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UPDATE: YouTube has reworked their site in response to this article. If you get an error when trying to download a YouTube video, please try some of the plug-ins and scripts listed in step #3. YouTube.com is a great resource. Not many sites allows users to freely upload, view, and share video clips like YouTube …
Wish you could free your iTunes Library from your computer and take it with you in your pocket? GetUSB.info put together an excellent tutorial on how to run a mobile iTunes Library from a USB stick or hard drive. This method will run the entire iTunes application from the storage device, making it easy to …
Properly packaging a fragile product for shipping can be a tedious and annoying process. But taking shortcuts is never a good idea. The TV in the photographs below was shipped to a third party repair center for service. The person who packed up and shipped this TV must have been a professional… idiot. They might as …
Having trouble removing the red-eye in one of your photos? Are your usual red-eye removal tools not working? Here's how to remove red-eye in Photoshop manually without the red-eye tool.
The iPod’s Alarm Clock is nestled among other features like Calendar and Notes under the iPod’s Extras menu. While you may already be familiar with many of the iPod Extras (especially Games), the Alarm Clock is largely an under appreciated feature. Whether you prefer to be woken by the scream of a rock star or …
Can’t get enough of your favorite TV show or movie? Why not take it with you on your Sony PSP? The Internet is full of PSP encoded video files ready to be downloaded onto your Sony Memory Stick. But you have to know where and how to name the files in order for the PSP …
Even though you are probably not aware of it, virtually everything you own, which uses electricity, has a diagnostic mode. Everything from your cellphone to your dishwasher can tell you what is wrong with it, or at least give you a clue of what’s happening, if you know the secret combination of buttons to push. …
Has a virus or hard drive crash wiped out your entire music and video collection? What a massive loss... imported CD's, ripped DVD's, downloaded files from the Internet and most importantly, all that money you've spent in the iTunes Store!
Is it all really gone? Maybe not. Your music and movie files are still on your iPod, iPad or iPhone right? Let's get it all back. Here's how to rip media off your iPod, iPad or iPhone and save it back to your computer.
The rechargeable batteries in MacBooks, iBooks, PowerBooks and iPods are categorized as “lithium-ion.” Lilon batteries, as they’re often called, provide reliable power for everything from cell phones to laptops, supplying significantly more power than nickel-based cells. Basically, Lilons are not your father’s Duracell. The following tips will extend the life of any Lilon battery whether …
This tutorial will show Star Trek fans how to make a DIY mini version of the Starship Enterprise from an old floppy disk.
Do you have a ton of DVDs? Want to watch them on your iPod/iPhone/Apple TV? For years, the best DVD ripping program, Handbrake, was only available for Mac. But the unthinkable has happened. Handbrake was ported for Windows. You can download a PC version of Handbrake now.
Have you walked past an Apple Store yet this month? If so, you might have noticed a 3D snowflake screensaver running in the display windows. The screensaver is called Snowfall and it was designed by Russell Warenboldt using the OS X Quartz Composer.
The iPod's built-in diagnostic mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
Purchased iTunes files can only be authorized on 5 computers at a time. But don't worry, there's an easy way to deauthorize computers on iTunes.
Many programs that convert audio files into different formats are pretty complicated and usually cost money. But not iTunes. iTunes is simple, fast and best of all... free. Here's how to convert audio files using iTunes.
the Coke and Mentos Geyser is the boring "science teacher" version of experimenting with Mentos and Coke. Here's how to make a Coke and Mentos rocket capable of going 100-feet into the air.
Microsoft Windows assigns drive letters to disk volumes to help tell them apart. For example, the default letter assigned to your computer’s hard drive is probably ‘c.’ Each time you dock the iPod to a PC, Windows will assign the iPod the next available drive letter, such as ‘f’ or ‘g.’ But isn’t the letter …
