I was talking with my friend Tim Wilson a few weeks ago about some of the cool software we had recently come across for Mac OS X. After we had gone over about a dozen pieces of software between us, I came to the conclusion that one of us should blog about our “finds” and share them with the world. So — I volunteered to do the blogging.

The first piece of software I suggest you check out is called Comic Life by Plasq Software. Comic Life allows you to create comic books out of photos on your Mac. The comic books can be printed, turned into PDFs, turned into images, turned into web pages for .Mac, etc. It is integrated enough with iLife that it can directly read your iPhoto library (by album even) and you can drag and drop your photos from there. If you like, you can also point it to folders of pictures and browse them that way.

This nifty little app is a great way to have some fun putting captions and/or a story line onto a group of pictures. Kids love it. Adults love it just as much. It does have quite a bit of value in a school environment. It could be used for storyboarding, graphic design, and a number of other cool things.

It is relatively inexpensive as well. The list price is $24.95, but they do have educational and volume licensing available. The fine folks at the Hopkins School District, my old stomping ground, purchased a district license and are loving it. Plasq does have a 30 day free trial, so check it out. You won’t be sorry.

–Pete