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MBW 58; Pick of the week is Acorn
Merlin Mann | Sep 24 2007
MacBreak Weekly 58: Repeal the Nerd Tax
> Hosts: Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, Alex Lindsay, and Chris Breen > Chris reviews the new iPods, screen issues with the Touch, and the trouble with ringtones... Here's a direct MP3 download of MBW 58. Oh, brother, I was totally high on cold medicine when we did this episode. But, not so high that I couldn't recommend Flying Meat's amazing new Acorn, a stripped-down, and very inexpensive graphics app. It's one my favorite Mac programs of the year.
Like I said on the show, there's so many little things you want to do with screen shots or photos -- just weird little tweaks like Dooce's "Lovely Glow Effect" -- and high-end graphics apps like Photoshop can seem really heavy for the job. Acorn is in the sweet spot for most of what I want to do, and so far it's stood up to every task I've needed. And, the price is sure right at an intro rate of $39.95 (0.057 of an "Alex"). And, for the next show, I'll try to be less medicated. I promise. Unless it's something people like. In which case I'll consider getting wasted. Up to you. 22 Comments
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 Give 'er a spinSubmitted by Merlin on September 24, 2007 - 4:59pm.
Acorn is a free DL (links to a ZIP) to demo, so you might want to give it a try and compare for yourself. I used to love GC, but I haven't used it in a dog's age. » POSTED IN:
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