YouTube on the Mac: The Definitive Guide – Part 1. Saving the Videos

Filed under Games and Entertainment by on May 29, 2008 at 5:01 am {no comments}

Just a few short years ago, YouTube was considered a fad that would burn itself out eventually. Now, its bigger than ever. Everything is on YouTube. Videos ranging from silly pet shenanigans to live accounts of political events around the world are all over YouTube. Its become a global force. With all this popularity, there’s bound to be questions on how to use YouTube. In this four part series, we’ll explore saving, watching, creating and converting YouTube videos specifically with Apple’s OS X.

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How to Sync your Google Calendar with Thunderbird and Lightning

Filed under Work and Organization by on May 26, 2008 at 9:15 am {no comments}

Lately I’ve noticed that syncing iCal with Google Calendar is big issue for some of you. After researching this, I can tell why – it’s a royal pain that doesn’t really work. Its like all the pieces are in place but they aren’t connected yet. I’ve noticed there are a few commercial solutions that work but they make use of a third intermediary server and a subscription fee. The bright side to all of this research is that I found something that’s simply spectacular, and free. The down side is that it’s not iCal – it’s Mozilla’s wonderful calendaring project, Sunbird and the Lightning extension for Thunderbird. Here’s why its better than iCal and how to set it all up.
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The Easiest Ways to Record Internet Audio in OS X

Filed under Music, Photography, and Video by on May 22, 2008 at 5:53 am {no comments}

Out on the internet there’s tons of great content to listen to. Dj mixes, internet radio, special broadcasts, foreign news and programming and much more. Listen to your old college radio station. Supplement language learning by listening to foreign broadcasts. Found something great that you want to listen to again and again? Its easy to record audio off the web. I’ll show you how.
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Five More Ways To Make Your Laptop Last As Long As It Can.

Filed under Basics for Beginners by on May 19, 2008 at 8:00 am {one comment}

If you want your money’s worth out of the laptop, you’re going to want it to last between three and four years. It’s possible, with the proper care. Last month, I wrote five tips to keep your laptop in tip-top shape. Now, here’s five more tips to make your laptop last as long as it can.
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Apple’s Three Options to Properly Fix your Broken Mac

Filed under Maintenance and Repairs by on May 15, 2008 at 8:00 am {no comments}

Computers don’t run forever, unfortunately. Even with the best of care, sometimes they need to go in for repairs. If this ever happens to you, at least know that Apple makes it easy for you with these three options:
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