I’m a gadget freak. I’ll admit it. And my favorite gadget of all time is my Apple iPhone. Period. Frankly, it’s the device I’ve been waiting for these many years (and through one tragically horrible cell phone or PDA after another (may you rot in Heck, miserable, despised little Sony-Ericsson T610, […]

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I mentioned the release of ScreenFlow back in February, and this app is getting some high-profile (and well-deserved) recognition by way of two Apple Design Awards from the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC): Best OS X Graphics and Media Application and Best OS X Application.
With the high level of quality of OS X applications in […]

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After kvetching about the lack of decent motion screen capture software for Mac, and mentioning that TechSmith is finally coming to the rescue with a Mac version of Camtasia, it appears a contender has already entered the ring while TechSmith is still in the dressing room getting taped up for the fight (while thinking they […]

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The Online Education Database offers a list of 100 eLearning resources for the iPod. Included on the list are several university sites in the ever-expanding iTunes U, which I also referenced in this post. And if iPod-based eLearning is already taking off, wait until the touchscreen-based models (iPod Touch and iPhone) become ubiquitous. […]

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I tend to find great beauty in minimalism. Whether it’s visual design, software design, interior design, or product design in general, sometimes the simplest line is the best line of all. You know, the shortest distance between two points. And few current software applications are more beautifully simplistic than WriteRoom, from Hog […]

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Last month in my post TechSmith and Mac: When Will These Two Kids Finally Hook Up?, I talked about TechSmith’s intention to bring Camtasia to the Mac. And hopefully, someday, SnagIt too. There is an inexcusable gaping hole on the Mac platform for applications like these, and I’m thrilled that TechSmith is finally […]

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I am, you could say, a bit of a Steve Jobs fan. Yes, the guy is infamously arrogant and well-known to be a real tyrant to work for. No, I probably wouldn’t want to hang out with him for a weekend (lunch maybe). And I certainly don’t have thick enough skin to […]

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This is an excellent (and free!) learning resource for eLearning developers who use Adobe products. Which should be most of us.
Personally, I’ve been trying to move my design workflow to apps from small Mac developers (Pixelmator instead of Photoshop, Intaglio instead of Illustrator, etc.) for many reasons (cost being a big one, my love […]

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There are precious few applications on the Windows side of the world that I truly miss when I’m on my Mac (not counting games, of course). Two of those applications come from TechSmith: SnagIt and Camtasia.
With the visual design emphasis of Macs (and Mac users), the dearth of great screen capture applications is truly […]

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