tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post4862882488896740349..comments2024-03-19T13:29:04.853-04:00Comments on David Alison's Blog: Skitch makes it easy to annotate picsDavid Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134311846576585532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-52978321649994962132009-01-28T23:28:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:28:00.000-05:00If you are stuck using windows, Snagit is very sim...If you are stuck using windows, Snagit is very similar and works well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-17791772456908198082009-01-28T15:24:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:24:00.000-05:00@Patrick Melton: Thanks for the tip on GrabUp. I'd...@Patrick Melton: Thanks for the tip on <A HREF="http://www.grabup.com/" REL="nofollow">GrabUp</A>. I'd never heard of it but I like that concept.David Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134311846576585532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-5078357790774154762009-01-28T15:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:11:00.000-05:00Dave,Skitch is great when I need to annotate or mo...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Skitch is great when I need to annotate or modify a screen shot or image quickly. It's export features are great, too - simply drag!<BR/><BR/>My all-time favorite screenshot app is GrabUp - www.grabup.com. I don't know if you've seen this or not, but it's absolutely amazing. I use it several times a day. The free version works fine, but if you have your own web server (and I have a feeling you do), you can get the pro version very affordably.<BR/><BR/>Basically, it replaces the built in screenshot functions in OS X. With a keystroke, GrabUp takes the screenshot, uploads it, and copies the URL to your clipboard, where you can then just paste to someone in an IM or email. I use it so many times a day, I don't even think about it. A little daemon runs in your menu bar with a small history of recent shots, and other options. All the standard shots work - Shift+Command+4 lets you draw a box for your shot, hitting space after Shift+Command+4 lets you capture one window only (with drop shadow!), and Shift+Command+3 is a full screen shot.<BR/><BR/>It's a lifesaver if you communicate online with people and need to show them things constantly!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050935907885136740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-21712995788421162212009-01-28T14:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:57:00.000-05:00Oooh, vedy, vedy nice. . . . Gotta try Skitch out ...Oooh, vedy, vedy nice. . . . Gotta try Skitch out now.<BR/><BR/>I've been using the free and light Live Quartz which is a good for simple graphical brush ups, and is the best free app for adding super precise text box layers, but Skitch might be better for making annotation boxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-79648149833981212212009-01-28T14:00:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:00:00.000-05:00@Chris Bulow: Sorry about that man - didn't know 2...@Chris Bulow: Sorry about that man - didn't know 2idi was having an issue. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail at dralison at gmail. <BR/><BR/>I do allow anonymous comments on this blog, which is the least restrictive way I can do it.<BR/><BR/>@Godfrey: Interesting tip on the Command-N to effectively clear off the workspace to start over. I also love the line smoothing it does when working with the pencil; very cool.David Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134311846576585532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-91306313050156011582009-01-28T13:48:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:48:00.000-05:00and even more unhelpfully, the "Contact Us" page i...and even more unhelpfully, the "Contact Us" page insists on a valid 2idi address, which you can't get 'cos the Register page isn't working... (repeat, ad infinitum) :)Chris Bulowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006363003155116863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-87127419536100982722009-01-28T13:16:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:16:00.000-05:00Actually, there is one more thing. I sometimes wis...Actually, there is one more thing. I sometimes wishes there's an easy way to capture a full-length screen shot for a web page even if its content is too long for my screen. LittleSnapper (http://realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/) can do just that and it seems to be more optimized for capturing web pages when compared to skitch. But hey, skitch is free ;)eoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904590768439743531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-74602679938249993512009-01-28T13:08:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:08:00.000-05:00Skitch is great, I use it all the time :)And I am ...Skitch is great, I use it all the time :)<BR/>And I am also using it as a replacement for "mspaint" when I have to sketch something real quick. You can get a blank page by command-N, and then you can change the size by dragging the corners like how you crop. I find it most useful when I'm taking notes with pages cause it's much easier to draw stuff in skitch than pages - you can just drag it into page after you're done. Also, just in case you don't know, everything is saved under "History" so you can always re-open your skitches and edit the stuff in there.<BR/>One of the best mac programs around - super easy to use and just works. The only "improvement" I'd like to see is that I wish I could just drag the "share" button after it's done uploading, so that I won't have to open up my browser just the grab the link.eoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904590768439743531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-54366388381872189872009-01-28T12:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:57:00.000-05:00You may want to check the fact that the 2idi syste...You may want to check the fact that the 2idi system isn't working at the moment, so you'll get no emails, not even spams :)<BR/><BR/>Suggest you use Gmail instead which with offline mode now available would mean that people don't have to jump thru' hoops to comment on your blogs :)Chris Bulowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006363003155116863noreply@blogger.com