Episode 94: Hard Drive Partitions

D.Lee Beard answers a viewer question on changed hard drive partitions on Mac. (3min 59 sec)

Episode 94: Hard Drive Partitions

Episode 93: Moving iPhoto and iTunes Libraries

D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on how to rip your DVDs, and how to move your iPhoto and iTunes libraries to an external hard drive.
Episode 93: Moving iPhoto and iTunes Libraries

Episode 92: Final Cut Pro - Intermediate Tutorial

This Final Cut Pro tutorial, part 4 of 4, covers intermediate editing with Final Cut Pro 6. In this video, D.Lee Beard explains how to move only a selected group of clips, adding graphics, resizing graphics and video, capturing a freeze frame image from a video clip, creating and adding a background image to fill behind a graphic, applying transitions, correcting color, adding lower thirds to video, rendering video, and exporting video into different formats using Compressor. (42min 39 sec)
Episode 92: Final Cut Pro - Intermediate Tutorial

Episode 91: Final Cut Pro Basic Editing Tutorial

D.Lee Beard provides a tutorial in the basic of editing video with Final Cut Pro including working with layers, adding video to the timeline, zooming the view, turning off layers, unlinking audio from a video clip, trimming clips, slicing clips using the Blade tool, turning snapping on and off, when to use the Right Delete key and when to use the Backspace Delete key, using the pen tool to lower video and audio volume/levels, and turning on waveforms to synch two videos shot at the same time. (29min. 53sec)

Episode 91: Final Cut Pro Basic Editing Tutorial

Episode 90: Final Cut Pro Basic Interface and Settings

D.Lee Beard provides a tutorial in the basic Final Cut Pro interface, system settings user settings. This is in preparation for Episode 91 where he will explain the basics of how to edit with Final Cut Pro. (12min. 35sec)

Episode 90: Final Cut Pro Basic Interface and Settings

Episode 89: Importing video with Final Cut Pro and iMovie

D.Lee Beard explains how to import video into Final Cut Pro and iMovie including HDV video, SD digital video, SD analog video, and video directly from a miniDV HD camcorder. This video uses a Sony HVR video deck, an analog to digital video converter, and a Canon Vixia HV30. Thanks to James Madison University for their assistance in creating this video.
Episode 89: Importing video with Final Cut Pro and iMovie

Episode 88: Can Macs and PCs Get Along?

In this video, D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on upgrading Mac OS X vs. upgrading Windows, is Vista more secure than Mac OS X, how to get music and videos off an iPod and onto another computer, and can you use an Apple Mac keyboard on a PC? (9min. 20sec)

Episode 88: Can Macs and PCs Get Along?

Episode 87: Viewer Questions: Font Blurriness on Macs & Mac Remote Desktop

In this video, D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on Mac font blurriness and remote desktop control on a Mac. (5min. 28sec)

Episode 87: Viewer Questions: Font Blurriness on Macs & Mac Remote Desktop

Episode 86: ScreenFlow, Star Trek, Gaming: Mac or PC?

In this video, D.Lee Beard explains how the techies videos get that smooth zooming in on the computer screen, where to find you own Star Trek communicator plus other replicas. He also addresses a viewer question on which is better for computer gaming, Mac or PC? (7min. 7sec)
Episode 86: ScreenFlow, Star Trek, Gaming: Mac or PC?

Are Macs Worth the Money?

D.Lee Beard shows off his new Star Trek cellphone, addresses an IT department security e-mail, and answers viewer questions on whether Mac laptops are worth the money, why is Final Cut Pro so much faster on the Techies' computer, and how to change your Mac system keyboard and menus to other languages.
Are Macs Worth the Money?

Martin Luther King Day Episode

D.Lee honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and more viewer questions answered including thoughts on Apple's iWork, formatting a Mac, and backing up your hard drive. Also, in response to a viewer comment, D.Lee presents a call to action to viewers for new Ask the Techies opening/closing music. (17min. 23sec)

Martin Luther King Day Episode

VNC, iMovie, AC Adapter, & Everything (Ep.83)

In this episode, D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on how to control a networked Mac via a PC (a follow up tip), when should you use the AC Adapter on your laptop, how to clear out those unwanted video clips in iMovie from your hard drive, and where to learn everything about computers in video format. (26min. 26sec)

VNC, iMovie, AC Adapter, & Everything (Ep.83)

We're Back and in HD!

