Item #1, from reader bkazez:
"I just created a simple app called ValentineMaker, which lets you create a customized Valentine's Day Dashboard widget to send to anyone you want (they must be running 10.4, obviously).
It's free, and I thought it might add a nice Valentine's Day theme to today's hints."
Item #2, from anonymous:
"It's not too late for a dramatic rescue on Valentine's Day. If you have a small child, this hint might be useful and fun -- especially if you haven't yet secured a card for your spouse.
The new iPhoto has a card feature with some very pretty templates. One of them is a hearts theme, which is pefect for creating a Valentine's Day card. But you ask "how can we print these from iPhoto, or order them, and still expect to have them delivered within the same day?" Good question. Thanks to the Mac's great screen capture capabilities, though, you don't have to. Here's how to create your own card using a template from iPhoto:
- Start up the new iPhoto photo (version 6), navigate to an album with a picture you'd like to use, and then select that picture.
- Select the new card feature from the toolbar below.
- Under the Wedding/Love theme, select Hearts, then press Choose Theme.
- Now increase the size of your iPhoto window as much as possible, so the sample card is as large as possible (hide or reduce size of the side Source column, if possible).
- Take a screen shot of your card. Select just the card by pressing Shift-Command-4, and then using the cross hairs to select the card area. When you release the mouse, a new PNG image file will have been saved to your desktop. It should look like this
- Use this new image with Pages, Word, or your favorite text or image layout program, to complete your card and print it out."

