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How to Burn a Mountain Lion Install Disk on DVD or USB
Users can now download and install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store. Apple wants users to download it on each system from their store, but that can take up precious time and bandwidth. Why not download it once and then install from that download to each system. For example, I use [...]
How To Prepare Your Mac for OS X Mountain Lion
Apple announced that they will hold their quarterly earnings call with investors on Tuesday, July 24th. If Apple follows their earlier pattern, they’ll release the next version of their computer operating system dubbed Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion within days of the call, most likely the day of or the day after the call. [...]
How to Force Empty Trash in OS X
Emptying the trash in OS X is easy, but if stubborn files refuse to delete with the rest of the trash a keyboard shortcut can force empty trash in Mac OS X. I previously showed you how to empty your trash in OS X even if some of the files or folders are locked, but [...]
How To Use Google Drive’s New Research Tool
Google recently added a new tool to their Google Drive, formerly known as Google Docs. The Research Tool helps users find information to add to documents and presentations quickly without leaving the Google Drive interface until the user clicks a discovered link. To access the Research pane, open a new document, spreadsheet or presentation editing [...]
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 [...]
