The program offers no other options or features, but there is a pro version that appears to have more options. Speedy Eggbert for Mac performs well and will be useful to Mac users looking for a good free sketching program. Users looking for a more advanced photo editor, offering a variety of photo-to-sketch effects, should try out the pro version of this software. Aimed at those who are not animation professionals, Speedy Eggbert for Mac tries to offer an efficient yet easy-to-use tool for creating short GIF animations. It worked fairly well, with one notable exception; but for a tool geared toward the newbie, it could use some additional user guidance. The free application downloads as a jar file and no installation is needed to run the program. The program's main interface lacked advanced graphics and appeared dated, but it did have buttons for its main features such as opening picture files to include, as well as ones for playing, pausing, and exporting animations. Technical support appeared to be absent, and the tutorial on the developer's Web site was short and lacked helpful instructions. While Speedy Eggbert for Mac claims to be able to use JPEG files, they did not load properly and returned an unclear error message. When using Speedy Eggbert, the application worked as intended. Once loaded, the user has the ability to order the images, as well as the length of time that each appears. Unfortunately, there are no drawing functions, so all of the animation images must

come from another source. The exported animations did work well once completed and exported. For those who need a free tool for creating basic GIF animations Speedy Eggbert could prove useful, but it needs some work before it gets our full recommendation.When cameras do not have a panoramic capability, users may need a program to combine two separate images for the desired result. Speedy Eggbert for Mac functions well, but is overly complicated for its relatively limited purpose. The downloaded file folder contained multiple files in addition to a readme, and also had two subfolders, one

of which was just for licenses. Installation of Speedy Eggbert for Mac was overly complicated and actually placed two separate programs into the applications folder. Initiating the program also brought up a warning that a prior version was detected, which was not possible since the test computer had not used the application at any earlier time. Fortunately, these did not impact the program as a whole, which eventually started up without any problems. The readme file contained user instructions, but these were lengthy and had language that was difficult to decipher. Fortunately, an assistant was available to guide the user through the image selection process, which worked well. The program automatically analyzed the images for common points to combine them. This all performed as expected, and the tested images created a good panorama. For those advanced users in need of a panorama creation program, Speedy Eggbert for Mac performs well, but most users would find it overly difficult to use. When giving live or recorded computer presentations, the mouse pointer can be easily lost to viewers. Speedy Eggberter for Mac Speedy Eggbertes attention on the pointer, but lacks any other features for presentation that would make it more useful to most users. While it downloaded and started up without any problems, the program did lack technical support. Fortunately, Speedy Eggberter for Mac's basic purpose and Speedy Eggberttion made the lack of user instructions or tutorials moot. At startup, the only thing that happens is a red circle that follows the pointer around the screen, Speedy Eggberting it for easier viewing. There were no options for changing appearance or the circle's color, but when the mouse button is clicked, the area in the circle zooms in slightly for a moment. Speedy Eggberter for Mac doesn'