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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 Remove the Flashback Trojan From Infected Macs
There’s another nasty Mac virus called Trojan-Download:OSX/Flashback.I or Flashback Trojan for short. This one will steal all locally stored login data on infected Macs. A trojan malware infection disguises itself as an application, that looks like a valid program, but is a malicious tool in disguise. Flashback searches for user names and passwords to websites [...]
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 [...]
OS X Shortcuts for Cutting Copying and Pasting
Here are some great OS X shortcuts for cutting, copying and pasting text. When copying or pasting text, most people select the text and then use the Edit menu and choose the Copy command or the Cut command. Then they move their cursor to the new place they want to place the text and again [...]
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 Speed Up Your Internet Connection with OpenDNS or Google Public DNS
Two public free domain namer system (DNS) services got a speed bump this week, which could potentially speed up your home or office Internet connection. OpenDNS and Google Public DNS services allow users to substitute their Internet Service Provider’s DNS numbers with alternate DNS numbers, thus potentially speeding up your Internet connection and adding some [...]
How to Unhide the Library Folder in Lion’s Home Folder
The new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is great! There are a few mildly annoying changes, though, like the fact that they’ve hidden some folders that you need access to every once in a while. One of those is the Library folder, which I had to unhide recently. While working with a program I learned [...]
OS X Lion’s New AirDrop and 4 Other Useful Tools
With the launch of OS X 10.7 Lion and the new MacBook Air, you may have just bought your first Mac or upgraded the OS and would like to dig deeper to learn to use it more productively. We plan to help you with some tips and help for the new Lion features and other [...]
