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ScreenFloat v2.2.2 is now available and fixes a couple of irritating bugs.

What is ScreenFloat?

ScreenFloat is your Screenshot All-Rounder.
Capture screenshots and recordings that float above other windows, allowing you to reference anything on your screen, anywhere. It’s like Picture-in-Picture, only for screen captures.
It keeps your Desktop clutter-free, as every capture you make is stored in its Shots Browser, where you can manage, organize and find your shots. They’re also synced across your Macs.
Easily copy the non-copyable, as ScreenFloat recognizes text, barcode and faces in your shots, which also allows you to effortlessly redact sensitive parts of your screenshots.
Add non-destructive annotations, redactions and markup, crop, “fold“, resize, or de-retinize your shots, or trim, cut or mute your recordings. Quickly pick colors.
Create shareable and embeddable links for your captures using iCloud, ImageKit.io or Cloudinary.com.
And so much more.

A screenshot is just a screenshot. Until you use ScreenFloat.

Tip: Check out the Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post series for a deep-dive into its functionality and what it can do for you.

What’s New in ScreenFloat v2.2.2

  • Fixes a bug where sometimes recording the screen would fail
  • Fixes a bug that would cause all screenshots to be copied instead of displayed if the keyboard shortcut to trigger the screenshot contained the control modifier key
  • Fixes a bug where the video recording settings panel would not come up when re-capturing an area

Links and Availability

ScreenFloat is a one-time purchase, exclusively available on the Mac App Store for USD 15.99 / EUR 14,99 / GBP 15.99 , and a free update for existing customers.
A free, 28-day trial is available for download from the website.
It requires macOS 12 Monterey (macOS 14 Sonoma recommended for full functionality)
A (free) iCloud account is required if you want to sync your ScreenFloat library across your Macs.
ScreenFloat is currently localized in English, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Dutch.

ScreenFloat Website + Free Trial
ScreenFloat on the Mac App Store
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac and Transloader at ~25% off)

Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post Series
ScreenFloat 2 Usage Tips

Contact & Connect

I hope you enjoy ScreenFloat (and my other apps) : )

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Something a little off topic from what I normally post here:
Every now and then, I stream gameplay on Twitch (link).

A couple of months ago, I played Jurassic Park (1993, MS-DOS), and got stuck on level 2. It stuck with me, so I covered a popular song and made a no-expenses-spared, highest-production-quality music video out of it. It first aired on my stream, and it’s now finally up on my YouTube channel as well, so here goes:

I hope you like it 🙂

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With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part V – Tameno on Your Apple TV

Tameno on your Apple TV can help you doing stretches, mediate, practice yoga, and more.
Let’s take a look at how it works.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

Starting your first interval is as easy as launching the app and selecting Start Tapping.

Note: You can also use the play/pause button on your Apple TV’s remote to start and stop Tameno.

Changing the Interval

Use the + and – buttons at the sides to increase and decrease your interval.
Use single clicks on your remote to change it by seconds, click-and-hold to change it by minutes.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

At the top left, select the back-in-time button to access your recently used intervals.

Settings

At the top right, select the gear button to access Tameno’s settings.

Count to Zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

(Recycling the video for Apple Watch here, but it’s just the same in the Apple TV app)
Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

That’s a Wrap

That’s all there is to Tameno. It’s a simple app that lets you use auto-repeating timers so you don’t have to count down in your head anymore, freeing your mind for more important things. I hope you like it!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

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With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part IV – Tameno on Your Mac

Tameno on your Mac can help you pace yourself throughout your entire day. Let’s take a look at how it works.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

Launch Tameno and click on Start Tapping to have Tameno count down repeatedly from the set interval.

Note: Alternatively, you can press the space bar on your keyboard to start and stop intervals.

Changing the Interval

You can easily change the interval with the + and – buttons, by dragging or scrolling, or with your keyboard.

+ and – Buttons

To adjust the interval by seconds, press the + and – buttons on either side.

Drag or Scroll Up and Down, or Left and Right

Just like on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, you can click-and-drag to adjust the interval by seconds, or double-click-and-drag to adjust by minutes.

You can also scroll up and down to adjust by seconds, or scroll left and right to adjust by minutes.

Keyboard

Change your interval from your keyboard, using the +, – or arrow keys.
With the + and – and up and down arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by seconds.
With the left and right arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by minutes.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

Right-click anywhere to bring up your recently used intervals.

Your recently used intervals are synced across all your devices over iCloud.

Dock Menu

Right-click Tameno in your Dock and you’ll be able to access the recently used intervals from there as well. You can also start and stop counting down from here.

Settings

Access Tameno’s settings by selecting Tameno > Settings… in your menu bar, or by pressing command and comma (⌘ ,).

Count to zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

Badge icon in Dock

To be able to see quickly where in your interval you are right now, you can badge Tameno’s icon in your Dock with it.

Show in menu bar

In that vein, if you want even more readily available visual feedback on where in your interval you are at any given time, you can place it in your menu bar.

Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

Widgets

Widgets give you quick access to Tameno and your favorite and recently used intervals.

Custom Interval Widget

This widget allows you to set an interval on-the-fly and start it right away.

Favorite Interval

Use this widget to have your all-time-favorite interval always at the ready!

Recently Used Intervals

This widget holds most of your recently used intervals, ready to get tappin’.

Siri Shortcuts

Tameno offers you two actions for Siri Shortcuts: Start tapping, and Stop tapping. Neat, isn’t it?

Start Tapping

Allows you to create a shortcut that makes Tameno tap you in the interval of your choice.

Stop Tapping

Consequently, with Stop tapping, you can create a shortcut that stops tapping you right away.

Note: Siri Shortcuts you create will, by default, become available on all devices that support them: your Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, and Mac.

Up Next

Next time in Part V, I’ll show you all about Tameno on your Apple TV. I hope you’ll join me!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

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