December 20th, 2009
Here’s a simple little holiday tweak for all of you Mac users out there. Years of the Aurora wallpaper have led to artistic boredom in my opinion, so wouldn’t it be great if we could change that default wallpaper to something much more visually inspiring. Well now you can, and it probably wouldn’t take you much more then a minute. Here’s how we do it. Continue Reading 
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December 1st, 2009
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! Continue Reading
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November 26th, 2009
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. Continue Reading
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November 25th, 2009
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. Continue Reading
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October 29th, 2009
If you’ve ever used Windows, you know taking a screenshot of your current desktop or application is as easy as hitting the ‘Print Screen’ key. Unfortunatly, those of us familiar with the Mac operating system and Apple hardware have never had the luxury of such a key. The big guys haven’t left us hanging though, Mac actually features many more standard screenshot features then any other operating system out there. Continue Reading
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