Ethan Ling

How to Render HD Videos with Camtasia Studio

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:43:15 +0000

Ever wanted to make professional screencasts in HD? Well, then this is the tutorial for you!

Ethan’s Tutorials News: The Vibe TV.com Relaunch

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:12:24 +0000

I have a lot of side projects. Too many in fact. However, I am going to be focusing on The Vibe TV Podcast Network, my newest project, as my main one. Now, if you watch any of my tutorials, you know that Ethan’s Tutorials has been my main project for over a year. But, I will not be getting rid of it. I am going to incorporate Ethan’s Tutorials as a new show on The Vibe TV Podcast Network. It will now be able to be seen on iTunes, as well as on TheVibeTV.com. This is not that big of a change, except that EthansTutorials.com no longer exists, but the new site for Ethan’s Tutorials is http://thevibetv.com/shows/ethans-tutorials. Again, this is not a major change, but I thought everyone should know.

@Ethan Ling

Quick iTunes 9 in Windows 7 Tip

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:50:45 +0000

Yesterday I downloaded iTunes 9, which is definitely different than it was before. But, as I was listening to some music while doing some web design, I discovered a cool little feature about iTunes 9 that is only found on Windows 7. If you watched my video or read the post that I wrote on Windows 7, you know that you can see previews of the windows that you have open when your scroll over their icon in the Super Bar. With iTunes, if you are listening to music, and you roll the mouse over the iTunes icon, you will see Backward, Play/Pause, and Forward buttons for having easy control of your music. If your not really getting what I’m saying, here’s a picture:

So as you can see, this is a pretty convenient feature that I am going to definitely use often.

Ethan

Why Its Better to Wait for Snow Leopard

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:34:21 +0000

Man, I bet just for the title, I’m going to get some Apple fanboys out there that are going to tell me that Snow Leopard is great and all, but I just don’t see it. snow Leopard to me just seems like a service pack to Leopard, and even Leo Laporte agrees with me. One of the updates in Snow Leopard was a change in the kernel that made the system more reliable. Now what I want to know is why they couldn’t have just added that as an update instead of charging $30 for it. That also brings up another point. If Snow Leopard was meant to be a full-fledged operating system, it would of cost more than just $30. Now, I’m definitely not complaining of the price, but I just don’t think it fits in to the operating system market. Finally, if it was meant to be a full-fledged operating system on it’s own, then why did they call it Snow Leopard instead of an original cat name? So far, it is the only name of an Apple OS that adds on to the name of it’s predecessor. So, all I’m really saying here is that if you have a Mac running Leopard, don’t feel obliged to go spend money to upgrade your OS. But, if you have an extra 30 bucks lying around, go ahead and be my guest.

Wishing He was a Mac Person,
Ethan Ling

http://twitter.com/ethanling

How to Write an XML Document (Beginner)

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:00:30 +0000

Ever wanted to learn how to code in XML? Well here is a simple tutorial that helps to scratch the surface of XML a little a give you an idea of how you can use it. XML is useful because things like an RSS feed or a Twitter feed get there information from an XML file. So, let’s get started….

XML is great because you create your own tags. If you are familiar with HTML, you know that a tag is two of these: <> with text in between. Since you will eventually go back and use another language like PHP to read the XML, you can make any kind of tag you want. This is an example of organizing a music library:

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<1> Mr. Dude
<2> sfjkdgkfsg
<3>ksfdggkasfdgfk
<4> ksfdgkdgfk

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song1.mp3

song2.mp3

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1. Mr. Dude
2. sfjkdgkfsg
3.ksfdggkasfdgfk
4. ksfdgkdgfk

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song1.mp3

song2.mp3

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1. Mr. Dude
2. sfjkdgkfsg
3.ksfdggkasfdgfk
4. ksfdgkdgfk

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song1.mp3

song2.mp3

As you can see, I created my own tags to fit the content i was organizing. Happy XML-ing.

Ethan

How to Make High Quality Video Overlays

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:13:52 +0000

If you have a live webshow, or you make videos, you know that overlays help add proffessionalism immensely. This tutorial shows how to create simple but professional overlays with Adobe Photoshop. With a video editor or a webcam effects software, you can add text to these overlyas and make them look even better. If you like this video, message me on twitter by adding @ethanling to your tweet.

Ethan

Why So Many People Hate Twitter

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:26:50 +0000

It seems like you can’t listen to a podcast without hearing the word “twitter.” Many people can’t even go through the day with tweeting. I for one like to use twitter, but not as often as others.

