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Have you ever needed (or wanted) to create a spoken word audio file on your Mac? You can use the Mac’s “Say” command via Terminal to create an audio file with your text. Example of Terminals Ability to Speak Text Open Terminal (Applications / Utilities / Terminal.app) Type (or Copy) …
Have you ever wanted or needed to pull (extract) audio from a YouTube video? The other day I had a requirement to do so; I thought I would share the simple process. I’m a big fan of the Command Line Interface (CLI); so I will first show you how via …
I love ImageMagick! ImageMagick makes common image manipulation simple and fast without the need to use an image program like Photoshop etc. As a web developer I often need to create favorite icons along with apple-touch-icons. The following example will demonstrate how to convert your image into the appropriate formats …
I find it a bit annoying when data mindful guests constantly ask me for my wi-fi password while attending events at my house. Yes, I could simply share (verbally or electrically) the password but sometimes when your across the room working in the kitchen etc you can’t always immediately assist. …
I often create thumbnails for images to be posted on various webpages. Instead of using Photoshop or some other image editor I wrote a simple Automator workflow to convert an image to a nice little thumbnail with ImageMagic. Note: I prefer my thumbnails to be 150×100 pixels. You can adjust …
I have a website where I always upload image files with a standard image size, quality level and unsharp. Instead of loading Photoshop or another image editor I wrote a simple Automator workflow to convert the file with my specified parameters using ImageMagic. Requirements: Automator, ImageMagic Workflow Breakdown Ask for …
Homebrew recommends being installed in /usr/local/; This is not always possible for systems that are managed in corporate environments where permissions will restrict user ownership of Homebrew. If a user doesn’t own Homebrew they will not be able to add packages or update. The following is a super simple way …
The Photos app is nice but it can be a real system hog when it first starts up (especially on an older Mac). Every time you connect an iPhone, iPad or other photo containing devices the Photos app automatically starts. You can prevent the app from opening with the following …
NOTE: As of July 2016 Netflix has REMOVED this option! Yes- Yes you can manage your Netflix DVD queue on an iPhone. Netflix is trying very hard to kill physical media but obviously thats a deal breaker for folks like me who still subscribe to the DVD/Blue-Ray delivery service. So …
I LOVE Game of Thrones!!! It is absolutely one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Obviously I know there is a lot of CGI involved but I had no idea just how much! The video below shows how damn near everything is computer generated. Crazy- I know! Thank God the …
Yes- you are doing it WRONG!!! I beg you to please turn your smartphone horizontally while recording video. I know it looks normal when you watch it back on your phone but I assume you plan on sharing with others not looking at your phone (like Facebook, YouTube, Etc). The …
We all love making our iPhones unique to our individual tastes. From custom cases to steampunk backgrounds there is something out there for all of us. When a friend of mine showed me that he had found a way to change his AT&T iPhone carrier logo to an Apple logo …
Apple isn’t currently offering a USB or optical disc installer for Mountain Lion. The super simple “Lion Diskmaker” app has been updated to allow you to make a bootable USB or SD Card installer on a 8GB piece of media. The following steps will help you create your own Mountain …
Now thats a cake! This amazing cake was created by Mike’s Amazing Cakes for the Halo Fest at Pax Prime 2011.
Malware-fearing Mac users have been able to breathe easier since Apple released Security Update 2011-003 earlier this week. The key elements of the Security Update were that it successfully detected and removed a couple variants of the Mac Defender Trojan horse, and also added a daily check for new malware …
deviantARTist ~Rahzzah created this awesome little digital delight… Wouldnt it be awesome to see X-Muppet Wolverine slice and dice Fozzie Bear! Nice work ~Rahzzah; I bet Jim Henson would love it!
Take a look at this awesome Angry Birds cake by “aspiring cake artist” Anya Richardson. Bravo!
This is just downright cartoonish. In an attempt to stay relevant, Microsoft, as you’re probably already aware, has been at work opening a chain of retail stores to do battle in the IRL with Jobs and Friends. But this is perhaps no bigger a pissing contest than in the Mall …
I hate it when companies change a programs user interface (UI). I really hate it when companies change a single UI for a program in a collection or operating system. I don’t know what Apple was thinking when they went crazy re-designing the iTunes 10 UI. Perhaps it’s a glimpse …
The big news announcement of the day is that MPEG LA, license holder for a number of high profile video standards has declared all h.264 video will be royalty free, so long as the video is provided to the end user for free. The technical implications of this are lengthy, …
Give a big freaky wave to the “Telenoid R1” humanoid robot. WTF? The Telenoid R1 robot is designed to add an element of realism to long-distance communication by recreating the physical presence of the remote user. The robot’s actions mirror those of the remote user, whose movements are monitored by …
deviantart Artist “gamefan84” created this masterpiece after receiving the following request: “chewy riding a giant cute squirrel chasing down nazis. he needs long flowing fur and a giant roar.” I just love deviantart… http://www.deviantart.com/ Ziel für die Beine. Death to Chewy! I can say nothing more.
iPhone 5 Preview An exclusive preview of the new iPhone 5, set to have much improved reception compared to the iPhone 4. via iPhone 5 Preview on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
Because Nostalgia Always Beats Practicality SiteHirac presents an iPad case for the gentleman-or-woman who wants to take it back to the day of beautiful, age-stained yellow computer casings – the day of the Mac Classic. And as far as I can tell, this is an actual Macintosh Classic, gutted and …
It’s been a long time since I have seen a musical instrument that could revolutionize the world of music. Sure, synthesizers and mixers have been around for a while, but this is crazy cool. The Eigenharp is an electronic instrument that has an infinite range of sound. Folks, this is …
