So, as you might know, I have decided I really want to do something with video editing. Part of video editing is the video, and video takes up a lot of hard drive space. So, I got a new hard drive that I am going to do all my video editing on, as well as storing all my pictures and music. This allows my main hard drive to be for the operating system and programs only. In this video, I am showing the installation process of this new hard drive. I think you will find it very simple.

There are some websites like Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and others that you might want to run in their own application. I know that it might be more convenient for me to have a Gmail app rather than using Safari or setting up Apple’s Mail to access it. The companies that provide these services don’t provide a desktop app, but they do provide a web interface. That is where Fluid comes in. Fluid allows you to be able to take that web interface and use it in its own application. You can make an application for any website and it will run just like any other native application on your computer. This is a nice seamless way to integrate online services into your everyday suit of applications. Watch the video below to find out how to set this up. Feel free to comment.

Any one who follows this blog to any degree should have heard about Southern Fried Geeks by now. We have not had a show in a while, and that is because we are working on some major improvements and changes. One of the main things will be our new set. This is the unboxing video of the audio mixer that will be used to mix the audio for the people on set. Enjoy!

This Christmas I got a few new things to make my Mac Pro actually be a Mac Pro. Up until this point, I only had 2 GB of RAM. As you might know 2 GB just is not enough to run multiple apps as well as editing and exporting video. So I was happy to get 4 more GB of RAM to add this Christmas. The video below is a video of my installing the RAM. Also, go to Other World Computing to get more instruction on the installation process. Enjoy!

After using my 1st generation iPod Touch for close to three years, I have now gotten a new one for Christmas. This is the thirty-two gigabyte model and I have to say I love having the extra space as the old one was only six gigabytes. This is just an unboxing video, but there will be a review coming sometime this summer from Southern Fried Geeks. I will be alternating between a tutorial and an unboxing until I run out of unboxings. However, your opinion is important to me, so I will ask for it. Do you like the unboxing videos? Do you want me to space them out more? Tell me what you think, and I will try to accommodate it.

Everyone on Linux will know what I mean when I say lock the screen and start the screen saver. People on a Mac will look at you with a blank face. (or at least I think, but hey, prove me wrong) Anyway, on a Linux based OS you can lock the screen, this will basically start the screen saver if you have one set up and require you to enter your password when you go to unlock the screen. On a Mac there is no pre-set way to do this, but you can do it with the powers of Automator. Most people underestimate Automator and just let it collect dust in the Applications folder. However, I think that every Mac user should have an understanding of what it does and how to use it. In this tutorial, I will show you how to make an application using Automator that will start your screen saver without having to wait for the timer to initiate it on its own. So before I bore you any more with text, please watch the video below to learn how to do this. Oh and by the way, if you made it this far in the post good job, I know I probably wouldn’t.

As you might or might not know, I am currently trying to get a tech show off the ground with a friend. The show is Southern Fried Geeks, and I have been mentioning it in the past few videos that I have done. Well in this new year (2010) I I going to really try and get it off the ground, so far we have been doing a bunch of tests just trying to figure out what worked. One thing that we were lacking though, was equipment. So for this Christmas I got quite a few items that will help us out in shooting the show. In this particular case I am unboxing the lapel mic that I am going to use in the show to (hopefully) improve the audio quality. I hope you enjoy, and have a great day.

So, as most of you probably know, I could be considered a Mac fanboy. Not as much as I used to be, but I still have a bit of a weak spot for the latest gadgets from Apple. Perhaps it is because I have a knack for the latest and greatest, or maybe it is because their hardware is always cutting edge and introduces new things never seen before. The later is the case of this product. A multitouch mouse. The Magic Mouse. This mouse is like a trackpad and a traditional mouse all in one. Now don’t get me wrong this mouse is not traditional in any way so, if you are into the original stuff, it is not for you. This mouse is very different and does come with a learning curve, but I do have to say that so far I have been very pleased with it. Now if I could only get it to work on my PC that would be great. The video below is the unboxing video, and there will be a review after I feel I have had enough time with the mouse to actually be thorough. So, enjoy.
[NOTE: In order to get this in Full 1080p HD so you can see the screen you are going to have to click this link then click to watch in HD. Click Here or click watch in HD in the player here and make it full screen.]

I don’t know about you, but when I am watching a video, tv show, or movie, I wonder how that made it. So, this week in light of the Christmas season and the fact that I will be taking a week off, I have put up a longer than usual two part video on how I make my videos. I walk you through all the programs that I use to capture, prepare, edit, and convert all of videos. I hope this video will not only satisfy your curiosity, but give you some ideas on who you could do this on your own. If you have any questions leave them in the comments and I will get to them as soon as possible. Other than that, I wish you and your family a happy holiday season, and a great new year. I will have lots of content up after Christmas of new things I got etc. Until then, enjoy. **Remember: as always watch in HD for the best experience.**

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Have you ever been working on your Mac and then it just all of the sudden slows way down? Well this probably means that you are running out of RAM. But, how would you know this? Well, you use some type of monitoring tool such as Apple’s built in System Monitor. But this requires you to have a whole window open, and therefore it is not very convenient. There is an alternative though. iStat menus. This allows you to monitor your computer from the menu bar. (that is the one with the clock in it) This means that you can just look in your menu bar to see things like: fan speed, cpu usage, temperatures, and hard drive status. So, watch the video below to find out how to set this up.
[NOTE: In order to get this in Full 1080p HD so you can see the screen you are going to have to click this link then click to watch in HD. Click Here or click watch in HD in the player here and make it full screen.]