Comments for Mac20Q http://mac20q.com Talking to Mac Users Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Podcast 107 Nick Green Photographer from Cumbria by Using Pixelmator instead of PhotoShop For Artistic Photography | Mac20Q http://mac20q.com/2011/02/podcast-107-nick-green-photographer-from-cumbria/#comment-542 Using Pixelmator instead of PhotoShop For Artistic Photography | Mac20Q Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:53:40 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2057#comment-542 [...] is already there and use it as a starting point for something new and original. There is another photographer / artist whose work I really love seeing, his name is Michael Orton and again, there is a Flickr [...] [...] is already there and use it as a starting point for something new and original. There is another photographer / artist whose work I really love seeing, his name is Michael Orton and again, there is a Flickr [...]

]]> Comment on The new Book Publishing possible with iBooks Author from Apple by Wizardgold http://mac20q.com/2012/01/the-new-book-publishing-possible-with-ibooks-author-from-apple/#comment-541 Wizardgold Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:25:21 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2462#comment-541 @Sonya76 The Kindle does have some advantages like when you want to read on a beach to other bright or sunny place. Some say they don't like reading off an iPad but I find it to be pretty good - I use the Kindle application on the iPad. I do also read the dead tree books, just because they are there and I am so used to them, The future is electronic books though and I will be ready for that. @Sonya76 The Kindle does have some advantages like when you want to read on a beach to other bright or sunny place. Some say they don’t like reading off an iPad but I find it to be pretty good – I use the Kindle application on the iPad. I do also read the dead tree books, just because they are there and I am so used to them, The future is electronic books though and I will be ready for that.

]]> Comment on The new Book Publishing possible with iBooks Author from Apple by Sonya76 http://mac20q.com/2012/01/the-new-book-publishing-possible-with-ibooks-author-from-apple/#comment-540 Sonya76 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:55:12 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2462#comment-540 iBooks could be a real game changer. Just look at what Apple did to the music industry. I personally use a Kindle for travel but prefer a real book back at home. iBooks could be a real game changer. Just look at what Apple did to the music industry. I personally use a Kindle for travel but prefer a real book back at home.

]]> Comment on Pixelmator drop shadow in Version 2 by Wizardgold http://mac20q.com/2012/01/pixelmator-drop-shadow-in-version-2/#comment-539 Wizardgold Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:27:33 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2455#comment-539 @sebzar Thanks for the comment on the site. I had a friend that stopped using Pixelmator version 1 because she could get any drop shadows working. I did tell her about the Noise industries filters but by then she had moved to Acorn. It is a bit surprising that there is no drop shadow filters by default, surely the team at Pixelmator will fix that some day. It will be good for the users that get scared with having to install filters and needing to get them in the right place so they work etc. Yes that tutorials site is very handy. @sebzar Thanks for the comment on the site. I had a friend that stopped using Pixelmator version 1 because she could get any drop shadows working. I did tell her about the Noise industries filters but by then she had moved to Acorn.

It is a bit surprising that there is no drop shadow filters by default, surely the team at Pixelmator will fix that some day. It will be good for the users that get scared with having to install filters and needing to get them in the right place so they work etc.

Yes that tutorials site is very handy.

]]> Comment on Pixelmator drop shadow in Version 2 by sebzar http://mac20q.com/2012/01/pixelmator-drop-shadow-in-version-2/#comment-538 sebzar Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:21:14 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2455#comment-538 Thank you for this informing article on drop shadows etc. Drop Shadows for text was also available in Pixelmator 1 it is a standard option that comes with the OS X fonts dialog. Full screen was also available from version 1 of Pixelmator. In fact almost nothing has changed there compared to lion's full screen mode. Pixelmator indeed doesn't come with a drop shadow filter. 3rd party filters automatically show in the quartz composer filter menu when you install them. For more in depth information on image editing with Pixelmator I can recommend visiting http://pixelmatortutorials.net there are some very informative tutorials there with lots of tips and tricks. Thank you for this informing article on drop shadows etc. Drop Shadows for text was also available in Pixelmator 1 it is a standard option that comes with the OS X fonts dialog. Full screen was also available from version 1 of Pixelmator. In fact almost nothing has changed there compared to lion’s full screen mode. Pixelmator indeed doesn’t come with a drop shadow filter. 3rd party filters automatically show in the quartz composer filter menu when you install them. For more in depth information on image editing with Pixelmator I can recommend visiting http://pixelmatortutorials.net there are some very informative tutorials there with lots of tips and tricks.

