Podcast with preview
With the new iTunes 9.0.3, slightly released after the iPad Keynote, there is a nice and big surprise for all podcasters. Previously, when a user clicked a link leading to a podcast, it brought you to an empty white web page. Then, iTunes was opened – and if not installed you got a offer to [...]
Youtube Video link power
When embedding or linking to a Youtube video, you have lots of parameters you can put in the URL. Those are influencing the player’s behavior and view. This is very useful, especially on embedding directly into your website or blog. Playback with a seek One of the most unknown and rarely used parameters is the [...]
Getting back a lost podcast episode
For podcast management I am using iTunes of course. I like iTunes. Really! Sometimes my fingers are too fast and something is trashed, especially podcast episodes. If you are wacking the same as me, then I am sure this or the other time you want it being undone. Of course there is a simple and [...]
How much time is left with my iPhone battery
When carrying your iPod or iPhone on the way, the battery symbol shows how many energy is left. But does that indicate you how long you still can use your device? A percentage or a graphical icon does not explain much. How much time is remaining when the tiny battery icon has about 35% battery [...]
Quicktime 7 in Snow Leopard
The new Quicktime Player in Snow Leopard is totally reprogrammed. It brings a complete new interface and some innovative features where you needed some additional tools before. With that version Apple focuses to the average user with functions like trimming and uploading videos to Youtube. This may look simple, but beware that cutting and converting has to [...]
Just only Skype
Instant messaging (sometimes just called IM) can be very very useful to swap information in a quick and simple way. I am sure, you know instant messaging already in form of a chat using MSN, ICQ, YIM, AIM, GoogleTalk and many many more protocols and clients. Yes, I do have an account on almost every [...]
Downloading flashvideos (flv)
On a Mac it is not a big problem to save flash videos from any websize at all without any extra tools or extensions to the browser. Just use Safari as described in this little tutorial. Step 1: Open your favourite flashvideo – let’s say on Youtube. Then open the Activity Window using the menubar. [...]
Screensaver as Background
There is a simple way having any Mac OS X screensaver replacing the desktop background image. It is very impressive if you want some animation or nice workflow. That is really cool to make a show of how cool a Mac is. Just download the small and tiny freeware application Screenie. It works so simple, that [...]
Reading the alphabet
I found a nice video on Youtube showing a book containing the alphabetical letters from a to z in a stunning way. That is real interactive reading a “hardbook”.
Youtube encoding
Yesterday, I spent hours on waiting for encoding and uploading a video containing my techno track Ohrenschmalz to Youtube. I really appreciate it now being widescreen format 16:9. So I tried to get up in the new resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. Youtube recommends AAC audio and H.264 video compression. After uploading a video, Youtube [...]
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