OS X: Evernote has updated its screengrabbing and image annotation tool, Skitch, with more precise annotations, an adjustable canvas, and other improvements.As the image above shows, you can now draw precise lines at 45-degree angles and create perfect squares and circles by holding down the Shift key while drawing. Shapes can also be more precise now, thanks to a lower minimum size (great for when you need to circle a tiny element in the image).Now you can also extend the canvas to add annotations next to the image or screenshot. The canvas will automatically expand when you start typing in the margins of the image to give you more space or you can set an amount to stretch the canvas.Besides the shape and canvas features, Skitch now saves images as special re-editable PNG files. This means you or someone you're working with can reopen the image in Skitch to adjust the annotations.Finally, Skitch will let you get straight to annotating if you deselect the new option in the app's preferences to "Show advanced options after a screen snap." Read more about the updates or download Skitch 2.6 via the link below.Skitch for Mac Update: New Features for Faster Annotations | Evernote
What to do if your keyboard on the screen. And if there are dozens of screens: At CES, the Russian design Art Lebedev, the company shows upcoming Optimus Aux Optimus popularis keyboard with a mini and a series of six unique keyboard for data input devices on the key to the home screen.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Skitch Updates with Neater Annotations, Faster Screenshots, and More
OS X: Evernote has updated its screengrabbing and image annotation tool, Skitch, with more precise annotations, an adjustable canvas, and other improvements.As the image above shows, you can now draw precise lines at 45-degree angles and create perfect squares and circles by holding down the Shift key while drawing. Shapes can also be more precise now, thanks to a lower minimum size (great for when you need to circle a tiny element in the image).Now you can also extend the canvas to add annotations next to the image or screenshot. The canvas will automatically expand when you start typing in the margins of the image to give you more space or you can set an amount to stretch the canvas.Besides the shape and canvas features, Skitch now saves images as special re-editable PNG files. This means you or someone you're working with can reopen the image in Skitch to adjust the annotations.Finally, Skitch will let you get straight to annotating if you deselect the new option in the app's preferences to "Show advanced options after a screen snap." Read more about the updates or download Skitch 2.6 via the link below.Skitch for Mac Update: New Features for Faster Annotations | Evernote
Ricotta and date stuffed bacon bowls
I wanted to make ricotta stuffed dates wrapped in bacon but I couldn't find whole dates at the grocery store, so I came up with this alternative. I think I might even like it more than the original! They are adorable and delicious!
The ingredients I used are as follows:-one bag of chopped dates
-one container of ricotta cheese (I think it was 15 oz)
-bacon (I ended up making almost 3 dozen of these things and you need one piece of bacon for each one)
-honey
-salt
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Windows: In most cases, you shouldn't fiddle with system files on your OS. However, sometimes you don't have a choice, and in those instances, SysMate can help make the process easier.The app is impossibly simple to use. You point the first box to the file you want to replace and the second box to the new version. No mucking about with command lines or Emergency Repair Disks. It even makes a backup of the original so you can revert the changes if necessary. Again, this isn't something you should need to do very often, but when you do, this is a handy piece of software to have in your tool belt.SysMate | via GhacksHow To Make A Pin Cushion
This traditional seamstress craft is easy to make in a few minutes.
You will need
7-8 inch circle of fabric (you can use a small salad plate to trace the fabric out if you are unsure of the size) or Spoonflower has a great kit here by Anda preprinted. We used Kona cotton for ours at the Etsy/Spoonflower Craft Party.
stuffing
3-4 inch circle of felt
needle
thread
scissors
stuffing
Mozilla wants to help developers integrate 3D games, video calls, and file sharing into webapps with
Mozilla wants to help developers integrate 3D games, video calls, and file sharing into webapps with Firefox's Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) technology. Learn more about it here.
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