The new LibreOffice 4.0 has just been released with some new features. In this screencast we're going to show you the most important ones and how they are used so you can use the new LibreOffice more efficiently. Changes in Write, Calc, and the new CMIS integration make LibreOffice not only more powerful, but the app is now also more attractive as business office alternative. 

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This is New in LibreOffice 4.0

We were working on a little project for iwascoding over the last months. GarageBuy needed a nice app trailer/ad for its introduction. GarageBuy is a powerful eBay search client. You can see the most important features in the video, but also some tips on using the app more efficiently afterwards. 

GarageBuy 3 Trailer + Tips

The new year has just begun and now you are probably in the mood to clean your home from the cruft that has been accumulated over the last year. Your Mac isn't safe from your plans either! But how do you effectively clean up your Mac from big files and other stuff? Leftovers from long-gone apps and installers, etc. We show you in this tutorial how what makes sense to clean up, what doesn't make sense and where it is advisable to stop (if you ever want to get finished). 

Spring Cleaning your Mac

Christmas is just around the corner. And you might take some pictures or record videos of your family. This year though, you're finally going to learn what to do with all this material. 

Make a Holiday Movie With iMovie

Hazel by Noodlesoft has attracted many users over the years. Those who use it, like Mac OS X Screencasts, swear by it. Even so, many Mac users want a helping hand that teaches them Hazel, so that they can make better use of it‘s abilities. The tutorial includes three chapters: basics, intermediate level, and advanced level. Chapter markers allow direct access to each of them. The video includes many useful illustrations to visualize complicated information. Additionally an ebook is included with many links and recommended readings. Presenting the information this way means that everyone can improve at Hazel at their own pace. Chapter 1: Introduction Hazel Feature Description Interface Overview App Sweep Clean Trash Testing and Debugging Rules Set color labels Sort into subfolders by kind Chapter 2: Intermediate Level Filing Invoices — Matching Filenames Tokenized Renaming Examples: Clean Mail Downloads, Sync Folders Nested Conditions Examples: Simple On/Off, Any/All sub-files Chapter 3: Advanced Project Folder Setup Script: Convert to Markdown Script: Send links from iPhone to a Mac Purchase Now Download now for €10. Purchase is being handled by a third-party. If you want to be notified about future releases, please sign up for the newsletter. 

Hazel Tutorial - Now Available

 All New Maps 3D View Turn by Turn Navigation Traffic Flyover Criticism: theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com Siri Siri is now “final” Facebook Integration with Notification Center, Game Center and the rest of the OS. Syncs birthdays and contacts from Facebook Upload pictures to Facebook Configure access in Settings Photo Stream Shared Photo Streams Like photos Comment on photos Passbook Boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons Check into flights See when coupons expire Locate seats in the concert hall Location reminders to check in on location. FaceTime: Works over cellular Phone When someone calls your can respond quickly like: Decline calls with message Make reminder Mail VIP’s: VIP’s sync over iCloud Add photos and videos to emails. Emails can now be rich text. Safari iCloud Tabs Offline Reading Media upload Fullscreen → iPhone/iPod touch in landscape Accessibility Restrict to one app Restrict touch input to certain areas on the screen. Camera with Panorama Only available on iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5 gen Find My iPhone Lost Mode keeps phone “alive”, but locked. A finder can be called right from the lock screen, without giving access to the rest of the phone. Data connection via WIFI or Mobile is required. Find My Friends Location reminders for friends. Like when a kid leaves their school. Better Stores iTunes, App Store, iBooks Store now share the same look and feel. App Store now has full-screen screenshots. German keyboard now has Umlauts Enalbe in Settings → General → Keyboards → German → Set to German (Not QWERTZ) iTunes Match Can now stream songs Doesn’t allow to download individual songs anymore Here’s how I handle iTunes Match on my phone. When the space runs out, I delete all music. Play position syncs over iCloud Limit Ad tracking Settings → About → … Do not Disturb Shortcuts sync over iCloud iPad now has Clock app Optimized for China 

What's new in iOS 6?

 Twitter: Photo Booth can set profile picture Facebook will come later Messages: iChat is now Messages Notification Center: Disable temporarily with ⌥-click Tweet from NC when Twitter account is configured in Sys Prefs NC will be disabled when presenting. Configure in System Preferences Growl Hiss Mountain Growl Growl 2 in beta NCbackgrounder Sharing: Shortcut to send: ⇧⌘D Set custom shortcuts per Keyboard Shortcuts Mail New options in Mail to send page, link, or PDF. Twitter from Notification Center AirDrop: AirDrop for older MacBooks Mail: VIPs iCloud: iCloud is everywhere TextEdit: Pinch to zoom Documents in the cloud Preview: Documents in the cloud Sharing Calendar: Previously named iCal The calendar list is back All “todos” have moved to Reminders Reminders: Is able to create location aware reminders Swipe between lists View multiple lists at once with ⌘-click Notes: Change default font Pin notes Safari: Do Not Track Smart search field combines search and address bar Offline reading list Saves articles for reading. Downloads articles over multiple pages. Syncs with iOS 6 Tab view Pinch with two finger ⇧⌘ iCloud tabs syncs tabs with iOS 6 devices Finder: Inline progress for downloads and file copies Easy encryption of devices QuickLook with three-finger tap-gesture Game Center: Chess has Game Center integration Mac App Store: OS X updates integrated Apps push to other computer Notifications for updates Gatekeeper: Saves users from malware (hopefully) Time Machine: Backup to multiple locations Encrypted bakups Launchpad: Search is automatically highlighted Spotlight and Launchpad search for initial characters in apps, e.g. “ft” to find “FaceTime” Dock: New look Dragging icons inadvertently out of the Dock is now harder. Drag icon and hold it for a while until the “poof” appears Dictation: Shortcut: fn-fn Dictation Switcher Auto Save: Document management directly from the menubar Move To…: doesn’t move to trash Rename… Save To…: is back, but is called “Duplicate” Revert to… Accessibility: Summon Accessibility pane with global shortcut: ⌥⌘F5 Other: Full screen on any display Drag app to display and press fullscreen Doesn’t work with two apps… Drag and drop files in screen sharing Screen saver Photo Stream screen saver New screen saver slideshows Photo picker allows to choose Faces X11 and Java install on demand Exclusive for newer models AirPlay Mirroring requires “newer model” MacBook New H.264 video chip that is not built into earlier laptops is required. The chip is also found in the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and 3. They are responsible for encoding the mirroring signal there. Power Nap Only available for customers of “SSD” laptops. Also only for newer models. Installs updates and runs backups while Mac is sleeping QuickTime X High performance H.264 encoding Also only for newer models This is not everything John Siracusa’s OS X Mountain Lion Review at Ars Technica 

What's new in Mountain Lion?

Ripping & encoding DVD’s is a process many beginner-level users have problems with. They search on Google and find references to apps that don’t even exist anymore or are highly illegal. MacTheRipper was one of those apps, which is not available anymore. In fact since the early days the term “ripping” became popular a lot has changed and things came onto stage that made things a lot easier, e.g. VLC and HandBrake. Together with Free Mac Software we’re going to show you how to easily rip DVD’s to disk and encode them for your AppleTV. 

Ripping & Encoding DVD's

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