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Snapplr 1.0 now Live!

By Luke On Jan 26, 2009 Apple | OS | Software/Freeware | Tips 0 No Comments Tags: 10.5, app, OS X, Software/Freeware

Back in July of ’08 I wrote about a neat little app called Snapplr. Snapplr is a replacement for OS X’s built in screen shot tool. Snapplr brings many additional features as well as ease of use to screen shots. The highlight of Snapplr is the ability to instantly share whatever you may be capturing. With Snapplr you can:

Publish you screen shot instantly on the web thanks to Snapplr’s instant image hosting. After the selecting the live option for your shot, Snapplr instantly adds the corresponding URL to your clipboard so you can instantly share it friends.
Import your clips instantly into your email! Snapplr supports the ability to share screen shots through integration with OS X’s Mail app.
Save directly to your clipboard. Snapplr also makes it easy to import screen shots into design and graphic apps via copy and paste.
Last but not least is the ability to share your clips live. Snapplr offers a unique service that streams your selected area live on the web!

Snapplr resides in the menu bar when not in use, configurable hot keys bring up the snapplr window that allows you to set options before snapping your picture. The lightweight, unobtrusive style of snapplr makes it fun and simple to use.

Head on over to Snapplr.com to learn more and download the free trial!

The 20 Most useful Apple websites

By Luke On Jan 17, 2009 Apple | Software/Freeware | Tips 1 1 Comment Tags: Apple, OS X, Software/Freeware, Tips

A list of the 20 most useful Apple websites to help you get more out of your Mac.

Applications:

Forums/Support:

A look at RoadMovie 1.5

By Luke On Jan 13, 2009 Tips | Uncategorized 0 No Comments Tags: app, iPhone/iPod, Leopard, OS X, PS3, Software/Freeware

RoadMovie 1.5 for OS X is a full featured video conversion app. Developed by Bitfield, RoadMovie 1.5 is a leopard only app that focuses on useful features and efficient and powerful encoding. RoadMovie includes built-in presets for Apple TV, Cellphone, iPhone, iPod, PSP, PS3, Nintendo Wii and Web. Not only does it re-encode movies, but it can also support batch encoding, Meta-data insertion, subtitle insertion, and chapter insertion. RoadMovie has many other neat features such as the built in ability to upload movies directly to .Mac, WebDav, Amazon S3 or YouTube.

RoadMovie is easily worth the $20 pricetag, especially if you are looking to transfer those dvd rips and downloads to a format that your iPod/iPhone and PS3 can playback.

If you are looking for some more in depth info or are interested in trying RoadMovie 1.5, Head over to Bitfield’s website.

6 Gigabytes for new MacBooks and MacBook Pros?

By Luke On Dec 9, 2008 Apple | Hacks/Mods | Hardware | Tips 2 2 Comments Tags: Macbook, MacBook Pro

Although Apple claims they can only support 4GB max, those shiny new MacBook and MacBook Pros can support up to 6GBs of DDR3 memory. For the casual user, installing a 4GB and 2GB module in your MacBook or MacBook Pro may seem like a bit of overkill. Especially with a $600 price tag. But if you are looking for shear performance on the go, its good to know you can always add another 2GBs. Keep in mind though, that as of now, 6GBs is the absolute limit. 8GBs apparently gives the system issues.

3 easy to use finance managers for your mac.

By Luke On Dec 8, 2008 Apple | Software/Freeware | Tips 0 No Comments Tags: Finance, OS X, Tips

As of lately I have started keeping a closer eye on my money. Being able to organize and track my expenses has actually started saving me money. Now, it may not sound like the most exciting thing to do, but if you are looking to grab a hold of your finances by the horns, here are three little apps to help you out.

iCompta 3.0 – iCompta is a freeware app that has support for multiple accounts, graphing, budgeting, and sorting/filtering. Ease of use and $0 price tag make iCompta a great choice
Fortora Fresh Finance – Fresh Finance is a slightly more sophisticated app. It can handle a bit more information and is better suited for complex spending habits. Credit card monitoring, loan monitoring and upcoming paymernt alerts are a few nice features.
Money 3.2 – Money is by far the most appealing and easiest to use. $40 is a bit high but if you are looking to seriusly monitor and manage your finances from your mac, Money is the way to go. Budget planning, expense reports, and portfolio summaries are just a few of the great features Money has to offer.

Give ‘em a try. You may be surprised with how much good they can do for you and your budget!

3 must have Expresscard accessories for your mac.

