MacMost: Video Podcast

MacMost Now 333: Screen Capture and Drawing with Skitch
12/18/09
Skitch is a free tool that can be used to capture your screen and then draw on the image. You can also start with a blank image, photo or any file. You can export the result or upload it to the Skitch Web site to share.
MacMost Now 332: iPhone GPS Location With JavaScript
12/16/09

Web developers creating pages specifically for the iPhone can ask for GPS location data on their Web pages with some simply JavaScript. See a basic example that can be used to get the latitude and longitude of the iPhone viewing the Web page.

MacMost Now 331: Energy Saver Preferences
12/14/09
A basic look at Energy Saver Preferences. These can be used to reduce the power consumption of your Mac when you are not using it. You can also schedule shut down or sleep patterns, and set how how Mac behaves while it is asleep.
MacMost Now 330: Sync Files With Dropbox
12/11/09
Dropbox creates a folder on your drive that automatically syncs with a remote server. You can then access these files from your other Macs and iPhone, as well as share them with friends or everyone. It is a good way to keep a set of files in sync if you have more than one Mac.
MacMost Now 329: Schedule Podcast Updating with AppleScript
12/9/09
Instead of letting iTunes update podcasts every hour or in the middle of the day, you can schedule iTunes to check at night. Using a simple AppleScript and scheduling it to run with iCal you can have new podcast episodes waiting for you when you get to your Mac in the morning.
MacMost Now 328: Custom Titles in iMovie 09
12/7/09
If you want to go beyond the default titles built into iMovie 09, you can create your own titles in a graphic editor. You can bring them into iMovie as titles between clips, or as overlays on top of existing video.
MacMost Now 327: Customizing Your Safari Toolbar
12/4/09
You can customize your Safari toolbar by adding a variety of buttons and re-arranging them. You can also revert to the default set. You can specify which buttons stick around when the window shrinks. Interesting additions include a New Tab button, an Add Bookmark button, Mail and Print buttons and Zoom buttons.
MacMost Now 326: Paintbrush and Seashore
12/2/09
The Mac doesn't come with any drawing tools. Fortunately, two free programs give you some basic ability to draw and edit images. Check out Paintbrush and Seashore for Mac in this excerpt from the MacMost.com Guide to Switching to the Mac.
MacMost Now 325: Custom Slideshows With Titles Using iMovie
11/30/09
Use iMovie 09 to create custom slideshows from your photographs. You can add titles before and between images, as well as text over photos. You can also add transitions, music and audio narration.
MacMost Now 324: Apple Gift Guide 2009
11/27/09

It's holiday shopping time again. Here are some good ideas for what you can get Apple fans in your life. Submit your own ideas to https://macmost.com/apple-gift-guide-2009.html

MacMost Now 323: MobileMe iDisk Basics
11/25/09
If you use MobileMe, then you have an iDisk. It is a virtual hard drive on the Internet that you can use to store files and share them with others. Learn the basics of using your iDisk.
MacMost Now 322: Schedule Automator Tasks Using iCal
11/23/09
You can create tasks in Automator and then have iCal run them at a specific time in the future, or even as a recurring event. This example shows you how to have thumbnails of new photos automatically sent to an email address every week.
MacMost Now 321: Using Disk Utility to Format Drives
11/20/09
Learn how to use Disk Utility to erase and format an external drive. You can also create drives with multiple partitions.
MacMost Now 320: Simple Mac File Sharing
11/18/09
If you have more than one Mac on your home network, you can share files between them by simply turning on file sharing and browsing to another Mac in the Finder. You can also add additional users and set up shared folders.
MacMost Now 319: Exporting iPhoto Slideshows as Video
11/16/09
Learn how to create artistic photo slideshows in iPhoto that can then be exported as video files. You can then email these video files, create a DVD or upload to a video sharing site.
MacMost Now 318: iPhone Maps App
11/13/09
Learn how to use the iPhone's Maps app to search for stores, get directions, plot your current location and more. The iPhone Maps app has been a part of the iPhone since the beginning, but it keeps getting better. Find out what it can do and how easy it is to use.
MacMost Now 317: Speed Up, Slow Down and Reverse in iMovie 09
11/11/09
Learn how to speed up your video clips and use slow motion in iMovie 09. You can also reverse the direction of a clip.
MacMost Now 316: Trashcan Basics
11/9/09
Learn the basics of using the Mac trashcan to delete files. Windows users will find it is slightly different than the Windows recycle bin. This is an excerpt from the book the MacMost.com Guide to Switching to the Mac https://macmost.com/book
MacMost Now 315: Telling Good Apple Rumors From Bad
11/6/09
Learn how to spot whether an Apple rumor is valid. Many Apple rumors have no source and don't fit with the company's past. Find out what to look for so you can decide for yourself which rumors make the most sense.
MacMost Now 314: Web Language Translation
11/4/09
Find out how you can use the Web to translate pieces of text or whole Web pages. Learn how to use the two main translation services: Babel Fish and Google Translate.