Skype Modification? - macos

Ok I have 2 questions.
First of all, how would I mod the desktop version of skype? I'm mainly at a loss as to how to go about modifying, as I don't have any experience in modifying stuff (besides minecraft plugins).
I'm on a Mac (OSX Yosemite), and I know c#, javascript, java, and python.
My other question is, would this go against Skype's ToS?
Thanks, anything helps.

All i can answer is, it would violate skype TOS indeed
You'll be editing the skype software itself called as modding.

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How to create an windows/phone application from a website like a Discord?

Alternative title: How does discord work?
While I was making my website, I noticed it looks more like an application that could be downloadable. So I thought, what if I do exactly that? However, I have no idea how.
For example, take something like a discord. This is (I at least think) a Web integrated into a client application.
So is there a way to take my website, and not as easy as possible make a windows application from it? And how does the discord client work (the PC one)?
EDIT: My website uses php
So yes, I found an answer if anyone ever asks the same question as me.
It is done via the Electron framework. I don't understand it that much to talk about it more.
So the answer is: Electron framework

Sketchapp using for mockup designing

I know this is not related to PHP but related to many Front-end designers and developers.
In now days experienced mockup or UI/UX element designer use an app called sketchapp specially who use mac os. but when it comes to front-end developers who don't have mac os to code front-end. Here is the problem start many of developers try to search a solution but I don't think any one had it because the app developers not create any thing for windows to support these files.
My Question: what is the solution for this problem? should we try to find a friend/colleague who have mac os with the app or should we ask the client for other file format (but sometime clients don't have other file formats) or should we reject the project.
what should we do?
The immediate solution is to have your clients export their Sketch files to pdf. That is a built-in function in Sketch and only takes a second.
Longterm you may want to evaluate whether or not you maybe should get a cheap Mac to expand your portfolio.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but if you need to get design specs to work with you could use:
https://zeplin.io/
OR
https://www.invisionapp.com/
They offer tools for collaboration between designers and developers.
Hope this helps!

Good ways to setup development environment on Mac for ActionScript

There is a very close question here: actionscript development on mac. Howerver, the answers are two years ago. There are comments under the question asking for updates but got no response. So I am here to ask.
What are some good ways to setup ActionScript development environment on MAC? If Adobe CreativeSuite is installed, that should give you a complete dev environment? If so, why people are still asking about IDE?
I personally prefer Vim + command line tools. I found that Flex SDK http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/flex-sdk-download.html might be able to serve for this purpose. However, not sure whether it will have some compatibility problem. Any other suggestion?
I'm not a MAC user but I think the accepted answer in the question you link to probably still stands; namely if you want to do serious ActionScript development on a MAC you should be considering either FlashBuilder or FDT.
The answer to your second question will depend on the version of CreativeSuite you have installed. If you have the master collection, which appears to include FlashBuilder 4.6 Premium, you're in luck. Otherwise not as the Flash IDE (ironically) is pretty dreadful for writing ActionScript.

Create a windows service in vb6

Is it possible to create a windows service in vb6? if yes, how?
I've never tried it, but Desaware offer a commercial package, the NT Service Toolkit that claims to allow you to host a VB6 DLL inside a Windows Service. Desaware was founded (and I think is still owned by) VB6 guru Dan Appleman, which is a good recommendation.
Microsoft created a control to allow you to create services in VB6.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/170883
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175948/EN-US/
Yes, it works, is it the best way to create a service, no, but if VB6 is a requirement (you have a bunch of code you have to re-use), then I can state from experience that it works. We have the original control from the January 1997 MSDN, however you can easily find it on the net if need be ( http://www.google.ca/search?q=ntsvc.ocx+download )
Like gouging your own eyes out with a spoon, it is technically possible but I wouldn't recommend it.
Yes, you can. Just follow the directions in this tutorial:
http://www.vbrad.com/article.aspx?id=92
To answer your question, yes it is possible to create a Windows service with VB6. To offer you advice, there are much better tools to use. I did it once as a proof of concept project, but never liked it well enough to try to use it for anything that we used in the company. A co-worker did do this for a production app and it was error prone. After he left we found out just how hard he was working to keep his service running and ended up replacing his app without reviewing his code. So my advice is, if you want to do it as an exercise go ahead, but if you are looking at this for a workable solution you should consider other tools. Here is a link to one way to do it.

Is there a good Fogbugz client for Mac OS X?

And/or: do I need one?
I've recently started using FogBugz for my hobby projects, and I'm very happy with things so far. Having read more about it, especially the evidence-based scheduling, I'd like to start using it for my PhD as well. (Heh; something tells me my supervisors won't be opening tickets for me, though.)
Last night I stumbled onto TimePost, which looks like a tidy app that doesn't do much but could be a real bonus to logging my time in FogBugz effectively. I tried looking around for similar apps but came up a little empty-handed. Are there any other FogBugz clients that you've used and recommend for Mac OS X? Or are you happy with the web interface?
The official answer is no, there is not a dedicated Mac client, other than Safari :)
There's a command line version that runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac.
There are also plans for an iPhone version although I'm not technically supposed to announce features before they are done or even spec'd so pretend I didn't say that.
I recently spotted this one which looks quite nice for additions:
http://manicwave.com/products/tickets
I'm happy with using the web interface. I've used Fluid to create a custom browser for it, and even gotten some help making a pretty icon.
We recently released a new Fogbugz client software for Mac, maybe you are interested to give it a try, http://lithoglyph.com/ladybugz/
I remember reading that there was a client in development, and I believe they're still looking for beta testers. See this URL
http://support.fogcreek.com/default.asp?fogbugz.4.24403.0
Shameless plug here, but you might wanna check out QuickBugz --- it is a lightweight program that integrates into your status menu. http://www.quickbugzapp.com
I have been very happily using the Tickets program from Manic Wave for a few weeks now. it provides a very fluid experience. I am using it in a pressure cooker of doing a competition entry in my odd hours around my day job.
Tickets makes it incredibly easy to create lots of small cases and juggle them between different milestones. I particularly like its outline view which helps when doing task breakdowns into sub-tasks.
Being a long way from the Fogbugz servers, in Western Australia, the speed of a searchable local interface is very much appreciated.
The UI has a lot of nice little Macisms such as mouse over a milestone and see the hours summarized.
Support has also been very prompt and comprehensive.
I don't think there is any other such Mac tool. I've never found the web interface too bad personally.
I don't know of any native tool, but like Matt I am pretty happy with the web interface.
The beta of Safari 4 and SSB feature is a pretty good option...
I found using a Mac browser w/ the screen snapshot and search engine add-on to be very useful. I think what you are saying is that it can be hard to edit your timesheets, but that is part of the web design.
I've just released Bee, which is a Mac client for FogBugz. (It also pulls in your tasks from GitHub and JIRA.)
It offers several benefits over the web interface and is designed to be simple, fast and elegant. You can check it out at: http://www.neat.io/bee/fogbugz.html

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