Posts Tagged ‘mac’

Even a freshly-loaded copy of Mac OS X Leopard can be slimmed down to leave more room for your files and programs. Remove unneeded languages and architectures from your Mac’s hard drive with Monolingual. Veteran Mac users likely…

Owners of Apple’s new unibody MacBook Pro notebooks with 7200rpm hard drives are suffering widespread problems, including beeping, clicking, and freezing. Apple’s still working on an official solution, but there is a way to fix…

Apple’s current generation of Macs come with glossy LCD screens, which are much more reflective than the matte screens that preceded them. If you own one of these machines, you can turn glossy into matte one of two ways…

When ejecting a volume in Mac OS X, you may be greeted with an error that says the disk is in use. Getting past this occasional annoyance is inconvenient, but not at all painful. Just about every Mac user has seen this error…

Is there an item in Software Update that you don’t want to install for some reason? Rather than uncheck it every time you search for updates, make it disappear. While you’re at it, see how to check out all the updates you’ve ever installed…

Let’s say you totally forgot the password to log on to your Mac. Or maybe you purchased a used Mac from someone else and they’ve got it locked down. There are numerous ways to reset a password with no OS X discs…

Remembering passwords can be quite the challenge, which is why many people simply let their Macs do the work and save them in Keychain Access. But what if you need to look up that password? Passwords are a pain. Let’s just get that out…

While the first part of “Getting to know iChat” included tips that make instant messaging easier and more functional, the second part focuses on configuring iChat to the user’s preferences. A lot of Mac users tend to set up iChat for accessing their IM account(s)…

Apple’s iChat application is commonly used by Mac owners, but are all of its features truly being taken advantage of? The first part of MacYourself’s “Getting to know iChat” double feature covers techniques that improve the overall iChat experience. Bundled with Mac OS X since 10.3 Panther…

It’s mind-boggling how many different ways we can take screenshots – also known as screen grabs – using just the tools already bundled in Mac OS X. Who knew such a simple task could be so customizable? Screenshots are great for capturing important images, showing others how to do…

The first batch of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI video adapters for unibody MacBooks started popping up earlier this year, but there was one glaring flaw: None of them supported audio. A new product slated for August will fix that. Apogee Inc., a manufacturer…

The small and simple Apple Remote is great for navigating Front Row menus on a Mac and browsing the contents of an Apple TV, but anyone with more than one of these floating around might want to pair each remote with a device. Here’s a real life…