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  • Did you know? Sorting author or director by last name

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    You can sort the author or director column by last name first without having to change the order from “Steven Spielberg” to “Spielberg, Steven”. Just hold down the Option key and then sort the column again.

  • Did you know? Searching tracks in CDpedia

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    When you click on the little magnifying glass in the toolbar search field you can change the search parameters. So in CDpedia, for example if you want to only search your song titles, click on the magnifying glass and choose ‘Track Names’ to let CDpedia know that it should only search the track titles and…

  • Impress your friends (especially those of the Windows persuasion)

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    1. Download the ‘ThreeViews’ template from our Extras page. 2. Export your DVDpedia library using the ‘ThreeViews’ template. 3. Watch your friends turn green with envy. Check out this video for a little taste of one of the three views.

  • Did you know? Linking entries and box sets

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    Did you know that you can link text files, PDFs, movies, images and URLs to a Pedia entry? To do so, select the entry in the table view, make sure the info view at the bottom is showing (you can toggle it with the ‘i’ button in the toolbar) and drag whatever file or URL…

  • Did you know? QuickPick

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    Computers are getting more and more reliable but backing up your data on a regular basis is still vital. Unfortunately, it’s one of those things we often forget until it’s too late, like going to the dentist. If you’re a .Mac user then you can delegate that hassle to Backup 3, the aptly named backup program…

  • Did you know? Pedia group in Address Book

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    Now that your friends have seen your cool Gamepedia collection, they might want to borrow a few games. You probably know how the borrowing feature works already (just drag entries from the Library into the Borrowed collection) but did you know that you could create a separate Pedia group in your Address Book to make…

  • Did you know? Gcards

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    One of the reasons we collect things is of course to impress others. So what’s the best way to impress your friends with your latest Super Nintendo Space Invaders? If they’re Mac users, and of course any real friend of yours will be, send them a gcard.Gcards are files that you can quickly create by…

  • MacSanta jingles the bells again

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    If you’re looking for some quality Mac software at reduced holiday prices, check out MacSanta. Each day several different companies offer a 20% discount on their programs. If you should miss a day, you can still get a 10% discount until December 24th on the extended deals page. Today is Bruji day so if you’re…

  • HDTV Guys

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    What do you do with a Mac Mini, assorted software and a very large DVD library? Why, you build a home entertainment network of course. And to show you just how easy it can be, Ara Derderian and Braden Russell walked listeners through it step by step in the HDTV Guys podcast last March. After…

  • Child’s Play is back

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    The holiday season is standing on our doorstep, ringing the bell and stomping its feet against the cold. That means it’s also Child’s Play time! Penny Arcade is running their yearly charity drive to get games, toys, books and cash to children’s hospitals in the US and around the world (even a children’s cancer hospital in…