Video Tutorials / n139

OS X 10.6.8 Released, Thunderbolt Cable and Drive
6/30/11
A major update for Snow Leopard was released this week that sets up the Mac App Store for the Lion upgrade expected in July. It also fixes many security issues and bugs. You can get the update by running Software Update on any Mac with Snow Leopard. You can read details about the update at [...] (Read More, 4 Replies)
HeyTell
6/30/11
I’ve been using an iPhone for years now and I still can’t type text messages very quickly on the screen. But with HeyTell I don’t have it. I can speak messages and send them to someone else who also has HeyTell. Then they can just hear my voice. If we both have the app open, [...] (Read More, 5 Replies)
Investigate Login Items
6/30/11
If you find something in your System Preferences, Accounts, Login Items list that you can’t identify, then Control+Click on it. Select “Reveal in Finder” and you will be shown the program’s location. Often these items are utility applications that are found inside the package of a larger applications. For instance, iTunes Helper is inside the [...] (Read More, No Replies)
Apple Fanboys Don’t Count Sheep
6/30/11
“Kodiak, Cheeta, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion.” Apple Fanboys don’t count sheep. (Read More, 3 Replies)
MacMost Now 572: Fixing iTunes Sorting Problems
6/29/11
There are many ways to edit song information in iTunes that will help you sort your music. You can group songs together in an album using the Album Artist field. You can also set track numbers and use alternative song, album and artist information just for sorting. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi this is [...] (Read More, 14 Replies)
MacMost Now 571: Compressing Video With MPEG Streamclip
6/27/11
If you have produced a video in iMovie and the file size is too large, you can use a free program called MPEG Streamclip to compress it with little loss of quality. The key is to use .mp4 with h264 compression and then adjust the bit rate to get the right trade-off of file size [...] (Read More, 13 Replies)
MacMost Now 570: Safari Extensions That Change Your Browsing Experience
6/24/11
You can change how pages are loaded in Safari, and alter them after they load with Safari extensions. You can prevent images and Flash content from loading when you are on a slow connection, but click to view that content on demand. You can also mark up a web page and send it via email. [...] (Read More, 7 Replies)