These tips address problems you might encounter trying to play video files on your Mac.
If your Mac is running Mac OS 10.4.11 or later, it can recognize almost any USB webcam on the market, usually without installing any drivers.
If you’re running the latest version of OS X but still having problems, the iUSBCam (www.ecamm.com/mac/iusbcam) and macam (webcam-osx.sourceforge.net) websites provide helpful tips and driver downloads.
Note that Mac programs like iChat and Skype will first try to use your built-in internal camera before using any external webcams. To change this, you’ll need to go into the preferences of those programs to change your video input source.
If you’re unsuccessfully trying to use your external webcam in Photo Booth, you have to switch back to the internal camera in iChat’s preferences before launching Photo Booth.
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If all you want to do is listen to iTunes music housed on another local Mac (i.e. connected to the local network), just turn on iTunes’ sharing feature (Preferences > Sharing and check “Look for shared libraries”). To share your own tracks, also check “Share my library on my local network.” You can also store libraries on a network drive that supports iTunes sharing, to share tunes without needing another Mac up and running all the time. To keep two libraries in step for syncing iPods, use a utility like TuneRanger ($29.99, my.smithmicro.com) or SuperSync ($29, www.supersync.com).
You don't have to share all your iTunes content--and you can password-protect it if you want, too.
Don't tell us you don't back up--especially since Time Machine makes it so easy! Here's what to do when you run into problems.
Time Machine can correctly keep track of backups on multiple external hard drives. Just give your hard drives different names, and whenever you connect the other drive, you’ll need to manually make a trip to Time Machine’s System Preference and change the disk there.
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April 11, 2011 at 4:18pm
I would recommend Total Finder over PathFinder. Cheaper and, I think, cooler. I would also take Alfred over Spotlight any day.
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January 02, 2010 at 12:12am
I can't drag it out again! Now spotlight doesn't work at all. How can I remove the HD?
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November 18, 2009 at 3:06am
MY mac will not open pp documents in mail any longer. Not sure what has happened. Any one have any tips on how this can be fixed? OS 10.5.8 on G4 Power Book ( reggie.lv@gmail.com)
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tuqqer
November 16, 2009 at 8:02pm
I've always been curious why anyone chooses Cocktail ($15) over Onyx (free)?
Onyx seems to do more things, it's completely free, and it's very stable.
I may be wrong; perhaps Cocktail does something that Onyx doesn't?
Doc Izzy
November 14, 2009 at 11:52am
Browsing other Time Machine Disks:In 10.6 you don't need to have a dock icon, you can hold down option when clicking the Time Machine icon in the menu bar for the "Browse other Time Machine Disks" command (I think this works in 10.5, too, but don't have access to it right now).Resetting System Password: Pre 10.6 if you use your start-up disk to reset your system password you will end up with frequent keychain errors because it was created with your old password as the encryption key. The solution is to go to /users/~username~/Library/Keychains and delete the file "login.keychain". Then launch Safari - it will prompt you to recreate a default keychain. Note that doing so will cause you to lose all saved passwords in apps that use the keychain, including Mail. In 10.6 after resetting your password it should prompt you to create a new default keychain - but if it doesn't just follow these directions.Sharing iTunes Music: You failed to include the new Home Sharing feature in iTunes 9 which allows copying songs between registered Macs and Windows computers.
edwinblaw
November 12, 2009 at 3:40pm
Baffled ... where did you get that screen? Using 10.6.2, my Preferences>sharing only provides a menu of selections in a sidebar .. no top menu bar with General, Playback, Sharing, etc.,etc.
Like the question, I want to share iTunes across two Macs.
Or ... how to copy an iTunes Library from one Mac to another? .. or synchronize them?
thank you,
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November 12, 2009 at 10:07am
Agree on learn full size Photoshop but Photoshop Elements is just as good for most of us and only about $80. Lots on good help is available and works well with iPhoto.
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edwinblaw
November 12, 2009 at 9:54am
Since neither the question nor the reply mentioned WHAT speeds they were talking about it occurs to me that we are not always aware of what we SHOULD be getting.
