Stupid Apple Remote Tricks [Editor's Note, 1/4/2012: Sadly, the Apple Remote no longer comes bundled with most new Macs, but you can still purchase one here.] If you've purchased a Mac recently, you probably have an Apple Remote. This nifty little device allows you to enter Apple's Front Row interface and control your Mac from afar. It's common knowledge that you can use your Apple Remote to play music, watch movies, and flip through pictures. This all comes in very handy, especially when you use your Mac as a full-blown entertainment center. What you might not know is that you can also use your remote to put your Mac to sleep, present a Keynote presentation, and lock your Mac. After a Long Day, It's Time to Go to Sleep! Hypothetical situation: It's late, and you and your significant other have just finished watching a movie (on your Mac, of course) in bed. Simply hold down the Play/Pause button and your Mac will go to sleep. Keynote + Apple Remote = Seamless Presentation Booting Up with the Apple Remote iAlertU
Ultimate GMail Collection: over 80 Tools and Tips | MakeUseOf.com It’s been four months since our first Gmail Roundup. And Gmail being as popular as it is, it’s time for a major update. So here you go, over 80 Gmail tools and tips, including Firefox extensions, Greasemonkey scripts, Desktop programs, Web applications and all-purpose ‘HowTo’ guides. Firefox EXTENSIONS Gmail Manager – manage multiple Gmail accounts, receive new mail notifications, view unread messages right from your browser statusbar. GmailThis – excellent browser bookmarklet that lets you quickly forward highlighted text on any webpage via Gmail. Better Gmail – integrates features of 10 Greasemonkey scripts into one firefox addon. GmailSkinz – powerful firefox addon with lots of cool features: change Inbox color , Add Google IG modules, insert images from Picasa albums, insert smileys, make navigation menu horizontal, hide unnecessary page elements, and more. [NO LONGER WORKS] Gspace – multi-platform firefox addon that turns your Gmail account into powerful online storage tool. Tips
bare feet studios: video podcasting experts in honolulu :: blog :: detail :: video podcast work flow My buddy Chris Brogan recently posed the question, “What is your podcast work flow? He is the co-founder of the PodCamp Unconferences, along with Christopher Penn, and is both constantly gathering data and tickling others to share their knowledge. So read on for our work flow! Please check out: “Chris Brogan”: “Christopher Penn”: “Podcamp”: We produce the daily video podcast, “Beach Walks with Rox”: # Always keep the camera bag loaded with charged batteries and extra tapes, all lenses and filters. # Shoot the episode; one take is all we get. Total Average Time for a 5-minute Episode: 2-3 hours, assuming the work is done on the G5 quad processor tower and a broadband connection. Check out the camera gear we use here: “
100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (for Mac and Win) | MakeUseOf.com This stuff can be installed on any portable drive, i.e. USB thumbdrive, PDA or an iPod. You can use them at work, school, or any other place where you can plugin your device. Check them out, you can either scroll-down for relevant category, i.e office software, email tools, messengers, games, etc. or get a ‘all-in-one’ package (all essential tools) . While there are more apps for windows users, I tried to include a mac version for each essential tool. All free. Update: After reviewing comments and suggestions on this articles as well as running a survey for best portable applications we came up with an ultimate list of apps. What is a portable program ? Portable Office Software Portable Email/Calendar/ToDo Programs Portable Text and Voice Messengers Portable Media Tools (Audio / Video) Portable Graphics Viewers and Image Editors Portable Browsers and Internet Tools (FTP, Feedreaders, Torrent Clients…) Portable Security Software Portable Games Other Portable Utilities All-In-One Packages
Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center The Clip Report: An eBook on the Future of Media In the early 1990s when I began my career in PR there were clip reports. These were physical books that contained press clips. It seems downright archaic now but that’s how I learned about the press - by cutting, pasting up and photocopying clippings. My fascination with the media never abated. Today my role is to form insights into how the entire overlapped media landscape - the pros, social channels, and corporate content - is rapidly evolving and to help Edelman clients turn these learnings into actionable strategies. Today I am re-launching my Tumblr site with a new name, a new focus and a new format. It all kicks off today with a 15-page installment of The Clip Report.
100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (for Mac and Win) | MakeUseOf.com This stuff can be installed on any portable drive, i.e. USB thumbdrive, PDA or an iPod. You can use them at work, school, or any other place where you can plugin your device. Check them out, you can either scroll-down for relevant category, i.e office software, email tools, messengers, games, etc. or get a ‘all-in-one’ package (all essential tools) . While there are more apps for windows users, I tried to include a mac version for each essential tool. Update: After reviewing comments and suggestions on this articles as well as running a survey for best portable applications we came up with an ultimate list of apps. What is a portable program ? Portable Office Software Portable Email/Calendar/ToDo Programs Portable Text and Voice Messengers All-in-One (Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, etc.): Gaim [Win, 6.9 mb], Miranda IM [Win, 1.2 mb], Adium [Mac, 15.5mb], Trillian [Win]iChat [Mac] – requires locally installed iChatNewspeak [Mac, 1mb] – Newspeak Cocoa IRC clientSkype – exlpains how to make skype portable
Working Together...When Apart 40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark [2] | MakeUseOf.com After every 500 additions to MUO directory , we select the 40 most unique and unusual services. It’s been 5 months since the first one, so it’s time for batch no. 2. As mentioned earlier, this round-up is about those little-known undiscovered apps that are rather unusual, useful, free, and are the must-be bookmarked type. Enjoy! Top 10: 1. beFunky – Awesome web app that turns images to cartoonized paintings and videos to cartoons. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
How to Use Twitter Without Twitter Owning You - 5 Tips (Photo: Timothy K. Hamilton) Total read time: 5 minutes. I’ve evolved as a user of the micro-blogging tool called Twitter. That said, technology is a great slave but a terrible master, and Twitter can turn the tables on you with surprising subtlety. I use it mostly as a digital diary for recording the fleeting moments, fun online findings, and useful tools that are worth sharing but not worth a separate blog post. It is also amazing for real-time polling of followers on topics ranging from strength training to the best online back-up tools (in descending order of preference: www.getdropbox.com, www.sugarsync.com, www.jungledisk.com, the last of which uses Amazon’s S3). I avoided following people until one month ago, as I didn’t want another inbox (which direct messages or “DMs” produce), and I didn’t want to inadvertently hurt the feelings of acquaintances I might neglect to follow. Following no one avoided both problems. The 5 Rules of Keeping Twitter Use Under Control 1. 2. 3. 4. 1.
Free game demo, patch and trailer downloads - Softpedia 100 Awesome Cheat Sheets to Learn and Do Everything in Less Time | Clear View Education Blog April 28th, 2009 By Kathleen Baker Forget multitasking: the real skill you need to compete in the business world and in life is efficiency. The ability to pick up new tricks and hacks quickly but effectively is priceless. Tech and Web Dev Web workers will find cheat sheets for CSS, C++, XHTML and more in this list. Hobbies and Games From video games to fantasy hockey to Scrabble, these cheat sheets will help you master your favorite games. Web and Mobile Become a more efficient Internet surfer on your computer and on your phone when you check out these cheat sheets. Internet abbreviations: Find out what symbols and popular abbreviations like AFK mean.Outlook Express Keyboard Shortcuts: Manipulate your Outlook Express faster with these tips.Cheatsheet: What is Digg? Organization and Productivity Become a more organized person who can efficiently use PowerPoint and tidy up a closet. Finance Learn stock market lingo, get ideas for organizing your personal budget, and more. Conversions Language Education