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 Corners are like their namesake, the four corners of your screen which can be configured to trigger a preset function […]Read More
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 and released a firmware update to address this issue. The reported bug affects the read speed of old data. Apparently […]Read More
Here at MacRiot we’ve noticed that Time Machine has slowed significantly since our Solid State Drive (SSD) conversions on our Macs. To the extent that backups crawl along by the kb! This observation is based on Time Machine performed via a direct connection using FireWire. Whether this is attributable to the fact that we switched […]Read More
Its unexplainable and has been occurring since the first introduction of Gestures into OS X in 2005 where two-finger scrolling was first debut to the world. Once in a while. Without warning. Explanation. Gestures just suddenly stop working. The fix? Hold down CMD + Option + ESC to summon the Force Quit window; Select Finder […]Read More
If you’re reading this then you’re probably adventurous enough to contemplate embarking on modifying your existing Mac to run either a Fusion Drive or a combination of Solid State Drives (SSD) and the traditional Hard Drive (HDD). But… you’re not sure which? Here at MacRiot we have explored both and what follows is a sharing of […]Read More
It used to be that Time Machine backups transpired smoothly and quickly but these days its not unusual to encounter instances where Time Machine stalls, what seems like forever, at its “cleaning up” phase. Here is a possible solution to overcome this phenomenon.Read More
One would be forgiven for being frustrated with the game of catch we’ve all been forced to ‘play’ with Apple Mail ever since version 6.0. Most have labelled it as “taking a step backwards”. Since version 6.0 of Apple Mail, users have been faced with an annoying bug where arranging email accounts will be mooted […]Read More
The latest Mac OS 10.9.3 update not only included support for 4K display but more importantly the (much anticipated) return of local USB syncing of Calendars and Contacts!Read More
There’s no sweeter news than finding out that Apple Inc has possibly heard the requests of its many loyal customers. Owing to the silent removal of sync services in the Mac OS architecture by Apple, the ability to locally sync our iOS devices to our Mac OS via USB has been missing since Apple introduced […]Read More
Buried within your Mac OS Mountain Lion lies the ability to diagnose your Wi-Fi which can help you make critical decisions on setup or assist in detecting Wi-Fi efficiency or issues. Introducing, Mac’s Wireless Diagnostic application. To launch the Wireless Diagnostic application in Mac OS Mountain Lion: hold down the Option key whilst clicking the […]Read More
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