Mac App Guide

Feb 03

MAG 37: Minesweeper OS X, BombSquad, Stationary Pads, File Locking, Viewer Submitted Video Questions

Have you ever wanted to play Minesweeper on Mac OS X? Now you can, with BombSquad, a great freeware game! Today we also teach you about making file stationary pads, and how to create and delete locked files. We’re also announcing a new segment in the show, where you are the star! Viewer submitted video questions are coming to Mac App Guide, learn how to submit your question in today’s episode.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download BombSquad
Hot Mac Tip: Stationary Pads and Locked Files
Viewer Submitted Video Questions: Learn how to submit your question to the show!
PUT Discount Code: Click Here
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Next Week: Travel the world in seconds, redirect printer jobs, and learn about DVD copy protection.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.

Stomp is a fast, easy-to-use app for re-compressing video files down to smaller sizes! Little Snitch is an essential app everyone should have to protect your private information and data! Support the show by supporting our sponsors!

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Jan 27

MAG 36: How To Make Custom Icons in OS X with Img2icns, ICNS files, and DVD disc Types Explained

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Ugly icons are a thing of the past! Today we show you a great freeware app that creates icons from any image file that you have. We also teach you about ICNS files, and how to use them. Then we explain the differences between the various DVD disc types, their formats, and capacities, and how that relates to DVD Ripping.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download Img2icns
Hot Mac Tip: How to use ICNS files
Power User Training: DVD Movies 101: Different DVD disc types
PUT Discount Code: Click Here
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Next Week: Another great work-day time waster, stationary pads and file locking, and more!

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Jan 20

MAG 35: The Unarchiver, OS X Character Palette, Online Training Discounts

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If you are tired of the limited file support that OS X’s built-in archive utility has, you’ll definitely want to get this great freeware app! Open zip, ace, rar, 7z, sit, gzip, tar, exe, hqx, lha, and more! Instantly access the OS X character palette from anywhere in the OS, and learn how to get sweet discounts for online tech training.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download The Unarchiver
Hot Mac Tip: Easily access the OS X Character Palette
Power User Training: Get sweet discounts for online training
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Next Week: Create icons from any image file, how to use ICNS files, and DVD Movies 101

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.

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Jan 06

MAG 34: Firefox, File Type Associations, & Meta Tags

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Discover Firefox, one of the world’s most popular multi-platform web browsers. Learn how to easily change file type associations in OS X, and learn about Meta Tags and online track databases in Power User Training.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download Firefox
Viewer-submitted Firefox plugins: Adblock Plus, DownThemAll!, Evernote Web Clipper, Xmarks, TorButton
Hot Mac Tip: Change file type associations
Power User Training: Digital Music 101: Part V (Meta Tags & Online CD Track Databases)
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Next Week: Expand file archives, the character palette, and DVD movies!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of Stomp and Little Snitch 2.

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Tagged with: best • CDDB • change file type associations • firefox • free • Freedb • freeware • how to • ID3 tags • Mac App Guide • Mac OS X • market vision media • music metadata • MusicBrainz • reviews • snow leopard • software • tips and tricks • tutorial • web browser

Dec 30

MAG 33: LaserFace Jones Space Action Game

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Today we bring you an awesome side-scroller called LaserFace Jones. Save the universe in your spare time with this fun game. We also show you how to delete forwards, even if your mac doesn’t have a delete forward key. And we cover part 4 of Digital Music 101, and go over an important checklist of things you should check before ripping, like drive quality, cleaning discs, scratched discs, etc.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download LaserFace Jones
Hot Mac Tip: Delete Forwards
Power User Training: Digital Music 101: Part IV (Pre-rip checklist to avoid common ripping issues)
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Next Week: A popular web browser, meta and ID3 tags, and more!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of iShowU HD Pro and Little Snitch 2.

iShowU is a super-powerful screen recording application, great for making screencasts and tutorials! Little Snitch is an essential app everyone should have to protect your private information and data! Support the show by supporting our sponsors!

