi Qiang said 3:27PM on 2-19-2008
Changes - What a difference it will make.
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Catatonic said 3:33PM on 2-19-2008
Keeping you afloat in a sea of changes.
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Jay Brennan said 3:34PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: One of these things is not like the other
Changes: Same Day, Different Stuff
Changes: Different is good
Changes: It only looks the same
Changes: Be the change you want in the world
Changes: The serenity to accept, the courage to change
Changes: The essence of life
Changes: It's inevitable
Changes: The more things change, the more you need it
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Lapo Salucci said 3:37PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: you control them
Changes: erase the differences
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S-G said 3:40PM on 2-19-2008
Changes, they make the world go 'round
Changes meet "Changes"
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brian said 3:40PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: Think Diff
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Joe S said 3:43PM on 2-19-2008
Changes- WTF Happened?
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Fritz Laurel said 3:53PM on 2-19-2008
"It rubs the Changes on its skin..."
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StrangeBum said 4:09PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: For the Better
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sammy said 4:11PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: What's the diff?
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ether.bklyn said 4:51PM on 2-19-2008
@sammy: lol :)
Marshall said 4:11PM on 2-19-2008
Another Bowie reference:
"Quite aware of what they're going through"
or shortened:
"Be aware"
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Michael said 4:13PM on 2-19-2008
Better than a sharp stick in the eye
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Rich said 4:22PM on 2-19-2008
Ooh, I like "think diff" (brian, above).
My ideas:
1. "Change never looked so good"
2. "Diff with glitz"
3. "A delicious diff" (inspired by existing copy)
4. "Different strokes for diff-less folks"
5. "What's the diff?"
6. "Diff with style and grace"
7. (consider no tagline at all!)
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Michael Puhala said 4:22PM on 2-19-2008
Changes
It's Different
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John said 5:03PM on 2-19-2008
Spot the Difference
Although I like "WTF?!" too ;-)
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John said 5:04PM on 2-19-2008
Or something Sesame Street - "One of these source files is not like the others.. " ;-)
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ether.bklyn said 5:08PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: What Just Happened?
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