Many Mac users will have dozens or even hundreds of apps installed on their computer. Occasionally, it’s desirable to uninstall unwanted or troublesome apps, or simply those which are taking up too much disk space and cluttering up your hard drive. Uninstalling applications in all versions of Mac OS X can be accomplished with relative ease, [...]
Have you ever wondered how to type some of those special characters that don’t seem to appear anywhere on the Mac keyboard? For example, the Apple symbol or the copyright mark ©. Anybody that uses applications such as Pages will probably be familiar with the Special Characters item in the Edit menu (covered later [...]
Every username in OS X has associated with it a special directory called the Home Folder. The Home folder is important because it stores all the documents and settings for each user in a unique folder structure, which is inaccessible to most other users. The Home Folder (shown below) can be named anything you wish, [...]
Mac OS X Lion has a improved and helpful spelling autocorrection feature to fix any typing errors automatically, and can either be controlled systemwide or from within individual applications. This feature resembles the familiar iPhone autocorrect whereby misspelled words cause a little popup to appear below the offending word. It seems useful but it can be intensely annoying [...]
Just like people Macs are prone to slowing down the older they get, but after recently upgrading to OS X Lion some users are protesting their machines have aged before their time. Since the release of Lion back in July its been subject to a number of criticisms, while some of these may not be [...]
One of the most useful features in OS X Lion is the ability for applications to automatically resume where they left off. This is apparent in applications such as Safari when after quitting and subsequently reopening, the previous tabs and websites are displayed. If the application was in fullscreen mode, it will reopen in the [...]
There’s nothing more frustrating than having to switch computers or log in and out of multiple Apple iTunes accounts just to access the music, videos, and apps you have downloaded as a different user or on a new device. There are a number of reasons why one might run into this problem; There could be [...]
Occasionally in Mac OS X, it may be necessary to force a program or process to quit. For example, if a particular program fails to respond or unexpectedly hangs. Every application on a Mac comprises of one or more processes. It’s usually possible to use the Force Quit command (⌘⌥ esc) in the Apple Menu, but [...]
As the proud owner of an iPhone, you may have noticed that other iPhone users often leave their ringtone as the default. The annoyance of constantly reaching for your phone when someone else’s is ringing can be avoided by selecting a different ringtone for your phone. Through iTunes, you can download new ringtones either on [...]
When switching over from CDs to iTunes, you might have noticed something missing from your library: lyrics. Maybe you used to pour over the lyrics in the liner notes of your CDs or just have to know the words of the songs you listen to. Or maybe your spouse needs a little refresher on a [...]
