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A Tech Tip from my gardening blog, a Gardener's Notebook... Use Google Calendar (and others) to create a perpetual garden calendar journal to remind you of what blooms when from year to year. What's happening in your garden? I'd love to know! Leave your questions and comments here or on any of the web and social media sites linked below! Can't see the video above? Watch "Tip - Creating a Perpetual Garden Calendar Journal using your computer calendar " on YouTube Watch the "A Gardener's Notebook" Playlist for all related videos Please like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your LIKES directly effect how many others will see this video. Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes

Originally posted to Careers in New Media... When sharing YouTube videos, we often just link to the entire video and let people decide what they want to watch. While this is fine for short videos, sometimes we would rather refer people to just a specific portion of a much longer video. Perhaps we are highlighting a quote, tip or idea. YouTube provides some basic tools for specifying a start time when linking or embedding a video, but with the addition of a few parameters to the video URL, you can direct viewers to a very specific segment. For example, if you are linking or embedding a video, you will see these options on the YouTube page: If you check the checkbox, you can either enter in a time, or the time will be taken from the point where you are currently viewing in the video. This results in a URL in the form of: http://youtu.be/E-GekEZOwLQ?t=11m54s . The video will start playing at this point and continue unit the end. If you want want to specify both a start and end time, then you will need to add a few different parameters to the YouTube URL. http://www.youtube.com/v/[video_id]&start=[start_at_second]&end=[end_at_second]&version=3) In this example, you would need to replace the bracketed sections above with the appropriate settings. http://www.youtube.com/v/E-GekEZOwLQ&start=714&end=760&version=3 This could link people to the appropriate video, launch it full screen and start playing at the appropriate spot when they click Play. To embed a video in your blog or web page which does the same thing, you can include the start and end parameters in the standard YouTube iframe embed code. First, copy the standard embed code from the YouTube video page: Then add the start and end parameters, so that the code looks like this: <iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E-GekEZOwLQ?start=714&end=760" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> ..and here is the resulting YouTube video... While making these embeds of specific video section does require adding a little information to the standard embed, it should be straightforward enough for anyone to accomplish. Do you have further questions about YouTube linking and embedding? Add your questions and comments below and I will add additional information.

In this First Impression, a web site perfect for weather geeks like me -- WeatherSpark.com (http://weatherspark.com) More location-specific weather info than you can imagine. There is so much depth of information here, you might end up spending hours investigating it all. You have been warned! (LAUGH)   Can't see the video above? Watch "TechIQ First Impressions 002: WeatherSpark.com" on YouTube   Download "TechIQ First Impressions 002: WeatherSpark.com " - iPod Ready Video   Watch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers. Follow TechnologyIQ on Twitter Like TechnologyIQ on Facebook Circle TechnologyIQ on Google+

The first in my new series, First Impressions, where I walk through the new signup/installation/use of a new app, Mac or Windows application, web site or service and let you see all the pros and cons. I check out an amazing amount of software and services, so I thought I should begin sharing my experiences and thoughts with you. Today's app is Winston, something I have dubbed an audio version of Flipboard. It provides you with quick audio updates of news, topics and even your Facebook and Twitter feeds. Can't see the video above? Watch "TechIQ First Impressions 001: Winston for iPhone" on YouTube Download "TechIQ First Impressions 001: Winston for iPhone " - iPod Ready Video Watch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers.Follow TechnologyIQ on TwitterLike TechnologyIQ on FacebookCircle TechnologyIQ on Google+

How to easily add Contacts to your Gmail Contacts List I get the question a lot and thought I would share this quick tip to anyone else who might need it. Can't see the video above? Watch " TechIQ Tip - Adding Gmail Contacts " on YouTube Download " Adding Gmail Contacts " - iPod Ready Video Watch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers.Follow TechnologyIQ on TwitterLike TechnologyIQ on FacebookCircle TechnologyIQ on Google+

Apple changed a lot of the user interface in iTunes 11. Here is how to restore much of the old look and feel of previous versions. Can't see the video above? Watch " TechIQ Tip - Restoring iTunes 11 Look and Feel - Mac and Windows versions " on YouTube Download " TechIQ Tip - Restoring iTunes 11 Look and Feel - Mac and Windows versions" - iPod Ready VideoWatch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers.Follow TechnologyIQ on TwitterLike TechnologyIQ on FacebookCircle TechnologyIQ on Google+

Step-by-step instructions on installing the latest (and future) IOS updates for your iPhone or iPad. Can't see the video above? Watch "TechIQ Tip - Installing iOS Updates on your iPhone and iPad " on YouTube Download "TechIQ Tip - Installing iOS Updates on your iPhone and iPad " - iPod Ready VideoWatch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers.Follow TechnologyIQ on TwitterLike TechnologyIQ on FacebookCircle TechnologyIQ on Google+

Combine a modern web browser and a large screen/high resolution computer and you may find that your text is just too darm small to be comfortable (or even read). Learn how to set your default minimum text size in Safari 6 and Google Chome 24. It's quick and easy and can make your computing life just a little bit easier. Can't see the video above? Watch "TechIQ Tip - Set Minimum Text Size in Safari 6 and Chrome 24 " on YouTube Download "TechIQ Tip - Set Minimum Text Size in Safari 6 and Chrome 24 " - iPod Ready VideoWatch all TechnologyIQ Videos Please Like and/or subscribe to my channel. It directly effects how often this video is suggested to other YouTube viewers.Follow TechnologyIQ on TwitterLike TechnologyIQ on FacebookCircle TechnologyIQ on Google+

A quick introduction and demo of Bluestacks Android Emulator available in beta form for free from http://bluestacks.com/. Bluestacks is a great way to try out Android apps if you don't have an Android smartphone or tablet. As you can see here, it also makes it easy to record screencasts of apps for demonstrations.  Can't see the video above? Watch "Bluestacks Android Emulator for Mac and Windows" on YouTube. Downloadf "Bluestacks Android Emulator for Mac and Windows" - iPod Ready Video If you found this video useful, please click LIKE on YouTube. It directly helps others discover my videos.

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