Phil South has been writing about tech subjects for over 30 years. Starting out with Your Sinclair magazine in the 80s, and then MacUser and Computer Shopper. He's designed user interfaces for groundbreaking music software, been the technical editor on film making and visual effects books for Elsevier, and helped create the MTE YouTube Channel. He lives and works in South Wales, UK.
Know the difference between 16:9 & 4:3 and 1.85:1 & 1.33:1? Here, we define video aspect ratios with examples so you know what size your screen should be.
In this article we will talk about how to use Audacity as a multitrack studio and making finished tracks using all the little tricks which make it easy.
Making music on Mac is easy but sometimes suffers due to the speed of your system. In this article we show how to reduce latency and make your music flow.
In this article we will cover how SIP and VOIP hosting services can be used on your broadband connection to add another landline to your home for free.
Want to start an Internet radio station but are short on cash? In this article we tell you how to record your shows, sequence them and broadcast on a budget.
In this article we’ll discuss how to get into the iPod Mini, replace damaged or tired batteries, and replace the old hard drive with solid state memory.
In this article you’ll learn to use the Volumio system to turn Raspberry Pi into a home hi-fi, playing music from memory sticks & streaming from Mac or PC.
HazeOver for Mac helps get rid of distractions & focuses on the current task by highlighting the front window and fading out background windows. Check it out.
Processing is a computer language used to make generative & interactive art. Let’s see how the band The Sinatra Test used it on a Mac to create an album cover.
If you don’t have a 3D display, but still want to watch 3D movies, here are a few ways to watch them on your Mac without paying for expensive new equipment.
Kodi began as an open source alternative to set-top boxes. Now it can be a TV box, movie box or streaming audio/video player. Here’s how to set it up on Mac.
A big problem on a Raspberry Pi is that the SD card needs to be in a specific format. This isn’t easy to do on a Mac, so this guide will explain it for you.
In this article you will learn how to create your own Truetype, OTF, etc. fonts on a Mac using free tools, including tips on the black art of font design.
Here we explain the symptoms of an ‘infection’ and show how you can remove despicable and sneaky adware (like MacItNow) from your Mac and default browser.
Converting a Windows file to a file format that is usable on a Mac isn’t always easy. This guide features various online & offline tools to help with that.
Retro gaming is fun, but antique game consoles can be expensive! Fortunately there are free emulators out there for OS X Yosemite that run classic games.
The DocScanner iOS app is like having a photocopier in your pocket. In this article we look at DocScanner & how it can help to be more productive on Mac.
Although they’ve been around since 2004, you don’t hear a lot about Smart Folders. So let’s look at Smart Folders, how they work & some cool uses for them.
Do you record interviews for video blogs? In this article we look at various ways to capture your video conversations on Mac with both FaceTime and Skype.
In this article, we show how to manually code, submit and host your podcasts so they appear and pop up on iTunes for your future subscribers to download.
Do you have a lot of old USB thumb drives lying around? This article explains how to turn old USB drives into a mini RAID on Mac OS X to give them new life.
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