Few things are more devastating to a media fan than having something happen to their iTunes library. After all, iTunes is the home to all of your music, your TV shows and your movies. Losing all of that data in (an admittedly rare) system crash, or when your external hard drive is inadvertently melted by the heater can be a traumatic, not to mention an expensive experience. The thought of having to replace the entirety of an iTunes library is enough to turn many users to thoughts of violence. So, rather than having that aneurism, let’s try to recover as much of your missing iTunes library as is possible, without having to pay for extra software costs.
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How to Restore Your iTunes Library with Your iPod, Flash Drives and CD’s
By | June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Three Easy Ways to Make a Screenshot On Mac
By | June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
There are a few different ways to record a screenshot on your Mac. They all caputure either part or all of your screen, for times when you want to share a Google Map to your house, part of a great website, or to show tech support the troubles you’re having with your Mac. The following are the best ways to record a Mac screenshot.
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How to Install Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox
By | May 27, 2011 | 9 Comments
If you need to test a software on Mac OSX, and it is not justifiable for you to get a new Macbook, a good way is to install the Mac OSX as a virtual machine in your Windows (or Linux) based PC. Both the two popular virtual machine software – Virtualbox and VMware, support Mac OSX installation as a virtual guest, but in this article, we will deal with Virtualbox.
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How to Try Mac App Store Applications for Free
By | May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
It’s easy to get caught up in the Mac’s App Store trying different applications, and an hour into browsing having spent $100 for a handful of applications, only to find out only one of them is something that you would actually use. There’s actually an easy way to try many of the paid applications for free.
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How To Create A Screensaver Using Your Flickr Photos [Mac]
By | May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Most of the people who use the photo sharing service Flickr are fairly proud of the collection of images that they have created. After all, the images on your Flickr profile could represent five years of photographing the national parks of our nation, copies of your digital art projects, or it could simply hold beloved memories of your family vacations. No matter which is the case, it is easy to understand why you might want to use the images from your Flickr profile as the screen saver on your Mac. If you are ready to switch your view, simply follow these instructions and you will be able to use your Flickr URL to create a RSS feed that the screen saver software can process.
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Deleting Files on a Mac – Empty Trash or Secure Empty Trash?
By | May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Deleting files in Mac OS isn’t a difficult thing to do by any means, yet it can be confusing. Everyone knows how to drag files into the trash can in the dock, yet to actually delete them, there are two choices in the Finder Menu – Empty Trash and Secure Empty Trash. Which one should you use? Is there a difference?
While the appearance of the trash can in Mac OS has greatly changed over the years, from a crudely drawn trash can to a vibrant wire mesh can filled with crumpled paper, the actual function hasn’t changed at all. It’s still simply a vessel that’s used to transport the files from your hard drive to being deleted.
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How to Take A Remote Screenshots on Your Mac
By | May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment
There are a lot of reasons why you might want to be able to make a remote screenshot of your Mac. Maybe, you let your children use your computer while you are away at work and you want to know what websites they are surfing. Maybe, you have a small business and you want to make sure that your employees are not in violation of your Internet usage policies. Maybe, you have hired some freelance talents and you do not want to be billed by the hour or for the time that freelancer chooses to spend checking their email or watching TV on Hulu. Either way, you can get the information that you need with remote screenshots. If you are ready to set up remote screen shot software, then this is the tutorial for you. With the help of a piece of software, aptly named Screenshots Remote, you can take regular screenshots of your system when you are not there, and then see them in a handy list for later use.
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How to Make A (sort of) Song Template in GarageBand
By | May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
At the first look at this title, you may be wondering why anyone would want to make a song template in GarageBand.
A song template can help you to save time and make your song writing and recording much simpler. A song template can help you to manage your preferences across multiple songs. No more resetting your count for each track. Instead of having to set your preferences for each track, you can simply get down to business and create your song. Also, having a song template will prevent GarageBand from automatically opening your last song when you double click on the icon, which will reduce the load time when you are ready to create a new track.
Now, let’s get you set up with your first template.
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How to Convert Midi File Instruments in Garageband
By | April 28, 2011 | 2 Comments
The Midi file format may not be what you find in your iTunes library, but it has a long history in the world of digital sound. The Midi file format has been important in the world of computer music since the 1980’s. While you may think of the Midi file format as being antiquated format, best saved for bad cell phone ring tones, the Midi file format can still be of use in some applications, and they are popular in home brewed video games, or for low memory use sounds in presentations.
That does not mean that all Midis are perfect just the way that they are. Let’s say that you found the right track, but it is the wrong type of sound. Should you go onto the next file, and keep looking for the perfect sound, or should you alter what you have to make it perfect?
If that clang of a bell should be the pulling of a violin string, then you will want to consider alteration, since it will generally be much quicker, and you will be able to do it with this free piece of software. Just follow these steps and you will be able to change instruments for your Midi file in Garageband.
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How to Clean The Cookies from Safari
By | April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments
The longer you use your computer (be it running Windows, Mac OS X or Linux), the more crap you have in it, and the slower it become. If you browse the web very often, the cookies that stored in the browser can quickly form the bulk of the “crap” that contribute to the slow performance of your computer. If you wish to keep your system running at its peak efficiency at all times, one of the thing that you need to do regularly is to clean the cookie in your browser. In this article, we will show you how to clean your cookies in Mac Safari.
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