Here’s a list of some programs that you can download for free from versiontracker.com or find via a google search to supplement the software that comes with your mac. Continue Reading…
O dear, this is a tragic topic. Nevertheless, I just installed Windows XP on my Intel Macintosh and it was easy! Windows XP set me back $115, but innotek VirtualBox, the program that let me run windows, was free. It’s pretty fast - it takes about 20 seconds to start Windows (that’s faster than my OSX boots!) and about 6 seconds to turn it off. Continue Reading…
Mac the ripper is a little program that allows you to copy a DVD to your computer, and at the same time it removes the copy protection. Continue Reading…
It took me a while to get my canon scanner working under leopard. The trick is that there are two programs that you need to install - the scanner program and the driver. Continue Reading…
How to import songs into itunes is easy. You just put the CD in, select it in itunes, and click on advanced - convert selection to MP3.
That’s it - Easy!
But, the default setting on itunes is not the best setting to use when importing songs. In fact, there is a better way to import songs that uses a program called LAME. This article describes how to import songs into itunes using the better quality of the LAME encoder.
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There are lots of little applications you can add to your menubar to do things such as see recent clipboard items, stop your mac going to sleep (eg for presentations) and so on.
This site has a real good list of them:
http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org/
You need the latest version of itunes (itunes 7) for the new tiny ipod shufffles to work, older versions of itunes simply don’t recognise it.
As soon as you plug your ipod shuffle into your mac for the first time, itunes will automatically open, and you will get a message that itunes has found your ipod, and what name do you want to give your ipod.
If this does not happen make sure you have itunes 7 installed.
iTunes 7
The new iTunes looks fantastic & has some great new features.
However any quick survey of forum discussions will show you that there are some bugs that people are discovering. Continue Reading…