gBradhopkins.com http://www.gbradhopkins.com/ en-US Copyright 2008 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:16:52 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fuller, Full-Screen For Web Video Occasionally I'll watch Sunday night NFL games on the NBCSports.com website. The NBCSports.com video player allows you to watch video full-screen. The problem is that even when watching full-screen, you've got wasted space to allow for the different camera angles that they offer.

NFL on NBC Video Player Window - Full-screen

Here's two ways to increase the size of full-screen video using a built-in MacOS X shortcut.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/12/fuller_fullscreen_for_web_vide_1.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/12/fuller_fullscreen_for_web_vide_1.html Internet Tutorials Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:16:52 -0500 Recovering Individual Files from Plesk Backup If you host your website on a server that runs Plesk as the Control Panel, and you actually make back-ups of your server, then at some point you are probably going to want to access the files located on the Plesk generated back-up.

With some free software, it's easier than you think.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/12/recovering_individual_files_fr.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/12/recovering_individual_files_fr.html Internet Tutorials Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:29:45 -0500 Why I Love Amazon (Prime) I love Amazon Prime.Amazon Prime

The one drag about shopping online is that there is no instant gratification.  You have to wait and wait for your product to arrive (unless it's a digital download - but we're talking about physical products here). 

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/03/why_i_love_amazon_prime.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2008/03/why_i_love_amazon_prime.html Internet Tutorials Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:51:41 -0500 MovableType Blogging is Possible From the iPhone One thing I wondered about in the weeks prior to the release of the iPhone was whether or not blogging through MovableType would be possible or not. Well, now that I have my iPhone I can confirm that it is possible. The experience is not that bad actually. And I'm sure that it will ultimately lead to my becoming a better typer on the iPhone keyboard. http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2007/07/movabletype_blogging_is_possib.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2007/07/movabletype_blogging_is_possib.html Internet Tutorials Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:13:37 -0500 AskMe: Answers to recent Questions Occasionally, readers use the AskMe form to get answers to computer questions that they can't seem to find anywhere else. Today I'm going to share those questions and answers along with a few questions of my own!

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/11/askme_answers_to_recent_questi.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/11/askme_answers_to_recent_questi.html Internet Tutorials Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:28:23 -0500 QuickTime Pro 7 Available Now that Tiger [MacOS 10.4] is in the wild, the new version of QuickTime is also available. QuickTime 7, currently only available on the Macintosh, offers a host of new features including the ability to view (and create with the Pro version) beautiful high definition video using the new H.264 codec.

For all those getting ready to upgrade, be warned… (that's called a tease)

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In this tutorial, I'll show you how to access this same content.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/04/im_with_major_league_baseball.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/04/im_with_major_league_baseball.html Internet Tutorials Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:05:10 -0500 Google Weather I recently spotlighted some tools from Google that you may not have heard of (The Best Google Tools You've Never Used). Well, the guys at Google are at it again. Google will now provide 4 day weather forcasts through a simple search.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/03/google_weather.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/03/google_weather.html Internet Tutorials Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:20:09 -0500 ALERT *NEW EBAY SPOOF EMAIL* ALERT In a previous tutorial (Citibank Phisher Scheme) I talked about spoof emails and phisher schemes and what you could do to avoid them. This morning (March 12, 2005) I fell for an eBay related phisher scheme. As you can probably imagine I started to panic the minute I realized what I had done.

In this tutorial I'll show you what you can do if you find yourself in the same predicament.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/03/alert_new_ebay_spoof_email_ale.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/03/alert_new_ebay_spoof_email_ale.html Internet Tutorials Sat, 12 Mar 2005 08:54:53 -0500 NASCAR TrackPass Now Available for Macintosh NASCAR, the fastest growing sport in America, has long offered exclusive access to premium live and on-demand content via its Nextel TrackPass subscription service for PC. That service is now available to users on the Macintosh platform.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/nascar_trackpass_now_available.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/nascar_trackpass_now_available.html Mac Tutorials Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:17:09 -0500 Free iTunes Album For those who use iTunes as their jukebox (and if you don't then you seriously need to check it out - here) there is a free sampler album that is available for download. The album, entitled iTunes New Music Sampler (Atlantic/Lava Edition) contains 16 songs from various artists, none of which I've ever heard of. But with creative names like Death Cab for Cutie, Louis XIV and Porcupine Tree, you know it has to be good.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/free_itunes_album.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/free_itunes_album.html Internet Tutorials Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:51:55 -0500 Miss the Super Bowl Ads? Watch them at IFILM.com For those that missed the ads from this years Super Bowl, you can watch them all (and the ones that didn't make the cut) at IFILM.com - Super Bowl Ads. Even if you did see all of the ads, you'll want to check out the Budweiser ad entitled "Wardrobe Malfunction" for a look into what really happened at last years Super Bowl.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/miss_the_super_bowl_ads_watch.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/miss_the_super_bowl_ads_watch.html Internet Tutorials Tue, 08 Feb 2005 03:10:45 -0500 Hide Your iPod… Wired has an interesting look at the prevalence of the iPod at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, WA. According to the article [Hide Your iPod, Here Comes Bill - Wired.com], 80% of Microsoft employees who own a portable music player, own an iPod. This translates to an amazing 16,000 iPod's on the MS campus! Read the full article for a look at life on the Microsoft campus and how managers are trying to curtail iPod use.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/hide_your_ipod.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/02/hide_your_ipod.html Internet Tutorials Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:50:54 -0500 First Look - Google Video Search Google - the search king - constantly innovates. Yesterday on the Google Blog, Google Product Manager John Piscitello announced that they were launching the Beta Version of Google Video. According to the release, Google Video "is a new product that enables you to search an index of transcripts from recent TV programs."

I decided to take Google Video for a test drive today and while it is still an early beta with information for a limited number of channels (dating back to Dec. 2004) it certainly does show some promise.

]]> http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/01/first_look_google_video_search.html http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2005/01/first_look_google_video_search.html Internet Tutorials Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:38:32 -0500 The Best Google Tools You've Never Used Yesterday, 1/25/2004, it started making the rounds that Google, the king of all things search-related would begin using its search technology to help users find information and images broadcast on television - Google Video [see The Magic of Googlevision - Wired.com]. This got me thinking about the tools that Google already offers that most people don't know about. Today, we'll take a look at the best Google tools you've never used!

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