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Connect your Mac to an HDMI or DVI HDTV

Filed under Games and Entertainment by on January 28, 2010 at 7:00 am {one comment}

So much of our media is related to the computer. Between iTunes downloads, Hulu, YouTube, DVR recordings, and Netflix Streaming, the days of the disc are ending. Sure, Blu-ray will keep them alive for a little while longer but I wouldn’t call them mainstream yet and HD Movies are available digitally through iTunes.

The Home Theatre PC is all about containing this entertainment / media in one place, digitally and on-demand; storing videos, pictures, music, playing DVDs, games and streaming content. Now that large flat-screen TVs are becoming reasonably priced, what’s better than having a gigantic 1080p LCD TV? Getting your Mac to display video on it!
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How OS X Works With Non-Apple MP3 Players

Filed under Work and Organization by on January 25, 2010 at 7:00 am {no comments}

There are other .MP3 players out there besides the iPod. Sandisk makes the Sansa line, Creative makes the Zen series, Sony has its Walkman, ARCHOS is popular and don’t forget about the Zune.

Not everyone’s .MP3 player is an iPod (or iPhone). Some are recent switchers, new to the Mac. Others wanted something less expensive or received it as a gift. Whatever the reason, a huge question for you is “Does my non-Apple .MP3 player work with OS X?”
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Secure Emails with Thunderbird, Mail and Gmail – Part 2

Filed under Work and Organization by on January 21, 2010 at 7:00 am {no comments}

In part one, we looked at turning on SSL to encrypt the reading and sending of emails. This secures you from eavesdropping on your local and / or ISP network. The minute your email goes through a non secure connection, which is quite often, its not secure anymore. The way to guarantee that your private emails remain private is to encrypt the email itself.

Encrypting emails sounds like something extraordinarily difficult that only spies do. I think that once everyone sees just how easy it is to encrypt emails, it’s surprising that more people don’t.
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How to Secure Mail, Thunderbird or Gmail

Filed under Basics for Beginners by on January 18, 2010 at 7:00 am {no comments}

In light of the recent Hacking by Google, we’re reminded of how insecure email really is. In a normal email situation, there’s absolutely no encryption and it your emails can easily be read by someone who’s looking to read them.

You’ll notice that banks and other financial firms now send you an email telling you to log in and check your secure messages. That’s one way to get around email insecurity.

If you’re paranoid or just mildly concerned, this two part series will show you how to configure Mail, Thunderbird or Gmail for encryption.
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Be A Google Search Ninja with These 9 Tricks

Filed under Work and Organization by on January 14, 2010 at 7:00 am {3 comments}

Searching the internet is tricky. Looking for a common term like Apple, OS X and Mac will give you way too much information. You already know that you should get specific and descriptive. What if you still find way too many results that don’t satisfy your search? Or worse, results that have nothing to do with what you’re looking for.

Here are 9 Google tricks that will make you into a super search ninja.
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