Macs In Life – Episode 19

This weeks episode, we do a browser comparison. We look at:

Macs In Life – Episode 18

In this episode we discuss the news, a quick tip and 3 free apps:

Jumpcut

Vox

Fluid

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Podcamp AZ 2009

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Podcamp AZ is (one of) the best social media conferences on the planet and this weekend is PCAZ Number 3! I can’t even express how amazing this event is and if you have any possible way to attend, you NEED to come! Don’t worry though, I know this is short notice and if you are not going to be in AZ, you can watch the live show featuring most, if not all of the speakers, their topics and some great virtual communication. Please join us this weekend and expand your knowledge, share some ideas and engage in the awesome that is Podcamp AZ! It’s gonna blow your mind!

OmniGraffle Pro Review

Recently, I needed to find an application that was “similar” to one I use on Windows, which was Microsoft Visio.  After asking around on Twitter, there was only one response from a bunch of people…..OmniGraffle.  Wow, how did I not run across this before?  Needless to say this was an app I had to grab, as just looking briefly at the screenshots on their website, I knew this would work for me.
Just to get you up to speed, OmniGraffle is an application to create diagrams, charts, layouts, mockups, and everything else in between.  My need at the time was to create a detailed network chart of devices, computers, wireless access points, etc.  I was anxious to jump in to Omnigraffle and see what it could do.
Upon start OmniGraffle presents you with a fair amount of templates to get you started.  These range from space planning, to organizational charts.  Of course, you can start with a clean slate by starting with a blank page.  OmniGraffle is one of those applications where you can jump right in and get to work.  However, you would be missing out on so many features that there isn’t enough time to describe them all.
OmniGraffles includes a ton of stencils, shapes, fonts, fills, and much more.  Much of this is common objects you would use when creating a document.  You don’t have to rely on these completely though, as you can use virtually any image by simply dragging it onto the canvas.  You can also create your own stencils, and there is even an online repository to download more.
Creating your chart is easy, there is no other way to put it.  Drag your objects onto the canvas, and then you have a huge range of tools at your disposal.  Just about everything is editable and adjustable, so the manipulations you can do to your design is almost endless.  Whether it’s a mockup of a website you are planning, or a network chart, you will not find anything better to create them with than OmniGraffle.
Trial downloads are available at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/

Recently, I needed to find an application that was “similar” to one I use on Windows, which was Microsoft Visio.  After asking around on Twitter, there was only one response from a bunch of people…..OmniGraffle.  Wow, how did I not run across this before?  Needless to say this was an app I had to grab, as just looking briefly at the screenshots on their website, I knew this would work for me.

Just to get you up to speed, OmniGraffle is an application to create diagrams, charts, layouts, mockups, and everything else in between.  My need at the time was to create a detailed network chart of devices, computers, wireless access points, etc.  I was anxious to jump in to Omnigraffle and see what it could do.
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Macs In Life – Episode 17

This week we discuss news, how to forward delete on a laptop, and 2 free files.

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Downloads:

Candelair – http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32860/candelair

HandBrake – http://handbrake.fr/