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Record good audio for under $100

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Audio, How-To, Microphone, Opinion 0

Here’s a terrible confession! I buy a LOT of microphones. Well that’s probably not much of a shock after all. One thing learned is

That Sciency thing!

January 11, 2021January 10, 2021 How-To, Opinion 0

Yes, I know “Sciency” isn’t really a word, but it fits the narrative so that’s where I’m going with it. Also by “thing” I

Five Stretches To Help Repetitive Stress Syndrome

December 13, 2018 How-To, Review, Tutorial 0

Five Stretches To Help Office Workers Ward Off Repetitive Stress Syndrome Guest article by Eric Van Buskirk Title graphic courtesy of Dr. Rick

How I record and edit the Essential Apple Podcast

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 #Podcasts, Audio, Digital Recorder, Essential Apple Podcast, How-To, Mac, Microphone 0

Several listeners have asked me about how we record and edit The Essential Apple Podcast. I decided to give a bit of an overview

How to do multitrack audio without a mixer (Video)

May 3, 2017 Audio, How-To 0

Many have asked (believe it or not) how I record everything for the MyMac Podcast on to separate tracks in GarageBand. Sometimes it’s not

Amazon Publishing Interview with Author Cas Peace

January 23, 2017January 22, 2017 Audio, How-To, Interview, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Review 0

Amazon Publishing Interview with Author Cas Peace Her web site Her USA Amazon books site Click here to listen to our informative 9-minute

My New iPhone SE on TracFone, Another Personal Experience

April 14, 2016March 16, 2025 Apple, How-To, iPhone 0

Back in December 2014 I wrote about my personal experience of installing my iPhone 4S on the TracFone 3G wireless system. You are welcomed to read this article in our MyMac archives. Last month Apple released the new and smaller iPhone SE and I elected to purchase the unlocked 64 gigabyte model to replace my still functioning but somewhat dated iPhone 4S.

Audio Hijack – User Report Review

January 25, 2016March 16, 2025 How-To, Mac, Review 2

Audio Hijack in its most basic sense is a way to capture audio from your Mac. If you want to record audio from a microphone, a website or an application, you can do that and a whole lot more. It looks so simple to use yet can also do many complex and rewarding audio tasks.

Macspiration Basics: Email a Link From Safari

August 18, 2015March 13, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 1

Have you ever visited a website in Safari on your Mac and wanted to share that link via email to someone you know? If you go to the File menu and choose Share you can choose to “Email this page,” but that will send the entire page in an email. What if you just want to send a link?

Macspiration Basics: Control Spotlight Search Results

August 11, 2015March 13, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Are you getting too many search results when you use Spotlight? Did you know that you can reduce the search results, and possibly make it easier to find what you are looking for?

Macspiration Basics: Record your iOS screen on your Mac

July 21, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, iOS, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Macspiration 2

Did you know that you can do a screen recording of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using your Mac? Not only is this possible, but it is very easy to do!

Macspiration Basics: Add a URL link in your Dock

July 14, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

If you ever wanted to have a link to a website without bookmarking it in Safari, here’s a way to add it to your Dock. From the desired web page go to the website field at the top of Safari. “+” will appear to the left of the website. Click and drag that “+” to your Dock.

Macspiration Basics: Group multiple items into one folder

July 7, 2015March 13, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Have you ever had the need to put a group of documents into one folder? One way to do this is to make a folder and drag and drop each document into that folder. However, there is a faster and easier way to accomplish this task.

Macspiration Basics: Add an app to your Dock

June 23, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Have you ever wanted to add an app to your Dock for quick access? If so, here are two easy ways to accomplish this.

Macspiration Basics: Set an app to open at login

June 16, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, Mac OS X, Macspiration 0

If you have ever wanted an app to open automatically when you log in to your Mac this is the article you’ve been looking for! There are two methods for accomplishing this.

Macspiration Basics: Rename a file

June 9, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Have you ever wanted to change the name of a file on your Mac? Maybe it is a screenshot and you want to remove the generic name to a name that helps you identify the file better. Renaming a file on your Mac couldn’t be easier.

Macspiration Basics: Screenshots

June 2, 2015March 12, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Have you ever noticed the screenshots in articles here at MyMac? Have you ever wanted to do something similar? Here’s how.

Macspiration Basics: Empty the trash

May 26, 2015February 13, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Are you running out of hard space on your computer? One of the problems is that the trash can might be overflowing. Putting something

Macspiration Basics: Tag a file or folder with color

May 19, 2015March 11, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

If you like organizing files and folders on your Mac, one way to do that is with colored tags. Tags allow you to color code your folder and files and then you can easily find items by that color if you need to. In older versions of OS X and Mac OS this used to be known as labels.

Macspiration Basics: Setting a screen saver on your Mac

May 12, 2015March 11, 2025 How-To, Macspiration 0

Here’s an old favorite. How to set a screensaver on your Mac.