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Is your Mac running hot with Lion? Here’s why.;

By Geoffrey Goetz Jul. 28, 2011, 3:32pm PT 11 Comments

After upgrading to Lion on my early 2008 15″ MacBook Pro, I started to notice that the computer was hot to the touch. Really hot. So I started measuring the internal temperature of my Macs to see if there was anything to be truly alarmed about. Read More »

How to undo a lot of Lion’s little changes using Terminal

By Bryan Schuetz Jul. 27, 2011, 11:35am PT 5 Comments

Mac OS X Lion has been out long enough for a lot of us to realize that there might be a couple of essential tweaks we’d really like to make. Here’s how to make some changes that require more than just a toggle in preferences. Read More »

Mac 101: User Accounts and Basic Security

By Geoffrey Goetz Nov. 3, 2010, 12:00pm PT 2 Comments

While there are no true viruses for OS X, that doesn’t mean Macs are impenetrable. They’re still vulnerable to malware, spyware, spam and trojans. However, with just a few precautionary measures, your Mac can be more secure than most any other consumer technology out there. Read More »

How-To: Create a Custom User Template in Snow Leopard

By Andrew Flocchini Mar. 16, 2010, 8:57am PT 10 Comments

Setting up your OS to your liking can be an art for some. What if you need to set up Snow Leopard to present every user with the same look and settings? By following these steps you can have every user who logs into the machine… Read More »

The Secrets Are Out Thanks To BlackTree

By Bob Rudis Jul. 7, 2008, 2:00pm PT 2 Comments

(Let me preface this post with a warning that tweaking unpublished settings can break your system and applications.) While I am a fan of the Terminal, sometimes remembering (or Googling for) the proper “defaults write ...” undocumented setting to tweak a feature on a new build or… Read More »

Which Way Is Up!?

By Nick Santilli Oct. 4, 2007, 3:28pm PT 18 Comments

Based on my time spent playing with the iPhone interface, I present to you my new term which represents a very serious condition facing geeks today. Scroligo | skro-li-go | noun The vertigo-like sensation induced by switching back and forth between the inverted scrolling orientation on iPhone and… Read More »

Tending to the Open With Context Menu

By Nick Santilli Jun. 18, 2007, 11:20am PT 7 Comments

A huge thanks goes to Dan Moren at MacUser for posting this tip. I was literally looking for this method over the weekend when I right clicked on an image file and Finder took FOOOREEEVER to show my [crapton of] ‘Open With…’ options. Most… Read More »