Software
Last Week and Next
06/28/08 07:33 PM
Alright guys, I know I
need to start posting more on the blog, so I’ll work
on that. First topic of this blog entry is this past
week. For those of you that didn’t know, I was at the
beach the entire week with an ISP that did not allow
me to upload many YouTube videos or stream. I tried
streaming a few times, but it was so laggy no one
would have watched it. So, on to my plans for this
week. I am going to be at home on Sunday (tomorrow),
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but on Thursday, I am
leaving for Daytona Beach, Florida, and I will be
there until next Sunday. I don’t think that I am
going to be able to stream at all during that time,
so I will try to do posts on the blog every day! Once
I get back from Daytona, I will be at home until
school starts back, so expect me to be streaming a
lot over the next few months! Now, on to some
upcoming videos. Expect and unboxing video sometime
soon, even though it might not be the most exciting
unboxing. I am also going to do a 2 month later
review on my MacBook Pro soon. Those will probably be
my next two videos, other than any video I make in
Daytona, or any tutorials that are requested by
viewers. That’s about it for now, so, I guess I’ll
talk to you guys later!
New Website Coming
06/18/08 08:05 AM
Alright guys, I’m
completely re-designing my site. This time it is
going to be built enirely in Photoshop and a text
editor. If I work on it as much as I plan to on my
vacation, then I’ll probably have it up sometime in
mid-July. I you are interested in watching me work on
it, you can come on over to this website, and click
on the “Live” page, and watch the live stream! Thanks
for subscribing and look out for a new site sometime
next month!
WWDC Stream
06/08/08 07:22 PM
OK, sorry this post is
a little last minute, but I am going to be streaming
live tomorrow during the WWDC Keynote tomorrow, and
we can discuss the products and services that are
introduced and updated at WWDC. Go over to the stream
at live.aheidinger.com
and check it out
tomorrow. I should be streaming most of the
day!
YouTube Page
06/06/08 07:11 PM
So, I just got done
making a page on the website dedicated to my YouTube
videos. So, I still want you to go over to the
YouTube Channel and subscribe to the channel,
but If it is more convenient, you can just come
over to the website and watch the videos, while
having easy access to the videos, read the blog,
and watch the stream on at the Live page. Thanks
for reading!
New YouTube Series
06/02/08 11:09 PM
Hey Guys-
Just decided after getting some feedback from a recent video on YouTube that I am going to go ahead and do a series every week or so covering the top tech stories on multiple Mac rumor and news sites. I think that this will be released every Friday or Saturday. This show will probably be a two part video every week, because I am not sure that I could get all of that information into just one ten minute video. If you have any stories that you would like me to cover in one of the episodes, you can send me a link at alexheidinger@gmail.com and I will do my best to cover it. I'm also going to try to post more to this blog, as I really enjoy doing it. I'm also out of school now, so expect more posts. Alright, I guess that's about it. Expect a new video tomorrow sometime!
Just decided after getting some feedback from a recent video on YouTube that I am going to go ahead and do a series every week or so covering the top tech stories on multiple Mac rumor and news sites. I think that this will be released every Friday or Saturday. This show will probably be a two part video every week, because I am not sure that I could get all of that information into just one ten minute video. If you have any stories that you would like me to cover in one of the episodes, you can send me a link at alexheidinger@gmail.com and I will do my best to cover it. I'm also going to try to post more to this blog, as I really enjoy doing it. I'm also out of school now, so expect more posts. Alright, I guess that's about it. Expect a new video tomorrow sometime!
No Posts in a While
04/24/08 08:31 PM
Sorry I haven't posted
here in a while, but I have been quite busy
assembling a video review of the software Mailplane.
It is really a great app and it is worthy of a few
YouTube shows, so look for those within the next
month. Also, I am planning the purchase of two items
very soon, and they are a 22 inch Dell display and a
Logitech Webcam so that I can do some live streaming
from my PC laptop and still have my Mac wide open for
other tasks. That will enable me to stream about
six-seven hours a day over Summer break. I hope to
build up an audience during that time. I will be
spending most of that time in front of the computer,
but as soon as my mom comes home from work I will
more than likely stop streaming, or I will be in and
out of the stream. If you have any recommendations on
what I should talk about during the stream please
email me. Well, that's about it for now, so I'll talk
to you later.