HD version available at AsktheTechies.com . After a 6 month hiatus, viewer questions are answered on formatting Mac hard drives, iMovie stuttering, and can you connect to a Mac from a PC?
We're Back and in HD

Windows Remote Desktop: Secure through SSH

Nathan Galieti is back again to expand on his previous Ask the Techies videos on SSH and Windows Remote Desktop. In this video he shows you how to use SSH to securely connect to your Windows computer via Windows Remote Desktop from both a Windows and Mac OS X computer. View more and comment on this episode at: http://AsktheTechies.com

Windows Remote Desktop: Secure through SSH

Viewer E-mail & Verve

D.Lee Beard addresses viewer e-mails on Firefox 3's back button fix, Ad blocker for Safari, and Verveearth. (7min. 11sec). Remember to vote on our web site whether you like the several shorter segments or long 1/2 hours combined episodes: http://AsktheTechies.com

Viewer E-mail & Verve

Securing your internet connection while away from home with SSH

Nathan Galieti explains SSH and how it can make your web browsing more secure by tunneling through your home computer. Both Mac OS X (*nix) and Windows directions are explained. (please excuse the poor audio quality on this episode as we ran into some technical difficulty and did not have time to reshoot the topic. It is our opinion that the hosts are still understandable and that this is still informative).
(16min, 17sec)
Securing your internet connection while away from home with SSH

Viewer Questions on Mac virus and building a Mac PC

D.Lee Beard answers two viewer questions. First, a strange e-mail attachment from a friend: is it a virus? Second, how to build your own Macintosh computer PC.
Viewer Questions on Mac virus and building a Mac PC

More Audiobooks for Free

D.Lee Beard addresses a viewer e-mail on our previous episode on free audiobooks online. (2min 5sec)
More Audiobooks for Free

How to Save a Document into Various Formats

Tim Welsh explains how to save a Word document into more universally acceptable formats such as .doc, .rtf, and .pdf using MS Office and NeoOffice.
How to Save a Document into Various Formats

Episode 76: OpenOffice2 Review

D.Lee Beard explores the free open source OpenOffice and NeoOffice as alternatives to the expensive Microsoft Office suites.
OpenOffice2 Review

Ep. 75: Firefox 3, Word Grammar, Mac OS X desktop/screensaver, RAID, synch Mac and PC

D.Lee Beard presents a demo and review of Firefox 3 beta. Tim Welsh explains how to take control of MS Word's grammar features by customizing what it checks or doesn't check for. Viewer questions are answered on how to change the Mac OS X desktop pictures, how to change the Mac OS X screensaver images, to RAID or not to RAID, and how to automatically synch files between a Mac and Windows PC. (36 min. 33 sec.)
Firefox 3, Word Grammar, Mac OS X desktop/screensaver, RAID, synch Mac and PC

Ep. 74: AppleTV, Photoshop Warping, & Viewer Questions

In this episode, D.Lee presents a review of the Apple TV and show you how you can use it to watch your favorite Podcasts even without a computer.

Brandon explains how to warp an image around a 3-D object using Photoshop.

Viewer questions are answered on where is the missing Sorensen codec in iMovie, GIMP, upgrading a hard drive on MacBook Pro, how to securely dispose of that old computer hard drive that won't even boot, and are external Firewire hard drives reliable?
Send us your questions at:
Questions@AsktheTechies.com

Ep. 74: AppleTV, Photoshop Warping, & Viewer Questions

Episode 73: Jawbone and Google Astronomy

Tim Welsh joins D.Lee Beard to present a review of the Jawbone Bluetooth wireless cellphone earpiece/microphone. Can the Jawbone's noise cancellation feature block your obnoxious friend yelling right next to you? How comfortable is the Jawbone?

The Techies also explore the universe with Google's new online Google Sky feature as well as Google Mars and Moon. And as usual, viewer questions are answered as well. Send the Techies your viewer questions at questions@AsktheTechies.com

Episode 73: Jawbone and Google Astronomy

Win the Techies' Slingbox A/V

Watch this video to learn how you can win a Slingbox A/V from Ask the Techies!

How to Win a Slingbox Video

Episode 72: Slingbox Review, Free Audiobooks online, Viewer Questions

In this episode, Brandon Jackson joins D.Lee Beard to present an in-depth review of the Slingbox A/V, explore where to find free downloadable audiobooks online, and to answer viewer questions on using an iMac as a display and how to share files over a local network between a Mac and a Windows PC .
Links to audiobook sites are available at our home page, AsktheTechies.com
Be sure to check out our next video to learn how you can win the Techies' Slingbox and begin watching your home TV from all over the world via the internet.
If you subscribe to this video feed but don't use an iPod to view Ask the Techies, you should move to our H.264 web version for improved quality and smaller file sizes.

