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OS X Mountain Lion (note that it’s not called “Mac OS X” any more) has just been released and the first thing many people will have done is to install Apple’s fabulous new version of the Mac operating system. Every new OS should be more refined, feature-rich and responsive than the last, but it’s not always […]
A friend of mine has set his device to play an ominous tune each time an email is sent – and it’s not hard to understand why. If we had a penny for every horror story of a user who’s accidentally attached a ridiculous photo of himself to an important work email…we’d need a piggy […]
So, enticed by smooth gestures, full-screen apps and an iOS-like Launchpad, you’ve made the move to Apple’s latest big cat, Lion. The company’s made no secret of the fact that with this release, they’re ditching support for applications in Power PC format. Yet this is a hard hit to take if you use Logic, Photoshop, […]
Occasionally, Apple releases important firmware upgrades for the Mac which help to resolve critical hardware issues or simply add support for new features. Firmware can be considered as the system beneath the operating system, as it provides more lower-level functionality for your Mac, and it actually resides on a memory chip rather than being read […]
Memory management is a very important aspect of Mac OS. You will often find your mac running slow, after you have been using it for a few hours. This is due to memory being created and deleted. Often Mac OS won’t free the memory for awhile, this makes it build up. If you have a […]
Sometimes your computer just gets upset and starts to heat up on you and I mean really heat up. When you run multiple programs your using a lot of cpu, big programs like After Effect and Flash can really heat things up quickly. Maybe your game has hardcore graphics and your video card is running […]
When you have just splashed out on a new Mac or wish to stress test your old machine (for example before and after a memory or SSD upgrade), there are a variety of easy ways to accomplish this and see just how your Mac stacks up. It’s always a good idea to see how well […]
The situation may be especially familiar to iPad users: having amassed a sizeable DVD collection over the years, you wish to transfer your favourites over to your beloved Apple device. However, using an application to transfer the files has met with no success: instead of high definition video, you’re left with a group of useless […]
In 2012, PowerPC Macs are slowly but surely being phased out completely. They are definitely still usable, but their functionality is becoming less and less effective in the fast moving world of consumer electronics, with any new software and operating systems phased out years ago. PowerPC users have to rely on older software, and while […]
We recently wrote an article telling you all about what exactly virtual memory was in the context of OS X, what it does, and how you can check how much of it you’re using (using the Activity Monitor, as pictured below). If you can’t be bothered to read the article, shame on you, but to […]
You may have heard the term virtual memory used in the context of your Mac, but what exactly does it do and why is it necessary? There are many mechanisms used by Mac OS X to manage the system resources of your computer, and virtual memory is just one of those techniques. This article provides […]
Ever sat there, staring at the list of numbers on the PDF file in front of you and wishing you could interact with them by changing the file type? This is totally possible – in fact, there are several ways to do it. Using an online converter Some kind programmer has created a completely free-to-use […]
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