My Move to MAC

[Jonesy]

Hi all,

I've recently made the move to MAC and haven't looked back since. I'd appreciate if anyone has any advice or suggestions of useful software or apps to download, specially in relation to science but anything really, that they might share them. I know there are plenty mac aficionados out there in the CESIverse.

Ta in advance,

Humphrey 

[Nigel Lane]

Hi Humphrey,

I'm not currently a Mac user but over at https://deals.cultofmac.com/ they sometimes have goodoffers on hardware and software that may be of use, including some freebies. They're not focussed on education obviously but you might pick up something useful from time to time. It's worth keeping an eye on anyway.

Nigel

[Peter Lydon]

This is a good one for dimming beyond the level Macs allow. http://stereopsis.com/flux/


Screenshot Plus is great for screen grabs or part thereof.

If you are thinking Pages etc I’d suggest going with office – some older pages files won’t open unless you have the latest version.

Peter

[Pádraig Ó Dubhaigh]

Humphrey,

made the move here too a few months ago, and am really happy with it (apart from accessing network drives, network printers etc. Bit hit-and-miss)

Afraid I can't help you on the science front, but some other software worth considering listed below: 

• Audacity for audio conversion / editing etc (free)
• Burn - for no-nonsense disc-burning / copying (free)
• Camtasia 2 - for screencasting (paid)
• Cinch - for Windows 7 style window-snapping / resizing (paid)
• Final Cut Pro X - the reason I switched to Mac!! (paid)
• Evernote - for web-based notes (free)
• GeoGebra - for maths (free)
• Google Chrome - because Safari drives me nuts! (free)
• Handbrake Video Converter - as the name says (free) 
• Jaksta Media Recorder - to download / convert video etc (paid)
• Office for Mac (paid)
• Picasa 3 - because iPhoto also drives me nuts!!! (free)
• Scratch for Mac - visual programming (free) - watch out for v.2.0 just released
• SketchUp 8 - 3D modelling (free)
• Ustream Producer - for streaming live events (free / paid)  

Regards

P

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Seriously jealous! I so want to go mac!! 

Helen

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[Mags Amond]

I just love your lofty pedagogical reason for choosing Chrome over Safari, Padraig. Agree. Mags

[Nigel Lane]

I may well be going down the Mac road soon, so Padraig's list here will be handy to look back on!

[Mary Linehan, IT Co-Ordinator]

Then there's Keynote for presentations (far nicer to work with than powerpoint)
I use Garageband & iMovie (sound & film editing)
and of ours the biggie - when I open the mac … it works - I don't have to wait a half hour for it to warm/load up :)

On 15 May 2013, at 22:35, Nigel Lane <lane8...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I may well be going down the Mac road soon, so Padraig's list here will be handy to look back on!
>

[Humphrey Jones]

Thanks everyone! A fine starter list for me to explore. Absolutely loving my MacBook - cant see why I delayed the switch for so long.

[Simon Lewis]

Sorry a bit late coming to this conversation - some great tips being shared here. I've had my MBA for about a year now and haven't looked back. There's rarely ever a time I need a Windows PC. Some things I liked that haven't already been mentioned are:

ResizeIt - image resizer

Stencyl - Scratch-like programming language

Spotify

iBooks Author

Simon

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Try Mash  - http://www.mash.ie

Targetboard - http://www.targetboard.net

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On 16 May 2013 10:43, ian mulcahy <ianmm...@gmail.com> wrote:

You can use QuickTime to record the screen (great for tutorials) free
Use Reflector(about 8€) to mirror ios devices to the mac screen, use QuickTime then as above, or for presenting in class.
BetterSnap Tool for Win 7 type 1/2 and 1/2 screen etc with 2 windows


Discounted mac sofware on software4students.ie with teacher discount
For photos - Lightroom can be got for 79€,
also, a quick way to view photos - highlight the photos in the file- right click- Quick Look

Ian Mulcahy

[Pádraig Ó Dubhaigh]

Just came across this on Teachnet Blog: a multi-platform application for creating / editing / reading eBooks called Calibre

Available here: http://calibre-ebook.com/download_osx 

Works nicely on Mac for ePubs created with Pages  

[hetty c Murphy]

Hi All,

was doing some research about software to use for online digital lessons and rang into huge issues around file

sizes and uploading them on to different types of websites. Am thinking of getting a Mac later in the year and I am wondering

is there something similar to captivate or powerpoint for creating digital lessons with the following features:

• no large file sizes for finished project?
• may saved and or created on line and accessible through a link?
• generally compatible with most operating systems?
• low cost or free?!

Looking forward to your replies, Hetty

[Hilary Mc Loughlin]

I've found Prezi to be unbeatable for all your requirements above Hetty- www.prezi.com. It's free and lots of fun to use. 

Have fun

Hilary

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[hetty c Murphy]

Thanks Hilary I must check that out loads of new lessons to create!

Hetty

[Power]

Camtasia comes on a Mac, Screenflow is good for screen videos but not as fully featured. If you are dealing with long videos you are going to have large files, best you can do is host on Vimeo or Youtube and embed and size won't be an issue. You can get Powerpoint on the mac (IMO office Mac is better than office PC). 

Export to a standard format, make it web based and it will work with any OS.

If you want free you can use Jing - its from Techsmith (make Camtasia too)

[EBD35]

I would also highly recommend Camtasia...great piece of software!! 

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[Tricia Tormey]

Hi all,

I also use Camtasia.  It is great for Flipping the Classroom projects and resources.

Tricia

All the best,
Tricia

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Camtasia is fab.

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