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22 Votes
Listening to podcast at high-speed
Posted by
d_tremblay 200 days ago
Mac Tips
Sometimes, some options in Apple applications should be there and they are just not there. iTunes has a missing option which is to listen to audio podcasts faster than they were recorded. I like to be efficient in my life and listening to audio podcasts at regular speed just makes me waste so much time. Surprisingly, this option is available on the iPhone and the iPod touch, but not in iTunes on
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22 Votes
UltraVPN Setup for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Posted by
uzerzero 236 days ago
3rd Party Mac Apps
Internet privacy is becoming a big thing. I decided to switch from Tor to UltraVPN because it is slightly less secure, but much much faster. I couldn't find any set up information for Macs, so I made my own. You'll need basic Terminal knowledge and access to Windows of sort.
1. Download and install UltraVPN (http://www.ultravpn.fr/download.htm). Get both Mac and Windows versions. While you're Read More
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1. Download and install UltraVPN (http://www.ultravpn.fr/download.htm). Get both Mac and Windows versions. While you're Read More
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22 Votes
Transforming text into an image file easily
Posted by
d_tremblay 211 days ago
Mac Tips
Sometimes, you may need text to be converted to an image files. There are many reasons why you might need this. I use it all the time to post my e-mail address on my website but I don't want to it to be text because it gets recognized by spam bot and I start to receive spam. Yes you can go in a graphic application, create a text box and then save it as a .gif, .jpeg or .png. Mac OS X has an even
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20 Votes
Taking photos with the iPhone
Posted by
d_tremblay 232 days ago
iPhone Tips
Have you ever tried to take a self-photo (or a MySpace type of photo) with your iPhone, but couldn't find the virtual button once the phone is backward? Well, there is a solution to that problem. Did you know that the iPhone actually takes the picture when you release the button, not when you press on it. So what you do is simply press and hold the button while the screen is facing you. Then you
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19 Votes
Menu Bar on a Secondary Monitor
Posted by
d_tremblay 236 days ago
Finder
If you own a Mac with two monitors and you want to have a menu bar on your second monitor, there is finally a solution for you. SecondBar is available from http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=79 and it is a small utility that will let you activate a second menu bar. It won't include all the icons you have in the upper right corner of your main menu bar, however, it will include all the menus from the
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