Episode 72: Slingbox Review, Free Audiobooks online, Viewer Questions

Episode 71: Epson R280 & Free Books Online

In this video, D.Lee Beard reviews two products: the Epson R280 6-color inkjet printer which can print on CDs and DVDs as well as 8.5 x 11 paper, and a review of the Kingston 19-in-1 Media Card Reader. He also explains how to find free books online, and viewer questions are answered on video instant messaging, and mac compatible mp3 players.
Be sure to check out our http://AsktheTechies.com web site, Episode 71, for links to items discussed in this video.

Episode 71: Epson R280 & Free Books Online

Episode 70b: (updated version) Portable DVD/iPod Player Review, Mac OS 10.5.2, Digital TV Broadcasts, & more!

D.Lee Beard presents a review of the Phillips portable DVD player with iPod docking ability, review of Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2, discusses the fear mongering going on about the switch to Digital TV in February 2009, presents viewer feedback on free programs to build animated gifs, and he answers more of your viewer questions.

Links for the show are available at our AsktheTechies.com web site.
Episode 70b: (updated version) Portable DVD/iPod Player Review, Mac OS 10.5.2, Digital TV Broadcasts, & more!

Viewer Questions on Converting Songs & Video Into iPod Format & more!

D.Lee Beard answers viewer questions on how to convert songs and video into iPod compatible formats using iTunes, how to rip a DVD into a format that iMovie can read, and more.
Viewer Questions on Converting Songs & Video Into iPod Format & more!

Episode 68: How to Create an Animated Gif

Photoshop wizard, Brandon Jackson, explains how to create an animated gif from your images and from video. More specifically, he explains how to limit the number of times/cycles your gif animates, how to specify the duration of each specific frame in your animation, and how to automatically add in between images - tweening.
Animated gifs are a great way to express information in place of just a single image and even works on older computers and web browsers (unlike Flash).

Episode 68: How to Create an Animated Gif

Episode 67: Macworld 2008

D.Lee Beard clarifies out Second Life system requirements. D.Lee also offers a review of Apple's Macworld 208 announcemnts including the MacBook Air, Time Capsule, Apple TV and HD movie rentals. Should you get the new MacBook Air? He fills you in on what Apple didn't tell you to help you make an informed decision.

Episode 67: Macworld 2008

Episode 66: "Second LIfe" Orientation & Introduction 1-Hour Special

Chris Keesey of Ohio University joins host D.Lee Beard in explaining the popular online 3-D world known as Second Life.

They explain what Second Life is, some of the basic terminology, how to get onto Second Life, what is in Second Life that makes it special (including a visit to Babylon 5), how to move around and navigate within this 3-D world, how to communicate with others, and more as they walk you through a personalized demo of Second Life.

There was so much to cover that the techies made this a bonus 1 Hour long special!

Join D.Lee Beard and Chris Keesey in Second Life for a special Second Life LIVE EVENT Friday, January 25th at 1pm Eastern Time (USA) on the Ohio University Second Life Campus Auditorium D.Lee and Chris will be answering LIVE viewer questions about Second Life and technology in general.

Go to http://AsktheTechies.com for a quick link to this Ohio University Second Life event location.

Episode 66: "Second LIfe" Orientation & Introduction 1-Hour Special

Episode 65: Support the Techies & Viewer Question Marathon

In this episode, D.Lee Beard announces the independence of Ask the Techies as a private company.

D.Lee also goes on a viewer question marathon answering questions on: creating a web site including domain registration and hosting; how to format a hard drive for Mac System 8; suggestions for video telephoning; is Windows Vista bad; is Mac OS X more secure; viewing magazines online; and he shares viewer comments on previous episodes including leopard and a solution for a wireless USB hub for Mac. This is a long episode, but there were just too many good questions this week. (50min 36sec)

Episode 65: Support the Techies & Viewer Question Marathon

Episode 64: Feliz Navidad & Viewer Questions

In this episode, Viewer Questions are answered on how to defrag a Mac hard drive, problems erasing an NTFS hard drive on Mac OS 10.4, how to uninstall programs and their related files on a Mac, problems with Parallels, and how to create a wireless USB hub.
Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Brandon Jackson

