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Change the Default Save Location on the Mac

Have you ever wanted all of your applications to save to one specific default location? There are some hotkeys and other workarounds that can make navigating to your desired save location easier but if...

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5 Window Management Apps for the Mac

Window management is one of the few areas where arguably OS X’s user interface is inferior to its Windows counterpart. Luckily there are a few great third party apps that help to organise windows and...

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LaunchBar App Review – Who Needs a Mouse?

Perform multi-step operations in only a few keystrokes using the multi-purpose utility App LaunchBar. LaunchBar can open, search, navigate, and basically control your Mac using more of the keyboard and...

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How To Play Sega Genesis Games On Your Mac

If you have a passion for classic games like Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal Kombat, Shining Force II or Gunstar Heroes then you’ll love Genesis Plus for the Mac. You won’t find a smoother well-developed...

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Cleaning Up Cache, Log Files and Temporary Files in OS X

Storage can often get full very fast, if you have many applications and files. There are many ways you can clean up your HDD. Such as deleting unused files, emptying trash, uninstalling unused apps and...

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Raskin for Mac – The OS X Finder Evolved

Raskin is a totally new way to view, navigate and organize your files. Raskin lays all your files out in one window with thumbnails – allowing you to identify them with ease. Once you’re familiarised...

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Apple Configurator v.1.2.1 – The “Prepare” Feature

Two days ago Apple released a new version of Configurator (v.1.2.1) with claims of improvements in stability and upgrading along with the changes that were made in v.1.2, which included support for...

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5 Methods to Eject a Stuck CD or DVD from your Mac

On occasion your Mac may decide not to eject a CD or DVD, luckily there are a few simple methods for ejecting a stuck disk: Restart Eject This is exactly how it sounds; you need to restart your Mac...

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How To Use Automator In Mac Os X To Mass Rename Files

While preparing a new post for chriswrites I had to rename around 50 files before uploading them to my ftp server, so instead of doing it manually or using a paid software ( I can recommend File...

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Using Dictation in OS X Mavericks

Ever since Apple released Mountain Lion, it’s been possible to use voice dictation in any application where you would normally use the keyboard to enter text. When using the Dictation, your speech is...

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How to Create Custom Trackpad Gestures on OS X with Better Touch Tool

The trackpad on the Mac is pretty cool with all of its swiping, single–finger, double-finger maneuvers that trigger certain commands. It would be great however to add new gestures to your trackpad,...

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Troubleshooting Unresponsive USB Ports on the Mac

When your Mac’s USB ports aren’t detecting your devices this can become a very big problem – thumb drives, external hard drives and optical drives are all unusable among many other devices. There are a...

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Path Finder – The Ultimate Finder Alternative For OS X

With Path Finder 6 you can create tabs, view files side-by-side, rename multiple files, bookmark folders and move files with a lot more ease and with more convenience. This is a must have App for...

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17 Reasons Why Your Mac Runs Slower Than it Should

Has your Mac become as slow as an asthmatic ant carrying some very heavy shopping? It can happen so gradually at first its hard to notice, sometimes its not until you get to use another machine that it...

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Personalize Your Dock with Superdocker

SuperDocker is a great way to extend your docks personalization options, lets take a look at all that SuperDocker has to offer. When you open SuperDocker you’ll see several categories on the left side...

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Boot OS X From an External CD or DVD Drive – Quick Tip

This morning I was awoken by a worried friend in the midst of attempting to reformat his Mac’s hard drive and reinstall OS X. Having taken my advice to hold down the “C” key upon startup of his MacBook...

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How to Test your MacBook’s Hardware

Has your MacBook been acting strange recently? When you encounter an issue with your MacBook, most of the time the software is to blame, for example maybe an app is misbehaving or your operating system...

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Which MacBook Air Should You Buy? – MacBook Air Models Compared

Apples MacBook Air is ideal for travelers considering the thin, light weight and long lasting battery life – with hours of online charge and up to 30 days in standby. However, which model is more...

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Personalize Your Dock with Superdocker

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17 Reasons Why Your Mac Runs Slower Than it Should

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