Ok, don’t get me wrong: everyone knows that you can take a screenshot of what’s happening on your iPhone by simply holding Power + Home. I wanted to talk about something different: what if you’re a developer / designer or even a blogger, and you want to insert some great iPhone screenshots on your webpage? Yeah, those screens with a standing iPhone showing the application in context, like this one. Ever wondered how you can actually achieve a similar result? I did. And I’ve come up with two easy and nice solutions I wanted to share with you, hoping to help you out with your next project or blog post.
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How To Take Professional iPhone Screenshots
Mac VideoStories: How To Extract an Application’s Icon and Convert It to .png
Today I’m very happy to announce a new series of posts on MacStories, called “Mac VideoStories”. The VideoStories will feature video tutorials about every tweak, hack or how-to you should know about your Mac. From beginners stuff to advanced tricks, both long and brief videos, I’ll try to cover every possible thing that will come in my mind.
Let’s start with the first screencast, a tutorial that shows how you can easily extract an application’s icon and convert it to a universal .png file.
Enjoy!
Create a Cheap Server Using the Regular Snow Leopard Install
Awesome tutorial over at MacLife, which includes MAMP, OpenFire and a little bit of patience. Very useful, anyway.
The Ultimate Introduction to Applescript, Part 2: Scripting Concepts and Samples
Applescript, that amazing resource many Mac users ignore because they think it’s too complex. Guys, Applescript is an amazing tool to get things done automatically, though I recognize many of you just don’t want to get started because you don’t have the right motivation, or you just don’t know enough about it. I wrote a post which collected the best examples of Applescript but still, there wasn’t a real introduction.
That’s why I asked my friend Jesse from iScript Netcast to get started on a posts series about Applescript. This is the second part of the series, be sure to read the first part “The Ultimate Introduction to Applescript” if you missed it. You can also get in touch with iScript Netcast on Twitter here.
Enjoy!
TwitNews – Post to Twitter from NetNewsWire
Achieved via Applescript, you can also assign it to Fastscripts. Pretty cool.
The Ultimate Introduction to Applescript: Part 1
Applescript, that amazing resource many Mac users ignore because they think it’s too complex. Guys, Applescript is an amazing tool to get things done automatically, though I recognize many of you just don’t want to get started because you don’t have the right motivation, or you just don’t know enough about it. I wrote a post which collected the best examples of Applescript but still, there wasn’t a real introduction.
That’s why I asked my friend Jesse from iScript Netcast to get started on a posts series about Applescript. There will be 3 parts, where Jesse will outline the pros and cons of Applescript, together with some sample scripts and tips for beginners.You can also get in touch with iScript Netcast on Twitter here.
Enjoy!
Service to Send Any Link to Instapaper
“Since getting Instapaper Pro for my iPod, I’ve been loving the ability to add links to my instapaper just by tapping on them, rather than (on my laptop) having to follow a link to its webpage, wait for it to load, and then hit the bookmarklet to send it to IP. So I made a service to duplicate that functionality on my Macbook. Once installed, you can select any URL in any application, and any link in Safari and send it to Instapaper in the background. You’ll get notified via Growl or the OS.”
This is just great.
A Service To “Install and Keep” Software Updates
That’s exactly what I was looking for.
Restoring a Minimized AIR App From The Mac OS X Dock
A small step to build decent AIR apps.