Twitter clients for osx
This is a list of twitter clients for osx available on the mac app store. 1) twitter official client pros works with lists multiple accounts looks excellent cons can only…
Make your AFP NAS more responsive
I have a western digital mybook word NAS. Using the afp protocol file transfers were very slow. I knew there had to be a way to make your AFP NAS…
Automount network drive on startup osx mac
Automount network drive on startup osx. This will show you how to automount a network drive when you login to osx lion. This method will persist through a reboot, so…
Disable reportcrash osx using launchctl – disable crash popups
Disable reportcrash osx. This post will show you how to disable the dialog box that appears when a program crashes in osx. Doing this will stop your system crawling when…
Create standalone apps from websites with fluid app
This will show you how to create standalone desktop applications from a website using fluid.app 1) goto fluidapp.com 2) download and install fluid 3) open fluid once fluid is open…
Macbook pro graphics card switcher
This is a cool program, it will allow you to change the device that your macbook pro uses for display on the fly. it comes in handy if, for example,…
Internet connection sharing osx
This will show you how to enable internet connection sharing on osx. system preferences > sharing tick the 'internet sharing' check box pick the connection that you want to share…
Hide icons in osx lion system settings
Osx lion lets you customise the system preferences window. you can show or hide each icon. to do this open system preferences, click and hold on the 'show all' button.…
How to fix this movie requires quicktime which is not supported in this version of itunes
This post will show you how to fix the error 'this movie requires quicktime which is not supported in this version of itunes' when you try to play movies in…
Osx lion quick lookup dictionary on any word
One of the best features of osx is the built in dictionary and thesaurus. you can open the dictionary (applications > utilities > dictionary) and lookup the definition of any…
How to use oxford british english dictionary in mac osx
This will show you how to enable the british english dictionary in osx lion open dictionary.app goto preferences tick the 'oxford english dictionary' option you can drag to re-order the…
Osx quick dictionary lookup
This one is pretty cool. double click [with three fingers] on any word it will highlight and the inline dictionary will pop up with an explanation of that word. If…
How to turn off autocorrect in osx
I hate autocorrect. this shows you how to turn off autocorrect in osx! Its one of the first things I do when I install new versions of osx (I do…
Osx lion window resizing tips
Here are some cool things I found out about resizing windows in osx lion. you can resize from any side or corner. hold alt and resize from a side and…
Make an osx lion install usb flash drive
This will show you how to burn the downloaded osx lion to a usb flash drive so that you can do a fresh install. download lion from the app store.…
Turn osx lion scrolling back to normal like snow leopard
I like the new scrolling in osx lion. my brother hates it. If you want to turn osx lion scrolling back to normal like snow leopard then: Turn osx lion…
Make an osx lion install dvd
This will show you how to burn the downloaded osx lion to a dvd so that you can do a fresh install. 1) download lion from the app store. 2)…
Make snow leopard more like lion
Make snow leopard more like lion: you can use most of the features of osx lion / icloud right now. using google. mail: to sync all your mail on all…
Apple releases instructions on how to remove mac defender malware
Apple have released instructions on how to deal with mac defender. they tell you what to do if you get it, and how to remove it if you have it.…
Custom keyboard shortcuts in osx
This will show you how to add keyboard shortcuts in osx lion goto system preferences > keyboard > keyboard shortcuts > application shortcuts hit the + button you can now…
Enable firmware password on osx
Enable firmware password on osx: This post will show you how to enable the firmware password on osx firmware passwords will protect your mac from: booting from a cd or…
Ripping a dvd to play on an ipad / iphone / appletv / ipod touch
Ripping a dvd to play on an ipad / iphone / appletv / ipod touch this will show you how to turn your dvd movie into a playable file for…
Make snow leopard scrolling like lion scroll reverse
Osx lion has reversed scrolling. it behaves like the ipad. scrolling up on the multitiouch trackpad makes your page go down. snow leopard has traditional scrolling. scroll reverser will enable…
Create a bootable linux distro on a usb drive from an iso in mac osx
This will show you how to turn a downloaded iso file into a bootable usb drive using mac osx there are two methods. the first is the better way: go…
Create an iso from a dvd or cd in mac osx
How to create an iso from a dvd or cd in mac osx: This will show you how to create an iso image from a cd or dvd in mac…
Howto remove flash from your mac
Flash player on my mac makes it run hot. purely because it uses 100% cpu when ever its loaded. this will show you how to delete it. flash is not…
Mac osx maintenance – make your mac boot faster
Here are some tips to make your mac boot faster: Rotate your logs open terminal > type: sudo periodic daily weekly monthly this command runs the log rotate scripts, etc…
Mac app store will update existing apps
Well, the good news is that the mac app store will update your existing apps. but only when you install them again through the app store. and only when they…
Stop apple tv remote from controlling your mac
If you have an apple tv and a mac and use the same remote to control them both you might notice that your mac starts to do things (like play…
Playing flv mpg avi files on apple tv 2 ATV2
Playing flv mpg avi files on apple tv 2 ATV2. This blog post will show you how to play all your video files on your apple tv 2 Install Perian…
Rss reeder ipad iphone mac google reader sync
http://reederapp.com/ I have tried a lot of rss readers. ive tried netnewswire for iphone and for mac. ive tried using google reader (which I use to keep all my feeds…
Batch image resizing with preview on osx
how to resize a batch of images using preview on osx this wasnt going to be a post, but I needed to resize a bunch of images on my mac,…
Chrome for mac – with extensions =)
Ive been using chrome for mac dev build for a while now, its stable enough, and has themes and extensions. it doesnt look as good as the beta for the…
Fix your magic mouse!!!!!
i got a magic mouse the first day they were out. It was crap. well, it was ok, but I was used to a razer 2000dpi gaming mouse, the magic…
Keeping chrome firefox and safari synced
keeping chrome firefox and safari synced is hard. browser wars are good. and bad. now with the launch of a dev build of chrome for the mac and linux there…
Getting your google reader stuff on your mac and iphone or ipod touch
This one is pretty cool. ive been looking for a decent way to get all my feeds to my mac. I have them all setup in google reader and was…
Some cool apps and features for and of your mac
Here are some cool apps and easy things to do with your mac that you might not know about: sending photos from iphoto to facebook and flickr is easy. just…