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MacBites - Episode 0020


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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
            • ...more
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              MacBitesBy Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas

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