New Features in Photo Booth!

If you have Leopard, you will see that Photo Booth has some new features including multiple pictures capture, movie recording, build in green screen, no countdown capture, and no flash! To turn off the flash simply press the shift key while clicking on the Shutter button. To turn off the countdown,  hold down the option button and click on the Shutter button. To have no flash or countdown, hold down shift and option and then click on the Shutter button.

Ring tones!

Are you tired of paying for 10 second clips (ring tones) that you already own? Well, I found a way to not pay for them!

REQUIREMENTS:

1) A Mac with Blue Tooth technology

2) A phone with Blue Tooth

3) Switch -if you don’t have it you can download it here.

Instructions

Open iTunes and select a song that you would like to have a ring tone to. I chose “Typical” by Mutemath

Lets zoom in…

Now drag it onto your desktop

Now drag it into Garageband or you can select it in the media browser.

Select which portion of the song you want to play using the EDIT–> Trim to Selection, feature. You probably want about a 10 second clip and export it to iTunes. Garageband exports this song in .aif form, a form your phone doesn’t read. Drag this song onto your desktop and open Switch.

Now convert it to .mp3 format. Go to applications and to Utilities –> Blue Tooth File Exchange, and turn on the Blue Tooth “Find Me” feature.

Final Step: Send the song to your phone! Enjoy!

Leopard Space Bar!

Here is a cool little feature in Leopard: Quickview. It really saves a lot of time, specially if it is a Microsoft file or a Adobe file etc. Well, if you need to see it a little more, click on the file and hit (space bar).

Here is what it looks like when you are playing a movie in quickview:

Here is what it looks like when you hit the spacebar:

-or with the the background-

(Special thanks to the Spencers, one of my favorite magicians)

Change an Icon! (revised)

In the end of my other icon post, I mentioned that I was trying to find a program that could change pictures into icons. I found one! Its called img2icns; all you have to do is drag your picture into the application icon in the dock (make sure its open) and it will make a copy of the file, but in correct format (it won’t delete the original). After that, follow the steps from the previous icon post, or watch the movie I made.

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Questions? Leave a comment.

coconutWIFI 2.0!

Here is an amazing freeware application that, sadly, is overlooked. I use it all the time and think others should know about-specially if their on the road a lot. Its called coconutWIFI 2.0.

Here is the info off their page:

coconutWiFi displays you a small aqua-bubble at the top of your screen which indicates whether you’re in range of a wireless network or not.
The app also tells you if the wireless networks in your range are encrypted or open, so you won’t miss the next open wireless network any more.

New in the completely rewritten version 2: More information about the network (bssid, channel)

Known limitation in version 2: Currently a click on a network doesn’t connects you with this network. I’m working on this issue.

The indicator-bubble has 3 active-states:


No networks available

Only encrypted networks available

At least one network in range is unencrypted and open

You will also see a number behind the indicator – this is the number of wireless networks that are currently in your range.

It really is a great application. GO DOWNLOAD IT!

 

 

New Features on the New Dock…

Everything Apple does just keeps getting better (as usual). For instance, with the new dock, (which I don’t like the new dock as much) there is a new feature that shows you what programs are open! All open programs will have a new little blue light/reflection under the application icon.

Lets zoom in

See that little blue light at the bottom of the picture?

Comments? Questions? Let me know!

Scroll Through Open Programs

Here is-what I consider-a need-to-know time saver. In windows you were able to scroll though open programs, you can too! Here is the code: Hold down (apple) and click (tab) once, then you can click (tab) multiple times to scroll through open programs as long as you hold down (apple). You can also close and hide the programs: hold down (apple) and click tab once or as many time as you need to get to an application that you want to close or hide, then when that application is highlighted, click “Q” to quit it, or “H” to hide it. [You can let-go of (apple) now]

More:
Hold down (apple) and hit (tab) once, once you have done that, continue to hold down (apple) and you can use your mouse to scroll over applications.

Change an Icon in 10 EASY STEPS!

Changing icons can be so helpful! It will allow you to be a lot more organized! For instance I use a free password manager called 1Password for all the many passwords that I have, and to disguise it (even though it’s secure) I have it look like this…

It’s simple here is all you have to do:

1) Download some icons and open .zip folder and click once on the icon of your choice

2) Click apple+i and a new info window -keep this window up

3) Go to a folder (or application) that you want to change the icon to, and click it once

4) Click apple+i and another info window will open

So this is what you have so far.

5) Go to the icon that you downloaded info box (in this picture on the left), and select the smaller icon at the top it will be highlighted in blue

6) Now go to Edit–>Copy or (apple+c)

7) Then go to the other folder’s icon window and select the icon at the top

Let’s zoom in:

While that folder is still highlighted go to Edit–>Paste or (apple+V)

9) Close out of the windows

10) Pat yourself on the back, you just changed the look of an icon in 10 easy steps!

Any questions? Just let me know in the comments and I’ll get back to you ASAP. Also-if anyone can find an icon converter or instructions please let me know!

If you don’t get it and need to see it be done… here you go!

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p270/drumer4one/?action=view&current=iShowU-Capture.flv

Searching Leopard for Sherlock?

I’m sad to announce that Sherlock-the program that allows you to look up flights, ebay items, and much more-is missing! Apple did not announce the retirement of the program officially, put upon installing the new OS, it seems to delete the program, and on top of that it is not mentioned anywhere on the Apple website. I have tried to copy it on to my compute from others, but it doesn’t seem to work. If anyone got it to copy please let me know in the comments!

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!

On all Macs there is this great little feature that I like to call “Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!” What is is is a feature that allows you to zoom in to extreme measures. This is great for working with Photoshop and other photo editors, and also if you are trying to learn how icons and what not are made.

For instance this is what the Apple logo looks like zoomed in.

To turn this feature on/off press: apple+option+8

To zoom in even more (when feature is on): apple+option+[pluss]

To zoom out (feature must be on): apple+option+[minus]

Got questions or ideas that you want me to post?-leave a comment.