MBW 58; Pick of the week is Acorn

Merlin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:25:58 -0400

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...

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.

”MBW 58; Pick of the week is Acorn” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on September 24, 2007. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"