Category Archives: Mac

Incognito browsing mode for Firefox on Mac OS X

Regarding the recent re-purposing of this blog: I guess that if I have tech-related stuff, this is still the best place to post it!
Windows users currently have a nice browsing feature in Google Chrome and IE8 called incognito mode, which means that any sites you access in a special session/window are not added to the […]

Gearing up for the iPhone release

No word yet from Apple about the retail job (I’m assuming I didn’t get it,) but I’m interested to see what developments are occurring today as the iPhone nears release.
Apple has published some tutorial videos detailing how to operate the iPhone.
iTunes 7.3 was just released, and includes an iPhone preference panel:

Apple has also evidently constructed […]

And summer begins.

My first year of college is finally over. What a relief!
The past few weeks have been crazy and I’ve been taking a little time to decompress. Cramming on overdue papers during finals week is not fun. I’m hoping this will serve as enough motivation to kick my study habits into higher gear for next semester.
As […]

Thoughts On Macintosh

It doesn’t feel like it, but I’ve had my Mac mini for well over a year. I started using it as my primary desktop machine when I moved down to Chapman about half a year ago. I’ve had a lot of time to think about the system as I was mastering it. I think that […]

Throw off the shackles of DRM - for a price.

Many, including myself, thought the day would never come. As it turns out, the rumors about EMI and Apple brokering a deal to distribute DRM-free music through the iTunes Music Store held water. EMI has stated that their entire catalogue will be released sans DRM in May. However, this comes at a price of 30 […]

A tapeless recording setup using Final Cut Pro.

I figured out how to do this a little while ago, and wanted to share it. This should work with any decent firewire DV camera.
First, hook up the camera to your Mac and turn it on to “camera mode” (Not VTR.) Start Final Cut Pro. Open the “Log and Capture” window and go to the […]