Square Perfect Lightbox model SP400 and how to do white balance and tether the Mac in Aperture. Dumb Question Corner about creating ad hoc networks, and George from Tulsa explains how to use Gmail for backups (George’s ScreenSteps Tutorial for Gmail Backup). Interarchy for FTP from nolobe.com doesn’t make the cut. Katie Floyd of macpowerusers.com […]
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#295 LastPass, Twitter Explained, Boxee
LastPass from lastpass.com, ScreenSteps tutorial on using the Gallery tag in WordPress at podfeet.com in my tutorials section. In Dumb Question Corner I answer the Duchess of Dumb when she asks for a workflow for Twitter and a few tool-specific questions too. George from Tulsa is back with a lesson he calls the “Vault of […]
Continue reading#294 NosillaCast News, Backups, Automator, Zamps, Photography
Introducing the NosillaCast News, NosillaCast highlighted in the LA Times and the Libsyn Blog. Backup discussion after Adam Christianson’s December 29th episode of the MacCast, how Steve and I finally tackled his challenging backup needs, and a really simple Automator Script to back up selected files to Dropbox. Introducing the Zamps art website at zamps.wordpress.com, […]
Continue readingTesting HTML5 Player
Allister Jenks of the Sitting Duck Podcast told me about a new plugin for WordPress that will allow me to have an html5 player instead of quicktime. It’s supposed to work on Android and iPhone, will switch to Flash or Silverlight too if required. The plugin is called MediaElement.js and can be downloaded from wordpress.org. […]
Continue reading#293 Poster, Alarms, MacFamilyTree, Japanese School Tech
Poster from Steve Harris reinventedsoftware.com for photo upload to Flickr and Facebook from iPhoto or Aperture. In Dumb Question Corner Sue Bready asks how to keep her MacBook Pro awake with the lid closed so she can use it to drive her big TV, Register for the NosillaCastaways party at Macworld at podfeet.com. OzRose asks […]
Continue reading#292 Art Text, VectorMagic, Prompt Puppy, Muzetto, Cinema Seat for iPad, Audio and Video Plugins
Be sure to register for the NosillaCastaway party on January 28th at 6pm during Macworld, and check out mymac.com #325 to hear me with Guy and Gaz, the G-men. David Allen of Mac20Q reviews Art Text from belightsoft.com and also in the MacUpdate bundle. Sticking with our Vector art theme, Donald Burr of Otaku no […]
Continue reading#291 PowerPoint 2011, Night Before Christmas, Photography Plugins
Nosillacast party at Macworld January 28th from 6-8pm at Jillian’s on 4th Street, Mac Roundtable live show at 5:15pm Thursday January 27th in booth 752. Winners of the iStopMotion giveaway announced, Donald uses ScreenSteps for the first time. Why you shouldn’t use presentation at all but if you have to how you might want to […]
Continue reading#290 Tilt Shift Explained, iStopMotion Giveaway, Spotlight Dumb Question, Lolas Christmas List
Steve explains to us why tilt shift photography is so compelling including an optics lesson, Macworld NosillaCastwaways party is planned for Friday January 28th from 6-8pm at Jillians. In Dumb Question Corner Jim Sewell asks how to find files you’ve searched in Spotlight. Lola Wong joins us for Chick Chat Across the Border where she […]
Continue reading#289 Automator, Zumocast, iStopMotion, Shai
No PivotTable Charts in Excel 2011, Kirschen Seah gives us her Add Prefix String Automator action at http://www.freerangecoder.com. Zumocast from zumocast.com vs. AirVideo for video watching on the iPad. Accessible Mind Sweeper from Programar a ciegas at programaraciegas.es. iStopMotion review from boinx.com including Bastian Wolfe’s hysterical video and my 1 second stop motion movie. In […]
Continue reading#288 Yum 4, Blu-Ray Burning, Audio-Technica Remote Mic, Apple Certification
Yum 4 gets an interface update from yumapp.com, my in-laws use my ScreenSteps tutorial to fix their router. Donald Burr from Otaku No Podcast helps Steve and I learn about Blu-Ray burning on a Mac. Links from his discussion include: rima.com for good bulk pricing on Blu-Ray media, Firewire/USB 2.0/eSATA external burner from OWC at […]
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