For the experienced user here are some clean up tips for Mac OSX Reboot while holding Shift Key until blue screen appears (after the grey one). This will re index the computer in safe mode. Reboot when done. Clear out all caches and reboot so they can be rebuilt Harddrive/Library/Caches Harddrive/System/library/Caches Harddrive/Users/Your User/Library/Caches Repair Hard [...]
If you are experiencing issues with Aperture, or would merely like to give it a spring clean then here are a few tips. Remember to always backup your system first. Delete any pictures you don’t need. Then clear out your Aperture and Mac Trash Bin. Split your Aperture library into two. For example I have [...]
I see many questions on the web asking about the Apple Macbook Pro antiglare laptop. Sometimes its referred to as the MacBook matte finish Laptop. Having both I am able to see first hand the differences between the two. This article concentrates on the MacBook Pro antiglare showing photo’s and a Video at the end [...]
A step by step tutorial, to install and configure a Post Nuke content management system website (CMS). This article includes installing postnuke customisations. Preparations 1. Create the domain on your host server with php support. Preferably in the root directory. 2. Create the mysql database on your host and note the name, user [...]
Setting up static IP addressing for your home LAN network, ensures each device and PC on the network has a unique IP with which to connect to the routers Lan. This ensures you always know whose who on your network and prevents the router assigning duplicate IPs to different devices. The first place to start [...]
The QNAP NAS TS-101 network attached storage device costs about £150. Additionally it requires a hard drive. I fitted a Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 400GB SATA2 costing £55. Specifications for the NAS TS-101 can be found at qnap.com.tw. The unit is well made in brushed black aluminum with indicators on the front. It’s thermally cooled with [...]
Take a screenshot of desktop - Shft+Cmd+3 Take a screenshot of a selection - Shft+Cmd+4 Take a screenshot of an element - Cmd+Shft+4+Space Screen Zoom Ctrl+Scroll or 2 Fingers, then 1 finger to pan To make a file smaller Select it – File/Save as/Select jpg compression Quit applications – Cmd+Alt+Esc or Alt+Cmd+Esc Delete Fn+backspace Cut, Copy, Paste, All [...]
A list of problems and solutions for your Mac :- An application hangs : Press CMD + ALT + ESC To open files in another application : Either drag the file to the application while holding CMD + ALT or for a more permanent association Select the file then press APPLE+I/OPEN WITH/OTHER then browse to [...]
This article steps you through connecting your Mac or MacBook to a network printer. The printer is connected via usb to a windows Vista PC. The article also details how to connect the Mac to the PC . On the Windows PC carry out the following :- Open Control Panel/Network and Sharing Center. Then set [...]
The German company Sistrix analyzed the web page elements of top ranked pages in Google to find out which elements lead to high Google rankings. They analyzed 10,000 random keywords, and for every keyword, they analyzed the top 100 Google search results. Sistrix analyzed the influence of the following web page elements: web page title, [...]