What's in my Dock: October 2010

This video is a simple video of the applications that help me get through the normal day in my life. My dock is a very important part of my Mac OS X Snow Leopard experience. If you wish to know which applications are my favorites, or you want to learn more about a certain application, please refer to the video above. I will be posting more content soon on a few applications. So stay tuned and have a great day! 

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Mac Tip: Announcing the Time

Today I have a really quick tip for all of the people who use macs. That's a lot of people. I think a lot of people could put this tip into great use right away. It's announcing the time. I have this on hourly because I may get side tracked while doing some graphic design or video editing and just lose track of time. So, this tip is a very helpful one for me. 

How to do this:

Open up System Preferences. Go to Date and Time. Then go to clock and check the box that says announce the time. If you follow these steps in the order of presentation, you will be able to put this tip into great use. Now, there may be some of you out there who like a video presentation over a written one. If so, please refer to the video above. 

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How to Connect iTunes to Twitter

I know that I have personally have wanted to be able to tweet what I'm listening to without having to type everything out, even though I'm a fast typer.  Well, I decided to Google for iTunes plug-ins that would allow me to do so.  One of the first (and best) that I found was Twunes (Mac only).

When you first open Twunes, it will ask you to add your twitter account.  After you add your account, you have options of how you want a tweet to look.  You can include the album name, make the artist a hashtag, include a track link to either iTunes or last.fm, and choose a prefix for your tweet like "iTunes plays" or #nowplaying.  You also get the option to pause the song you are currently listening to or skip to the next track right from the application.

The Twunes pane looks really good, giving you album art, Track name, Artist name, and Album name.  In the "Your Tweet" part of this pane, it shows you a preview of the tweet you can send out based on your settings.  Click the tweet button, and it will send the tweet out to your twitter account.

Overall I give Twunes a 4/5 for it's great interface and the amount of options you have, though I would like an option to tweet the songs automatically.  I recommend it to every Mac user.

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Microsoft Office 2011 Mac [Beta]

Microsoft is releasing a newer version of the popular office suite to the Mac operating system later this year. The suite includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook The suite will be released in October 2010, ready for Christmas. Prices are still to be decided by Microsoft, so keep your eyes peeled on their blog.

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Mini Displayport to HDMI on a Macbook Pro (Tutorial)

Interested in using your HDTV as a seperate display with your beloved Mac? Today I'm going to show you how to put that Mini Display port that's on the side of your Macbook / Macbook Pro to good use. This simple tutorial and/or demonstration will walk you through some basic steps you can take to display what's on your mac, on your HDTV. Assuming that you have both a Mac as well as an HDTV, these are the accessories you will need: A Mini Displayport to HDMI Adapter, and a standard HDMI cable. The Mini Displayport to HDMI adapter that I used for this tutorial is made by "Monoprice" and can be found here for $7.65. The HDMI cable that will be used in this tutorial is made by "Media Bridge" and can be found here for $8.99. These are two brands that I have been using for nearly a year with no issues and are proven top quality products. 

In this video, I provide you with an in depth demonstration on connecting your Mini Displayport to HDMI on a Macbook Pro. If you have any questions regarding the tutorial, feel free to leave a comment on the video page, thanks.