When someone tells them they can’t get a video to open or that the sound in particular movie won’t play, I answer with the same question, again and again, “Have you installed Perian?” Well, six years and a lot video, …

Last we spoke about VLC there was a major rewrite of this popular video playback solution, featuring a complete overall of the user interface and a plethora of new features. This time around it’s 90 percent bug fixes, the kind …

The internet is chock-a-block with iPad 3 reviews or people quoting iPad 3 reviews. And, every single one of them was written by a journalist or blogger on Apple’s trusted list. That said, a product, nay, event this important cries …

This is a major upgrade with faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware and the ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bit codecs. There’s an all-new user interface that’s beautiful and easy to use — much …

This web video downloader has quite literally been in my Applications folder for years — my go to YouTube + Flash + funky (i.e. .wmv) file conversion app. Interestingly, unlike other downloaders, which come and (mostly) go with the wind, …

Windows Media formats are fading quickly across the interwebs, but there are still places that cling to these legacy, low-quality formats — c’est la vie. Until WMV et al are gone, there’s Flip4Mac Windows Media player for Mac, the free …

Are point and shoot cameras passé? No way and there’s no better way to make the point than beefy holiday discounts. Thereupon, the Kodak Store is offer 15 percent and more off everything they’ve got this weekend.
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If you haven’t installed iOS 5, then you’re missing out on a big advance in app switching and navigating your iPad. The upgrade takes minutes and the Fairer Platform will teach you multitasking gestures in moments.
First of all you, if …

Everybody, even Adobe, knows that Flash is dead. Well, at the very least dying very, very quickly. Thereupon, YouTube has been one of the more enthusiastic proponents of HTML5 and the latest push extends WebM with more resolutions and full-screen.
If …

Apple’s long heralded Final Cut Pro X divided users into two camps, those betrayed and those empowered. How all of this ultimately plays out and what Cupertino’s end game is a question way above my pay grade. In the meantime, …