Author Archives: Ian Aberle

About Ian Aberle

Ian Aberle is an Adobe Creative Educator and the Senior IT Communications Specialist & Trainer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT). For over 25 years, he has helped the SMU community use technology and implement digital and web media through multiple roles with the Digital Commons, SMU STAR Program, and now OIT. Ian enjoys photography and road trips with his family in his free time.

It’s not all about iPods…

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Ian Aberle

With the recent announcements from Apple (which you can watch at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/keynote) about iPods (which you can see at www.apple.com) , some of you might have missed some of the little details and some other announcements. Hopefully, this will get … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Problems with Embedded Media & QuickTime in Web Browsers

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Ian Aberle

Some of you may have come across a web page that links to or has embedded a media file that no longer plays. You could swear it worked before you updated to iTunes 7, but now it’s not. Instead you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Intel Inside My Mac

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Ian Aberle

In June of last year, Apple announced the biggest change to the Mac in over 10 years… the move of the Mac’s core processor from a PowerPC chip to an Intel one. In January, Apple announced the switch had begun … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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33 percent of Yale faculty choose Macs

Posted on February 23, 2005 by Ian Aberle

A report in the Yale Daily News reports on the increasing use of Macs by faculty and students alike: “Ten years ago, the computer world was different than today, and it seemed like Microsoft had bested its rivals. Beleaguered was … Continue reading →

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Ejecting a CD or opening a CD tray on a Mac using a non-Mac keyboard

Posted on February 9, 2005 by Ian Aberle

Ejecting a CD or opening a CD tray on a Mac using a keyboard without the “Eject” key or How to add a CD eject button to the Menu Bar I have had two people ask me about this in … Continue reading →

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Fun and Free (or almost Free) Mac Software.

Posted on May 3, 2004 by Ian Aberle

BackLight 2.0 The freeware BackLight 2.0 provides a menu extra that allows you to use screensavers as your desktop background. It can also change your screensaver and open the preferences. The developer recommends a Quartz Extreme-capable machine to use the … Continue reading →

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