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.]

I use Safari as my main web browser, with Firefox as a backup. Now I have nothing ageist Firefox at all, as a matter of fact I have it on my mac as a backup and for uploading youtube videos (the uploader crashes Safari). But, one thing I do wish Safari had is add-ons. Now, in this tutorial, I am going to be showing you how you can somewhat achieve this. I am going to be showing you who to use a program called Glims. Now, Glims is not going to give you add-ons like Firefox ha, but it will atlas offer you some customizability to Safari. It allows you to tweak just about everything from tab management, to search engines. So, yes I would recommend Glims to every Safari user, and before I bore you any more by typing on and on, watch the video below and see for yourself what Glims can do for you.
[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 know we have all been there, you have a folder full of files and you need to add something after the name of each of them. This is a task that most people choose to do the hard way, by renaming each file individually. However if you want a program to rename all of the files for you, then you might have invested in some software that can do that kind of stuff. What I bet you didn’t know though, is that you can do this for free on any installation of OS X. The application you will be using is called Automator. Now, as well as being very useful in many ways that people have no clue of, Automator also possesses the capability to rename things in a batch fashion. In the video below, I show you how to build a simple 2 step workflow that will have you batch renaming files in less than five minutes. So without further ado, 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.]