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“App Spotlight”- Week #2- Remote Tap, NPR News, Shape Builder, Melodica, Proloquo2Go, IEP Checklist, and TextExpander Touch

One app a day… 7 days a week. The “App Spotlight” features one iPhone/iPod touch application a day that has been selected because we think that it rocks or because a reader of edu.Mac.nation (You!) thinks that it rocks. The picks stretch across many different categories. Here are the last 7 apps spotlighted on edu.Mac.nation [...]

1 Comment by Michael on February 26, 2010

filed in Applications, Featured Articles, Support, iPhone

tagged Applications, apps, IEP Checklist, melodica, npr news, proloquo2go, remote tap, shape builder, spotlight, TextExpander Touch

[Tips] Dictionary Shortcut in Mac OS X: Look Up Any Word Instantly

This morning I came across (on accident) a neat little shortcut for accessing Mac OS X’s built in dictionary.
Sometimes I like to hide my dock while using Safari. The shortcut for doing this is command + option + d. At the time I went to do this I had a word highlighted in Safari. Instead [...]

3 Comments by Michael on February 23, 2010

filed in Applications, Featured Articles, Support

tagged Apple, dictionary, shortcut, shortcuts, Support, tips, tips and tricks, Video

[Education] iPod Touch in the Classroom- Do’s and Don’ts: “Learning in Hand Blog” by Tony Vincent

Tony Vincent, from Learning in Hand, has compiled an excellent list of suggestions for using the iPod Touch with students…
Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent:
“Bringing iPods into the classroom is a great way to give students access to learning tools. However, there are so many things to keep in mind to make the iPods [...]

3 Comments by Michael on February 17, 2010

filed in Education, Featured Articles, Kids, Support, iPhone

tagged Apple, application, Applications, computer, Education, idea, iPod Touch, learning in hand, Support, sync

[Tutorial] “Adding Winter with Photoshop” by TotalApps

(Image above from TotalApps.net)
Over at TotalApps.net there is an excellent tutorial for making a landscape scene appear to be a winter scene.
Adding Winter with Photoshop | TotalApps:
“This quick guide will take you through the steps of adding winter to any landscape photo, but please note the process works better on bright clear landscapes rather than [...]

1 Comment by Michael on October 11, 2009

filed in Applications, Education, Featured Articles, Support

tagged Education, Photos, photoshop, Total Apps, tutorial

[iMovie '09] Picture-In-Picture Tutorial from MacMost

I have been pleased with the improvements and features in iMovie 09. Here is an excellent tutorial from MacMost on how to do “Picture-In-Picture” with this application…
MacMost – MacMost Now 242: iMovie Picture-In-Picture
“Learn how to use the new Picture-In-Picture function in iMovie 09 to overlay video or a photo on top of your main video.”

(Via [...]

3 Comments by Michael on May 19, 2009

filed in Applications, Education, Featured Articles, Support, Video

tagged help, how-to, imovie, iMovie 09, macmost, picture in picture, tutorial, Video

[Tips] Resize Photos with iPhoto or Preview

Below are two different methods for taking an image and changing the size to meet your needs.
For iPhoto: The steps described will guide you through resizing an image while “exporting” an image out of iPhoto. This does not change the original image. It only creates another smaller duplicate.
For Preview: Beneath the instructions and images for [...]

No Comments by Michael on April 8, 2009

filed in Education, Featured Articles, Photos, Support

tagged images, iphoto, menu bar, Photos, Preview, resize