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If you know a little bit about music, sound, or acoustics, then you probably know what an equalizer is. It is a device that allows you to adjust the different frequencies of sound. In this video, I show you how to get to, and how to use the equalizer in iTunes. So, [...]

Problem: you are surfing the internet and you come across a site that has the information you need, but it is in a language that you can’t read.
Solution: Google Translator
In the video below I show you how you can take advantage of the free Google Translator, and its abilities to translate… well just about everything. [...]

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.
[NOTE: In [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 quick tip I walk you through the various account settings that are available to you in OS X and I show you what they do. I hope this will help anybody out there who is new to the OS X platform and I hope this will help you get familiar with the [...]

If you are familiar with Windows you know that you can show hidden files by changing the folder options to show them. However in OS X you have to run a terminal command. There is a way that you can leverage the wonderful power of Automator to make this an easier operation. Watch [...]

A few months ago I created a tutorial on how to install WordPress using MAMP on Mac OS X. This is the same type if thing except it is just for Drupal rather than WordPress. Now if you didn’t know this WordPress is designed for blogging more than anything else and Drupal is [...]

This is a corresponding post to how to join a windows work group. To set up your mac to share with windows computers you need to first join the correct workgroup. Next you need to open system preferences an click Share next check file sharing on the side. Now choose who can [...]

You might be wibdering how do I join a workgroup in leopard? Well the answercis simple. You open system preferences and click network. Next choose the connection you are using on the left. Once there choose tgecadvanced tab and choose WINS at the top. Click the drop down and choose you workgroup the click [...]