Ultimate Pen for Mac

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• Great application!

  kbeilJune 17, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />We use Ultimate Pen on our classroom computers that are attached to TV monitors. It is a GREAT way for teachers to demonstate various lessons to kids, such as editing.

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• It's a good idea.

  aprillovesmacsApril 25, 2004

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've found it useful as a scratch pad for reminders that I need to have visible on screen but without obstructing my normal view. I've found it pretty useful there. The interface and shortcuts weren't that intuitive and I had to go back and reread the instructions before I could get it to work OK. It seems stable (no crashes in five days and 23 starts); and in comparison to Desktastic I think it IS more useable; the click-thru short-cut is probably the biggest thing that differentiates the two, that makes a real difference to me. One complaint is that the tool box ought to be visible by default each time the app starts, currently it's not. But all in all I like the program, I'll play with it until the evaluation period (which is very fair) expires and maybe I'll buy it; the only thing stopping me doing so now is that the $20 price seems pretty steep for what I will use it for. When I checked on the web site i couldn't find the Anniversary $5 off sale that Lex Luthor mentioned - maybe it's expired. Ignoring the price issue though, I'll still give it five stars because i do think it's a good app.

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• hmm

  MacG5November 26, 2003

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Well its not really for having fun and drawing, its more for on-screen drawing work, I like it for guides and for teaching work.

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• Perfect! It crashed my Mac OS 10.3

  loshooligunNovember 26, 2003

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I had to de-install it in order for my Mac to be able to boot again

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• Handy application for lectures and reviews

  Danny NganNovember 5, 2003

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I think Ultimate Pen is a solid and incredibly useful application. I really enjoy being able to press a hotkey and then start drawing anywhere on the screen. I teach animation for a living, and when I'm doing lectures and reviewing student work on screen, it is incredibly handy to be able to markup the drawings and animations as I go. If a student wants a copy of the notes, I just save off the images and then email them the files. Sure, Desktastic has been out for a year, but there have been no updates for quite some time (I've owned and used it since it was released). I think Desktastic is a great application, but Ultimate Pen has those extra few refinements that make it a better application right now. Customizable system-wide hotkey to activate and deactivate drawing mode, keyboard shortcuts for tools, hiding/showing the tool palette as needed, and user-adjustable tablet settings. Small things, but when you're using it almost everyday, these things do add up.

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