Controlling iTunes remotely without using Screen Sharing

This one’s for Stan, who in the comments asked about controlling iTunes remotely. Now, this gets a little bit geeky, and involves the terminal and...

Using Non-Apple Webcam in OS X Tiger (10.4)

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...

Prepare yourself for Leopard.

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,...

MD5.app alternative from the command line (or Terminal)

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...

Using Spotlight to Find File Locations

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...

Get rid of the junk on your desktop.

By default, OS X puts all of your mounted items on your desktop. That means that whenever you plug in an iPod, open a .dmg...

Happy Mother’s Day

WHAT?! IT’S MOTHER’S DAY?! That is a common response to the statement “Today is Mother’s Day.” Well, I’m here to tell you not to worry....