MacBites Episode 0020
Jun 29, 2009 I Show Notes.In this episode we discuss the latest apps that we’ve installed on our iPhones (and some that we haven’t) and take a look at a number of screen-capturing applications that we use.
BackBites
- iPhone backup
- Find My Phone and Remote Wipe
- Mobile Allowance (iTunes link)
ChatBites
- Documents To Go
- 1PasswordPro
- Flashdrive
- Air Sharing
- FileMagnet
- Actprinter (Jane73’s review)
- Delicious Library
- Agendus
- Control AppleTV from iPhone/Touch
- iPhone case / screen protector -7 day shop
- Evernote
- Elaine’s Copy and Paste problem in Evernote
Switchers Corner and Software Review
- Paintbrush for OSX
- SnagIt
- Hypersnap
- The big red X in MS Word
- Vista Snipping Tool
- SnapzProX
- Skitch
- GrabUp
- TinyGrab
- LittleSnapper
- QuickSnapper
- InstantShot
- Layers
- Keyboard shortcuts in OSX for capturing screen
- Shift+Cmd+3 – captures entire screen and saves to Desktop
- Shift+Cmd+4 – captures selection and saves to Desktop
- Shift+Cmd+4 then spacebar, then click a window – captures selected window and saves to Desktop
- Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+3 – captures entire screen to the clipboard
- Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+4 – captures selection to the clipboard
- Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+4 then spacebar, then click a window – captures selected window to the clipboard
- In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Cmd+Shift+3 or Cmd+Ctrl-Shift+4):
- Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
- Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
- Option, to resize the selected region with its centre as the anchor point
- Tinkertool
Feedback and Comments
- Thanks to StargateJohn for some suggestions about screen capture software – we’ll be covering video capture in a future episode
- Welcome to Nick from http://nickgreenphotography.com
- LucyC – had the same problem Mike had with updated apps disappearing in iTunes – Mike’s apps are now back
Events
- Next MacBites Live event is 16th July at 20:00 BST – Getting video and audio on the web in Flash. More info on http://www.digital-iq.co.uk
- North West Mac User Group hold their next meeting on 9th July at 20:00 BST. iWork09 is the topic
Gazmaz Says:
Hi Guys great show again keep it up
Anyway just a quick note on a Windows screen grab utility (just in case someone you know need one lolz). This is a very basic tool and is no good for grabbing menus etc, but I have to do lots of screen grab and send them in notes, the nice thing about this App is that it copies a small image rather then the enormous image that screen grab or paint produces. Plus it’s a free App for Windows
It’s called ZapGrab
Here’s a lnk
http://download.cnet.com/ZapGrab-net-free-screenshot-capture/3000-10247_4-10667351.html
As I say it is a just a basic tool but a neat little windows(yuk) App.
Cheers
June 29th, 2009, 09:43Gaz.
stargatejohn Says:
Great show there guys, keep up the good work.
You did miss a Mac Screen Capture App out though, Voila. Its similar to my personal favourite, LittleSnapper in that you can annotate the screen captures, but I think it lacks a service similar to QuickSnapper.
June 30th, 2009, 16:14LucyC Says:
Hi Elaine and Mike. Been away this week but caught up today. Thanks for the screen capture tips – and I’d never heard of tinkertool. Must check it out!!!
Lucy
July 4th, 2009, 15:37Elaine Says:
Nice one Gaz. I’ve not tried that one but then I haven’t got a functioning version of Windows right now … no change there then
I’ll let Mike try that one.
& John I had heard of Voila but not tried it so another good one to mention.
July 5th, 2009, 21:40