VisualHub makers closing their doors
Oct 3, 2008 Current Events, Found Online, apple
Bad news, Mac users. I have posted before on my love for VisualHub, the best movie-converter on the Mac. Techspansion, the company that made it, has decided to close shop:
…After much soul-searching (it’s not you, it’s me), for personal reasons, Techspansion is closing its virtual doors.
The Support Forum and Support E-mail will be available for a while longer to take care of any remaining issues for you.Thanks for all your support. It’s been a fun ride.
I’m really sad to read that. I use VisualHub every time I need to convert a movie from one format to another, which is almost every day. Luckily, the software will continue to work, but there will be no more updates.
Thanks, VisualHub. It really has been awesome!
Tags: mac, movie conversion, visualhub
Photobooth Fun
Jun 14, 2008 Just Plain Awesomeness, Uncategorized, apple
How can you not love this program?? Remember folks, it comes with every Mac.
Tags: apple, camera, mac, photobooth, pictures
You gotta love this…
Apr 11, 2008 Just Plain Awesomeness, Technology
I know this is old news, but if you have a Mac, and it is on a Windows network, check out the icons that are used to represent Windows computers (click to enlarge).
Yes, that is the “blue screen of death”.
Tags: blue screen of death, bsod, icon, mac, mac on windows network, network, windows, windows computer icon on network
MacBook pro with 150 applications open = Holy Crap!
Apr 7, 2008 Found Online, Just Plain Awesomeness, Technology
“Expose’” is a program on every Mac that lets you view all open applications at the same time. It makes every open window smaller so you can choose what you want to be the “active” window.
Well, if you ope EVERY program on your Mac (all 150 on this dude’s computer), and then run Expose, here is what it looks like. Click to get the full-sized pic.
Tags: applications, expose, mac, programs
Keyboard Cleaner - For you Mac laptop users…
Apr 6, 2008 Found Online
Have you ever tried wiping down your laptop keyboard while it is still on? You end up opening programs you don’t mean to, chaning settings, or any other number of random button-pushing acts that you don’t mean to do. Well, Mac users (sorry Windows peeps), here is the solution.
Keyboard Cleaner is a cool little program that basically locks your keyboard so you can clean it off. Open the program, and you get this screen. Pusing buttons will not do anything, so you are clear to clean away. And hey, it’s FREE!
Keyboard Cleaner (via Lifehacker)
Tags: apple, cleaner, keyboard, keyboard cleaner, laptop, mac
Apple TV Take 2: a mini-review
Mar 18, 2008 TV, Technology
I have been using the AppleTV now for a few weeks, and I have to say that it has really changed the way I watch movies/podcasts. For those of you that don’t know, the Apple TV is a device that hooks up to your TV and streams any music, movies, tv shows, and podcasts that you have in iTunes. You can also copy the various media types to the Apple TV so it will work without the computer on, but streaming seems to work fine, even with HD content.
I have a couple of hundred DVD’s that I have copied to my computer and imported into iTunes, and now I can watch them all without having to use the physical DVD disc. Instead, I select it from a list of all of my movies on the beautiful Apple TV interface, and it automatically starts playing, either streamed or directly from the Apple TV hard drive.
Also, iTunes now has movie rentals. I have rented a few, and they look great, especially the HD movies. It is a buck more, but you get 720p video downloaded straight from iTunes to the Apple TV, no computer needed.
Finally, video podcasts are watchable on the Apple TV. I have subscribed to the HD versions of several of them since I can watch them on the tv now. Diggnation has never looked so great.
So check it out: Apple TV
Tags: apple tv, appletv, itunes, mac, macbook, pc, streaming, video
Trackpad Gestures on Macbook (Pro) - Why have I not been using some of these?!
Feb 15, 2008 Found Online, Technology
I just saw an amazing thing over at Dan’s Tech-n-Stuff. I have been using the “secondary click” and “two-finger scrolling” features on my Macbook’s trackpad for some time now. I have always seen the other options for “dragging” and “drag lock”, but never really looked into what they do. So instead of typing it, let’s let Dan explain it (he did so well):
- Click and Drag: Drag an item by double-tapping your trackpad and dragging it without lifting your finger. “Clicking” and “Dragging” must both be enabled in System Preferences > Keyboard and Mouse > Trackpad.
- Drag Lock: Works with Click and Drag, requires you to tap once on your trackpad to release a dragged item. “Clicking”, “Dragging” and “Drag Lock” must all be enabled in System Preferences > Keyboard and Mouse > Trackpad.
I just activated this feature, and I must say it is amazing. Being able to rely completely on the trackpad is a really good thing, and this option makes that possible.
