Marshal Sandler of apple-of-my-i.com uses and features Mouseposé in the screencast "Creating Screencasts on a Mac".

The first application I want to shine a spotlight on is Mouseposé. This little application actually puts a spotlight effect around your mouse pointer when you hit a special combination of keys. Mouseposé can also draw the clicks of your mouse during your presentation and highlight any keystrokes you make. This is a really easy way to let web viewers follow the action, in the kind of style you'd expect on a Mac.

Starting tomorrow, the price of Mouseposé will be US$14.95.

The October 06 issue of MacUser UK includes reviews by Steve Caplin for both FotoMagico 1.7 and Mousposé 2.5: On Mouseposé he writes:"The interface is clear and easy to follow, but made even easier for new users by the addition of a 'talkthrough' button, which audibly talks you through all the features. Mousepose does exactly what's needed for the job in hand. It won't make you work faster, but it will definitely make your demonstrations a whole lot slicker." The rating is 5 of 5 mice for Mouseposé. FotoMagico 1.7 is rated 5 of 5 mice, too: "Although there are other slide show programs, none rival FotoMagico for its ease of use, flexibility and the superb professionalism of its output. A joy to use." Online access requires a premium account: FotoMagico and Mouseposé.

Gordon R. Meyer writes on his blog "Usable Help" about Mouseposé: "The result is unprecedented clarity for any type of "watch me do this" instruction. I've found it useful even for one-on-one situations, and I suspect in the classroom it would be indispensable. [...] Help authors will also want to examine its unique "talkthrough" feature that combines Mouseposé's visual tricks with Apple's text-to-speech capability. When you activate the talk-through, the program highlights and explains its own features and functions, while you sit back, listen, and learn. A very interesting approach that's completely consist with the product itself."

This makes Mouseposé an even better tool for presenters. Seeing the keys you press, your audience is able to better follow your demo. Read the press release, download Mouseposé 2.5 and check the website for more information.

A quick maintainance update fixing a number of minor issues:

• Changing some of the shortcuts would not always work.
• More explanation and options in the Quartz Extreme warning on startup.
• Improved stability of the Talkthrough.
• Corrected and extended the sample script in AppleScript documentation.
• Small UI improvements.

Use the built-in update mechanism or download here.

Adam Pratt of Adobe writes on his blog "Scratch Disk": "I spend a lot of time presenting/demoing/teaching/training Adobe software to our customers, and 99% of the time it's done on a Mac. If that sounds like something you do, then you should check out the new Mouseposé 2 from Boinx Software. [...] It's really a great teaching/training tool. All you ACE trainers out there are gonna love this!"