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| Title: | Mac vs. Windows7 Changing Icons: Episode 118 | | Date: | Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:24:40 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard starts a new series comparing Mac OS X.6 Snow Leopard to Windows 7. In this episode, he shows how to change file icons and the compares the ease of changing file icons in each operating system.Which is better??? You get to decide by voting at the Ask the Techies website, episode 118, http://AsktheTechies.com/episode118.htmlClick Here to Play Episode 118
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| Title: | iPad Buying Guide (Ep. 117) | | Date: | Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:32:31 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard presents a buying guide on the iPad including whether to buy the wifi or wifi+3G version of the iPad. He also reviews selecting an iPad 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB models and the iPad accessories that Apple also sells. D.Lee shows how to find free wifi hotspots in your city and how to test your internet connection download and upload speed (links can be found at http://AsktheTechies.com/episode117.html). 7min. 06sec.Click Here to Play Episode 117
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| Title: | Convert and Add Mac System Sounds (Ep. 116) | | Date: | Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:01:10 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to add sounds to your Mac OS X system for use as a system beep and e-mail or iChat alert. He also explains how to convert .wav files found on the web into the aif format (the Mac OS System Sound format). 6:15Click Here to Play
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| Title: | Ep.115: iPad - Revolution or Just a Supersized iPod Touch? | | Date: | Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:52:30 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard discusses why the iPad is a game changer. The iPad marks the death of the computer mouse, creates a comfortable user interface for reading e-books, and creates a potential for revolutionizing education with speedy multimedia books and internet access all wrapped into one device that sells for less than $500. Duration: 10 minutesClick Here to Play Episode 115: iPad
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| Title: | Ep. 114: Changing Startup Splash Screen | | Date: | Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:49:45 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to change the startup splash screen on your Mac …you know, the ugly purple space picture that appears behind the login window. 9min 1sec. Click Here to Play Episode 114
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| Title: | Ep. 113: Customize Mac Part 2 of 3 | | Date: | Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:22:04 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | In this part 2 of 3 on customizing your Mac, D.Lee Beard explains how to change icons sizes, the text size under icons, how to move the text to the side of the icons, how to adjust the space between icons, how to change Finder window backgrounds to different colors and images, how to have the Finder show document info under the icon name such as pixel size of images, duration of videos, and how many items in a folder. 5 min. 22 sec.Click here to play Episode 113
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| Title: | Ep. 112: Customize Your Mac OS | | Date: | Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:11:22 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee explains how to customize a Mac with the Finder preferences including how to turn on or turn off what drives or servers show up automatically on the desktop, how to change the home location for a new Finder window, how to adjust the spring loaded folders feature, how to add color labels to files and folders, how to add text titles to those labels , how to customize the sidebar and toolbar on the Finder windows, how to turn off the "empty trash" warning, and more. This is Part 1 of 3 on customizing a Mac. Next week's episode will cover the Finder's view options. 9minutes, 31 seconds.Click Here to Play
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| Title: | Ep. 111: Find Free Public Domain Video and Images | | Date: | Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:20:50 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains where to find free public domain images and video just like the ones he used in his iMovie `09 tutorial series. Public domain content is available for anyone to use freely for any purpose so there are no copyright problems to worry about! D.Lee also discusses the "Creative Commons" license.Click Here to Play Episode 111
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| Title: | Ep. 110: iMovie 09 Exporting Videos to DVD, Youtube, and other Devices | | Date: | Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:16:05 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to export iMovie videos for YouTube, DVD, iPod, and more. He shows how to make DVDs look professional by using iDVD's animated features, drop zones, customizable features, and more.Click Here to Play Episode 110: iMovie Exporting
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| Title: | Ep. 109: iMovie 09 Chapter Markers and More. | | Date: | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:45:32 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee explains how to add chapter markers to your videos, how to change the icon sizes, and how to print out a proof sheet of your videos from a specific event.Click here to play
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| Title: | #108: iMovie 09 - Adding Titles, Transitions, and Maps | | Date: | Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:53:15 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard shows how to add titles, lower thirds, credits, and other text elements over a black background, images, video, and animated graphics. D.Lee demonstrates how to add transitions between video clips in an iMovie 09 project including the new "theme" transitions such as "Photo Album."He also explains how to add and customize animated maps to a video project. Mixing features and effects in the 09 version of iMovie really makes iMovie stand out.Recorded in November 2009, 12min 25secClick Here to Play Episode 108: iMovie Titles, Transitions and Maps
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| Title: | Episode 107: Pt. 4 of 7 iMovie 09 - Working With Audio | | Date: | Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:24:37 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | In this video, D.Lee Beard explains how to add music and iMovie sound effects to your video project, how to duck the audio of specific tracks, how to fade audio in and out including adjusting how quickly it fades in or out, how to separate the audio from a video clip and move elsewhere or delete altogether, and how to add your own narrations to your video projects using iMovie 09. Recorded in November 2009, 8:25 duration.Click Here to Play Episode 107
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| Title: | Episode 106: iMovie Series Part 3 of 7 - Adding Effects | | Date: | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:59:28 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to apply special effects to videos and photos including how to make color adjustments, applying a sepia and grayscale tone, how to blur the edges of a video clip, how to apply a slow motion and fast motion effect to video clips, and how to reverse a clip to play it backwards. He also explains how to apply iMovie 09's image stabilization effect to those jerky handheld video clips.D.Lee shows how to raise and lower the volume level of video clips in iMovie 09 including the "ducking" effect and the fade in and out effect. Hidden advanced tools are also featured including showing how to create a video picture in a picture effect with one video playing in a box over another video.Click Here to Play Episode 106 iMovie Effects
