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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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 Acorn vs. GraphicConverter?Submitted by kananga on September 24, 2007 - 4:01pm.
I’m intrigued by Acorn. I’m curious about how it stacks up vs. my old standby “poor man’s Photoshop,” GraphicConverter. Is there someone out there who’s used both who can give me some educated feedback? » POSTED IN:
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