In this episode we discuss the latest apps that we've installed on our iPhones (and some that we haven't) and take a look at a number of screen-capturing applications that we use.

BackBites * iPhone backup * Find My Phone and Remote Wipe * Mobile Allowance (iTunes link)

ChatBites * Documents To Go * 1PasswordPro * Flashdrive * Air Sharing * FileMagnet * Actprinter (Jane73's review) * Delicious Library * Agendus * Control AppleTV from iPhone/Touch * iPhone case / screen protector -7 day shop * Evernote * Elaine's Copy and Paste problem in Evernote

Switchers Corner and Software Review * Paintbrush for OSX * SnagIt * Hypersnap * The big red X in MS Word * Vista Snipping Tool * SnapzProX * Skitch * GrabUp * TinyGrab * LittleSnapper * QuickSnapper * InstantShot * Layers

  • Keyboard shortcuts in OSX for capturing screen
  • Shift+Cmd+3 - captures entire screen and saves to Desktop
  • Shift+Cmd+4 - captures selection and saves to Desktop
  • Shift+Cmd+4 then spacebar, then click a window - captures selected window and saves to Desktop
  • Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+3 - captures entire screen to the clipboard
  • Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+4 - captures selection to the clipboard
  • Shift+Cmd+Ctrl+4 then spacebar, then click a window - captures selected window to the clipboard
  • In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Cmd+Shift+3 or Cmd+Ctrl-Shift+4):
  • Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
  • Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
  • Option, to resize the selected region with its centre as the anchor point
  • Tinkertool

Feedback and Comments * Thanks to StargateJohn for some suggestions about screen capture software - we'll be covering video capture in a future episode * Welcome to Nick from http://nickgreenphotography.com * LucyC - had the same problem Mike had with updated apps disappearing in iTunes - Mike's apps are now back

Events * Next MacBites Live event is 16th July at 20:00 BST - Getting video and audio on the web in Flash. More info on http://www.digital-iq.co.uk * North West Mac User Group hold their next meeting on 9th July at 20:00 BST. iWork09 is the topic

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