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Mac OS X
Mac OS X (or macOS as it is known these days after the name update) is Apple’s computer operating system for its Macintosh line of desktop and laptop computers. If you buy a computer that is made by Apple, it runs Mac OS X or macOS by default. Apple does not distribute this operating system outside of its own devices, so there is nothing else out there available from other companies that can run Mac OS X or macOS.
Launched in 2001, OS X was the successor to the older Mac OS classic. Mac OS X is based on UNIX and used a Mach kernel. OS X gives better memory management and has better multithreading capabilities over the older Mac OS classic.
The Mac OS X category is filled with helpful how-to, tips, and tricks to do with the Mac OS X operating system and all of its versions. In addition to the how-to’s based on its existing operating system, you’ll find helpful hints on how to use Mac applications also.
How to Use Picture In Picture in macOS Sierra
The latest version of Apple’s OS for its computers — the macOS Sierra — brings the picture in picture functionality to your Macs. With this feature on your Mac, you will be able to make a video float all over […]
How to Allow Apps from Any Sources to Open in macOS Sierra
To ensure the security of the users, Apple has added a tool called Gatekeeper in its Macs that prevents applications downloaded from a place other than the official store to open on the Mac. With Gatekeeper enabled on your Mac, […]
How to Batch Resize Photos on Mac
While our previous guide should help you resize a single photo on your Mac using the built-in apps, this guide of ours covers how you can resize multiple photos at once using your Mac. There are times when you want […]
How to Watermark Images Using an Applet in Mac
Placing proper credits on a photo that you have captured is a tremendous idea as that way people get to know who’s the man (or woman) behind this beautiful photo. Many websites on the Internet don’t give proper credits as […]
How to Turn Off Startup Sound on Mac
Every time you boot up your Mac you hear a sound which indicates the system is loading up on your machine. The same thing happens on Windows computers as well where you also listen to a sound when the system […]
How to Resize Photos Using Built-In Apps on Mac
Resizing photos is a task that we all do at one point in time. Maybe you want to upload a photo to cloud storage but you don’t like the massive size of the photo, or maybe you’re uploading it to […]
How to Automatically Delete Archives After Expanding on Mac
One of the great things about Macs is that it comes with the built-in tools to help you unarchive your archives. As soon as you boot up your Mac for the first time, and you double-click on a ZIP archive, […]
Useful QuickTime Tips to Use on Mac
Many people think that the QuickTime app on a Mac is only for playing media files, but my friend, it’s more than that. QuickTime is not just a media player, but it has got some great features in it that […]
How to Change Homepage in Various Web Browsers on Mac
The homepage is the web page that you see when you launch a web browser on your Mac. For example, if Google opens up when you start Chrome on your Mac, then Google is the homepage of the Chrome browser, […]
How to Play Single Song Without Bothering iTunes on Mac
When it comes to the apps that help you with organizing and playing music tracks on your Mac, you have some choices. From the Apple’s built-in iTunes app to other third-party apps on the Mac App Store and outside the […]
How to Add Dividers to Separate Apps in Dock On Mac
The Dock on your Mac is the place where you can find your favorite apps and launch them with a single-click. It is always recommended that you add all of your most-used apps in the Dock for easier access as […]
How to Enable iTunes Notification Center Widget on Mac
iTunes allows you to add a widget to the notification center on your Mac so that you can easily control your music playing tasks right from the notification center. If you do not have the widget enabled in the notification […]
How to Make YouTube Videos Load Faster on Mac OS X
The way in which websites load content can be a complicated process. People who browse the web and have little interest in knowing how to run sites won’t be interested in wasting brain space on learning things like what CDN […]
How to Export Single Contact from Mac OS X
We’ve just finished showing you how to export all the contacts from your Apple Mac OS X operating systems — regardless of what version you are using, including the latest El Capitan — and now we are going to teach […]
How to Export All Contacts from Mac OS X
Learning about importing and exporting data on your Mac OS X can be one of the most important things you can do if you are someone who uses your Mac regularly. Similarly, one of the most common things people choose […]
How to Install ADB on Mac
If you have been around Android for some time, you may have heard the term ADB many times, often in the root and custom recovery tutorials. You must be wondering what this ADB is that is involved in almost all […]
How to Fix iTunes not Detecting iPhone in Windows 10
Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating systems is generally well-liked by those who have installed it on PCs. One problem that some people are having is getting the iPhone connected to iTunes on Windows 10. Here’s how to fix iTunes on Windows […]
How to Exclude Files from a Time Machine Backup in Mac OS X
We know Apple loves naming it’s OS X operating systems about landmarks or places, and they are no stranger to creating features with double meanings too. One of the latest features is the ‘Time Machine’ which is a name they […]
How to Load Kernel Extensions in Mac OS X
Most novice Max OS X users will never need to load or unload any kernel extensions because they are usually only used by advanced Mac users like system administrators and others who need to alter the coding. Nevertheless, there are plenty […]
How to Force Close Apps on Apple Watch
Just like the iPhone, the Apple Watch is capable of using applications. The Apple Watch is going to get a lot more power with the new WatchOS 2 software update coming, but even with it, you can still find some […]
How to Take Off iCloud Password from Mac
When setting up a brand new Mac computer, users will have the choice of if they want to allow an iCloud password to password protect the computer with that login code. Sometimes when we are anxious to gain control of […]
PP Jailbreak For Mac OS X Running iOS 8 to iOS 8.1.2
If you are the owners of the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad or iPod touch Apple devices, you should start running any version of iOS 8 so you can jailbreak the same […]
Download 0.9.18.4 FlashTool for Windows, Mac and Linux
The Flashtool is Sony’s own accessory for manually flashing firmware files on the Xperia smartphone and tablet range. The only catch is you must have an unlocked boot loader or else you cannot use the tool. The same is handy […]
The Fastest Way To Transfer Files Between Android And A Mac
Lately, I’ve been doing lots of research with file types and memory with learning how to transfer contents from one smartphone to another. This has been a personal issue for me lately after a phone carrier contract is up and […]
Retro Game Crunch 7 Game Collection Out For Mac And PC, With More Being Made
It’s hard to describe to someone what I find appealing about reliving the past and playing a retro game. Obviously as time goes on we prefer to look at the amazing graphic capabilities the gaming consoles of today have. Machines […]
How to Watch Flash Videos on Mac When Using Chrome
My problem: I haven’t installed Flash on my Mac and I sometimes need to watch YouTube videos that require Flash Player in Google Chrome. Google’s browser is my Flash shelter: Safari is my main browser and I only keep Chrome around for […]
CleanMyMac App Keeps Macs Running at Optimum Performance
As time passes and you use your Mac more and more, it tends to create the cache, log files and other bits and pieces which serve no real purpose except to take up valuable space on your device. At least […]
How to Send Files From Mac to iOS via Messages
There comes a time when you want to send files, text, images, whatever it may be, from device to device. Now, we all know how to grab things from a smart phone and put it on our computers, but what […]
Skype 4.0 For Mac Is A Vastly Improved App
Ah Skype, it’s the fantastic VoIP service that connects thousands of users all over the world on a daily basis. And for those of you who own an iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad or iPod touch, the latest iOS Skype […]