Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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Found Footage: MacOSXTutorials explores Mac Dropbox tips

Submitted by admin on August 31, 2010 – 6:48 pmNo Comment

As a Dropbox fan, I am always looking for new uses for the ubiquitous cloud storage service. Matt Fisher, whose videos have been featured on TUAW before, has produced a new video chock-full of great Mac OS X Dropbox tips.

In this 10-minute clip, Matt shows:

  • How to copy the Mac clipboard to a Dropbox text file by creating an Automator service
  • A demo of AirDropper, an excellent way of securely requesting files from others and having them delivered via Dropbox
  • How to email files to Dropbox using Habilis
  • A quick way to access your Dropbox using a Chrome Extension (also available for Firefox)
  • Start torrents from any computer or device connected to Dropbox
  • Add PDFs to iBooks
  • Edit files from anywhere using Droptext

Some of these tips are rather straightforward, while others are incredible “why didn’t I think of that” ideas that can really help make you more productive. What are your favorite things to do with Dropbox and your Mac? Leave us a comment.

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