Episode 22: Changing Song File Sizes and Formats With iTunes

Are you running out of space on your iPod Nano? Need to fit more songs on it or clear out some space for your other computer files you want to transport with your iPod? Techies Daryl and D.Lee show you how to shrink file sizes down and synch only what you want onto your iPod.

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Episode 22: Changing Song File Sizes and Formats With iTunes

Episode 21: Securely Format Hard Drive With Disk Utility

Using the built-in Mac OS X program "Disk Utility", the "Techies" explains how to erase/format a hard drive (or USB flash drive) in different formats including a windows compatible format, Mac OS Extended, and Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Also covered: naming hard drives, explaining hard drive partitions and their purpose, creating up to 16 partitions, and secure erasing of data including single pass, 7 pass, and 35 pass secure erasing for the truly paranoid.

Want an iTunes podcast feed in the H.264 format? Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at askthetechies@gmail.com. We love hearing from viewers!

Note that a better quality H.264 QuickTime 7 version (480x320) is available from our web site at http://www.ohio.edu/aac/lab/techies/ (the feed version is in the .mp4 and smaller iPod Video format).

Episode 21: Securely Format Hard Drive With Mac "Disk Utility"

Episode 20: Review of Online Map Sources

The "Techies" review several online map services including MapQuest, Yahoo Maps, Rand McNally, Google Maps, Microsoft TerraServer, Windows Live Local, and Google Earth. With these services, you can not only find various driving directions but also satellite images, topographical images, 3D images, and angled aerial photography. These maps can be a great resource for research and presentations on a wide range of topics including Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Natural Sciences, and even just to find good hiking terrain for that weekend excursion.

Toward the end of the video, we also explain what a ".dmg" file is and how to use one to launch a program like Google Earth.

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Note that a better quality H.264 QuickTime 7 version is available from our web site at http://www.ohio.edu/aac/lab/techies/ (the feed version is in .mp4 format). If you would rather have the podcast feed in the H.264 format, would like to submit questions or comments, send me an e-mail at askthetechies@gmail.com

Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Daryl Royer

Episode 20: Review of Online Map Sources

Episode 19: Scanning Basics

Episode 19: Scanning Basics

Using an Epson 3170 scanner, we explain the basics of how to use a scanner. We explain how to set the original image type, selecting only a portion of an image to scan, selecting scanning size and dpi, and saving files in different formats and locations. If you have confusion about how to use a scanner or find that scanning seems to take longer than it should or your scanned files are too large, this video is for you.

Note that a better quality H.264 QuickTime 7 version is available from our web site at http://www.ohio.edu/aac/lab/techies/ (the feed version is in .mp4 format). If you would rather have the podcast feed in the H.264 format, would like to submit questions or comments, send me an e-mail at askthetechies@gmail.com

Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Brandon Jackson

Episode 19: Scanning Basics