Top 10 Things to Shred

This is a sponsored post that I’ve written on behalf of Fellowes Inc. for IZEA. All opinions are 100% my own. One of the biggest nightmares I have ever endured was identify theft after my wallet was stolen during college. Gone with it were not only my debit and credit cards, but also my social [...]

by Kelly Clay for LockerGnome.

How to Make Multi-Cam Video Editing Easier with a Plugin

Editing video projects with multiple camera angles can be a real pain. Not only is it difficult to sync the clips up so they match, but you basically have to watch the video many times over to determine the best shots to keep. Perhaps you’re not using multiple video clips, but have an external audio [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

Five Great Video Editing Programs for Windows

Video editing has become a popular hobby these days with sites like YouTube making it possible for anyone and everyone to be a video producer of sorts. Every day, more video is uploaded to YouTube than anyone could conceivably watch in a lifetime. More videos are watched on a daily basis than there are people [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

How to Record a Google Hangout

Google Hangouts is a great tool for anyone wanting to have a round table discussion with a group of people without requiring everyone involved to install specific third-party software or hardware to do so. Thanks to Google Hangouts, we’ve been able to enjoy meeting with members of the LockerGnome community in a more personal face-to-face [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

How to Fix Shockwave Flash Crashes in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is becoming one of the most popular Web browsers, with an 84% increase in users over the last year. However, because Google Chrome comes packaged with so many features, some users may experience some plugins, like Shockwave Flash, to crash seemingly inexplicably. Unlike other browsers — such as Firefox and Internet Explorer, which [...]

by Kelly Clay for LockerGnome.

How to Learn to Play the Piano on the Web

Playing the piano was once a very popular pastime, with the player often becoming the focus of attention during neighborhood parties and especially talented players going on to enjoy prosperous music careers. While the piano isn’t exactly the centerpiece of any socialite’s home these days, knowing how to play music using a keyboard/piano is a [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

Olympus Pen Mini E-PM1 Camera Review

The Olympus E-PM1 may have the body of a point-and-shoot, but the 12.3 megapixel Live MOS is something you’d traditionally see in a prosumer full-sized DSLR. Don’t get me wrong, this is no pocket point-and-shoot camera. The included M.Zuiko MSC Digital ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens makes this little photographic wonder a difficult fit in [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

How to Convert a Video File into an Animated GIF

Animated GIFs are one of the oldest and yet most popular image styles to grace the Web. Advertising banners, MySpace pages, Google+ streams, and forums are all commonly associated with the animated GIF. A GIF file, simply put, is an image container that is capable of holding multiple images that cycle at a given time. [...]

by Matt Ryan for LockerGnome.

Chris Pirillo’s Home Office Tour – 2012

Every year, Chris Pirillo takes us on a tour of his humble homestead, complete with the hidden geek bunker from whence he broadcasts new episodes of TLDR [The LockerGnome Daily Report, aka Too Long; Didn't Read] every weekday. If you’re curious about the gadgets, gizmos, toys, action figures, myriad LEGO assemblies, Darth Vader collections, Muppets, [...]

by Robert Glen Fogarty for LockerGnome.

How To Update To DirecTV’s New HD Guide Right Now

Last week, DirecTV subscribers (including me) received an email letting them know that a new guide interface would be rolling out in the future, but the email did not say when users should expect it. It was a tease, showing awesome new features and a slick new interface for your HD TV, but with no [...]

by Angelo Carosio for LockerGnome.