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Have you ever wanted to download YouTube videos to watch on your computer or iPod? Well it is a simple process that can easily be done a ton of different ways. However, for this video I am going to show you two and tell you about one.
The first tool I would like to mention [...]

If you are like me, then sometimes it is hard to find a font that you like. Well, did you know that there is a built in application on your Mac that can help you with this? Font Book is the name, and viewing fonts is the game. Font Book will easily [...]

If you have not heard, a Windows Vista machine is able to run a screen saver as the desktop background. Well up until now that has been one small thing that the PC enthusiasts were able to get me on. But now I have Screen Saver. Screen Saver is a nifty little [...]

As you might know, your Mac will slow down over time. It does not matter what you do with your Mac — as long as it is on, it will slow down over time. Now don’t get scared, because it is nothing drastic like Windows when you would have to reinstall the OS and [...]

In this quick tip I show you how to make your Mac talk to you. Most people don’t know this because it is a bit hidden, but you can make your Mac announce the time to you. You can set it to announce it on the hour, every 30 minutes, or every 15 [...]

This is quick tip #17. In this video I walk you through how to capture a section of a web page and display it in dashboard. This is really useful for capturing the latest posts section of a website so you can see what is going on there at a moment’s glance.
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In this episode of Southern Fried Geeks, there was a whole lot going on. In episode 7, we discussed the Microsoft-Yahoo! deal. Yes, we know it’s old news, but we haven’t shot the show in so long! There was lots to talk about, such as Bing and Yahoo! mail, which we both had mixed opinions [...]

Last week I put up an unboxing video for the Koss headphones and now it is time for the review. Keep in mind that I have had these for much longer than one week. Thanks to video backlogging on my part, most of my content is over a month old. Anyway, I personally think [...]

After using my Apple iPod headphones for over a year they finally got to the point where I had to get some new ones. At first I just though I would just buy some more Apple ones as they seemed to fit me well; I may be the only one but… Anyway, I [...]

Well the time has come and the newest version of OS X is here. Snow Leopard has arrived and has brought many improvements under the hood. I installed Snow Leopard last night and so far the only thing that I have had problems with is Final Cut Express. That is a BIG [...]

Have you ever wondered what came after a trillion? Well the answer lies in terminal. Terminal can talk. That’s right: terminal can talk and, better yet, count. The video below will show you how to make terminal count for you.
Also, if you know what SSH is, then you can log into your unsuspecting [...]

In this short little video we outline what is going to be happening with Southern Fried Geeks over the course of the next month or so. We are going to be taking the month of August off and will try to be back the first full week in September. See you then!
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By now I am sure that you have heard of the new devices that are being powered by Google’s Android mobile OS. If you are on the fence about deciding whether you would like the phone, or if you are just a geek and are wanting to see what all the rage is about [...]

This episode of Southern Fried Geeks was a rather interesting one considering that one main part of the episode didn’t go as planned at all. However it was still funny and the rest of the episode is good. In the video below you are going to see an attempted jail break of an [...]

In the video below I am going to show you how to make a Web server on an old Linux box. The only prerequisite is that you know a little about CLI interfaces and you can learn new things quickly. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to make a [...]

If you are looking for a way to add some really cool effects to your pictures then this is the website for you. The website is Here and the video below will walk you through the process of uploading your pictures and adding effects to them. So enjoy, and don’t be scared to [...]

This episode of Southern Fried Geeks is jam packed with loads of destruction and mayhem. We shoot a watermelon with a paintball gun, and destroy a keyboard with a hammer. So what are you doing still reading this? Watch the video below. I can not post the full video here [...]

A while back I was given a math assignment that required us to use a graphing calculator on the computer. Now being that my school is narrow minded and only provided a program that would do this on a Windows machine I was left out to fend for my self. Anyway as I [...]

In this episode of Southern Fried Geeks you are going to see the inside of an RC helicopter controller, Kung Fu Gamer is going to hammer fist a tooth brush, and we discuss Google Chrome OS and what it means to the rest of the market.  So without further ado, enjoy.
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Quick Tip #15 is here and I am going to be showing you how you can use a service called You Hoogle. This service allows you to make a Google search page that has you name of what ever else you want it to say on it. If you have any questions feel [...]