How to Do Blog TV on a Mac
BlogTV enables anyone to sign up for a free account and start broadcasting using the Safari Web browser that Apple installs on every recent Mac. The iMac and Apple laptops have built-in FaceTime HD webcams that record audio and video. This hardware works automatically with BlogTV. If you have a desktop Mac, you'll need to plug a webcam into your Mac's USB port before you can broadcast on Blog TV.
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Plug the USB cable of your external webcam into a USB port on your Mac if your Mac doesn't have a built-in FaceTime HD webcam. The built-in camera is located above the screen of the iMac and Apple laptops.
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Click "Safari" in the Dock of your Mac and go to Adobe's Install Adobe Flash Player website (adobe.com/flashplayer/). Download the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to your Mac. Quit Safari. Double-click the Flash Player installer DMG file. Double-click the "Install Adobe Flash Player" app to install the latest version of the Flash Player on your Mac.
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Launch Safari and go to the BlogTV website (blogtv.com).
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Click "Sign Up" at the top of the page. The "Join Us" window appears.
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Create a username and password, enter your email address, select your country and state from the pull-down menus. Click the pull-down menus to enter your birthdate. Read the Terms of Use, then click the "I Agree with the Terms of Use" box. Click the "Go For It" button. A welcome message appears.
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Launch your email application. Open the email message sent to you from BlogTV and click the embedded link to finish the account sign-up process.
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Click "Broadcast Now" at the top of the BlogTV page. Your BlogTV page appears.
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Click "Start Broadcasting." Click the name of a category for your channel, such as "Entertainment" or "News and Views."
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Select "Click Here to Start Broadcasting." The Adobe Flash Player Settings" window appears, with a message that BlogTV is requesting access to your Mac's camera and microphone. Click "Allow." Your webcam is now connected and broadcasting to BlogTV. Look into the camera and talk or perform. Anyone who clicks on the thumbnail of your account name on the BlogTV website will see live streaming video from your Mac.
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Click "Edit" below your name if you want to edit your profile, then type in a short biography in the "Mini Bio" text box, or a statement in the "Statement" text box. Click "Choose File" next to "My Profile Image." A box opens. Click a folder on your Mac that contains the image you want to use to represent yourself on BlogTV. Click the file to select it, then click "Choose" to upload it to your BlogTV profile page. Click "Update My Profile" to save the changes.
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