I do Mac

As you might know, I am a recent switcher. And I still use Microsoft Windows next to a Mac (as I am writing this).

Microsoft Windows has many keyboard shortcuts, and so do its program. Think of ALT+F4 to close something, or CTRL+S to save, and so on. OS X and applications for OS X also have many keyboard shortcuts, perhaps even more.

There are books about keyboard shortcuts, or you can just ram a key and see if it does anything. And if so, what? But using these ways means you either need to constantly have the book near by, look up what you want to do (that can be a pain) and press the buttons. Ramming buttons at random means you need to memorize what you pressed (same is possible when you use a book) or ram at random next time you need it.

But what if you do no want to remember all those keyboard shortcuts (I know I do not), or spend money on books. This is where KeyCue can come in very handy.

KeyCue is a program by Ergonis Software, who also makes the well known Typinator, and many other applications. KeyCue is relatively simple in what it can do.

KeyCue shows you keyboard shortcuts, and makes them clickable, in an overlay on your screen. You can either look at the menu shortcuts of the application you are using, or view system-wide shortcuts. This is easily done by pressing either the command button, option button, control button or the shift button and holding it. As long at you hold the key you set it will show the keyboard shortcuts on your screen.

Alternatively you can tell KeyCue that you want to view the keyboard shortcuts by pressing the button twice and then holding the key. Just depends of what you prefer. Or what you want to show, system-wide or active application.

I was able to purchase it for half price through a fellow MacHeist member, and I must say I am very happy with it. It is a great application. Well worth the 19,99 euro (that is the FULL price).

I recently acquired Delicious Library 2 by Delicious Monster. It enables you to catalog anything you like. You can enter the information manually or scan the barcode of the product using an external scanner or the iSight camera.

Delicious Library will look up the information of the product on Amazon.com and store the information. The product is placed onto the shelf, and will take on the image of that product as provided by Amazon.com.

The program works well, and it looks great. I love Delicious Library for that. But… what I hate is that you have to be in one of the countries where Amazon.com operates. And, I am not in a Amazon.com country.

Of course you can select a different country, which you like to use for Amazon.com, but when your music album turns into one of those Bratz dolls, it is just not the same.

For me the option to set a different website you want to use, if even possible, to look up the information is missing. Perhaps this option will appear in a future release.

The Amazon.com part of Delicious Library I hate, but for the rest I do love the program.