In this video, I announce a change on Bwana.TV. Since I can’t keep up with producing videos in high definition with my current hardware, all future videos will be standard definition quality until further notice. I apologize to those of you who enjoyed my high definition videos, but I simply cannot keep up with my day job, ministry work, podcast, and these videos with the current setup. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get a Mac Pro sooner than later which will enable me to continue producing HD videos

In this video, I answer a question from sabres421 who wants to know how to tell if your PC has a SATA port or not? Thanks for the question sabres421.

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Thankfully, Sonic840 of DeviantArt has created a great PC hardware reference chart which lists a ton of PC components: http://bit.ly/RL5Ez If you’re curious about any PC part (including SATA ports) you can most likely find it on this chart and compare it to what’s inside your computer. I recommend you use this chart to become familiar with your computer’s internals. Thanks again for the question, sabres421

In this video, I answer a question from MacExpose who wants to know how record (or stream) your Xbox 360 gameplay on a Mac.

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First off, there are several solutions available that I most likely won’t cover in this video (sadly, all the comments I get will disregard this statement), but here are just some you can use. Before we go on, you need to know is that there are three solution areas to consider: Hardware, software and audio. Hardware solutions are the Proview XLR http://bit.ly/10TU34 ($100), Pinnacle Dazzle http://bit.ly/pCaPB (~ $100) or a high quality HD Capture card like the Black Magic Intensity Pro http://bit.ly/NCijD ($200). Software solutions include Camtwist http://bit.ly/11yeZL (Free) and Wirecast http://bit.ly/aVQsi ($450). Finally, for audio, you can do software emulation with Audio HiJack Pro http://bit.ly/Gdp2U ($32) with a built in mic/headset or go the hardware route with a mixer such as the Behringer Xenyx 508 http://bit.ly/1n2Z3x ($30 – $60). On top of that you can buy a cheap lapel mic or go for a higher quality condenser mic. These are all solutions to get your Xbox 360 recorded and streamed. There’s more to the configuration details of all this, but this should be more than enough to get you started.

In this video, I answer a question from Promzy from youtube who asks “what is overclocking, what good does it do for your pc or laptop. And how do you do it?” Thanks for the question Promzy.

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The wikipedia definition of Overclocking is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking . I’ll try to keep it as general as possible. “Overclocking is the process of running a computer component at a higher clock rate (more clock cycles per second) than it was designed for or was specified by the manufacturer, usually practiced by enthusiasts seeking an increase in the performance of their computers.” You can think of Overclocking as a turbo charger for your computer. There’s a lot to this topic so watch the video for more on it.

In this video, I answer a question via email from Sonny and he asks “How to watch live TV on a Mac?” Thanks for the question Sonny.

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There are several ways to watch live TV on Mac, but my product of choice is the El Gato USB Hybrid http://u.nu/3yeb . You can simply connect your cable or satellite box to this device and you’ll have live TV on your Mac within an hour. You can also buy a Slingbox and use the SlingPlayer software on Mac OS X and watch live TV that way as well. These are a couple of popular options which I think will help you. Thanks for the question, Sonny.

In this video, I answer a question from @LudinIII – http://twitter.com/LudinIII – who asks “Can I attach a monitor to my macbook while still using the laptop monitor, and how do I do this?” Thanks for the question, LundinIII.

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Thankfully, it’s pretty simple to connect an external monitor with Mac OS X. The operating system recognizes it fairly quickly and the system preferences are intuitive enough to figure out how to extend your desktop. Thanks for the question.

In this video, I answer question from Twitter from CarlDavid815 – http://twitter.com/CarlDavid815 – who asks "Is a mac mini good for video editing? like a 5min HD video for youtube? im using a aiptek 1080p HD camcorder and im getting mni!" Thanks for the question, CarlDavid815.

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I'm sorry to say, Mac Minis are not an ideal solution for HD video editing. I'm pretty much in the same boat as you in terms of the video I produce. My videos are about 5 minutes, 720p, and are uploaded to Youtube for HD. In order to do efficient editing of HD Video, you'll need a fairly powerful CPU, video card, and a fast hard drive. Having these three components will eliminate the possibility of bottlenecks later on. If you want to do HD video editing on Mac OS X, I don't think you should get a Mac Mini, Macbook or even an iMac. I would recommend spending money on a Mac Pro, or even a Macbook Pro on the low end of the spectrum. Thanks for the question CarlDavid815.

In this video, I answer question from Twitter from CarlDavid815 – http://twitter.com/CarlDavid815 – who asks "Is a mac mini good for video editing? like a 5min HD video for youtube? im using a aiptek 1080p HD camcorder and im getting mni!" Thanks for the question, CarlDavid815.

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I'm sorry to say, Mac Minis are not an ideal solution for HD video editing. I'm pretty much in the same boat as you in terms of the video I produce. My videos are about 5 minutes, 720p, and are uploaded to Youtube for HD. In order to do efficient editing of HD Video, you'll need a fairly powerful CPU, video card, and a fast hard drive. Having these three components will eliminate the possibility of bottlenecks later on. If you want to do HD video editing on Mac OS X, I don't think you should get a Mac Mini, Macbook or even an iMac. I would recommend spending money on a Mac Pro, or even a Macbook Pro on the low end of the spectrum. Thanks for the question CarlDavid815.

In this video,  I answer a question from antgrav concerning updating from Windows XP to Windows 7.  I explain that Windows XP does not have an upgrade path to Windows 7 but Windows Vista does.  I recommend that he save/clone his files off to an external drive so that he can easily restore his documents.  He also asks is it worth putting Windows 7 on his computer.  I explain that he shouldn’t put Windows 7 on his main machine because it’s not the final version.  Thanks to antgrav for the question.

In this video, I discuss the Slingbox and give a quick demonstration of the software for Mac OS X.