Recording Audio On Your Mac with Quicktime

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Yesterday I had to record a short voice-over for a presentation. Nothing fancy. Just 3 minutes of crisp clear audio destined to be imported into Adobe Soundbooth for editing. How lucky was I that my copy of Wiretap Pro had lost its registration when I upgraded to Snow Leopard? I was even more blessed when I discovered I had no idea where my license key could be. Did I use my moo email? Or was it info or thankyou or artgoons? I'm sure there's a hard copy of the receipt and email in my tax … [Read more...]

The latest Skype for Mac has some cool features

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My telephone needs are covered -- I have Skype and I have my cellphone. I used to have a never-never-land-line: the phone I never answered because it was undoubtedly some telemarketer or robocalling machine. When I figured out that I could ignore those calls for about $60 a year, I switched from land-line to voip. (I actually tried Vonage first but a phone I never answer $25/month seemed too expensive still.) My skype phone number is now the official phone number for business and home - the … [Read more...]

A Quick Look at EPS Quicklook

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Right now, all I want is to be able to quickly scan my folder of EPS files to find what I need. I know it's in there. I just can't remember the filename. I have Leap. It's a great app- a musthave for anyone who works with images and graphics. (read Wendy's review called Getting Organized: Deep. Yep. and Leap. by Ironic) But right now, I  just want to scan some EPS files in this #$@%^& folder!  I know the thing I want is  in that folder. It is and  I don't want to launch another app … [Read more...]