Check it out: full-screen, always-on-top, semi-transparent video with “click thru”

the video looks choppy, but was smooth as usual
See how it’s done…

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corewerkz.com%2F2008%2F05%2F24%2Fafloat-watch-full-screen-video-while-working-on-your-mac%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Afloat%3A+Watch+Full-Screen+Video+While+Working+On+Your+Mac’;
addthis_pub = ‘bcometa’;

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Sick of only being able to move iPhone icons one screen at a time? Wish you could move an icon from the first page to the last page of your iPhone without having to stop on every page? This may be common knowledge, may not be — personally, I was very excited when [...]

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At first glance, Quicktime seems very basic. But I’m continually amazed at what neat little tricks it keeps tucked away. I just stumbled upon one such trick today when I was looking for an easy way to overlay text on a video (see previous post).
The overlay isn’t fancy, and I can’t find any way [...]

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When using Screen Sharing or Remote Desktop to control another Mac on my local network, my biggest complain has always been the inability to use several important keyboard shortcuts. Things I frequently rely on, like toggling dock visibility, opening spotlight, and force-quitting applications, don’t work. Although all those functions can be accessed through [...]

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Last night I created a social network web site called Mac Rants and Raves. It’s a “community blog” aka “forum” - that means you get to share your Mac experiences and read/respond to other’s experiences. The idea is that we’ll learn what to avoid by reading people’s rants, and learn what to check out [...]

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