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The new LibreOffice 4.0 has just been released with some new features. In this screencast we're going to show you the most important ones and how they are used so you can use the new LibreOffice more efficiently. Changes in Write, Calc, and the new CMIS integration make LibreOffice not only more powerful, but the app is now also more attractive as business office alternative.

We were working on a little project for iwascoding over the last months. GarageBuy needed a nice app trailer/ad for its introduction. GarageBuy is a powerful eBay search client. You can see the most important features in the video, but also some tips on using the app more efficiently afterwards.

The new year has just begun and now you are probably in the mood to clean your home from the cruft that has been accumulated over the last year. Your Mac isn't safe from your plans either! But how do you effectively clean up your Mac from big files and other stuff? Leftovers from long-gone apps and installers, etc. We show you in this tutorial how what makes sense to clean up, what doesn't make sense and where it is advisable to stop (if you ever want to get finished).

Mind Mapping Live Session. http://mosx.tumblr.com/post/40034083099/live-tutorial-mind-mapping-for-creatives

Christmas is just around the corner. And you might take some pictures or record videos of your family. This year though, you're finally going to learn what to do with all this material.

We get a lot of requests for tutorials. One of the more regular requests is “how do I merge PDF’s on Mac OS X?” The answer is relatively easy, because OS X has everything you need to combine PDF’s. Just open Preview.app to merge PDF’s. Because it is so easy to do, we decided to pack even more stuff into this episode!

Hazel by Noodlesoft has attracted many users over the years. Those who use it, like Mac OS X Screencasts, swear by it. Even so, many Mac users want a helping hand that teaches them Hazel, so that they can make better use of it‘s abilities. The tutorial includes three chapters: basics, intermediate level, and advanced level. Chapter markers allow direct access to each of them. The video includes many useful illustrations to visualize complicated information. Additionally an ebook is included with many links and recommended readings. Presenting the information this way means that everyone can improve at Hazel at their own pace. * Chapter 1: Introduction * Hazel Feature Description * Interface Overview * App Sweep * Clean Trash * Testing and Debugging Rules * Set color labels * Sort into subfolders by kind * Chapter 2: Intermediate Level * Filing Invoices — Matching Filenames * Tokenized Renaming * Examples: Clean Mail Downloads, Sync Folders * Nested Conditions * Examples: Simple On/Off, Any/All sub-files * Chapter 3: Advanced * Project Folder Setup * Script: Convert to Markdown * Script: Send links from iPhone to a Mac Purchase Now Download now for €10. Purchase is being handled by a third-party. If you want to be notified about future releases, please sign up for the newsletter.

* All New Maps * Siri is now “final” * Facebook * Shared Photo Streams * Passbook * FaceTime works over cellular * Phone * Mail * Safari * Accessibility * Camera with Panorama * Find My iPhone * Find My Friends * Better Stores * German keyboard now has Umlauts * iTunes Match * Limit Ad tracking * Do not Disturb * Shortcuts sync over iCloud * iPad now has Clock app * Optimized for China

* Twitter * Facebook will come later * Messages * Notification Center * Sharing * Mail * iCloud * TextEdit * Preview * Calendar * Reminders * Notes * Safari * Finder * Game Center * Mac App Store * Gatekeeper * Time Machine * Launchpad * Dock * Dictation * Auto Save * Accessibility

* Twitter * Facebook will come later * Messages * Notification Center * Sharing * Mail * iCloud * TextEdit * Preview * Calendar * Reminders * Notes * Safari * Finder * Game Center * Mac App Store * Gatekeeper * Time Machine * Launchpad * Dock * Dictation * Auto Save * Accessibility

Ripping & encoding DVD’s is a process many beginner-level users have problems with. They search on Google and find references to apps that don’t even exist anymore or are highly illegal. MacTheRipper was one of those apps, which is not available anymore. In fact since the early days the term “ripping” became popular a lot has changed and things came onto stage that made things a lot easier, e.g. VLC and HandBrake. Together with Free Mac Software we’re going to show you how to easily rip DVD’s to disk and encode them for your AppleTV.

I’m glad to finally be able to share a project I’ve been working for a long time: The Keyboard Maestro Markdown Library was made to help you write Markdown with every editor you’re using. These macros use Keyboard Maestro 5’s variables and actions. Everything from formatting and link macros are included. This page exists for the screencast, to show how they are used. For further information take a look at the page on GitHub. https://github.com/Zettt/km-markdown-library#km-markdown-library

This month we’re showing you calibre. calibre is an “iTunes for e-books”. Electronic books can be organized and, much more importantly, converted to many formats. This way you can read all your e-books on any tablet or an iPad. Why does iBooks dictionary lookup not work? iBooks dictionary and highlight feature is only supported in “real ebooks”. Every PDF e-books has to be converted to ePUB — with calibre for example — before the features work. http://www.free-mac-software.com/calibre

Students often struggle writing their first, or even fifth, thesis. Free tools, like OpenOffice, are supposed to help writing these documents, but most of the times they cause more trouble. The problem here is not OpenOffice necessarily, but the lack of understanding how these apps work. LibreOffice, OpenOffice, NeoOffice (and most other document writing apps) have built-in features to support writing – instead of hinder. They are able to create an automatic table of contents and a bibliography index, they can reference material throughout the document, they can handle tables and other media. The problem though, without a basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms, documents are going to be a pain to write, with every chapter looking differently. Sometimes students even try to create their own table of contents by hand. This is all stuff these programs can do for you. We show you how. AppInfos: * OpenOffice.org * LibreOffice * NeoOffice

Clementine is a free and open music player which offers vast support for many music services. The player allows you to access last.fm, Spotify, Magnatune, Digitally Imported and many more. Not only can it play files from the internet, but also supports local MP3’s. Produced in cooperation with: Free Mac Software.