By Luke On Dec 3, 2008 Apple | Gadgets | Hardware | Tips 1 1 Comment Tags: Accessories, Expresscard, MacBook Pro

Owning a Macbook Pro probably means you do a lot of work on the go, or at least you want to appear like you do alot of work on the go. Nevertheless, here are three Expresscards that will increase the productivity and usability of your MacBook Pro.

Lexar 16GB Expresscard:Not only is this a good way to increase your internal storage, it is also a great way to keep and transport secure files that you don’t want to leave on your laptop all the time. cost:$58
21IN1 Multimedia Reader/writer with SDHC support:Apple’s decision to exclude a built in card reader is an unpopular one, but easily remedied. For $27 you can pick up this card reader and forget the problem ever existed.
2 Port eSATA Expresscard:The lack of an eSATA port on your MBP is nothing to get down about. This $40 Expresscard adds 2, 3Gbp/s eSATA ports to your MacBook Pro in just seconds. A must for people dealing with frequent and large file transfers.

If I could convince you to get only one, I would recommend the SSD Expresscard. The ability to keep secure backups of all your data on a removable internal card is feature worth forking over some cash.

By the way, these all make great gifts for people who own a MacBook Pro. They will be more then impressed when they open your gift to find something incredibly thoughtful, and useful.

4 Things to do with your old Mac.

By Luke On Nov 21, 2008 Apple | Software/Freeware | Tips 0 No Comments

Think your 733MHz Powermac G4, your 700MHz Blueberry iMac, or your 800MHz iBook are useless? Think again.

Here are five ways to put your old mac back to work.

Arcade - Run NES(Nestopia), SNES(Snes9X) and Gamboy Advance(Boycott Advance) games on your mac. I suggest you pick up a USB controller if you don’t already have one, as playing the games on a keyboard can be quite frustrating. I also suggest getting the Emulation Enhancer.
NAS – All you need to turn your mac into a Network Attached Storage device is a router and an ethernet cable. Set up file sharing on your mac and you’ve got access to all of your files anywhere in your network.
File Server – If you’re looking to store/host files that you want to access on the net, I suggest you give Papaya a try. Papaya allows you to turn any computer connected to the net into a file server with a dedicated address.
Media Center – Media Central by Equinux is a great replacement for non Frontrow equipped macs. Media Central is essentially a front end for servering up the media on your mac. If you have an new HD TV an old Powermac G4 could make a killer Media Center. (1GHz+)

Visage for OS X

By Luke On Nov 20, 2008 Apple | Hacks/Mods | Software/Freeware | Tips 0 No Comments

Not so long ago I wrote about changing the login screen on OS X. It was a detailed post about navigating through system folders and some copying and pasting and such. But today I bring you a better and more powerful way to customize your login experience. Introducing Visage.

Visage allows you to edit the login panel and the login background. It also brings the ability to enable desktop effects to your finger tips. Just install the Preference pane and you are good to go. Simplicity is always good.

Customizing my mac has always been a good way to make your computer more personal. You’ll know what I am talking about next time you start up your mac and look are newly customized mac.

Hit up keakaj.com/visage for the download link. OS X 10.1+

Quick Tip: Customize your toolbar.

By Luke On Nov 19, 2008 Apple | OS | Tips 0 No Comments

We all live and work in an extremely busy world, and I am always looking for smart, convenient ways to speed up my Mac.

Today I bring you one of my smaller, yet still efficient tips, customizing your tool bar. Customizing your tool bar gives you one click access to many commands, locations, and actions. To customize the items in your tool bar, just Command-Option-click the little white pill-shaped button at the top right of your window’s title bar, and the Customize Toolbar dialog will appear right there in your window. Now you can just drag-and-drop icons that you want to use onto the tool bar.

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“Blu-ray preferred 10 to 1 over VOD” says survey

By Luke On Nov 18, 2008 Apple | Media | Tips 0 No Comments

Again I apologize for my deviation from the ever so elegant world of Apple. However, I feel I must bring you some news.

A recent Sound and Vision mag article states that Blu-ray is preferred over Video On Demand by a factor of 10 to 1. I have been fighting a war for awhile trying to convince people of this. Some agree, however others believe streaming/downloadable content is king. The fact that Netflix could deliver a Blu-ray quality movie faster than most could download it proves my point.

Blu-ray movie from netflix = 24hrs

Downloading 25GB Blu-ray movie @8mbps (mega bits per second) = 31hrs.

Keep in mind that average is said to be a slower 5mbps.

You can find the original story here: sondandvisionmag.com

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