But twitter is the new craze. It’s like bell-bottom jeans during the 70s. If you want to be anybody, you’re on twitter. Heck, even my local news station is on twitter. There are, in fact, so many people on twitter that it almost seems like spam heaven. There are companies now that pay people with lots of followers to advertise in their tweets. Twitter is no longer the center for tech enthusiasts or the microblogging center that it was a year ago. I for one never knew that it would ever get to be this big.

Twitter is an awesome tool. But the main thing is that its growing to fast for its own good. One solution to this would be to join the TWiT Army. It’s basically the same concept, but it is a smaller community and it is easier to get noticed. But for now, I am going to stick to twitter, but who knows what will happen.

About to go Tweet this post,

@EthanLing (my twitter name)

P.S. Sorry that I haven’t made a post in while. I am going to get back to it and streaming. I have just been pretty busy.

Apple's Refreshed Desktops

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:46:46 +0000

Yesterday, Apple released new a new line of desktop computers. This update was first expected during Macworld, but Apple didn’t fulfill that speculation. So, the moment you have all been waiting for…..SPECS!

Mac Mini:

2.0GHz : 120GB	2.0GHz : 320GB
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory	2GB memory
120GB hard drive¹	320GB hard drive¹
8x double-layer SuperDrive	8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

The Mac Mini’s Updates(Shown Above) were, in my opinion, what Apple needed to do to keep the mac Mini line going. What Apple didn’t do what i would like to have seen is 2GB RAM Standard, and maybe under 500$, for all those people who complain about mac’s been too pricey, nethertheless this is a Very good Update which the large majority of the Apple Community were glad to see.

iMac

20-inch : 2.66GHz	24-inch : 2.66GHz	24-inch : 2.93GHz	24-inch : 3.06GHz	24 inch \| 20 inch
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory	4GB memory	4GB memory	4GB memory
320GB hard drive¹	640GB hard drive¹	640GB hard drive¹	1TB hard drive¹
8x double-layer SuperDrive	8x double-layer SuperDrive	8x double-layer SuperDrive	8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB memory	NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB memory
Ships: Within 24hrs	Ships: Within 24hrs	Ships: Within 24hrs	Ships: Within 24hrs
Free Shipping	Free Shipping	Free Shipping	Free Shipping
$1,199.00	$1,499.00	$1,799.00	$2,199.00

What I am glad to see come from the iMac is the capability to allow up to 8GB of RAM, the downside to the iMac Updates which people say are the fact there is only 1 20″ Model Available. Overall many people are thrilled to see the iMac Update as Many Expected it to appear at MacWorld.

MacPro

Quad-Core	8-Core
One 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor	Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors
3GB (three 1GB) memory	6GB (six 1GB) memory
640GB hard drive ¹	640GB hard drive¹
18x double-layer SuperDrive	18x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB	NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB
Ships: 4 business days	Ships: 4 business days
Free Shipping	Free Shipping
$2,499.00	$3,299.00

Ethan

All Tech, All the Time!

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:47:37 +0000

Techies Radio is now availabe live at Radio.Ethan-Ling.com. It is a radio station for talking tech and other things like that. Currently, I am the only one with a show, but we are recruiting others to do shows also. If you would like to do a show on Techies Radio, my email address is ethan@ethan-ling.com. The first and second episodes of Techies Radio are up now. Thanks

Techies Radio Episode 1

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:24 +0000

If you have been watching my live stream lately, you know that I have created a new Radio Station called Techies Radio. This is the first episode that basically talks about technology news and what you can expect of Techies Radio. To listen live, my slot is everyday at 4:00 pm Eastern Time. But don’t worry, if you can’t listen live, you can subscribe to the podcast feed HERE. Soon, it will be on iTunes. If you would like to apply to have a spot, my email address is ethan@ethanstutorials.com. The open slot list is on the Radio.Ethan-Ling.com. Thanks!

Ethan Ling

How to Render HD Videos with Camtasia Studio

Ethan’s Tutorials News: The Vibe TV.com Relaunch

Quick iTunes 9 in Windows 7 Tip

Why Its Better to Wait for Snow Leopard

How to Write an XML Document (Beginner)

How to Make High Quality Video Overlays

Why So Many People Hate Twitter

Apple's Refreshed Desktops

2.0GHz : 120GB

2.0GHz : 320GB

20-inch : 2.66GHz

24-inch : 2.66GHz

24-inch : 2.93GHz

24-inch : 3.06GHz

Quad-Core

8-Core

All Tech, All the Time!

Techies Radio Episode 1