I’ve ben using the Capture widget for some time to handle screen captures on the Mac. Desktopple is a great idea for being able to create a pristine background. This handles the only limitation I run into when working on tutorials.
Media Convert - free and on line - convert and split sound, ringtones, images, docs
Now this is wicked. The ability to convert a wide range of files online. This will see some use.
CodeWeavers - Beta Center - CrossOver Mac
With Intel chips in the Macs, CrossOver is a real opportunity for Mac users to install and use some Windows apps. So far, I’m 0 for 2, but haven’t really given it the ol’ college try.
This has been done before, but never with this much backing (that I know of). The idea is excellent and is certainly something which should be explored further in education. Unfortunately, it isn’t showing up as a future addition on Netflix, so I’ll have to track it myself and hope to run across it sometime in the future.
Had some fun this morning. I have a meeting (in a short 45 minutes) with a faculty member and student to discuss and possibly give a brief tutorial on developing 3D shapes. Haven’t used 3DS Max for awhile. Maybe 8-9 months. And then it was version 6, I only installed 7 on my PC yesterday.
But, I surprised myself. Remember more than I thought. And was able to find helpful tips online and in the tutorials book for Max 6, which worked fine. Had about an hour to play catch up, and catch up I did. See the attached image for the little scene I built.
Thanks to BindyEye for the helpful, and free, materials from which I grabbed the water material. (http://www.3dkingdom.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=695)
Oh, and the kicker is, I did this remoting from my Mac to my PC. Gotta love it.