Apple Products Hardware Support Lifespan
Need an incentive to purchase an updated Mac product? For the Mac faithful who have used Macs for a decade or more, you can probably skip this article. The information contained herein is most likely…
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Install Java On Mac OS X
Since late 2012 (or OS 10.6, Snow Leopard), Apple has excluded the Java plugin from all Mac compatible web browsers. In fact, around that time Apple released an update containing a function that expressly removes…
Apple Remote Desktop 3.7.2 Update Cannot Install On Yosemite
For Mac admins, there seems (at time of writing) to be another bug with Yosemite (10.10.1) which involves Apple Remote Desktop (ARD). At time of writing, the latest ARD release is version 3.7.2. The problem…
Where Did Network Utility and RAID Utility Go In Yosemite?
Pior to OS 10.10, Yosemite, all versions of OS X shipped armed with Network Utility and RAID Utility as standard. The default locations of these applications was found in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder on each OS…
How to Get An External Optical Drive Working With DVD Player Application
By default, the latest Mac portables now ship sans an optical drive. There are also those who have older Mac portables which shipped with optical drives which have either broken down or the owner has…
What is Time Machine doing?
Ever wonder what Time Machine is doing whilst you wait? On a standard OS X system the best you can do is enable Show Time Machine in menu bar (System Preferences > Time Machine) which…
Only-Search.com Hijacker Removal
Be careful when you scour the internet in search of your next download. The growing ubiquity of Macs across the globe raises the platform’s desirability to hackers. Basically hackers are as calculative as the next…
Overcome File Permission Issues In SSD and HDD Setups – Duplicate Files Exactly
In our previous article DIY Fusion Drive Or Separate SSD and Hard Drive? we compared the benefits and challenges of installing a mix configuration of Solid State Drive (SSD) and the traditional hard drive (HDD) into…
Hot Corners Modifier Keys
Yes! You read right. Modifier Keys for Hot Corners!! Modifier Keys for Hot Corners can be extremely useful to suppress unwanted, accidental triggering of enabled Hot Corners in OS X. Firstly, for the uninitiated Hot…
Installing Samsung Performance Restoration Software on OS X
In late October 2014 Samsung has ponied up to the shortcomings of the read speeds of their Samsung SSD EVO 840 over time. In light of this Samsung claims that they have found the fix…