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Ultimate Pen from Snowmint Creative Solutions LLC is a little Mac OS X utility that allows you to draw anything on top of any application or teh Fonder. It is useful, for instance, when working with presentation software allowing you to add notes, make comments, and add illustrations on the screen. It can also be used with a group when brain storming or working out the kinks in that new project, or just for writing reminder notes to yourself on top of the Finder. 
The Ultimate Pen layer can be shown/hidden with a configurable keyboard shortcut that you can use to activate Ultimate Pen at any time from any application. 
You can write or draw on the Ultimate Pen layer using either a standard pointing device like a mouse or trackpad, or use a graphics tablet pen. I found that my Wacom Graphire II tablet pen worked well, although my penmanship leaves a lot to be desired. 
Ultimate Pen’s Tools Window can be shown/hidden with the Show Tools menu command, or by the T and ?T keyboard shortcuts. The tools window can be set in the Preferences to automatically fade away if nothing is done in it after an adjustable interval. There are also keyboard shortcuts for most of the commands in the tools window, with which you can: 
I found that Ultimate Pen works well with no bugs apparent so far. It’s a lot of fun, and could be very useful for certain types of computing tasks. The hot key show/hide is very convenient and quick. One missing feature I wish was included is a Command>Z Undo command, rather than having to fetch the eraser to repair mistakes. Ultimate Pen feature summary: Ultimate Pen is shareware System requirements: For more information, visit: “More Nickling And Diming From Apple” article From Don Schaper Dear Mr. Moore, Usually, I let rants like the one you presented in this short article to pass without comment; but your attitude is so insulting that I felt that it deserved comment. OS 9 and OS X are two completely different operating systems. That Apple was ingenious enough to create the Classic environment within OS X is something to be admired; not assumed. Classic is only an “integral feature of OS X” if you already own that operating system. That Apple is generous enough to sell OS 9 for only $20 is an incredible plus. Yet another act of giving from a company known for such acts. It is certainly true that since some of the most modern Apple computers cannot even boot into OS 9, the value of OS 9 is somewhat degraded. But this doesn’t degrade it to the point that you should rant and rave about the injustice of Apple selling it for only $20 (which is their standard price for stuff that is essentially free, but needs to be packaged, distributed & supported). I sometimes disagree with what you write, but rarely am I embarrassed for you. Sincerely, Hi Dan; We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one, but don’t waste energy being embarrassed for me. I’m not in the slightest. On Apple’s OS X Tech Specs page it says:
There’s no asterisk; no footnote saying “optional at extra cost.” Classic Mode is presented as an OS X feature, and it is indeed included with OS X installations that ship with new Macs. For example, the new G4 iBook site prominently states:
I think “ranting and raving” is a bit strong for what were a few commentary sentences. I’ll cop to a bit of sarcasm. I continue to maintain that not including an OS 9 CD with OS X makes Apple look stingy, and adds another level of hassle/expense for folks wishing to upgrade to OS X. I mean, anyone who can find an OS 9 install CD of any version from 9.0 at a discount reseller or yeard sale up can upgrade to 9.2.2 for free by downloading the upgraders. Why not just make it easier and improve the user experience and good will by including the OS 9 CD, which represents an overhead cost of pennies. There are some users who are able to operate entirely with OS X native software, but I would expect that they’re a small minority. It’s my personal objective, but I expect I’ll be using Classic Mode for years to come for a few applications that I really wouldn’t want to get along without. Charles
The OS X Odyssey archives may be accessed here: Note: Letters to Moore's Mailbag may or may not be published at the editor's discretion. Correspondents' email addresses will NOT be published unless the correspondent specifically requests publication. Letters may be edited for length and/or context. Opinions expressed in postings to Moore's MailBag are those of the respective correspondents and not necessarily shared or endorsed by the Editor and/or Applelinks management. If you would prefer that your message not appear in Moore's Mailbag, we would still like to hear from you. Just clearly mark your message "NOT FOR PUBLICATION," and it will not be published. CM
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