Recently we switched to AT&T U-Verse (fiber-optic package: phone, TV and Internet) for the increased potential bandwidth.
In addition to a number of added feature for phone and recording TV and better HD they "said" 18 Mbps D.L. Phone (VOIP) & TV were as advertised, very pleased, but ... DL was less then 10 and upload about 450Kbps.
Since we were getting 12-14 D.L and 1.5-2.5 U.L with Cox Cable we returned for the internet and kept the Phone and TV. Now, my point is that there are such things as copper connections between the fiber-optic and our modem. We are two blocks from their sub-station. Can't connect a 12" pipe to a 6" and expect no reduction in flow. The same is true of DSL and cable so suggest first contact the source and determine what the actual output is at your modem. May save a lot of aggravation and fooling around with the Mac. If feed is what you should get, then .... welcome to the world of upgrading to some part or all of a new system. For different reasons we are are doing just that ... somewhere between great and ugh!!
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edwinblaw
November 12, 2009 at 8:38am
Really appreciate the "Tips" and the added "comments." Confirm my use of Cocktail and Superduper.
Have also found SnapPro X to be great for all forms of screen shots. Very flexible and acurate. Costs a few bucks but worth it to me.
Don't worry about the "plugs." Most of us realize someone has to pay the rent.
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November 09, 2009 at 11:04am
Almost every time I try to read your multi-page articles (like this one), at some point the pages are interrupted by an advert. Fine, except that afterwards I'm sent right back to the first page of the article. How about a handy tip to solve this one? ;)
jeffsters
November 06, 2009 at 8:23pm
#8 tells us to "Get HoudahSpot" while ignoring that MUCH of what HoudahSpot does is built into the Finder's "Find" command under the File menu! Just keep clicking the "+" button and you can add all kinds of content and meta data criteria.#10 Instead of the $15 Cocktail try the freeware Onyx first!#11 Instead of the $28 Super Duper try the freeware Carbon Copy Cloner and see if that fits the bill(BTW:the same application the Apple retail stored uses)Anyway, sure there are some good products here, but the 80/20 rule applies and for many there are no cost options that fit the bill just fine that would hope would have been mentioned as well.
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November 05, 2009 at 9:32am
you know, I take my prev comment back, poster #2 is helping, I shot from the lip, known as flaming I think
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darhk
November 05, 2009 at 6:48am
Great. I did as instructed in #7. Dragged (drug?) my hard drive into the Privacy section of Spotlight. But I can't drag it out again! Now spotlight doesn't work at all. How can I remove the HD?
jeffsters
November 06, 2009 at 8:20pm
Select the hard drive from the list and click the "-" button in the lower left corner of the list.
willemvzyl
November 05, 2009 at 4:35am
Onyx is another great multi-purpose system maintenance tool that can verify your Startup Disk, clean caches, run daily / weekly / monthly maintenance, etc., and it's free.http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html Dropbox is what I use for backups and synchronization of files between Macs, PCs, and my iPhone - A free account will give you 2Gb of online storage space. Files are immediately synchronized and Dropbox's versioning system will let you revert files to older versions.
http://www.getdropbox.com/VisualHub is my favorite video convertor. Although discontinued by the original creator, it is open source and the people who still work on it make downloadable binaries available.
http://www.techspansion.com/Screenshots in OS X can sometimes be a pain, especially with the unintuitive key combinations you need to use. There's a full list of combinations and options here:
http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/01/taking-screenshots-on-the-iphone-and-in-mac-os-x/
... as well as details on how to take screenshots from the command line, timed screenshots, and screenshots in different file formats here:
http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/02/mac-os-x-quick-tip-taking-screenshots-from-the-command-line/
heosat
November 04, 2009 at 10:14pm
You missed two great video solutions, the free Evom which converts any video type to an iTunes compatible format and it can suck down flash videos from the web. Secondly there's RipIt ($20) which will make exact copies of your DVDs and if you use the beta it will even compress the movies. Both are available from http://www.thelittleappfactory.com