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| Title: | Episode 105: iMovie Series Part 2 of 7 | | Date: | Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:17:05 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to add photos to an iMovie video project including applying the Ken Burns effect to your photos, cropping an image in iMovie, rotating an image in iMovie, adjusting how long the photo displays in the video, and how to adjust automatic settings when photos are imported (such as turning off the automatic Ken Burns effect or making all photos default to 6 seconds instead of just 4 seconds). D.Lee also shows how to grab a still image from a video.Click Here to Play Episode 105
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| Title: | Episode 104: iMovie 09 Series 1 of 7 - Interface Basics | | Date: | Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:10 PST | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | In this part 1 of 7 series on iMovie 09, D.Lee Beard starts off by explaining the basic interface elements of iMovie 09.Click Here to Play Episode 104 iMovie 09 Part 1
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| Title: | Episode 103: Removing Flash Cookies | | Date: | Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:15:00 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard shows how to locate and remove those rarely found other cookies "Flash cookies" also called Locally Shared Objects (LSO's). Improve your privacy by selectively removing these items from your hard drive.Show links are available at the AsktheTechies.com (episode 103, Computer Security Category).Click Here to Play Episode 103
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| Title: | Review of Kodak Zi8 HD Video Camera | | Date: | Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:15:52 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | As a follow up to the Flip cam Mino review, D.Lee Beard reviews the Kodak Zi8 competitor. Features reviewed: 1080 HD, 5MP Camera, audio quality and external port, image stabilization, screen size, HDMI output, and more.Click Here to Play Episode 102: Kodak Zi8 Review
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| Title: | Episode 101: Viewer Questions on iPod, Compressor, and Installing Leopard Disks | | Date: | Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:31:47 PDT | | Download File: | | | Description: | D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on an iPod not working, using Compressor to export HD video, and problems installing Leopard with certain deisks. This video is 9min 24 sec - recorded October 2009. Click her to Play Episode 101 Video
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| Title: | Episode 100: Skype 2.8 Review - Skype Screen & Video Phoning | | Date: | Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:42:35 PDT | | Download File: | | | Description: | Brandon Jackson returns for the 100th episode of Ask the Techies to join D.Lee Beard in explaining how to share your computer screen with a fellow computer user remotely using the free Skype application and service. This works on both Windows and Macs and between Windows and Mac OS X and can be a great way of offering and receiving technical support. They also show how to use Skype to video and audio phone people for free (who also sign up for Skype), in addition to the paid phoning landline phones service that Skype offers. This Skype review is 13min 08 sec - recorded 10-2009.Click Here to Play Episode 100: Skype 2.8 Review
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| Title: | Episode 99: Apple Tablet - E-Book: Truth and Speculation | | Date: | Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:04:40 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee answers viewer questions on what is that computer that D.Lee Beard uses that appears to be an Apple Tablet PC. D.Lee also speaks on the rumors of a soon to be released Apple tablet ebook reader and shows you how you can get your own tablet Mac today! (11min 16 sec)Now With Chapter Markers!There is lots of information in this video but you can easily navigate to the topics you want by using the chapters feature in the Quicktime Player.Click Here to Play Episode 99: Apple Tablet - E-Book: Truth and Speculation
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| Title: | Episode 98: Quicktime X Review & Demo | | Date: | Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:11:13 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard reviews and demos Mac OS X Snow Leopard's Quicktime X. He explains how to trim the video in Quicktime X, how to view chapter markers in Quicktime X, how to view flash video .flv video in Quicktime X, where to find free public domain video content online, how to convert .ogg video files into MP4 video format, and more.Episode 98: Quicktime X Review & Demo HD Version
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| Title: | Episode 97: Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard Review | | Date: | Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:20:15 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | Should you upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard? Host D.Lee Beard helps give you the information you need to know to decide.In this episode, D.Lee explains how to change icon sizes, how to add the date to the time portion of the menu bar, how to easily substitute text for abbreviations or substitute abbreviations for full text (and save on typing), how to use the new features of the Mac OS X Snow Leopard dock, how to view thumbnails of all open windows or only one applictions windows using the new Expose features in Snow Leopard, how to scan and annotate pdf documents with arrows and text using the updated Preview application, how to use Apple's Services menu to make your life easier, and explains the new faster iChat.Now With Chapter Markers!There is lots of information in this video but you can easily navigate to the topics you want by using the chapters feature in the Quicktime Player version.Play Episode 97: Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard Review
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| Title: | Flipcam Mino HD Review | | Date: | Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:10:20 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | Is the Flipcam portable video recorder going to meet your needs? D.Lee Beard presents a review of the Flipcam Mino HD digital video recorder. Included in the review are ease of use, storage capacity, audio quality, video quality, user interface, and whether it is a good choice for lecture, interview, and/or field video recording.Flipcam Mino HD Review
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| Title: | Episode 95: Firefox Add-ons, Deleting Your Past | | Date: | Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:09:06 PDT | | Download File: | | | Description: | D.Lee Beard explains how to delete your browser history & other info., engage in "private browsing", and how to create new user accounts (and delete unneeded ones) in Mac OS X. The second half of the show explains how to use Firefox add-ons (plug-ins) to personalize your browsing experience, help you learn a new language, completely block animated ads on web pages, and speed up your web and video web searches in a very cool 3-D way.Episode 95: Firefox Add-ons, Deleting Your Past
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| Title: | Episode 94: Hard Drive Partitions | | Date: | Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:08:33 PDT | | Download File: | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AskTheTec... | | Description: | D.Lee Beard answers a viewer question on changed hard drive partitions on Mac. (3min 59 sec)Episode 94: Hard Drive Partitions
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| Rated by: | Oaf Tobark | | Rating: |      | | Review: | Reminds me of The Screensavers TV show that used to be on TechTV. |
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