KnowYourMac Tutorials

Using MIDI Instruments in GarageBand

jjshammas — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:32:24 +0000

Garageband offers a ton of features to let you use any MIDI keyboard or instrument with your computer. This video goes over some pretty nice ones.

On-Screen-Keyboard in Mac OS X

jjshammas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:45:23 +0000

If you’re migrating from PC to Mac, or if you just need an OSK (on-screen-keyboard), this video will help you quickly find it.

Content Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5

jjshammas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:30:58 +0000

Content Aware Fill is an amazing renovation to Photoshop that allows you to magically remove an object from an image, just by selecting it.

Just go to Edit > Fill and select “Content Aware” from the dropdown. Photoshop will grab the contents around the selction, and attempt to fill it in as best as possible. While there still may be a few minor touch-ups needed, it saves a ton of time for any user.

This video by Precastwig, a guest author for KnowYourMac.

BACON ATTACKS THE INTERNET.

jjshammas — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:29:22 +0000

This is a really stupid video showing how a little Bookmarklet can add a giant picture of bacon to virtually any website. Don’t know why I decided to make this video, but I did, so enjoy!

Link: http://bacolicio.us/

Get Things Done with Hit List

jjshammas — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:27:39 +0000

Here’s an amazing app that lets you list what you have to get done, and not worry about forgetting about them. My favorite feature? You can control almost everything solely with your keyboard.

Link: http://www.potionfactory.com/thehitlist/

Draw Quick n’ Basic Shapes in Preview

jjshammas — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:40:29 +0000

The new annotate feature in Preview allows you to add basic shapes to your pictures with a single click – text, circles, rectangles, and even arrows.

Installation of Ubuntu on Mac with Parallels Desktop

jjshammas — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:03:24 +0000

A video showing the installation progress of Linux Ubuntu on a Mac using Parallels Software. In my previous video, I showed the basic overview of this application, and in this video you will see the actual process of installing an additional operating system on your computer.

Ubuntu Linux: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop
Parallels Desktop: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
Previous video explaining more about Parallels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E1NaB9f3BM

Parallels: Install Multiple OS’s on Your Mac

jjshammas — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:58:47 +0000

Parallels Desktop is an advanced application which allows you to run multiple operating systems in sync with your Mac. In this video I give a brief overview on the app.

Link: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/

Change Font Size for Increased Readability with the Trackpad

jjshammas — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:46:25 +0000

How to use the trackpad to increase or decrease text size in applications. Helps a ton to increase readability.

Screen Recording in Quicktime X: A New Revolution?

jjshammas — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:54:54 +0000

Quicktime X now allows for anyone to record their screen without any additional software. What do you think; will this spark a new revolution where everyone will start screen recording? I think the popularity of videos like this one will increase, as this new feature makes it so much easier for anyone with a Mac to communicate.