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Slamming Spam
Looking for a way to augment the Junk filter in your email client? On today's Call For Help on TechTV…Mac 911
Click and Name
Here's a neat little trick you can use in Panther's Save and Save As dialog boxes. Invoke either command and…Mac 911
iPod mini Diagnostics
It's about time to wrap up my coverage of the iPod mini and move on to other subjects. But before I do, I should update the state of the mini's Diagnostic screen.Mac 911
iPod mini as a bootable drive
nttttWon't work.nttttNot with Jaguar.nttttNot with Panther.nttttNot with the aid of Carbon Copy Cloner.nttttIt just won't work.ntttMac 911
USB 2.0 and the iPod mini
"Huh?" I hear some of you sputter (if, indeed, one can sputter a word that lacks any sibilant consonants), "You mean the iPod mini is, compatible with the newer Mac's USB 2.0 ports!?"Mac 911
A Smarter iPod mini Smart Playlist
When you plug an iPod mini into a computer that bears an iTunes library larger than the mini's 3.7GB capacity, iTunes offers to create a playlist that contains a subset of the tunes on your computer. This is a very cool feature, but not as cool as it could be.Mac 911
The mini and Me
After my repeated pleas for an iPod mini evaluation unit were greeted with stony silence by all with an @apple.com address (Note to self: Grab gig with major metropolitan newspaper at earliest convenience.) I ventured out into commute traffic to obtain one the good old fashioned way: Retail.Mac 911
It’s the Standard, Stupid
Why should iPod owners care that many who find the iPod mini too expensive will opt for cheaper players? Because ultimately it's not about the player. It's about the music you put on it.Mac 911
A Useful iMovie Importing Technique
Here's a time-saving technique I use when creating Breen's Bungalow, the QuickTime tutorial found on the CD bundled with newsstand…Mac 911
GarageBand Update Brings ReWire Support
MIDI hepcats understand the benefits of Propellerhead Software's technology (a technology that allows two applications to share audio data). The recent hints that good things are coming in regard to ReWire support.Mac 911
Of Shared iPhoto Libraries and Dragged Copies
In my last entry I mentioned that when you mount a shared iPhoto 4 library, you can't copy full images…Mac 911
Moving iPhoto Libraries
At one time if you wanted to move your iPhoto Library to a location other than the Pictures folder within…Mac 911
Workarounds for Mail Corruptions
In this week's Macworld Weekly I offered this little exchange with reader Amanda G: Q. I checked my mail today…Mac 911
Archived iDVD Projects
On Tuesday's Call for Help program on TechTV, I completed my look at iLife '04 with a peek at iDVD…Mac 911
Entourage Contacts to Yahoo
In the February issue of Macworld (Corral Your Contacts, pages 80-81) I allude to the notion that you can import…Mac 911
Duplicating DVDs
Given the amount of email I get on the subject, it appears that the current Mystery of This Age is…Mac 911
Digi and GarageBand
During a recent rehearsal with my band, System 9, I dragged out my PowerBook to show the boys the wonders…Mac 911
Bluetooth Update and Headsets
Today Apple released the Bluetooth Software 1.5 Update, which, among other things, allows you to use Bluetooth headsets with your…Mac 911
Capturing iPhoto Slideshows with Snapz X Pro
Like my compatriot, Jason Snell, I'm more than a little keen on Ambrosia Software's Snapz X Pro 2.0. I use…Mac 911
Getting Websites With wget
In this week's Macworld Weekly Newsletter a reader asked for a way to download a webpage in Safari. I suggested…Mac 911
iMovie 4 on TechTV
On today's TechTV I demonstrated some of the cool new features built into iMovie 4. To view the accompanying article,…Mac 911
iMovie Still an Exercise in Patience
In an entry from last month I suggested that iMovie 3 was so slow that only those with the fastest…Mac 911
iPhoto 4 on Tech TV
On today's Call For Help program on TechTV I took a look at another member of Apple's iLife '04 suite,…Mac 911
Live and in Person
In the current issue of Macworld I discuss creating ambient music with a very cool loop-based sequencer, Ableton Live 3….Mac 911
A Groovier Lounge Jazz Groove
I was playing around with GarageBand's Lounge Jazz Drum loops this morning and noticed that the ride cymbal had the…Mac 911
Apple’s Apps and Software Update
Just a quick note to remind you that it pays to store Apple applications in the Applications folder at the…Mac 911
My First GarageBand Tip
Like a lot of people, I'm enamored of Apple's GarageBand and have been spending more time dinking around with it…Mac 911
Panther Mail in Mac 911
February's Mac 911 column is online. This month's column is all about Panther's flavor of Apple's Mail program. Check it…Mac 911
GarageBand on TechTV
On today's Call for Help program on TechTV I ran through the basics of Apple's cool new easy-to-use music application,…Mac 911
The Macworld CD (and Breen’s Bungalow) Online!
If you haunt the magazine racks of your local smoke shoppe, you know that Macworld bundles a CD-ROM with newsstand…Mac 911
Today’s Call For Help
On today's Call For Help program on TechTV, I discussed a couple of cool doohickies I spotted at last week's…Mac 911
Bigger Cursor
In this week's Macworld Weekly Newsletter, I proffered this question and answer: Q. Because I'm visually impaired, I have great…Mac 911
Secrets of the iPod mini
Savvy iPod users know that you can perform such tasks as resetting the device, throwing it into disk mode, and…Mac 911
iPod mini at a Maxi Price?
I'm withholding final judgment until I hold one in my hand, but at first blush, the iPod mini hints that…Mac 911
Doing Expo
If you're on your way to Macworld Expo (or, perhaps, already here) and haven't worked out a game plan for…Mac 911
Two iMovies Are Better Than One
I just tied the bow on the latest Breen's Bungalow (the QuickTime tutorial I produce for the CD bundled with…Mac 911
Panther and Palm Sync
Enough people have had success with this trick published in a recent Macworld Weekly newsletter that I thought I might…Mac 911
Death to the Date Trick
If you've had an email account for more than four hours, you're aware that spammers assign odd dates and times…Mac 911
Assault on Batteries
The day's news tells me that a law firm in San Francisco is considering a class action lawsuit against Apple…Mac 911
Double Your Pleasure
Today Apple released an update to iTunes 4 that allows those with AOL accounts to purchase music from the iTunes…Mac 911
On OCR
In recent weeks I've been mucking with scanners and OCR and because I have, a question from user idontwannatype in…Mac 911
Gifts for Geeks
Wondering what to get your favorite Mac user this holiday season? Think rechargable.Mac 911