Episode 64: Feliz Navidad & Viewer Questions

Episode 63: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Final Review

Is Leopard the new Vista? Should you upgrade now or wait? In this episode, Brandon and D.Lee present the last part (3) of their Mac OS X Leopard review.
Among the topics discussed are Parental Controls, Safari 3 features, the ever changing dock icons, PhotoBooth video, improvements to Preview, spaces, guest account, and more. 40min 50sec. http://AsktheTechies.com
Episode 63: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Final Review

Episode 62: YouTube Us Your Questions, Mac OS X Leopard Review Part 2

D.Lee and Brandon invite you to send us your question via video. They show you how and for free! Also, where else to find video internet shows including iTunes, Joost, Miro, Veoh, and Blip.TV Their review of the new Mac OS X Leopard continues with information on how to instantly view files without having to open a related application, the new cover flow feature for viewing a folder of files, Dock feature new and missing, record your video chats using iChat, how to create your own widgets, and cool new hidden features of the new DVD player built into the Mac OS X Leopard.
Hosts: D.Lee Beard, Brandon Jackson
Camerawork: Cody Moore

Visit us at: http://AskTheTechies.com

Episode 62: YouTube Us Your Questions, Mac OS X Leopard Review Part 2

Episode 61: Photoshop background blur and Mac OS X First Looks Review

In this video: How to blur the background of an image in Photoshop CS3. Also, the Techies offer their first look at the new Mac OS X Leopard operating system. This is NOT your "fanboi" review. They point out some of the best features AND tell you what Apple was afraid to tell you.

Episode 61: Photoshop background blur and Mac OS X First Looks Review

Episode 60: Parallels 3 Review: Windows Apps on a Mac - Now Easier!

D.Lee Beard and Brandon Jackson demonstrate some of the more powerful features of Parallels version 3 such as "Coherence" which allows you to run Microsoft Windows applications along side your Mac applications without having to view a Windows desktop. (24min 44sec)

Hosts: D.Lee Beard, Brandon Jackson
Camerawork: Cody Moore, D.Lee Beard

Become a "Techie" yourself:
Share your comments, knowledge and experiences as well on the Ask the Techies Blog!
(requires a free Google account)

"Ask the Techies" hosts will be posting to the Comments section as well.

NEXT WEEK: Photoshop background blurring tip, Mac OS X.5 Leopard: a first looks review, how to erase and format CDs and hard drives on a Mac, plus how to resize a partition using Apple's Disk Utility.

Visit us at AskTheTechies.com

Episode 60: Parallels 3 Review: Windows Apps on a Mac - Now Easier!

Episode 59: iMac Glossy Review, Hard Drive Recommendations, French Videos (ooh la la), How to Zoom in a Screen, & Viewer Criticisms

D.Lee Beard presents a review of the glossy screen 2007 iMac: this is not your typical "fanboy" review.

This video is also chock-full of viewer e-mail including questions on hard drive brand recommendations, watching French fromatted videos, how to zoom in the computer screen on Macs and Windows, and criticicsms on the Techies video sizes & Mac vs. PC review. (38min 56sec)

NEXT WEEK: Run Windows on the iMac with Paralles: in-depth

Visit us at AskTheTechies.com

Episode 59: iMac Glossy Review, Hard Drive Recommendations, French Videos (ooh la la), How to Zoom in a Screen, & Viewer Criticisms

Episode 58: Questions from the Podcast and New Media Expo

Brandon Jackson joins D.Lee Beard to discuss his trip to the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California. While there, D.Lee videotaped some viewer questions on removing pops and clicks in audio, video editing Linux, and are cookies safe for your computer to eat? D.Lee and Brandon answer these questions and also share some of their experiences in american airports. (24min 53sec)

Hosts: D.Lee Beard, Brandon Jackson
Camerawork: Cody Moore, D.Lee Beard

Become a "Techie" yourself:
Share your comments, knowledge and experiences as well on the Ask the Techies Blog!
(requires a free Google account)

"Ask the Techies" hosts will be posting to the Comments section as well.

NEXT WEEK: Glossy iMac 2007 review and gobs of your viewer questions.
Send us your questions: AskTheTechies@Gmail.com

Visit us at AskTheTechies.com

Episode 58: Questions from the Podcast and New Media Expo

Episode 57: iMovie HD '06, Part II

In part 2, D.Lee Beard continues to explain how to use iMovie 06 (iMovie HD).

