Tips
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I'm not sure why I haven't noticed this before, or tried for that matter, but up until now I had no idea that you are able to bulk edit tracks in your itunes library. I'm not sure if this had been added recently or has been kicking around since the first version of iTunes, but all that matters now is that I am able to use this functionality. Man, you have no idea how much time I'm going to save adding high-res artwork to my tracks. Here's the ... more
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Here we go... I'm literally in the middle of an install on my iBook. It'll be my first leopard install, and I thought I would do it on my laptop first. From what I hear, it has been all good things about 10.5 on iBooks. Well for the most part the install went flawless. I haven't had any problems at all thus far, and every application I use seems to be functioning properly. I'm not going to go into all the things I love quite yet, ... more
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I don't want to give too much away because I want to talk about it on the show, but, I'm so excited that I actually got a 3rd party webcam working on my mac pro that I thought I would post a quick message! A neat little app called macam lets you use most webcams on your mac. I know, I know, most new macs come with a built in webcam these days, but unfortunately my cinema display does not. Come to think of it, ... more
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Howdy, fellow Macintosh fans. As I'm sure most of you know, Leopard dropped yesterday. We here at Macgasm are super excited about this wonderful update, but it is important that you prepare yourself before you make the plunge into the world of Leopard. First off, BACK UP! At best, use an application like SuperDuper! to make a bootable copy of your entire Tiger install. If anything goes wrong during your Leopard install, you'll always have Tiger to fall back on. At minimum, make sure you have at least one secure ... more
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Every hard drive will fail, it is just a matter of when. One way to minimize the disastrous effects is to do a regular backup. This may be once per week, once per day, once per hour or even more often. Backup can be done one of several different ways: data only backup and Cloned backup. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method. We'll start with backing up data only. Data only backup is the most basic form of backup. The basic idea is to create a copy of your ... more
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We made mention of an application called MD5.app on episode 11 of our podcast, as well as the ability to check MD5 hashes from the terminal. OS X has a built in MD5 generator so if you want to avoid installing another application use the following commands in the terminal. 1.) To get the MD5 has of any file simply type "MD5" then drag the file of your choosing to the terminal window. This will put in the path (directions to the files location). Hit Enter. 2.) A second ... more
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Uploaded with Skitch! Think about people using this for software and web development from miles away. Plasq is doing a great job. Grant Brunner
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In a classic video about a rather old version of the Mac OS, this man complains that you can put the dock on the bottom, the left, and the right, but not the top. I don't really see why you would want the dock to sit on the top, but I suppose somebody somewhere really wants this feature. This is why I am here. The tool you need to get your hands on is called TinkerTool. It is completely free, so fear not about your piggy bank. Launch TinkerTool ... more
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A couple of podcasts ago, we mentioned RSS feeds, we kind of assumed you guys knew what we were talking about. Essentially, RSS feeds allow users to get info (that are RSS enabled) of off a website without having to view the entire page. Plus we have a quick tip at the end of the article For instance, say you like reading our tips and posts. You would click on the orange icon in the address bar that looks like an orange square with rounded edges. Try it out"¦ it will show ... more
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My finals are done, that means i'll be able to post more frequently and bring you tips on a more frequent basis. My first post exam tip is using spotlight to get to the files you need instead of "surfing" and browsing your way to the files. We've talked about spotlight a couple of times previously, and at this point I would highly recommend you getting use to it. It's the way of the future. No longer will you be required to dig through various folders to find what you ... more
Gizmos & Gadgets
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new iPhone cradle and software piece that can turn an average iPhone into a biosensor. The sensor can test for toxins and pathogens and can perform other forms of medical testing. The cradle is made up of a wide
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Two hundred and ten days, 22 hours, 33 minutes and 22 seconds No that’s not how long since the last Fast and the Furious sequel, it is the excruciating time lapsed since the last major Apple product launch. On October 23, 2012, the world was a kinder and more joyous
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