At Work On a Mac

Every month at the local Mac User Group I give demos of cool software and every now and then, I stumble upon a gem that becomes a hit with the crowd (and myself). This is one of them. Skitch is a screenshot app on steroid. It’s easy to use, the interface doesn’t get in the way and and works quite well.

The only big drawback as far as I’m concerned is the fact that you need to create an account on their site to use it. It does come with a benefit: you can host your screenshots for free on their (beta) service. Still, making it optional would have been nice.

In any case, this app is hard to describe. A screenshot app doesn’t quite sound exciting but their video makes a good job of explaining it all.

Hello world. With a friend of mine, we decided to devote a BLOG to working with a Mac. I will tend to focus on the communications aspects and my friend will bring technical insights into the project. A bit like the PC and Mac guys commercial except that both of us will be Mac guys. As the name suggests we intend to focus on simple programs, tips, gizmos or other that all help you be more productive with a Mac. Apple has almost always focused on the Mac as being a great entertainment machine (and that it is) but since we work with Macs we would like to share how great the Mac is for everyday work. I just attended DIGIWORLD 2007 in Montpellier, a telecommunications event and the YOUTUBE presenter was using a Mac for his presentation—he was using PowerPoint, nobody’s perfect and that was great to see. In general, business people use PCs and PowerPoint. I have a lot to say on the topic, so I’ll reserve that for a rainy day. Welcome to Mac2Work!