SOFTWARE OF THE DAY - EASYCROP & DJAY

Hi All, Key Combination of the Day Option-Empty Trash Pressing Option while emptying the trash permanently deletes its contents without a warning. Locked items in the trash will also be deleted. Shareware of the Day: EasyCrop - Crop and more, without the fuss. The Hard Way To illustrate the power of EasyCrop, consider the following scenario. You wish to crop and scale down a photo to send in an email, and you want the file size to be under 50 KB. With a full-featured graphics application, these are the steps you would take: Launch the app, and watch the app icon bounce and bounce and bounce ... Navigate clumsy file dialogs to reach the file you wish to open. Crop the image and scale the result. Export the result to a temporary JPEG file. Check file size; if it's too big, back up two steps or try a different JPEG Quality setting. Open the folder containing the temporary file in the Finder. Drag the file into the email you are composing. Finally, delete the temporary file now that you no longer need it. The EasyCrop Way EasyCrop is a small app that launches in no time. And since it takes up little resources and is so useful, most users just keep it running all the time. To perform the above task, simply drag the photo into EasyCrop. Then select the area you wish to crop and resize using a slider. When you're happy with what you see in the live preview, enter the file size limit and drag the preview image straight to the email you are composing. That's it. Download your copy today and try it out for yourself. Chances are that you will, like many others, find yourself using it more than you ever imagined. Highlights Consumes little resource and launches quickly No confusing file dialog No temporary files to erase Live preview Customizable constraint settings Built-in screen capture tool Full drag-and-drop support (e.g. drag image directly from Safari to EasyCrop) Originals remain intact     Some Usage Ideas Email Blog Add a face to your Address Book contact Set up pictures for your Mac OS X logon screen Convert image file format Take screenshots with built-in screen capture tool More info and download link here: <http://www.yellowmug.com/easycrop/> Freeware of the Day: djay - The new groundbreaking audio application for Mac OS X. djay is the groundbreaking new software for Mac OS X. It takes full advantage of Apple's latest audio and graphics technologies, and runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC processors. It supports all common file formats, such as mp3, aiff, wav, aac, caf. With djay you can control and mix your whole digital music collection with two realistic virtual, interactive turntables and both record and transmit the audio in real-time over the Bonjour network to other connected djays. The top features include: Real-time audio mix transmission over Bonjour network Real-time audio mix recording iTunes Integration Automatic artwork image loading on both turntables customizable vinyl Forward spinning Time-Stretching Pitch-Shifting with amazing blend effect 5 band Equalizer Audio Unit Effects Support Pre-Cueing (requires multichannel sound card) Crossfade automation Manual Beat Counting Magnetic tempo slider for precise beat matching Cue points for beat-juggling Full control with keyboard shortcuts GarageBand instruments integration via network AppleScriptability for mixing automation "Spin those virtual wheels of steel" – Macworld, Digital Lifestyle, Feb 2007   "(...) you won't find a simpler, more obvious application to use." – MacUser, October 06 issue , Rating More info and download link here: <http://www.algoriddim.net/> Regards... Gordon