Mac OS X

How to Check For and Remove Mac Malware

Here is a guide on how to detect Mac malware and safely remove it from your computer. Malware is a malicious piece of software that is intended to harm your ...

How to Remote Access a Mac from Another Computer

Here is a guide on how to remote access a Mac from another computer to get your files, to complete a task using a more powerful computer or simply a program tha...

How to Fix Startup Disk is Full Error on Your Mac

Here is a guide on how to resolve the “startup disk is full” error on your Mac computer. The error for Startup Disk being full can definitely be an annoyance...

How to Create Encrypted Disk Images in MacOS

Here is a guide on how to create encrypted disk images in MacOS to backup or store files in a secure fashion. When we store data on our Mac computers, we pre...

How to Make a Bootable External Mac Hard Drive

Here is a guide on how to create a bootable external Mac hard drive to run macOS from an external hard drive. There are quite a few reasons for why you may w...

How to Use MacOS Smart Folders

Here is a guide on how to setup and use macOS Smart Folders to stay organized in macOS Sierra. Folders are the main basis for file storage and when we are tr...

How to Setup Parental Controls on MacOS Sierra

Here is a guide on how to setup Parental Controls on MacOS to prepare your Mac for kids. When we use our machines in a household with multiple users or more ...

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Review: Run Windows on Mac

Mac users can run Windows 7, Windows 8 or other operating systems on Mac OS X without sacrificing speed or performance on most Macs. The latest version of Paral...

Boom Review: Boost Your Mac’s Speakers

For Mac users not satisfied with the output level of their Mac speakers, Boom comes to the rescue to boost the system's overall volume. The inexpensive utility ...

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. ...

MacPhun Photo Apps On Sale for Father’s Day

MacPhun discounted three of their photography apps in the Mac App Store for Father's Day. Customers can buy Snapheal, FX Photo Studio and Color Splash Studio at...

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 ...

New Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Available on Mac App Store

Adobe released the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, its popular and newly updated photo editing and organizing tool, in the Mac App Store. They released thei...

Apple Updates iPhoto to Fix Multi-User Crash

Apple pushed a new update to their iPhoto app, which brings some bug fixes, a fix for crashes on systems with many users and little else. iPhoto lets users o...

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 matte...

Microsoft Office 2011 Updated with Security and Bug Fixes

Microsoft offered up an update for Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac that patches some security holes in the office suite. According to the MS website: "This upd...

Fantastical: Fantastic Calendar Management For Everyone

As part of the recent MacUpdate Promo I downloaded and started using the app Fantastical, an OS X utility that runs in the background with an icon on your menu ...

9 Great Mac OS X Apps for Writing, Blogging and Journaling

Apple's Mac App Store has a highlighted app section called "Apps for Writers" which includes a number of good alternative word processing apps called Manuscript...

Tame OS X Lion Mission Control Workspaces & Windows With Lots of Petting

Mission Control gives users of Mac OS X Lion control over their workspaces, application windows and interface as they work in Apple's new operating system. It c...

Windows 7 versus Mac OS Lion: 7 Reasons Windows 7 is Better

Apple is expected to debut its next major release of Mac OS X, the Company’s flagship operating system for its Macintosh computer. Apple describes this release ...