Customizing Your Mac OS X Folder Icons

Tired of those lame arse filing cabinet folder icons? Looking to make a particular folder stand out? No problem. Step inside my friends, and I’ll show you exactly how to remedy this situation.

Going HD with Jing Pro and YouTube

YouTube has made huge improvements over the last 6 months that finally make it an awesome one-to-many delivery platform for screen video. The video below (shared via the Jing blog) shows how to use Jing Pro to deliver high quality HD screencasts on YouTube. It’s also a great opportunity to see just how far I’ll stoop (intro shows me in curlers) to get a giggle.

Go fullscreen to see the video in 720p High Definition.

It’s that easy–time for y’all to get Jing Pro and set up a screencasting channel for your favorite piece of software or dev project!

Creating Professional Screencasts With Jing Pro and iMovie

In the past I’ve shown examples of the type of compelling screencast content you can create with the combination of Jing Pro and iMovie. Today, I’ve created a quick tutorial (7:30) that illustrates how to do the following in iMovie:

• Import Jing video.
• Create and select clips.
• Add transitions.
• Use lower thirds.
• Introduce your screencast with a title clip.
• Create credits.
• Export an HD MPEG-4 video.

Go fullscreen to see the video in full 1:1 pixel clarity.

Embracing Unwanted Change – Video Quotes From Michael Rosenblum

Michael Rosenblum is one of my favs–the man has deep insights into the decline of old media and the ascendency of video on web. I caught a link to a speech he gave to news execs in the UK and just wanted to share a couple of my favorite quotes.

No one wants change–it screws up your business, but its inevitable and how you react defines you (1:10):

Don’t just have contigency plans for the Internet–embrace it (1:17):

ThumbGenie 1.1.0 Now Generates Embed Code

I updated ThumbGenie over the weekend to support generation of embed code. Now, every time you create a thumbnail from an MPEG4-AVC file or SWF embed code will be generated. ThumbGenie ships with a default “object / embed” code template, but you can easily modify or replace the template with your own code. (more…)