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Wed, 08 Feb 2006

Thumbscrew Mentioned on Call for Help

Amazing! My little app was mentioned on the Call for Help with Leo Laporte show. An exerpt from the transcript:

>> Leo: HAVE YOU EVER -- I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A WALK OVER
HERE. (Mellow instrumental)
>> Leo: HAVE YOU EVER WANDERED AROUND ON THE COMPUTER, ON THE STUDIO
FLOOR, AND SAID, "I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE --" HAVE YOU EVER WANTED YOUR ONLINE PHOTOS TO LOOK UNIQUE? N "LOOK UNIQUE?" THIS IS --

>> Mikey: LOOK DIFFERENT!

>> Leo: MIKE HAS A FREE FILE TO MAKE ALL YOUR PHOTOS ONLINE LOOK
JUST... A LITTLE DIFFERENT, KIND OF ASKEW.

>> Mikey: ASKEW ALMOST. (Laughing)

>> Leo: WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM?

>> Mikey: IT'S CALLED "THUMBSCREW."

>> Leo: OH, I LOVE THUMBSCREW!

>> Mikey: IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

>> Leo: I USE THUMBSCREW.

>> Mikey: AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO -- ns up]

>> Mikey: WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES THE IMAGE THAT YOU HAVE, A
PHOTOGRAPH OR EVEN A DRAWING OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN YOUR COMPUTER, AND YOU CAN TURN IT -- IT'LL MAKE IT SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE.

>> Leo: AND YOU CAN PUT A FRAME ON IT.

>> Mikey: PUT A FRAME AROUND IT, COLOURED BACKGROUND. ns down]

>> Leo: THIS IS, BY THE WAY, A FREE FILE FOR MAC ONLY UNFORTUNATELY.

>> Mikey: EXACTLY, YEAH.

>> Leo: SO DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP, WINDOWS PEOPLE. I'M SURE THERE'S
SOMETHING LIKE IT --
>> Mikey: THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS A
FANTASTIC PROGRAM, SO --

>> Leo: I USE IT ALL THE TIME.

>> Mikey: YEAH. SO I'LL JUST SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS RIGHT HERE. YOU
TAKE A PHOTO -- THIS IS A PHOTO I TOOK THE OTHER NIGHT. ns up]
>> Mikey: AND I'M JUST GONNA DROP IT INTO THE THUMBSCREW WINDOW, AND
IT'S GONNA TAKE A SECOND.

>> Leo: AND IT DOES ITS THING.

>> Mikey: IT DOES ITS THING. (Both make funny sounds)

>> Mikey: AND IT POPS UP, YOU CAN SEE HERE, A LITTLE ONE. IT'S
CALLED "THUMB." IT'S RENAMED.

>> Leo: IT'S A THUMBNAIL.

>> Mikey: IT'S A THUMBNAIL OF IT. AND I'LL OPEN IT UP HERE. ns down]

>> Mikey: IT JUST NEEDS A SECOND TO LOAD UP HERE, BUT WHAT IT DOES
IS I'VE MADE IT SO IT MATCHES THE COLOUR SCHEME OF MY BLOG. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AN UPSIDE-DOWN PICTURE, SO IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE, BUT I'LL DO ANOTHER ONE HERE OF --
>> Leo: YOU CAN SET HOW MUCH IT ROTATES IT BY, AND I'VE ACTUALLY --
I ALWAYS SET IT TO THE MINIMUM, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO ROTATE --
>> Mikey: YEAH, I HAVE IT LIKE, I THINK, AT 35 DEGREES OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, JUST SO IT GIVES IT A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HERE'S A BETTER EXAMPLE OF --

>> Leo: YEAH, SEE THAT? ISN'T THAT COOL?

>> Mikey: OF LEO, MYSELF AND AMBER.

>> Leo: WE WERE SHOOTING POOL THE OTHER NIGHT.

>> Mikey: YEAH.

>> Leo: NO, WE WEREN'T. (Laughing)

>> Mikey: AND SO THIS MATCHES PERFECTLY WITH, FOR INSTANCE, MY BLOG
BACKGROUND OR YOUR ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM BACKGROUND.

>> Leo: SO YOU CAN CHOOSE A PICTURE --

>> Mikey: SO I JUST HAVE MY --

>> Leo: SHOW US HOW YOU'VE USED IT.

>> Mikey: I'LL SHOW YOU. I'LL JUST SCROLL DOWN.

>> Leo: I DO THE SAME THING. IN FACT, WHEN I DID THE LAST GEEK
CRUISE, I DID A WHOLE PHOTO ALBUM WITH THUMBSCREW, AND IT REALLY LOOKED NICE.
>> Mikey: EXACTLY. SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT FITS PERFECTLY
INTO MY BLOG BECAUSE IT MATCHES THE BACKGROUND EXACTLY. THE COLOUR'S THE SAME, THE BORDER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S -- I'VE HAD PEOPLE E-MAIL ME AND SAY, "WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM?"

>> Leo: "HOW DO YOU DO THIS?"

>> Mikey: AND IT'S REALLY SIMPLE, AND IT TAKES LIKE 10 SECONDS.

>> Leo: THUMBSCREW. YOU CAN DO A WHOLE BATCH OF THEM.

>> Mikey: AND YOU CAN DO BATCHES, EXACTLY.

>> Leo: JUST DRAG A WHOLE BUNCH OF FILES ON THERE.

>> Mikey: YEAH, YEAH.

>> Leo: THUMBSCREW -- I USE IT, AND SO DOES MIKEY. MIKEY LIKES IT.

>> Mikey: (Chuckling) (Mellow guitar music)

(Thanks to Jack for the heads up)

[10:26] | [software] | [#] | [G] | [Comments: 5]
Hi Zack

If you want to see the CFH episode, i have the .avi file (144Mbs). Just send me an email and I'll give you access to the file.

Jack
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Posted by phentermine at Wed Sep 21 00:53:11 2005

Hey !
I'm not a Tv star BUT I use it every days too and I love it !

Thank you very much for such a useful tool.

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ps: Is it in your plans to add add somme gizmos like irregular corners, adhesive ribbon on the corners or stuff like that. That would be very cool.
Posted by Emmanuel at Wed Sep 21 16:43:06 2005

Thank you for creating such a great free app

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