Posts Tagged “Tips”

Is After Effects Gobbling Up Your Hard Drive?

By | April 20, 2009

I recently discovered that After Effects (CS3) wasn’t deleting it’s Media Cache files when I quit the application. The folder had swelled to 6.19 GB. I’m not sure if this is a bug in CS3, or if all versions of AE suffered from this problem. But, if you’re an After Effects user you may want [...]

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How to upgrade your music to 256 kbps DRM-Free versions in iTunes

By | January 7, 2009

Earlier today Apple announced that they’re removing Digital Rights Management (DRM) from music bought through the iTunes music store. They also announced that you could upgrade your previously purchased music from the old standard (128 kbps protected file) to the new format (256 kbps DRM Free) for $0.30 per song on individual tracks or 30% [...]

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Don’t change your Mighty Mouse batteries before you have to

By | December 16, 2008

If you use an Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse, you’ve probably seen this battery warning at some point. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a little premature in when it tells you to change batteries. I sometimes get 2-3 weeks of additional use after I get the warning before the batteries actually die. And that’s [...]

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iPhone copy/paste between Safari and Mail with pastebud

By | December 11, 2008

Starting tomorrow (12/12) we’ll be able to copy and paste text on the iPhone between Safari and Mail, or between 2 web pages. And, it doesn’t require any software to be installed, or the iPhone to be tampered with. It works by using 2 Javascript bookmarklets provided by pastebud. There’s a video of it in [...]

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QuickTip: Save money by searching for Coupon Codes before buying online

By | December 8, 2008

Whenever I’m in the final steps of buying something online, and I see a field for Promotional Code on the order form, I immediately open a new browser tab and do a quick google search for the name of the store plus “Coupon Code” or “Promotional Code” (without the quotes). More than half the time [...]

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Barf Bag iPhone Mount

By | December 6, 2008

Filed under, why didn’t I think of that… Here’s a great little lesson in making do with what you have. It’s a fully adjustable iPhone/iPod mount using nothing more than an airsick bag and the seat-back tray. Perfect for your next flight. I like this way better than my iCup. via iPhone Central

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Force Safari to open targeted links in a new tab, instead of a new window

By | December 5, 2008

There is one feature in Firefox that I’ve always wished Safari had. The ability to always force targeted links (those that would normally open a new browser window) to open a new tab. For example, if you’re viewing this in Safari and you click this link, it will open a new browser window taking you [...]

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Get the most out of your Macbook battery

By | July 28, 2008

Apple has posted a Quick Tip video on optimizing battery performance of your Macbook or Macbook Pro.

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