Whenever I do a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial video, I always tell you about it. I tell you how much fun I had creating the tutorial and what you’ll learn from it. I do this because I’m very proud of the work I do for ScreenCastsONLINE. What I rarely mention is that there are other terrific tutors at ScreenCastsONLINE, like Lee Garrett. Lee not only makes terrific videos, he’s recently bought the company from Don McAllister. While this might strike you as sucking up to my new boss, I want to tell you about a fantastic tutorial Lee just produced that was of great value to me.
Before I tell you though, there’s a back story. During the few weeks before I have a tutorial due, I consult with my editor, J.F. Brissette, about which app I’m going to teach. For my next tutorial, I suggested to J.F. that I teach the new iStat Menus 7. I told him that the reason I wanted to teach it was because I was completely baffled by it.
I’ve been using iStat Menus for ages and ages, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of how to do some of the simplest things. I’m a firm believer that teaching is the best way to learn.
However, J.F. told me that while it was a great idea, Lee was going to be publishing a tutorial on iStat Menus 7 the very next day! I was bummed, but after watching his tutorial, I’m so glad he did it instead of me. He found so many little hidden features I’m nearly certain I never would have uncovered. iStat Menus 7 is filled with areas where if you hover you get a lot more functionality. Now that I know how it works, I’ll be able to get my money’s worth out of the tool.
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