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00:00:00 – 00:09:11
In the video, Steve Dotto introduces Skitch, a versatile screen capture and annotation tool available on multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. He emphasizes Skitch's seamless integration with Evernote for easy saving and sharing of content. Dotto uses Skitch to create graphics for social media and troubleshoot issues, such as a problem with Apple's Safari consuming excessive memory, which led him to switch to using Firefox. He demonstrates Skitch’s capabilities, including screenshot capture, annotation, and sharing options, and highlights a community discussion sparked by his Facebook post about Safari and memory usage. Dotto concludes by encouraging viewer engagement through subscriptions, newsletter sign-ups, community participation, and support on Patreon, ending with his signature sign-off.
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In this part of the video, Steve Dotto introduces viewers to Skitch, a screen capture tool that has become indispensable to him. Initially exclusive to Mac users, Skitch is now available on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows. Dotto emphasizes Skitch’s seamless integration with Evernote, which simplifies saving, archiving, and distributing captured content. He highlights the tool’s utility for creating graphics for social media posts and video slates. Dotto also discusses his personal experience with Skitch, mentioning how it aided him in troubleshooting a computer issue involving memory use, enhanced by another utility called Memory Scope.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses an issue with Apple’s Safari browser consuming an excessive amount of memory (25% of system resources) on a 12 GB Mac. Frustrated, the speaker decided to switch from Safari to Firefox as the secondary browser, while continuing to use Chrome as the primary browser. To share this issue, a Facebook post was created using the Skitch app, which allows for screenshots and markups. The speaker demonstrated using Skitch to capture a screen area and annotate it with arrows and text to highlight issues. The captured image was easily saved as a JPEG and used in the Facebook post, which generated significant engagement.
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In this segment of the video, the presenter discusses his Facebook engagement, mentioning how a recent post sparked a community discussion regarding Apple’s stance on Flash and Safari’s memory usage. He then demonstrates how to use Skitch on an iPhone, showcasing its features like photo annotation, adding symbols, text, and various sharing options. He praises Skitch for its versatility across multiple platforms and its free availability. The segment concludes with a call to action, inviting viewers to subscribe to the channel, join the newsletter, and participate in the community.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, Steve Dotto encourages viewers to check out the Patreon page and consider becoming patrons. He then concludes the video with his signature sign-off, “Have fun storming the castle!”