Marketing Team
Arrival of weekends always give a reason for exaltation. It carries some kind of a euphoria. Yeah, I guess I am being far too much influenced by WordDigest now. Talking about WordDigest, the version 1.1.2 was released some time back with a few minor bugs fixed and yes, it has also been tested with iPhone OS 3.0.
But the main purpose of this post is to let ya’ll know that there are, hold your breath, 20 promocodes of WordDigest waiting to be grabbed at AppGiveaway. You just have to register there to be eligible to get a promocode of WordDigest.
The giveaway ends on August, the 5th. So people, clock’s a ticking. Grab a promocode of WordDigest, a comprehensive English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker for your iPhone or iPod touch, and stump your friends with your spellbinding wordplay.
There are a lot of fun and exciting elements that are soon going to be a part of WordDigest; so keep watching this space. Peace!
WordDigest
AppGiveaway, English Dictionary, Spell Checker, Thesaurus, WordDigest
Uploading work via FTP is an important aspect of work for many. Thus we decided to integrate it with Voila. However, some of our users got back to us as they were unsure how to upload an image via FTP to a specific folder other than the root folder. So we thought why not write about it to make matters simple.
As you know, when you have an image ready to be uploaded, you have to first configure your FTP account by entering details such as the Account name, Server URL, User name and Password. Once done, the images will be uploaded to the root folder whenever you select the publish via FTP option.
But what if you want to upload an image to a specific folder in the FTP? Mention the specific folder name in the Server URL field in Voila Preferences. Add a forward slash (/) after the Server URL and mention the name of the folder (/Folder name); the same is shown below:
If you want to change the folder, you just have to change the folder name, and the images will be uploaded to the folder mentioned. Now ain’t that easy?
You will get to see some great uploading options in our upcoming release, making uploading and publishing with Voila a mere breeze.
Voila
FTP upload, Mac, Screen Capture
Marketing Team
Charity is a virtue of the heart. And you find many people today who wholeheartedly want to help others without any other ulterior motive. Before you wonder what we are yapping about, let us tell you what we mean. We came across this fund raising campaign, The Pan-Mass Challenge, started by Seth Dillingham. The objective is to raise funds for The Jimmy Fund, a cancer care and treatment charity. Seth raises awareness for this cause by biking across the state of Massachusetts. He intends to raise $10,000 for this cause.
So the question arises where do we fit in all this. The funds for this charity are raised by selling Mac software in bundles, donated by interested developers. And we at Global Delight are proud to say that we have donated licenses of Voila for this cause. May we take this opportunity to request our fellow Mac software developers out there to be a part of this cause. This is also a chance for all you users to contribute your mite to charity. Go ahead, build your bundle and get that satisfaction of having changed a life.
On similar lines we have the MacWeed Creative Bundle. The bundle offers 13 great Mac applications, including yours truly, intended for personal and professional use. Out of the 13 bundled apps, 7 are locked, which shall be unlocked after reaching a certain number of sales.
Here again the spotlight is not on the bundle in itself, but on the cause. Part of the proceeds of the sales generated from this bundle will go the Italian Red Cross (CRI), in an effort to help the thousands of people displaced by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Abruzzo region of Italy a few weeks ago. The Italian Red Cross is an International society providing health care in peace and war and is part of the International Movement of the Red Cross. Buying this bundle will help millions displaced in the earthquake. When we were approached by MacWeed to include Voila in their bundle, we were at first skeptical ‘cos this was their first bundle. But when we learnt about their cause we willingly agreed to be a part of it. So go ahead and buy this bundle, because for charity, every little helps.
And do remember to check out the Voila-Tips and Tricks posted earlier and keep watching this space for more exciting news in the next three weeks.
Peace!
Voila
Mac, MacWeed Creative Bundle, Pan-Mass Challenge, Screen Capture
Marketing Team
It is said that quality in a product is not what you put in it, it is what the customer gets out of it. And no one can refute that. It is always interesting to know about our customers, learn how they use our product and what features they like in it the best. Apart from it being an interesting read, it helps us in understanding our customers and improving those features. So, featured in this post are comments from some users of Voila screen capture tool.
First is from Jose Hernandez, a teacher. Jose and students make use of Voila extensively. Read on:
I am a teacher. Voila helps me bring hands-on visual experiences to my students. For example, we were studying about the importance of balanced ecosystems and Voila helped me bring a Constructivist approach to this unit.
Students needed to research, create a graphic organizer, and present the specific aspects that maintained balance in the ecosystem they had chosen. Voila allowed them to capture screens and windows of animals and habitats as well as, write notes on the screenshots themselves. This program helped them concentrate on the mental aspect of their research and not on the boring task of copying and pasting, switching programs, and trying to remember where they got their information from.
Voila is a good example of how technology can be used in the classroom as a learning tool and not just for the sake of blindly pushing technology on kids’ learning.
-As found in Mac App Deals
The next one is from Barry Ludlow. Check what Barry has to say about Voila:
Hi there
just to let you know, l find this program the most useful tool and use
it many times a day.
I am a paper work misfit so this keeps me tidy and l can locate
stuff easily.
It is also very green as now l don’t have the need to print all of my
records, the savings on ink has already been paid
for voila………l hope you will keep progressing this invaluable
resource
Well done,
Barry
-Sent via email
Fariborz feels this about Voila:
This application is GOLD - really GOLD! If you need to take snapshots and add comments or modify them to your liking then look no further. Version 2 is a great enhancement over its already venerable version 1. I highly recommend it to all serious Mac users.
-As found in MacUpdate
Kate says:
I like that I can write on screen and web captures. I like that I can add special effects on it, which is what I think gives it its edge over other screen capturing software. I also like how you can take a screen capture of any size you want… even if it’s not of a regular form. I’m currently a student, studying graphic design and webdesign, hoping to start my own business in a couple of years. This could come in useful.
-As found in Mac App Deals
Sure brightens up your day when you know what you do is appreciated and liked by your customers. But that doesn’t mean we rest on our laurels; we work harder to improve the product. Future posts will cover more such comments from our users. Until then, Peace!
Voila
Mac, Screen Capture
We all know the conventional ways of doing things on Voila. But, what about those little shortcuts, those unconventional ways? This post is going to cover one of those aspects.
You may have come across situations where you may want to duplicate annotations onto the same image or copy-paste similar annotations across images. To duplicate an annotation, select that annotation using the select tool (Command L). Option drag the annotation, and an exact replica of the annotation will appear on the workbench. You can also select multiple annotations and perform the task simultaneously.
To copy-paste similar annotations across different captured images, select the annotations that you want to copy. To select all the annotations, choose Select all from the Edit Menu (Command A). To copy these annotations select Copy from the Edit Menu (Command C). Now select the image that you want to paste these annotations to from the Organizer pane. Once you have selected the image, select Paste from the Edit Menu (Command V). This will paste the copied annotations onto the image.
However do note that duplication and copy-paste of annotations is currently not available for non-selectable annotations like spray and stamps.
Watch this space for more tricks and tips on Voila!
P.S.: For the more conventional methods you can watch the screencasts here.
Voila
Image annotating, Mac Screen Capture
