Published in M D L N D·Feb 17Member-onlyM2 Pro Mac mini VS M1 Max Mac Studio | Can the mini Export Video Faster in Final Cut Pro?If you’re on the fence about buying the new Mac mini or the “old” Mac Studio, perhaps these results will help. As the proud new owner of an M2 Pro Mac mini I really wanted to know just how fast it was at exporting my YouTube videos in Final Cut…Tech5 min readTech5 min read
Published in M D L N D·Feb 11Member-onlyWhere the Hell is the Three Finger Drag Gesture for the Trackpad in macOS Ventura? 😡Want to know why they call the Magic Trackpad “Magic”? Enable Three Finger Drag to find out… The overhaul of System Preferences (now called System Settings) is fully realized and ready to confound and frustrate you if you’ve upgraded your Mac to macOS Ventura. It was already hard enough to…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Published in M D L N D·Feb 10Member-onlyHow To Rotate Your Videos & Photos In macOS (Finder Makes It Quick & Easy)Just got done filming on your phone only to find out your videos’ orientation is wrong? We can fix that. If you’re a content creator like me, you’re most likely cranking out short form content for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels & TikTok. Maybe just one, maybe all three. And there’s…Apple5 min readApple5 min read
Published in M D L N D·Jan 20Member-onlyHow Much YouTube Paid Me In 2022 With 23k SubscribersDid I Finally Earn Enough Revenue To Become A Full-Time Content Creator? 2022 is in the books and 2023 is well under way and that means we need to break down how much revenue I generated from YouTube-related sources. …Content Creation7 min readContent Creation7 min read
Published in M D L N D·Jan 17Member-onlyDon’t Overlook These THREE Important Hardware Updates in Apple’s New M2 MacBook Pros and Mac miniApple shocked us all when they suddenly released new M2 14” & 16” MacBook Pros and an all-new M2 Pro Mac mini For those of us who keep our ears and eyes glued to the ever-flowing Apple rumor river, we weren’t shocked by the release of their latest and greatest…Apple7 min readApple7 min read
Published in M D L N D·Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyThe Surprising Way I Use My AirPods Pro 2 | 2 Months Later ReviewThere’s an Apple device that pairs perfectly with the AirPods Pro 2 — are you using it? Most of us have heard the Steve Jobs quote where he says, “A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” And when Apple showed the…Apple11 min readApple11 min read
Published in M D L N D·Nov 18, 2022Member-onlyI Hate That I Love The Apple Studio DisplayIs this monitor really worth the $1599 price tag? I feel like the Studio Display perfectly represents the battle between the two types of consumers we all generally boil down to: Price Buyers and Value Buyers Price buyers typically care most about the bottom line. Does this product do what…Apple8 min readApple8 min read
Published in M D L N D·Nov 5, 2022Member-onlySpice Up Apple’s Most Boring App — Finder — With These 10 ESSENTIAL SettingsIt’s hard to get excited about Finder. These tips will help 🤘 Whenever I purchase a new Mac, whenever I set up a new Mac back when I was a post-production supervisor at a video production company, whenever I hover over a friend or family member’s Mac and see that…Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published in M D L N D·Sep 21, 2022Member-onlyHow To Transfer iPhone Videos (and Photos) to Your Mac When AirDrop is Being an A-HoleAirDrop is AWESOME! When it works… 😒 I mean, how do you not love the idea of AirDrop? “I don’t have to connect my phone to my computer to transfer 4K video files!?! That’s amazing!” When it works, of course. And AirDrop really works great — in my experience —…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Published in M D L N D·Sep 1, 2022Member-onlyYou Won’t Go Back To “Normal” Video Editing Ever Again…Are you wondering how you can level-up to POWER USER in Final Cut Pro? For some, a gadget like this may look a little intimidating. Honestly, it was for me as well. …Technology9 min readTechnology9 min read
