Episode 50 / July 26, 2007
Guest Brett Larson, tech and environment reporter for Fox 5 in NYC, starts with Megaseg, DJ and radio automation software. Larson recommends it to improve the crossfade between songs in iTunes. Using the app you can decide at what point in each song the next one will begin. It’s also great for weddings. I guess.
Alex Lindsay has a pick from mbwideas on del.icio.us, and it’s Jing, a cross-platform audio and video screengrab app. Kinda like Skitch and ImageWell, once you capture something, it’s very easy to upload it or send it in an e-mail. Alex says it’s great for showing someone what you’re working on.
Leo Laporte talks about another cross-platform product. ArtRage comes in free and paid versions and it’s a drawing app designed for artists. It’s got a unique user interface with a palette and paint metaphor. Leo loves it on his tablet PC and thinks it’s great for kids.
Chagrined by the lack of to-do list functionality on his iPhone, Scott Bourne picks Ta-Da Lists from 37Signals. There’s an iPhone-optimized version of the great and simple Ajax to-do list app. Basically it’s everything you ever wanted from a to-do app, but it lives on the web. The down side is you have to be connected to access your lists and it doesn’t sync with other apps.
Merlin Mann talks about OmniGraffle, the diagramming, charting, and visualization app for the Mac. More specifically, Merlin recommends graffletopia.com, an independent website where users can share their OmniGraffle stencils. They’ve got everything, from floorplan shapes to network topography doodads. And it’s free.
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