Quicksilver

Sometimes we want our students to be able to REALLY see a message. Quicksilver can help us do that. Look at the image below. See how the word 'quicksilver' really pops out at you?

Want to see how to do this?


The following video explains how to download and set up Quicksilver so you can create those large, easy-to-read messages on your screen. Although there are many other uses for Quicksilver, this post discusses the 'large type' effect you see in the images here.

http://screencast.com/t/PyEHKMjh

There are multiple ways to find and download Quicksilver. It can be downloaded from www.blacktree.com or just Google "Quicksilver for Mac". It will be the first or second hit. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Mouseposé

Some teachers have purchased Mouseposé from Boinx Software and have asked me to create a tutorial on how to use it. So here it is: Mouseposé Tutorial.

Mouseposé highlights the screen area around the mouse pointer and visualizes keystrokes and mouse clicks. For more information about Mouseposé, go to www.boinx.com.

This program is not free. I am posting this tutorial by request.