Making movies is fun but they are hard to email because they're so big. Here's how you can compress a movie so it's small enough to send.
How to Compress Movies for Email
Blog from anywhere!
There's a nifty little iPhone app called BlogPress and it lets you add and edit Blogger and Blogspot blog entries. If you have a blog on either Blogger or Blogspot you simply must try it. I'm using the free version (there's a fancier not-free version) and it works like a charm. Another couple of great... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: How to use Photo Booth
Doing a little experimenting today-- thought it might be fun to make a video showing how to use Photo Booth.Click the picture and you should see a movie. You MIGHT have to click a little triangular button after that-- look around, it's worth it. And no, I don't know why you might have to click... Continue Reading →
Another Reason to Like Snow Leopard
Ever use the "Help" menu in 10.3 or 10.4. or 10.5? If you have, you know it's the slowest thing ever. But, in 10.6 (Snow Leopard), it's fast. Really fast. So, now, it's useful. If you'd previously given up on getting help from the Help menu, and you're now on 10.6, give it another try.... Continue Reading →
Address Book to Google Maps
Google Maps is fantastic, better than Mapquest in my opinion. If you're not using it you are missing out on a terrific service, and of course you can't beat the price (it's free). Enter maps.google.com into your browser, type in any address, and presto, you're looking at a map of that location. You're only a... Continue Reading →
Even More Stuff I Like: Cameras preference pane
One of the things I like about iPhoto is it kicks in automatically when I connect my camera. One of the things I don't like about iPhoto is it kicks in automatically when I connect my iPhone for synching or charging (iPhoto kicks in because it thinks of the iPhone as a camera, and wants... Continue Reading →
More Stuff I Like: Automatic Time Zone
Well looky here: another nifty improvement in the Date & Time preference pane, thanks to Snow Leopard! Finally, all of a sudden, and only in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, your Mac can show you the correct time for wherever you are-- automatically! Those of you who travel with a Mac laptop will appreciate... Continue Reading →
Stuff I Like: Snow Leopard Date options
I've been digging around in Snow Leopard, looking for something new, and I found something in the Date & Time preference panel. Finally, after years of waiting, we can display the day, the date, and the time in the menu bar, all at the same time! Until Snow Leopard, you got the day and the... Continue Reading →
Time to Upgrade to Snow Leopard
Apple released the 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update and it fixes a whole lot of issues (click the link and start the download while you read). I had been waiting for this update before moving to Snow Leopard, and I'm glad I did. Apple had already put out the 10.6.1 update, but that didn't address the... Continue Reading →
All You Need is the Command-L Keyboard Shortcut
According to the Beatles, All You Need is Love. If I had been a Beatle I would have suggested All You Need is Command-L because Command-L does so many things for a Mac user. First, this Quiz:Question: how can you tell when someone's a long-time Mac user?Answer: because he calls that crazy cloverleaf/open apple key... Continue Reading →