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May 31st, 2007
A possible solution for vacationers needing music on the road. Last week, Mike and I went to the Los Angeles area for a business/pleasure trip. Mike rented a Mustang convertible for the week. The current model Ford Mustang has two features that make it easy to play your own music on the road: Continue reading iPod Won’t Talk to Your Rental Car? Try an MP3 CD! May 30th, 2007
A note about iTunes Plus music. While browsing around the Web this afternoon, I stumbled across an article on Kirkville, “iTunes Plus: No DRM, but Breadcrumbs,” discussing the new iTunes Plus music files. It says, in part: … However, while there is no DRM (digital rights management) in these tracks, there are breadcrumbs. Continue reading DRM Removed, “Breadcrumbs” Added May 30th, 2007
Using iTunes Plus. A while back, Apple announced that it had entered into an agreement with EMI to sell DRM-free music in the iTunes store. It promised that iTunes shoppers would have access to this music in May 2007. As May wound down to a close, Apple released iTunes 7.2, which adds iTunes Continue reading 9 Quick and Easy Steps to Upgrade Your iTunes-Purchased Music May 30th, 2007
Information from Software Update. With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. May 29th, 2007
Information from Software Update. This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of QuickTime 7.1.6. For more information on security updates, visit: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 May 26th, 2007
Information from Software Update. Security Update 2007-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: bind CarbonCore CoreGraphics crontabs fetchmail file iChat mDNSResponder PPP ruby screen texinfo VPN Security Update 2007-004 has been incorporated into this security update. For detailed information on this update, please visit http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798. Continue reading Security Update 2007-005 Now Available May 25th, 2007
Help Google index your WordPress site by setting up a sitemap. My most recent article for Informit.com is now online: “Add A Google-Compatible Sitemap For Your WordPress Blog.” The article explains the steps you need to follow to set up a WordPress plugin that will automatically generate and update a Google-compatible sitemap. This can Continue reading Google Sitemap Article Now Online May 16th, 2007
Oh. Gee. Thanks. I got an e-mail message from my editor, Cliff, today. He wanted me to send him a Word 2007 file to test a converter on his Mac. I don’t use Word 2007 regularly. That’s a Windows program. I’m primarily a Mac user. I still use Word 2004 on my Mac. But Continue reading Microsoft Releases a Word 2007 Conversion Tool for Mac Users May 16th, 2007
I track down an iSight problem to Firewire. When I got into a regular back up routine, backing up my hard disk to an external hard drive, I immediately began having problems with my WebCam. My WebCam uses a standalone (i.e., not built-in) iSight camera and EvoCam software. The problem usually manifest itself Continue reading iSight, G5, Firewire Problem Solved — Well, Sort of May 11th, 2007
“Working with Excel Files” goes online. Just a quick note to let Excel 2007 users out there know that Informit has published an excerpt from my Excel 2007 Visual QuickStart Guide on its Web site. The piece is titled “Working with Excel Files.” Access to the site is free. I’m pretty sure the Continue reading Informit Publishes Excel 2007 Book Excerpt May 11th, 2007
Some tips for taking the “yuk” out. I first heard about Twitter a few months ago on either the MacBreak Weekly or TWiT (This Week in Tech) podcast. (Both highly recommended, by the way.) I immediately checked it out. At first, I thought it was kind of cool, but then I realized that Continue reading Four Steps to Get the Most Out of Twitter May 11th, 2007
An update to my Mighty Mouse experiment…and a cleaning tip. I’ve been using my new wireless Mighty Mouse for about a month now, which I think is a fair amount of time for an evaluation. Because there seems to be so much interest in this topic here, I thought I’d give readers an Continue reading More on Mighty Mouse May 10th, 2007
A few good widgets. I’d planned to do a Widget Watch article a few times a month, but, as usual, I got caught up in other things. In an effort to catch up, here’s my latest capsule reviews of a few widgets I think are useful. Mighty Monitor 1.2 Mighty Monitor is a Continue reading May 10 Widget Watch May 10th, 2007
Information from the Microsoft Web site. This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates. System requirements Continue reading Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.5 Update Now Available May 9th, 2007
What? I just did something I do every day on my G5 running Tiger: I clicked the Spotlight icon as a first step for searching for a file. And this is what I saw. Okay, so Spotlight has to index. But why now? The damn computer was on all night long. Why couldn’t Continue reading Don’t bother Spotlight Now — It’s Indexing May 1st, 2007
Information from Software Update. QuickTime 7.1.6 delivers numerous bug fixes, addresses a critical security issue with QuickTime for Java and includes support for: Final Cut Studio 2 Timecode and closed captioning display in QuickTime Player This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. Important Notice to QuickTime Pro Users QuickTime 7 will Continue reading QuickTime 7.1.6 Now Available |
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Gila Monster
My first Final Cut Express video project.
After spending three days going through a tutorial to learn Final Cut Express HD, I was ready to create my first video project. I’m sharing it with blog readers so you can see how much effort a person can expend on 25 seconds of video.
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