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Harneet Pasricha
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Harneet Pasricha
Get more out of your tech
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All the Special Key Combinations that Change Your Mac’s Startup
Shift: Starts your Mac in safe mode. This helps you troubleshoot because it only loads the minimum necessary kernel extensions at boot then disables startup items, user-installed fonts, font caches, kernel caches, and other system cache files. Safe mode also…
Apple breaks Mac Ethernet port with security update, issues fix
In response to customer complaints regarding a recent kernel extension update that rendered the Ethernet port on iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers inoperable, Apple on Sunday issued a fix in revised software and step-by-step installation guide. Source: Apple…
Save the Mac App Store Password for Free Downloads in OS X
How to Allow Free Downloads from the Mac App Store Without Password Entry Quit the App Store on the Mac if you have it open Open System Preferences from the Apple menu and go to “App Store” Under “Password…
How to Convert Videos on a Mac with No Additional Software
If you have any video s on your Mac that are particularly large in file size, then putting them on your iPad or iPhone can easily devour tons of space. You can convert videos on your Mac, however, using no additional software.…
Mac Running Slow After Updating to El Capitan? Try This
Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes Learn how to re-index a folder or an entire volume for Spotlight. From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences. Click Spotlight. Click the Privacy tab. Drag a folder or an entire volume…
Play/pause button stopped working on your Mac?
Play/pause button suddenly stopped working on your Mac? Me too. Turns out if you have the Google Play extension in Chrome a recent update screwed it up. Here’s how to fix it: Choose Preferences in the Chrome menu in…
Set default duration for new iCal events – Apple Calendar App
I use my calendar for reminders so duration really doesn’t matter. The calendar looks much better when duration is 15 minutes. Here’s how to change the default from 1 hour to 15 minutes. Quit iCal if it’s running, open…
How to Enable the Dashboard in OS X El Capitan
Upgraded to El Capitan and can’t find your dashboard? Here’s how you get it back: Simply navigate to System Preferences > Mission Control and where it says Dashboard, click on the drop-down menu and select As Space. Source:…
2015 was the worst in history for OSX malware
A new report from Bit9 and Carbon Black details how 2015 was the worst year in history for OSX malware. In a 10 week study conducted by both organizations it was discovered that 2015 had 5 times more malware than…
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