Category — Misc.
033-Video Conversion with Visual Hub
Most frequent question I get is “How do I convert a (blank) video to (blank)?” My favorite tool is Visual Hub.
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029-RSS Feeds and Google Reader
Reading news on the Internet is much easier with RSS feeds. This segment explains what a RSS feed is, how they work and how you can use a tool like Google Reader to view your selected feeds.
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027-Sorting Within The Finder
With a few simple clicks you and sort the files in your Finder window. Learn how in this sort tutorial.
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024-Taking a screen shot
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words and you need a snap shot of something on your computer. This segment address that need with two keyboard shortcuts.
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022-Switching Between Applications
Learn how to quickly switch between active applications with a simple key press.
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018-Quitting Out of Applications
While it might seem minor, folks with a windows background need to remember to “Quit” out of Macintosh applications and not simply close the window. Leaving applications open that you intended to quit uses memory on your computer and can make things run slower.
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017-Dashboard Widgets
A special place called the “Dashboard” exists on your Macintosh, where you can use mini-applications designed for specific functions (weather, sports, calculator, movie show times). This segment explores several aspects of the Dashboard - how to activate it, adding new widgets, removing widgets, downloading widgets from the web.
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016-Special characters, symbols, and accents
If you every needed a copyright symbol, an accent on a letter or some other special symbol in something that you were writing then this segment is for you. Use of a “Special Characters” menu can solve all your needs for special characters, symbols, and accents.
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