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Handling MPeg-2 files with MPEG Streamclip and QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback component

By Jaems • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

If you own a consumer grade Hard Disk camera such as the JVC Everio Hybrid, you may be happy to know that the MPEG-2 format is now supported by QuickTime Pro through a simple download. [GO THERE] That being said, you can’t play the .mod files from the JVC and get sound playback by using the [...]



Using the Edit feature in Cyberduck freeware FTP browser for OSX

By Jaems • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

Note: You should always have a backup of files that are edited in the following way. One of the great features of the freeware FTP browser Cyberduck, is the ability to edit files directly from the file browser.  The reason I am writing this post, is because I used Cyberduck for about three years before [...]



About Hidden OSX Leopard annoyances

By Jaems • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

Here are mine. What are yours? 1) The “Reset Safari” problem Let’s say I want to change which parameters that get reset when I choose to “Reset Safari”. As it is right now, I can only have those parameters changed if I DO the action of resetting Safari. In other words, I have a list [...]



Jaems’ top ten picks for Leopard-friendly Macintosh Freeware

By Jaems • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

In ascending order of joy: These ten applications let you do what Apple should be letting you do. And they are free. Help put a stop to software piracy! 10. TacoHTML TacoHTML is an HTML editor but it is not WYSIWYG. But the real beauty of Taco is that you can open and edit basically [...]



How to fix Core MIDI problems with OSX after using migration assistant or upgrading system

By Jaems • Feb 25th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

Caution: Rewire users have been reporting that after entering the Terminal command below, Rewire stops working. I don’t use Rewire, and have no experience with it, but I’d bet that reinstalling Rewire afterwards would fix the problem. It probably installs some kind of virtual driver to your Midi drivers which the Terminal command would delete. The [...]



How to quickly backup your Mac using Time Machine and the Airport Extreme Base

By Jaems • Feb 21st, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

Note: Apple’s latest Leopard update allows you to access external disks from the Airport extreme without the Terminal hack (step 3). Otherwise, everything else in this post still applies! I still can’t believe their latest maneuver. Before the release of 10.5 Leopard, Apple began advertising for this great feature called “Time Machine” that was going [...]