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Get the perfect settings for handbrake

I’m a huge fan of HandBrake and given the fact that it’s free, I’m sure most of you guys are as well. It can be a bit daunting to figure out how to configure all those settings, then being able to tweak them so that your video will be optimized for the devices and [...]

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PSA regarding Backups

PSA About Using Super Duper for Backups. I thought I’d give everyone a Public Service Announcement in regard to backups and making sure you know what you’re doing. I managed to delete a Virtual Machine I had created using Virtual Box. I did this by setting up Super Duper to do a smart update of my [...]

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iTunes Tip: Manually Manage your iPod/iPhone playlist.

Earlier today I realized that something had happened with my iPhone that wouldn’t let me drag and drop certain tracks to the device. I was perplexed, but couldn’t for the life of me figure out what I did. Apparently you can turn off this ability by clicking on the check box to the right. [...]

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WHAT? Return doesn’t open files?

As a windows convert I had one major problem that took me probably about six months to overcome during my “switch” process. Opening files with the return key was a crucial part of my daily routine. It took me a long time to realize that there were alternative key combinations to get [...]

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Apple Event Room on Friendfeed

If you’re looking to get in on some conversations about the Apple events, there’s a pretty cool room that just spawned over on Friendfeed. So, while you’re refreshing your favourite blog like crazed zombies, you can also get in some of your opinions or thoughts on the release with people who actually care. [...]

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