In: Mac Mini
19 Jan 2010With the hardware plugged in and my essential software and codecs installed I was going to crack on with Plex but I needed to sort out my iTunes library and also make a decision – to sleep or not to sleep.
iTunes Library
A quick recap on my hardware setup. I have purchased a Mac Mini and [...]
In: Picks
18 Jan 2010Appzapper 2 is my pick this week and is an uninstaller application for Mac OS X 10.6, with a number of extra features that make it well worth a look.
There are a number of other uninstallers available for OS X. I’ve been using the excellent AppCleaner on my mac for some time now, and [...]
In: Mac Mini
16 Jan 2010In the first part of our Mac Mini Media Centre series we looked at Hardware and Connectivity. Now that the Mac Mini is hooked up to the HDTV it’s time to configure it for Media playback and install some essential software.
The first setup issue is screen resolution. If you’ve got a 1080P HDTV then it’s [...]
In: Mac Mini
8 Jan 2010Wanting to use a Mac as a Media Centre/HTPC? Then this is the guide for you. In the first of a series of posts we’ll describe how to hook up a Mac Mini to an HDTV. Future posts will show how to get the best out of the Mini, the utilities that we recommend and [...]
In: Picks
31 Dec 2009Legally downloading music has started to take off as more buying choices become available. At one point iTunes was the only buying option but there are now many places that sell digital music. TuneChecker is a great website that shows you where to buy music online at the cheapest price and the potential savings are [...]
In: Picks
30 Dec 2009Handbrake is a great video ripping utility for the Mac. Handbrake was initially a DVD ripping tool which was always reliable but for video transcoding I relied on VisualHub. That was until the company behind VisualHub shuttered development. For a few months there was a bit of a gap in the Mac market but Handbrake [...]
In: Picks
30 Dec 2009Flash on the Mac is painful. Anytime I hit a website that uses flash my CPU usage takes a hit, along with my battery on the laptop. Not good. This is more obvious if it’s video content on Flash, particularly HD video. There are rumblings that Flash 10.1 will address some of the issues but [...]
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