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  • RSS Issues

    Ryan posted this story June 26th, 2008 | 0 comments

    We appear to be having RSS problems at the moment, we apologize for any inconvenience. At the moment if you are getting duplicate entries within you RSS reader you should either unsubscribe until we get the problem ironed out or simply ignore the duplicates. Again we apologize for this bug and hope to have it worked out as soon as possible.

    -RP

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  • Pro Tip: Undervolt that Macbook and Turn Down the Heat

    Ryan posted this story June 23rd, 2008 | 0 comments

    It’s no secret that Macbooks and their Pro brothers run hot, really hot. I even look at the Macbook Pro as one big heat sink due to it’s aluminum shell. There are a few ways to cool these machines down: turning the fans up, external coolers (which do very little), and external heat sinks. With an affordable application called CoolBook you can undervolt as well as underclock your laptop to not only gain battery life but keep burnt laps to a minimum.

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  • Pro Tip: Use Your Mac Outside with Nocturne

    Ryan posted this story June 8th, 2008 | 1 comments

    Using your portable Mac outside during the day can be the most frustrating experience. Not only are you burning through battery life, with your display cranked to eleven, you’re left squinting to try and see anything other than black. Newer Mac laptops use LED backlighting which helps a bit but you can still be left squinting. A program normally used for night browsing called Nocturne will give you the ability to take your Mac outside during the day.

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  • Developer Interview: Fluke's Dmitry Kichenko

    Ryan posted this story June 2nd, 2008 | 0 comments

    Dmitry Kichenko is a 21 year old developer living in Toronto. He’s the developer of Fluke, the FLAC toolkit for iTunes. MacHive’s Ryan Pfleghaar had a chance to catch up with Dmitry to talk about Fluke and life.

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  • Perspective: Earn Your CSS Expert Badge with CSSEdit

    Chris posted this story June 1st, 2008 | 3 comments

    The road to becoming a CSS expert is long, winding and littered with the heaps of markup dumped in pursuit of the perfect styling rules. Finding the perfect balance between style flexibility and fine-tuned rules can be nerve-wracking. What if you could have a CSS rock star with you while you traveled that road?

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  • Living Up to the Buzz

    Ryan posted this story May 31st, 2008 |

    For those of you who have been curious about what all the buzz is about, here’s a short preview of what is coming.

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  • Pro Tip: Automatically Remove Commercials from EyeTV Recordings

    Ryan posted this story May 29th, 2008 |

    If you’re one of the many Mac users who watch television on a Mac then you’re most likely using Elgato’s excellent application, EyeTV. In case you have no idea what EyeTV is all about then let me sum it up: this program turns your Mac into a virtual Tivo, allowing you to record, rewind, and pause live television! Another feature allows you to easily remove unwanted commercials, yet the process can be time consuming. I found an amazing script that can automate this process and keep those annoying commercials out of your recordings.

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  • Pro Tip: Use AP Grapher to Supercharge Your Wireless Network

    Ryan posted this story May 29th, 2008 |

    With more and more people going wireless, the airwaves are becoming more and more cramped. Not only are wireless routers taking up precious space but even cordless phones can put your wireless connection down for the count. In this tip, I am going to show how a few minutes with AP Grapher can keep your wireless network running without a hitch and, even better, keep your frustration to a minimum.

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  • Fresh App: Listen to FLAC Music Files in iTunes Using Fluke

    Ryan posted this story May 22nd, 2008 |

    How many audiophiles do we have out there? For the few that raised their hands, I am almost positive that you are using something other than iTunes to manage your superior-quality, FLAC audio. I’m going to tell you about a fresh, new application called Fluke that’s going to change the way you manage and play your FLAC audio files.

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