D.Lee explores the "Editing" tab to demonstrate how to add titles, themes, video effects, audio effects, transitions between video clips or photos, and apply "Themes" as another type of title effect to your video. He also explains how to add "Chapter" markers for longer videos burned to DVD, or exported for iPod, so that one can skip a section of the video the same way one skips sections on a professional DVD. Speaking of DVDs and iPods, D.Lee explains how to burn your video to a DVD disk that can play in a TV DVD player using iDVD, how to export your video as a QuickTime movie that can be played on an iPod (or not), and how to even export it to videotape.

Stick around to the end and you'll see a short (and very silly) video that was edited entirely in iMovie 06. Hopefully this will inspire you to see what you can do with even simple editing techniques. It is a tribute to the Monty Python "dead parrot" skit although we use a "dead computer" being brought into the local "Geniuis Counter" at the local computer store. Smiles everyone! (29min 35sec)

Host: D.Lee Beard

NEXT WEEK: Questions from attendees at the Podcast and New Media Expo in California!

Like this show? Go to your e-mail program and send us an e-mail. We want to hear from all of you. AskTheTechies@Gmail.com

AskTheTechies.com

Episode 57: iMovie HD '06, Part II

Episode 56: iMovie, Part I

In this two part video, D.Lee Beard explains how to use iMovie 06 (iMovie HD).

He explains how to import video, how to arrage, and reaarange clips. D.Lee also shows you how delete unwanted portions of video you imported.

Did you know you could make an entire movie out of just photos? D.Lee shows you how including using such features as the Ken Burns effect.

Since no movie is complete without audio (even silent movies had music being played live in the theater), D.Lee shows you how to import multiple audio files and sound effects into iMovie as well as how to edit their volume levels. (27min 23sec)

NEXT WEEK: Part II on iMovie, with advanced features.

Host: D.Lee Beard

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Visit us at AskTheTechies.com

Episode 56: iMovie, Part I

Episode 55: Frequently Missed Internet Skills

In this video, D.Lee offers suggestions on how to do credible research on the internet from Wikipedia and Citizendium to university library resources.

E-mail etiquette is sorely lacking these days, and D.Lee gives you some tips on how to avoid being rude.

Computer security is always a concern, and D.Lee offers some tips regarding you anonymity (or lack thereof) , some tips for working with USB flash drives, and more.

Viewer questions are also answered on using Rosetta for the Shockwave player for Mac, and microphone hookups for older Macs.

(20min 11sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 55: Frequently Missed Internet Skills

Episode 54: Mac vs. Windows PC

Should you buy a Macintosh or a Windows computer. In this video, D.Lee Beard explains why we have two different major operating systems by taking a brief look at computer history. He then explains some of the differences between the Macintosh operating system and Windows. Hardware choices for Macs and Windows are explored as well as the ability to run Windows on an Apple computer with Parallels. (21min 44sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 54: Mac vs. Windows PC

Episode 53: TV Pilot

In this video:
•How to compare different aerial photo maps, like Google's and Yahoo's, with just one click.

•How to tranfer huge amounts of data from one computer to another quickly, Mac or Windows!

•Viewer Questions are answered on recharging an iPod and choosing a RAID storage format.

Hosts: D.Lee Beard , Brandon Jackson, Tim Welsh (27min 10sec)


This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Like this show? Go to your e-mail program and send us an e-mail. We want to hear from all of you. Our e-mail address is really simple, AskTheTechies@Gmail.com

Episode 53: TV Pilot

Episode 52: The "Twenty Farce" Century

In this video:
•How to insert video into a PowerPoint presentation on both Macs and PCs and how to avoid cross-platform snags.
•Using Photoshop’s extraction tool to extract a face out of one document and insert into another.
•Gettings songs onto an iPod including using the iTunes music store and digital rights management.

Hosts: D.Lee Beard , Brandon Jackson, Tim Welsh (27min 58sec)


This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

What's up with the New Look?

As many of you know, we have produced over 50 videos explaining technology, offering unbiased reviews of products, and answering viewer questions. This has been a mostly volunteer experiment. This project has appeared to be successful with thousands of viewers.

Still, it seems that we have the possibility to assist even more people if we were on TV. We have already done this already with some distribution on local university television. There are a lot of people who need help using technology but who don't even know what a podcast is, much less how to subscribe to one. If these people could tune in to our show on their television sets, we stand to teach a lot more people with our efforts.

