In this presentation we go over how to download Bluestacks for Mac and PC in order to be able to use Instagram as well as other mobile only apps from your laptop. We also review two newer photo editing apps.

2. Installing
Bluestacks
• On
a
PC
you
can
download
it
straight
from
www.bluestacks.com.
• However,
on
a
Mac
your
best
bet
is
to
download
it
from:
hAp://bluestacks-­‐app-­‐player-­‐
mac.en.soEonic.com/mac.
• Once
you
have
Bluestacks
you
can
use
it
to
download
apps
the
same
way
you
would
on
a
mobile
device.

3. Apps
galore
on
your
laptop

4. InstaWisdom

5. Uses
of
InstaWisdom
Pros:
• Database
of
pre-­‐sourced
quotes
• Large
selecLon
of
backdrops
and
fonts/colors
• Auto
sharing
to
Instagram
Cons:
• Large
watermark
on
unpaid
version
renders
images
virtually
un-­‐useable
• Text
size/placement
isn’t
very
customize-­‐able
(some
text
does
not
fit
properly
in
image)
• Small
selecLon
of
backdrops
if
you
are
not
using
the
paid
version
• No
auto
share
to
other
social
media
plaVorms

6. TextGram

7. Uses
of
TextGram
Pros:
• Free
• Easy
to
use
• Large
selecLon
of
backgrounds
• LOTS
of
customizing
opLons
• Formats
text
to
fit
image
• AutomaLcally
chooses
an
appropriate
font
(which
can
be
changed)
• Sharing
to
Instagram,
TwiAer,
and
Phonto
Cons:
• No
quote
library
• Manual
sharing
to
other
Social
Media
plaVorms
• No
auto-­‐spell
check

8. Overall
Thoughts
• Overall,
we’d
say
that
TextGram
is
a
real
winner
for
creaLng
simple
quotes,
and
will
make
a
great
addiLon
to
your
photo
arsenal.
• If
you
want
the
convenience
of
a
pre-­‐loaded
quote
library,
it
might
be
worth
paying
for
the
premium
InstaWisdom
app.
• For
anything
more
than
quotes,
you’ll
probably
want
to
sLck
with
Can
or
PicMonkey.