Snow Leopard

Make your Mac much louder

A Double Gain effect in Audio Hijack Pro.

In noisy surroundings it may be hard to hear the audio on my Mac — that’s annoying if I try to watch a video while cooking dinner, for example. Even turning the volume to maximum may not be enough and headphones or speakers may be inconvenient. But there’s a way to boost the volume beyond maximum. Here’s how.

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Play TV shows from your Mac through a TV

My Mac has a Mini DisplayPort.

Have some fun this holiday season showing TV, movies, slideshows or other material from your Mac on your TV screen. You need a special cable and these setup Tips to do it.

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Drag and drop to upload files in a browser

The file shows up in the web browser after dragging and dropping it.

Don’t waste time working through file dialog boxes. Instead drag and drop files onto a Choose File button in your web browser.

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How to make a new system sound for your Mac

My new sound for alerts.

It’s pretty easy to make new sounds for your Mac to use as beeps. Here’s how. The copy of Garageband included with your Mac can be a good source of sounds and help you edit and save them in the correct format. But you can use other sound editors if you wish.

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