Eyeballs updated after a long period too - looks like a trend.

[allan.nyholm]

So the other day I wanted to download the rather old application called Eyeballs by Stick Software. I don't know if anyone appreciates me scouring the web and commenting here. I just thought that I'd post this in case anyone other than me likes a little fun stuff.

Go to Stick Software - Eyeballs website

And I spotted this. I never in a million years expected Eyeballs to be updated. It's just a fun little app that is tried replicated by other programmers - this is the original for the Mac.

New in version 3.4: Improved compatibility with macOS 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15, including code signing and notarization; compatibility with Retina high-resolution displays; compatibility with Exposé and Spaces; and a few small bug fixes.

 

[D1STORT1ON]

Wow, blast from the past! Oscar the grouch should be next!

 

[allan.nyholm]

Wow, blast from the past! Oscar the grouch should be next!

Heh, the trashcan application?

 

[Populus]

I still remember clippy hitting the screen of my school computer hahaha. Oh wait, that was on Windows 98.

That webpage seems like a piece from the 2000s. With that Jaguar look of OS X. Thanks for this little throwback to the old days.

 

[D1STORT1ON]

Heh, the trashcan application?

Yep, “oh I loooove traaaash, I luv it becauuuse it’s traaaash”

 

[charlie chuckles]

if anybody is interested, I started work on a mac OS X version of Oscar the Grouch last year. It's not absolutely exactly the same ... I've not been able to figure out how to get Oscar to come out of the trash icon on the Dock, and I've got a feeling it's not going to be possible at all.

So instead, I size/place Oscar so that he rises out of the bottom right of my screen, right where my Dock trash icon generally tends to live.

I used the original system extension animation frames, and found a better sound sample courtesy of a Sesame Street clip on YouTube.

GitHub - charlierobin/oscar-the-grouch-version-1: A version of Oscar the Grouch adapted for macOS/OSX

A version of Oscar the Grouch adapted for macOS/OSX - charlierobin/oscar-the-grouch-version-1

github.com

All the source code is available on the Github link, together with a link to downloadable app for those who are not interested in compiling their own etc. (Needless to say this is all free to anybody who wants it.)

The only potential issues are:

(1) The app does need disk acccess, as it monitors the invisible OS X trash directory to catch when it's emptied.

(2) Apple's security (of course) ... At the moment the precompiled binaries are not code signed or notarized, so others may have issues. It's fine on my Catalina Mac, and I've tested it on Parallels installs of Big Sur (11) and Monterey (12).

Any feedback, suggestions, constructive criticisms etc are welcomed! May this updated Grouch bring you as much happiness as he's been bringing me the past few months.