Stay tuned to these threads and little-by-little, you will become an advanced Mac user, and can dazzle your friends with your clandestine information (at least that’s how it will feel). Most people ignore 90% of what Mac’s are capable of, so it’s fun to throw out neat bits of information from time to time. Instant dictionaries, slow motion, and text clipping will be covered in this lesson. So now class, please take out...

99.9% of Mac users don’t even scrape the surface of what their computer is capable of. You will likely find that many of the basic “tricks” that you can perform on a Mac are very useful and can make your life easier and more fun. Did you know that Macs have a built in psychotherapist? Today we are going to go through 7 basic Mac tricks and shortcuts so you can get the most out of your expensive computing machine. So first...

Never forget the underdog. Google’s Android has revolutionized the smartphone marketplace. For those of us with iPhones, we’ve never really had to think about how to setup our devices to work with our Macs, but what if we have an Android? How does one sync their droid, atrix, galaxy s, etc with their Mac? Its easy, lets take a look. This article explains how to hook up your Android device (running android 2.2 froyo or later)...

The easiest and most effective way to make a complete backup of your machine the way it is, is to make a disk image. What is a disk image? A disk image is a complete 100% identical copy of your system the way it is. All your files, programs, music, pictures, everything. This means if your hard drive is currently 280 gig’s in use, your disk image will come out to be 280 gigs~. Disk images are also really easy to restore, and luckily do...

Want a more exciting UI? Turn your desktop into a screen saver with the simple steps below. 1. Goto Spotlight (magnifying glass top right of your screen). 2. Type ‘Terminal’ in the line and hit enter. 3.  From your new terminal window type the following: /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background 4. Hit and enter and look at your...

A common topic amongst new and old Mac users, do i really need antivirus software on my Mac? Well the answer will depend on who you ask, but lets take a look at all the scenarios and weigh our options. First, what is a virus, how do you get one, and what will they really do. A virus is any kind of malicious code written to benefit another third party, or sometimes even disrupt your computing experience. Most people assume that a virus can...