http://www.macndan.com/blog A blog for cool Macintosh technology and technnical digital content Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:35:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my continuing effort to share something of interest I am writing this post to help others configure a VPN connection in conjunction with Qwest DSL using the Actiontec GT701 modem with a Netgear FVX538 VPN router device. First of all this was not an easy task even for the most ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/11/04/qwest-dsl-actiontec-gtr701-netgear-fvx538-vpn-connection/ I've been having a lot of people ask me lately how to produce and syndicate a video podcast show. Since Apple began personal content distribution, by supporting podcasting through the iTunes music store, they opend up the flood gates to a generation of would-be video producers. People are now ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/06/10/video-podcasting-101/ I really didn't know what to think when Apple introduced the new line of Intel architecture Macs. I had my reservations about whether or not this would be a good move for Apple. Well, several months later my reservations are no longer being held. Apple has ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/05/21/macbook-pro-rocks/ With little debate I finally decided to buy one of the new Duo Core 20" imacs. I would have to say that so far I have been very impressed with the overall design and functionality of this new Mac. Non native software runs very fast under Rosetta. ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/03/22/imac-20-duo-core/ After spending a good portion of the day working with iLife 6 and primarily iMovie HD I would have to say that iMovie 6 is one buggy piece of software. It's horribly slow on 1 Ghz - 1.5 Ghz G4 machines with lots of RAM. It requires that ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/02/10/imovie-6-sux/ Yesterday I was smitten by an impulsive buying bug while browsing at the Apple store. To go along with my new 5G Video iPod I bought the small remote to work along with the universal dock. I'm not too happy with the usability of the product. It ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/01/24/ipod-remote-is-a-no-go/ Some day that phrase will be immortalized in the memory of Steve Jobs. How many Apple Keynote shows have we all watched and heard these words? No new surprises other than simultaneous hardware releases of both the MacBook Pro and the iMac Intel. Most analysts felt that ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/01/13/before-i-forgetthere-is-just-one-more-thing/ As I sit here anxiously awaiting the news from Steve Jobs on the new offerings from Apple, I ponder what new innovation will be coming from Cupertino. Digital media centers, direct download movie content, more wireless gadgets, new iPods, Intel version Macs etc. This fierce competition to stay ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/01/10/in-the-spotlightjobs/ The complexities of wordpress makes editing the front page difficult. I see the real need for addional plugins to help navigate the process. My strong points are not with PHP scripting or building my own RSS feeds. Of course, with anything, over time it will become second ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/01/09/problems-with-feeds/ When Apple introduced the video ipod most people were wondering how can anyone be serious about viewing anything on a such a small screen. Other questions came to mind like, what types of content will be available for download etc. It hasn't taken more than a couple of ... http://www.macndan.com/blog/2006/01/06/video-blogging-aka-vodcasting-vlog/