Reaching a larger audience would also help us locate underwriters of the show to make Ask the Techies not only sustainable, but to improve the video quality and content.

To that end, we partnered with our local PBS television affiliate, WOUB, to produce two pilot episodes of Ask the Techies for television. The next two videos we will be putting out are the result of that effort. I welcome your feedback, comments, and suggestions on this project. What do you think of the improved quality (i.e. is video production quality even important to you)? Would you prefer to watch these on TV or as a downloadable podcast? If TV, would PBS be your first choice for viewing Ask the Techies or would you prefer some other choice such as a cable channel?

This is the point where you, the viewer, have a chance to make a difference ...to make things happen.

Let us know if you like this idea. This is not a done deal. We only shot 2 pilot episodes. Further episodes are not planned at this time.

The e-mails from you, our viewers, in support of our show is what can convince the powers that be to support our show so we can provide more content to you to better empower you with technology.

Go to your e-mail program and send us an e-mail. We need to hear from all of you. Our e-mail address is really simple, AskTheTechies@Gmail.com

From Podcast to Broadcast" ...

Episode 52: The "Twenty Farce" Century

Episode 51: Podcasting the Next Frontier

Episode 51 is a complete video recording of D.Lee Beard's presentation, "Podcasting the Next Frontier", at the SEOCATS Spring
Conference in March 2007.

In this video, D.Lee explains what podcasting is by comparing podcasting with magazine subscriptions (as opposed to books).

He spends a great deal of time explaining how podcasting can enhance education, increase enrollment and involvement.

He also points out the similarities between the television revolution in the 1950's and the current podcasting revolution. Podcasting is often compared to TV the same way TV was compared to movies in the 1950's (e.g., poorer quality, smaller screen, etc...).

At the end of the presentation, he answers many attendees questions. Have a comment or question of your own, send him an e-mail at: AskTheTechies@gmail.com

(52min 27sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard

Episode 51: Podcasting the Next Frontier

Episode 50: How to Shoot Pro Video, & Should You Fix or Redo an Old Web Page?

More viewer questions are answered. What makes pro video look good; D.Lee and Brandon give you some tips on how to shoot better quality video including some funny special effects.

Have a web page to fix that someone else created? Would it be easier to just tweak it or just give up and start over from scratch? We help you decide. (18min 42sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Brandon Jackson

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 50: How to Shoot Pro Video, & Should You Fix or Redo an Old Web Page?

Episode 49: Mac Files You Can Trash & Sorting Bookmarks

Brandon Jackson is back with D.Lee Beard to answer "What files are safe to trash on my new Mac to clear out hard drive space." What files are the biggest hogs? Have you really tashed all the files you thought you had? Also in this episode: how to sort web browser bookmarks.

(34min 14sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 49: Mac Files You Can Trash & Sorting Bookmarks

Episode 48: How Secure/Private is a Public Computer? Subscribing to Ask the Techies

In response to viewer questions, D.Lee Beard explains how to subscribe and view the two versions of Ask the Techies via iTunes and the Democracy Player & explains which version you should be subscribing to.

Is someone secretly and remotely watching what you are doing on your computer without your knowledge? This can easily happen on public computers. D.Lee shows you how someone can watch what is happening on another computer or computers using VNC or Apple Remote Desktop software without the user even knowing! Learn how secure you are (or are not) in this brief review of VNC and Apple Remote Desktop software to connect Macs & Macs and Macs & Windows computers with virtual remote desktop software VNC. (21min 45sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 48: How Secure/Private is a Public Computer? Subscribing to Ask the Techies

Episode 47: Windows Remote Desktop

In this video, Nathan Galieti explains how to use Microsoft's Remote Desktop software to remotely connect to a Windows computer from another Windows or even Macintosh computer. With this software you can visually interact with the remote computer the same way you would if you were there: just click on icons, print to your localprinter, send e-mails, & copy files.

Remote Desktop is a great way to connect to that home computer while you are on the road or, since you gain full control of the computers with your local mouse and keyboard, for remotely fixing a computer for someone.

Want to see us make a video on how to remotely connect to a Macintosh computer? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com

(37min 04sec)

This instructional video podcast is available in the MP4 iPod Video compatible format & in a higher quality H.264 format for viewing on a computer (requires QuickTime 7 Player installed).

Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Nathan Galieti

Have a comment/question? Send us an e-mail at AskTheTechies@gmail.com.

Episode 47: Windows Remote Desktop