Screens 3 is a remarkably simple app for logging into Macs, PCs, and servers over the Internet. Especially great on iPads, Screens 3.1 adds plenty of a new features, such as swipe gestures for activating Hot Corners on configured Macs, and AirPlay Mirroring so you can broadcast your remote session on an Apple TV. Download it from the App Store or read more about it on Edovia’s blog.
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Screens 3.1 Adds Support for Hot Corners and AirPlay Mirroring→
Pixelmator 3→
On Tuesday, the Pixelmator Team released a significant update to their app that continues to make it faster while adding lots of new tools. Instead of rehashing the press releasing, I’ll direct you to their announcement instead.
The Pixelmator Team today announced Pixelmator 3.0 FX, the most advanced version of Pixelmator to date, featuring Layer Styles, Liquify Tools, and support for new features in OS X Mavericks, delivering blazing fast performance with its new, state-of-the-art image editing engine. Pixelmator 3.0 FX is available today as a free upgrade from the Mac App Store.
Between the Mac App Store and the colorful row of icons for iWork sits Pixelmator, which I consistently use for making quick touch ups to screen grabs and photos. I don’t have any real talent as an artist, nor do I understand the intricacies of all the tools, but it’s been indispensable for what I do on the site.
“A Knowledge Generation Tool”→
Craig Hunter (via Daring Fireball):
I often see debates about whether the iPad is a “content-creation” or “content-consumption” device, but I think that’s a simplistic way to look at it, likely drummed up by folks with limited focus. The iPad, along with apps from thousands of developers and the ingenuity and creativity of customers, has become a knowledge generation tool across the spectrum. It’s being used out in the real world to obtain tangible results with a real impact on the way we live.
It’s funny that, after three years and with all the evidence we have, many of us are still asking why the iPad needs to exist. Normal people who don’t write on tech blogs have the answer.
Name Mangler 3.3 Supports Mavericks Tags→
I use Name Mangler to rename the screenshots that I use for MacStories. Aside from the more complex image resizing and renaming workflow, Name Mangler is just great at picking up your active Finder selection and launching with a preset ready to rename multiple files at once with one click.
The latest update to Name Mangler adds support for Mavericks tags in the File metadata dropdown menu: if a file has a tag assigned, Name Mangler can use a tag’s name as a token in a renaming preset. I won’t use this for my screenshots, but I have some ideas for Hazel integration.
Name Mangler is $19 from Many Tricks’ website.
Mixed AppleScript Signals→
Dr. Drang:
As for spreadsheets and presentation software, the only competition I’m aware of is Excel and PowerPoint from the MS Office suite. I’ve never used PowerPoint and haven’t used Excel in almost 20 years, but David Sparks says their AppleScript support was better than iWork’s even before the purge. Now Apple is essentially pushing its power users toward Microsoft. It’s a funny world.
The Prompt: OS X Viterbos→
This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico talk about OS X Mavericks, break down the news from Apple’s fall event and complain about GarageBand.
The part about Mavericks is a nice commentary to Stephen’s review and my article on the latest OS X. Get the episode here.
How Apple Makes the Mac Pro→
What the Mac Pro video puts on display is Apple’s unique talent for bringing together disparate manufacturing technologies to produce incredible precision at extremely high volumes.
Apple’s Mac Pro video was probably the coolest part of yesterday’s event. Greg Koenig has analyzed the video and explained what’s going on. Fascinating.
The New Safari Web Inspector→
I am not a web developer but I regularly use the Safari Web Inspector when I think I know what I’m doing to understand how the Internet is made.
The Web Inspector has been rebuilt and redesigned with Safari 7. Here’s the post from the official WebKit blog from June about it; and, here’s Apple’s webpage.
Stephen Hackett’s Review of OS X Mavericks→
I think that Stephen did a solid job with his Mavericks review. It covers all the changes in OS X and it’s fun (check out the screenshots and footnotes for proof).
It’s a great way to prepare for Siracusa’s review.