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How to Record a Google+ Hangout on Mac OS X For Free With Free Software

Published by Zacqary Adam Green at 7:28 PM on September 1, 2011 in Commentary. 12 Comments Tags: how-to, internet video, mac, social networking, technical jargon, the googles. Short URL: http://plankhead.com/JS

I’ve seen a lot of tutorials and suggestions for recording a Google+ Hangout. All the ones I’ve seen run into one or more of these problems:

They require you to buy software or monkey around with a shitty trial version
They require Windows
They produce low quality video and/or audio
They don’t let you capture the sound of you talking and everybody else

So, here’s a method that solves all of those issues, as long as you’re running Mac OS X Snow Leopard or later.
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Speeding Up a Slow Mac with Ice Packs

Published by Zacqary Adam Green at 10:07 PM on July 22, 2011 in Filmmakery. 1 Comment Tags: apple, computers are stupid, mac, video, your face is a saxophone. Short URL: http://plankhead.com/Nq

It was hot out. Our Macs weren’t quite able to cope. So we put ice packs on them.

What The New Mac Mini Will REALLY Look Like

Published by Zacqary Adam Green at 1:47 AM on February 21, 2009 in Commentary. 12 Comments Tags: apple, hoax, leaks, mac, photoshooped. Short URL: http://plankhead.com/vsu

There have been Photoshopped mock-ups of a new Mac Mini with ridiculous amounts of USB ports: First one with five, then thirteen, and finally another with seventeen of the things.

You people are crazy. There is no way Apple would announce a new Mac Mini with that few USB ports.

I happen to have gotten from an anonymous source today a leaked ad for the next Mac Mini. It appears to have a much more logical amount: 70 USB ports.