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Tagged with: best • cd ripping checklist • delete forward • free • freeware • how to • laserface jones vs. doomsday odious • Mac App Guide • Mac OS X • market vision media • reviews • scratched CD DVD • side-scroller • snow leopard • software • space game • tips and tricks • tutorial

Dec 16

MAG 32: Rip DVD Movies with HandBrake

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Use HandBrake to rip and encode DVD Movies into other formats, including compatible files for iPod, PS3, XBox, and more! Learn how to send text to stickies from anywhere in the OS, and see the differences between CBR and VBR encoding.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download HandBrake
Watch: MAG episode 20 about VLC
Hot Mac Tip: Send text to Stickies
Power User Training: Digital Music 101: Part III (CBR vs. VBR bit rate encoding)
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Next Week: An exciting space game, delete forwards, CD ripping issues, and more!

Episode Sponsors

Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox and Objective Development, the makers of iShowU HD Pro and Little Snitch 2.

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Tagged with: best • CBR • converting • dvd video • encoding • free • freeware • handbrake • how to • Mac App Guide • Mac OS X • market vision media • reviews • ripping • snow leopard • software • stickies • tips and tricks • tutorial • VBR

Dec 09

MAG 31: Get More Hard Drive Space With GrandPerspective

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Have you ever wondered what is taking up all the space on your hard drive? With GrandPerspective you can visually find and delete those big (and small) files you forgot about, and clear up a bunch of free space on your drive!

We also teach about Force Quit Applications, which is the Mac equivalent of the Windows Task Manager, useful for exiting out of a hung application.

In Power User Training we discuss the differences between lossy and lossless codecs, and examine the MP3, AAC, and Apple Losssless (ALAC) audio file formats.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download GrandPerspective
Hot Mac Tip: Force quit hung applications
Power User Training: Digital Music 101: Part II
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Next Week: Convert DVD video, audio file encoding settings, and more!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Shinywhitebox, the makers of iShowU HD Pro. iShowU is a super-powerful screen recording application, great for making screencasts and tutorials! Check it out here.

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Tagged with: aac • alac • apple lossless • best • force quit applications • free • freeware • full hard drive • Grand Perspective • GrandPerspective • hard disk space • lossy vs. lossless codec • Mac App Guide • Mac OS X • market vision media • mp3 • reviews • snow leopard • software • tips and tricks • tutorial • windows task manager

Dec 02

MAG 30: Glims, a great Safari plugin package

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Discover a great plugin package to enhance your Safari web browser, learn how to easily activate screen zooming, and Digital Music 101.

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download Glims
Hot Mac Tip: Screen Zooming!
Power User Training: Digital Music 101 (Part 1)
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Next Week: Find out what’s taking up all the space on your hard drive

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Nov 25

MAG 29: Lightcycle deathmatch with GLtron for Mac OS X

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Play a high-speed game of 3D chicken with this great game that’s inspired by the movie “Tron”. Also learn about word auto-completions, today on Mac App Guide!

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download GLtron
Hot Mac Tip: Word auto-completions
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Next Week: A supercharged plugin pack for Safari!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Roxio, the creators of Toast 10 Titanium. Toast is the ultimate software package for multimedia enthusiasts! Check it out here.

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Tagged with: 3D game • best • free • freeware • gltron • lightcycle • Mac App Guide • Mac OS X • market vision media • motorcycle game • reviews • snow leopard • software • tron • tutorial

Nov 18

MAG 28: Create Digital Postcards With Fun Card Maker

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Easily create customized photo postcards in seconds, with this great freeware mac app. Also learn about precise audio adjustments in Mac OS X!

Episode Show Notes:

Software: Download Fun Card Maker
Hot Mac Tip: Precise audio volume adjustment
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Next Week: A fast-paced game inspired by a popular movie from the 80’s!

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Roxio, the creators of Toast 10 Titanium. Toast is the ultimate software package for multimedia enthusiasts! Check it out here.