Episode 27: Video Instant Messenger/Phoning

The future is here! Now you can communicate with friends, colleagues, and family members all over the world with audio AND video using AOL Instant Messenger. We demonstrate how to do this using iChat software and video cameras. You can video chat with one person or have a conference with up to three other people. Save on those long distance phone bills and even see the person on the other end! No extra fees to pay for this service, just a free AOL Instant Messenger account, an interent connection and a video camera. We show you how!

Note that we now have two feeds for our vidoes. One in MP4 format which is compatible with the iPod video (320x240), and a second one that is in a larger format and better quality in an H.264 QuickTime 7 version (480x320): ideal for viewing the videos on your computer monitor.

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at askthetechies@gmail.com. We love hearing from viewers!
Episode 27: Video Instant Messenger/Phoning

Episode 26: Review of PathFinder 4

Thomas Settle gives us a review of the $35 file management application "PathFinder 4" from Cocoatech (free demo available for download from their www.cocoatech.com/pf4/ website). PathFinder 4 includes tabbed file browsing within the OS, an enhanced search tool, and more tools which can help you find your files. If you are as disorganized as we are, this is a tool for you.

Note that we now have two feeds for our vidoes. One in MP4 format which is compatible with the iPod video (320x240), and a second one that is in a larger format and better quality in an H.264 QuickTime 7 version (480x320): ideal for viewing the videos on your computer monitor.

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at askthetechies@gmail.com. We love hearing from viewers!
Episode 26: Review of PathFinder 4

Episode 25: Three New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS2

This video introduces Ashley Stuart who shows off some of the powerful new features of Illustrator CS2 including the toolbar which changes features based upon what is selected, live trace, and live paint.

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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/ (this feed version is in the .mp4 and smaller iPod Video format). There is also an "Ask the Techies H.264" format available via podcast viewers like iTunes and Democracy TV.

Episode 25: Three New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS2

Episode 24: Photoshop Batch Processing

This video demonstrates how to make Photoshop perform repetitve tasks on larger groups of photos. If you have ever used a program like iPhoto or Galerie to create a web page gallery of photos, you will notice that the images are not compressed as well as Photoshop can do. We show you how to take an exported photo gallery and use Photoshop to compress ALL of the images with just a few clicks making your file sizes smaller and faster to download for your viewers.

At the end, we also give you a Mac Keyboard tip on copying files & creating a shortcut in a different location than the original.

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 24: Photoshop Batch Processing

Episode 23: Mac OS X Security, Automator Demo, Democracy TV

A lot has been said about Mac OS X security problems in recent weeks; how serious are these threats and what can you do to be safe? Thomas demonstrates the powers of "Automator" a super simple Mac OS X application that makes it easy to create workflows and even save them as your own applications. In addition to finding Ask the Techies videos on our web page, iTunes, and other Blog readers, D.Lee demonstrates the free program "Democracy" for finding and viewing not only Ask the Techies videos but finding and viewing many, many more on a wide range of topics including comedy, education, health, politics and technology.

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 23: Mac OS X Security, Automator Demo, Democracy TV