To many people the command line is a daunting thing that is not something to be tampered with. Believe me when i say that its time to put your fears behind you, and delve into the world of simplifying some of your basic tasks through the command line. You will be surprised to know how many useful utilities and functions can be performed in that little black box, many of which seem even simpler and more useful then their GUI counterparts. Ready, set, type! (more…)
Apple doesn’t exactly make it obvious that you can hold down keys to access or activate special functions during startup. Throughout the years people have used these to fix various issues with their Mac’s ranging from stuck discs to a computer that doesn’t boot. Some of these commands have changed throughout the years, while others have remained the same. Do keep in mind though, the following list is for Intel Mac’s only, some of these might work on a PPC Mac but we offer no guarantee’s. (more…)
Sick of seeing duplicate songs in iTunes? It seems to happen all the time when i download mix tapes (free legal ones of course). Luckily for us, iTunes provides two features for removing duplicate songs that are really easy to use, and shouldn’t take too long (unless you have a lot of dupes). The first feature just looks for similar songs with a similar length and title, while the second is a bit more complicated and looks for exact duplicates, meaning the same name, album, length, etc. Here is how it works. (more…)
On November 24, 2009, In OS X, Tips & Tricks, by sergio
A MAC address is a unique identifier for your network card, and is always unique meaning it often serves as a security measure on many networks. What does Spoofing your MAC address mean? It means you will be able to set your MAC address to whatever you like. How is this possibly useful you may ask? Imagine yourself at a hotel where you can only have one device on the network at once, and you would like to use your wifi on your laptop and on your iPhone. If you setup the wifi with your iPhone and then spoof your laptops MAC address to that of your iPhone, you could use both the devices on the network at once. The applications are limitless. (more…)