Mailplane Review
03/31/08 05:04 PM
OK, so I have my first
big application review for you, and it is on a great
piece of software for the Mac known as Mailplane.
Mailplane is basically and application that allows
you to access the Gmail interface from a desktop
application. In this review, I am only going to cover
a few big parts of Mailplane. If you wish to view a
more in-depth review of the application, then go over
to my YouTube
Channel and view the video entitled
“Mailplane Review: Part x”. The reason that I put in
an x is because this is such a great application, it
is going to take way more than 1 YouTube video to do
a good review. Alright, now for the text review.
Mailplane is a sort-of email client that allows you to access Gmail’s web client, along with the Mailplane interface, and this gives you lots of new possibilities. I have included a screenshot of the Mailplane interface below.
Along the top bar in Mailplane you have your typical refresh, open, and overview buttons that allow you to navigate Gmail, but then the buttons that make Mailplane special. The next button is Archive your mail, and I did not do this before in Gmail, when I was using Firefox, but boy do I ever use it now. This also applies to the star button. I love starring my mail in Mailplane now, and it works great. The next few buttons are expected in any mail client, the Print, Reply, Foreword, Send, and Delete buttons. The next button is also really great, the Screenshot button. This allows you to push one button, take a screen capture of part of your screen or the whole screen, and it automatically saves and attaches it to the mail. I have used that feature countless times, and it is great. The next four buttons are separated from the other buttons, as they are quite different. The next button is Google Talk and allows you to bring up a new window with your chat in it. I don’t use that feature, but I do use the built in AIM compatibility. The button that follows Google Talk is the Downloads button, and this allows you to bring up Mialplane’s own Download window, which really helps. The iMedia button brings up a Media Browser window that allows you to navigate multimedia on your computer and attach it to an email. The last button, Accounts, pops out a drawer on the left side of the window that allows you to change Gmail account that you are connected to, since most people have more than one email account. The last button on the toolbar allows you to customize the interface of the application. I have included a screenshot of the toolbar below.
Well, that is a quick overview of the Mailplane interface and some of the features in the application. I will have a multi-part review up on YouTube by the beginning of next week. Thanks for subscribing - Alex
Mailplane is a sort-of email client that allows you to access Gmail’s web client, along with the Mailplane interface, and this gives you lots of new possibilities. I have included a screenshot of the Mailplane interface below.
Along the top bar in Mailplane you have your typical refresh, open, and overview buttons that allow you to navigate Gmail, but then the buttons that make Mailplane special. The next button is Archive your mail, and I did not do this before in Gmail, when I was using Firefox, but boy do I ever use it now. This also applies to the star button. I love starring my mail in Mailplane now, and it works great. The next few buttons are expected in any mail client, the Print, Reply, Foreword, Send, and Delete buttons. The next button is also really great, the Screenshot button. This allows you to push one button, take a screen capture of part of your screen or the whole screen, and it automatically saves and attaches it to the mail. I have used that feature countless times, and it is great. The next four buttons are separated from the other buttons, as they are quite different. The next button is Google Talk and allows you to bring up a new window with your chat in it. I don’t use that feature, but I do use the built in AIM compatibility. The button that follows Google Talk is the Downloads button, and this allows you to bring up Mialplane’s own Download window, which really helps. The iMedia button brings up a Media Browser window that allows you to navigate multimedia on your computer and attach it to an email. The last button, Accounts, pops out a drawer on the left side of the window that allows you to change Gmail account that you are connected to, since most people have more than one email account. The last button on the toolbar allows you to customize the interface of the application. I have included a screenshot of the toolbar below.
Well, that is a quick overview of the Mailplane interface and some of the features in the application. I will have a multi-part review up on YouTube by the beginning of next week. Thanks for subscribing - Alex