May 29th, 2008
Photo courtesy of YouTube
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.
Part One: Saving YouTube Videos:
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May 26th, 2008
Photo courtesy of Kyle May
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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May 22nd, 2008
Photo courtesy of Mareadjrock
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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May 19th, 2008
Photo courtesy of Freakyman
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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May 15th, 2008
Photo courtesy of Casey Marshall
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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