]]> Comment on Marsedit The best blogging software for Mac by Writing Blog Posts Using MarsEdit the Best Mac Blogging Software | Mac20Q http://mac20q.com/2010/05/marsedit-the-best-blogging-software-for-mac/#comment-537 Writing Blog Posts Using MarsEdit the Best Mac Blogging Software | Mac20Q Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:09:40 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2303#comment-537 [...] efficient way to get your writing online. For quite a long time now I have been very happy with the MarsEdit blog posting software from the software company called Red Sweater. Before that I was using an [...] [...] efficient way to get your writing online. For quite a long time now I have been very happy with the MarsEdit blog posting software from the software company called Red Sweater. Before that I was using an [...]

]]> Comment on Controlling the Mac with Speech to Text Software – Dragon Dictation by Wizardgold http://mac20q.com/2011/10/controlling-the-mac-with-speech-to-text-software-dragon-dictation/#comment-535 Wizardgold Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:43:13 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2210#comment-535 @Bakari45 I hope you like the videos I have been making lately about MarsEdit too then. The editing I do in DD is to make sure that I have the sense of the sentences as close as possible to what I said so that it is much easier to do the proper edit in Scrivener or Textmate afterwards. I have tried to dictate into other apps and not had much success so I dictate into DD and then copy and paste out to where ever. Have you subscribed to the Wizardgold Mac20Q channel on YouTube? There are more videos coming. @Bakari45 I hope you like the videos I have been making lately about MarsEdit too then. The editing I do in DD is to make sure that I have the sense of the sentences as close as possible to what I said so that it is much easier to do the proper edit in Scrivener or Textmate afterwards.

I have tried to dictate into other apps and not had much success so I dictate into DD and then copy and paste out to where ever.

Have you subscribed to the Wizardgold Mac20Q channel on YouTube? There are more videos coming.

]]> Comment on Controlling the Mac with Speech to Text Software – Dragon Dictation by Bakari45 http://mac20q.com/2011/10/controlling-the-mac-with-speech-to-text-software-dragon-dictation/#comment-534 Bakari45 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:18:12 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2210#comment-534 Like how you give a live demonstration of DD. As a writer I now use the application to write about 2/3 of my articles. DD has gotten much better since the 2.5 update. I mainly dictate in the Notepad or TextEdit and then copy and paste text to MarsEdit. I don't edit much with DD, but being able to dictate and manually type in the Notepad really helps make DD more useful. Anyway, appreciate your videos on DD and other apps. Thanx. Like how you give a live demonstration of DD. As a writer I now use the application to write about 2/3 of my articles. DD has gotten much better since the 2.5 update. I mainly dictate in the Notepad or TextEdit and then copy and paste text to MarsEdit. I don’t edit much with DD, but being able to dictate and manually type in the Notepad really helps make DD more useful. Anyway, appreciate your videos on DD and other apps. Thanx.

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]]> Comment on The Best Mac HTML 5 App – Hype the Easy to use HTML5 Editor by Wizardgold http://mac20q.com/2011/12/the-best-mac-html-5-app-hype-the-easy-to-use-html5-editor/#comment-531 Wizardgold Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:15:37 +0000 http://mac20q.com/?p=2375#comment-531 I have changed to the Livefyre commenting system and I hope that my readers will join in and start throwing some comments in this direction. I want to get questions from you and your opinion about the content of the articles. Let me know if there are topics you would like me to cover. I have changed to the Livefyre commenting system and I hope that my readers will join in and start throwing some comments in this direction. I want to get questions from you and your opinion about the content of the articles.

Let me know if there are topics you would like me to cover.

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