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2006-02-25

WebWatch
Mac 911: Bending iWeb to your will
Use iWeb as a NetNewsWire Weblog Editor
Easiest Way to Prepare Movies for Your iPod
Make iWeb create text instead of images
Set some hidden preferences in iPhoto 6
iPhoto postcards
Reduce iWeb and Pages disk space utilization

Convert videos for iPod directly in iTunes
How to boot an Intel Mac from an external drive

Listen to the sounds of network traffic
Upgrading RAM: FAQs
Modify graphics in iWeb templates
Create fully customized iWeb templates
Avoid a security vulnerability in Safari

Boot Intel Macs from iPods and FireWire drives
MacBook Pro Reviewer's Notebook
2005-08-23

Create a 'parent directory' Toolbar button
One of the few things I like about Windows that I thought OS X was sorely missing was a Parent Directory button (a button that opens the folder containing the folder the current window is showing)

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050719002836371&lsrc=osxh

Skip a few seconds forward/backward in iTunes
I listen to podcasts within iTunes. Sometimes, I like to skip through some material (e.g. ads or music or whatever). I used two extremely simple AppleScripts that will do just that (forward or backward).

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=200507192227372&lsrc=osxh

Mac OS X Hints: Spotlight set-up
Rob Griffiths kicks off our brand new OS X Hints blog with a tip on making Spotlight work in tandem with third-party launchers.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/spotlightsetup/ index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Mac 911: Capturing streaming audio
Entranced by streaming French radio? Tune in to learn how to capture this captivating sound.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/08/capaudio/index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Mac OS X Hints: Disable Dashboard
Dashboard can be a real drain, particularly for memory-challenged Macs. Rob Griffiths shows you how to shut down Dashboard to deny yourself the temptation of using its ever handy Widgets.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/disabledashboard/ index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Digital Photography Hack: A Hands-Free Shooting Rig
Here's how to build a hands-free photography rig using an iSight, a Bluetooth headset, a backpack, and a dash of AppleScript that enables you to capture images on the go by simply speaking, "Take shot."

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/08/05/photography.html

Organize new albums across multiple hard drives
Do you keep music on multiple hard drives? Or do you like to organize your music files your own way--say first by genre--and don't use the iTunes option to keep music folders organized?

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050802123239701&lsrc=osxh

How to map F14, F15, and F16 to Expos, Dashboard, etc.
This hint explains how to use the F14, F15, and F16 function keys for your own uses -- Dashboard, Expos, etc.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050801052917667&lsrc=osxh

Mac 911: Full screen for free

Care to view your QuickTime movies in full screen but lack the necessary cash to pay for QuickTime 7 Pro?

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/08/fullscreen/index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Create gapless yet skippable music files for the iPod

If you listern to classical, DJ sets or live performaces on your iPod, you either had to put up with track gaps, so you could select which part of the performance you listened to, or you ripped the whole set as one track and ...

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2005081423571277&lsrc=osxh

Editors' Notes: Getting the boot, FireWire edition
James Galbraith discovers that booting from a FireWire hard drive-- seemingly a basic feature--isn't always considered a standard offering by some drive makers.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/08/fwbooting/index.php?lsrc=mwrss

How to multi-import audio files
On a computer that holds a mass of music you want the best-sounding files you can afford. On an iPod with more limited storage you'd like to store that same mess of music in a more compressed form. Here's a good way to go about it.
http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/08/multiimport/index.php?lsrc=mwrss

Install and remove fonts without restarting apps
Here's another "WOW! I can't believe I missed that" hint. I don't know when this was introduced (10.3, 10.4,?), but it seems that you no longer need to restart applications when you install new fonts.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050728024345911&lsrc=osxh

Turn your old Mac into a jukebox
If you've spent any time at all ripping your CD collection to your Mac, you've probably got gigabytes of music sitting on your hard drive. But what to do now that your old machine is just gathering dust? Simply attaching it directly to your stereo lets you control everything. Kirk McElhearn shows you how to get started.

http://www.macworld.com/2005/08/features/oldmacnewtricks2/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
Quickly free up RAM used by Dashboard widgets
If you want to quickly free up the memory being used by all your Dashboard widgets, simply restart the Dock application. Open / Applications -> Utilities -> Activity monitor, and find the application named Dock in the list...

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050730103745353&lsrc=osxh

Set Safari's RSS article length via keyboard shortcut
n Safari, after going to the RSS view, press Tab once. This selects the Article Length slider. You can now fine-tune article length by pressing Control-Up Arrow (increase) or Control-Down Arrow (decrease).

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050803134045449&lsrc=osxh

10.4: Make a UDF DVD for set-top DVD players in Finder
I haven't seen this discussed too much anywhere, but Tiger's disc burning from Finder now formats discs in a Mac OS Extended/UDF dual file system. In Panther, disc burning used the ISO 9660 standard. So it is now possible to ...

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050812073029849&lsrc=osxh

Do-It-Yourself Wi-Fi Antennas
Looking for an affordable way to increase the range of your wireless network? Trying to reach dead spots inside or outside a home, sharing a signal with your neighbors, or maybe for a point-to-point link with another network?

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/08/doityourself_wi.html? CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Quickly find a song in the iTunes library

Searching is one of the great features of iTunes. Despite this, most of us neglect the search box in the top right corner. But you can keep neglecting it and still be able to use iTunes' search feature.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050808214402623&lsrc=osxh