Yes, on the webpage under SD management you can pull off the files individually. Also, when you set up motion detection, you can have it send short clips to a local FTP server of when it's triggered. The SD can record continuously, but the clips will be at maximum 6 minutes in length. I set mine for 5 minutes continuous and have 12 clips stored per hour on the SD.(they are organized by time and date)
Also, after watching that video I must say.... yes, generally all setup disks are for windows but I had no trouble setting it up from a more obscure OS....... it's a pretty common situation but you don't need an auto setup. And he complains that it's too complex in the video for consumers, which is of course because people want to do more complex things without having to learn about them.