Category: How To
How to Hide Unused System Preferences in OS X
The OS X System Preferences app shows all of your useful tools to configure your Mac the way you want, but it also has some that I will never use. That’s why I got excited when I learned your can hide the unused preference apps quite easily. Let me show you how. Open System Preferences [...]
How To Get Rid Of the HDD Scan / WinHDD Scam Virus
An all-too-familiar scenario: you’re surfing the web with your browser thinking that you’re safe thanks to your secure software, ad blocker and updated virus definitions. Then suddenly you see a pop-up in the notifications area. Something about a disk drive failure or corrupt data. Maybe your browser crashes. Then about 50 warning windows pop up [...]
How to Empty the Trash in OS X If It Contains Locked Files and Folders
If you have ever tried to empty the trash in OS X and received a messages saying that it has a locked files and folders, then you know the feeling that no matter what you do, you can’t take out the trash. The files stay behind cluttering up your drive and occupying needed space. This [...]
How To Download YouTube Videos To Your Mac with MacTubes
If you’ve ever wanted to share a YouTube video with friends, but don’t want to keep streaming it over and over on your cell phone or over your laptop, MacTubes will work quickly and easily. Run MacTubes and search for a video. If you already have the URL, just enter it into the search box [...]
How To Turn Off Or Change Troublesome Keys In Windows
Do you often find yourself accidentally hitting the wrong keys on your laptop because of poor design or just messy typing? I know your pain. Some keys just get in the way. The solution to this problem is simple: re-map troublesome keys so they act like different ones or turn them off all together. You [...]
Quickly Clean Out and Organize OS X’s Launchpad
Launchpad brings an iOS style interface to your Mac, but it also brings app icon clutter to your Mac. Every app you have installed on the computer will have an icon in Launchpad, including those apps you never use. If you regularly use Launchpad, then you have probably spent a long time reorganizing the apps much [...]
How to Find a Hackintosh Notebook That Runs OS X Lion
If you want to run OS X, but you can’t bring yourself to buy a Mac, you can find a notebook that is able to run OS X, and hopefully pick up a Mac software experience on the cheap. Be warned, finding a hackintosh notebook isn’t as easy as walking into your local Best Buy. [...]
How To Use the Built-in DropBox-Style Sync in Mac OS X Lion
Did you know Mac OS X Lion has a folder that will sync files much like DropBox or SugarSync? Let me show you how to make use of it. If you’ve used DropBox or SugarSync, then you know of the beauty of putting a file in a folder on one computer and having it show [...]
How to Set Up iTunes Match on All Your Computers and iOS Devices
Apple finally released iTunes Match, which lets iTunes check all the music you have on your computer and then lets you access it from iCloud for a yearly fee. Setup isn’t complicated, but I want to show you the steps and warn of a snag or two, so you can take full advantage of the [...]
How to Protect Your Notebook in Case You Lose It
I lost my MacBook Air this week. Fortunately, I got it back when someone turned it into the manager of the restaurant where I left it. I was fortunate, but what if the finder decided to be a keeper? What if she also found a way to crack my system password, access my email, bank [...]
