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OS X Primer for New Mac Owners

iChris — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:26:03 +0000

Merry Christmas new Mac owners! And a special extra treat for any of you that are switching from Windows to your first Mac. Don McAllister at ScreencastsOnline has made a free episode of his popular video podcast available specifically for switchers. Click here to check it out.

And if you find it interesting and helpful, I’d highly recommend you look into becoming a full fledged member of Don’s community. Lots of great tutorials and information to help you on your way to becoming a Mac genius!

Great Deal on Learning to Switch to Mac

iChris — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:15:59 +0000

MacZot.com is a site that features daily deals related to Mac software. Today they’ve got a deal going on what looks to be a great little tutorial/manual for switching from Windows to a Mac: macZOT » “It’s About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac.”

It’s About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac®” is the most innovative learning tool ever created for “switchers.” It’s all about teaching you the Mac by connecting the dots to Windows equivalents. When the instructor, Saied, teaches you one of the more than 30 lessons on the Mac, you can then instantly try it on the virtual Mac that’s built into the learning tool–an interactive experience unique to “It’s About Time.”

It’s compatible with Mac and Windows so you can check it out even if you’re just thinking about switching to a Mac.

Happy 25th Birthday Mac

iChris — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:03:30 +0000

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Download YouTube videos

Greg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:45:00 +0000

Alexa writes:

I downloaded some videos from youtube and they are currently in flv format. I’d like to put them into a powerpoint, and I think I need to convert them to mpeg, or something. But I don’t know how to do that or what program to use.
Thanks!

I get asked this question all the time. YouTube is an amazing resource until you need to use one if its videos offline or in a presentation.

And that’s where vixy.net saves the day.

Vixy converts flash videos to a few different formats, including .avi and .mov. It’s super straight forward to use:

1. Copy the URL (web address) of the page where the original video is
2. Paste the URL into the appropriate field, pick a format, then hit start.
When Vixy is finished converting the file, it will allow you to download the video!
A few quick tips:
–I recommend using .avi if you’re a Windows user and .mov if you’re a Mac user.
–Don’t expect perfection; YouTube’s videos aren’t that high of quality to start with, and you will lose more quality when you convert the video to a downloadable form.
–This works with any flash site that uses streaming flash videos, like Daily Motion, MetaCafe, etc.
–Depending on the length of your video and how busy Vixy is, conversion and downloads may take a while.
–This won’t work if you copy the address of a page where the video is embedded. You have to go straight from the source!
–Vixy can get a little glitchy; if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.