Mac Tutorials

Unable to Empty Trash on External NTFS Drive in Mac OS X [Solved]

April 25, 2011

NTFS Partitions are not exactly the most stable drive formats but sometimes we still have to use them to make sure they are compatible with other operating systems and allow storing files larger than 4GB. One frequent problem that Mac users face when using external NTFS drives – Unable to Empty trash. You will see [...]

Tip: How to Change Order of Preferred Wi-Fi Networks in Mac OS X

March 25, 2011

You may want to connect your Mac to a different network than the one it connects to by default for reasons like greater strength, faster speeds, security etc. This tutorial shows you how to change the default wi-fi network order in just a few minutes.

Tip: How to Show Folder Size in Finder [Mac OS X]

March 24, 2011

This tutorial shows how to display Folder size in Finder so that you can sort folders according to size. As you know by default Finder only shows size of Files and not folders.

Tip: How to Place Dock in the Corner [Mac OS X]

March 21, 2011

This is probably the last in the Mac OS X Dock Tweaks series. I saw this in a screenshot posted by a friend and really wanted to know how to do it ever since that moment. Finally, I found the terminal commands to put Dock in the corner of your Mac’s screen.

Mac Tip: Terminal Tweaks to Change Default Screenshot Format, Location & Name

March 20, 2011

In a previous tutorial, we showed you how to take screenshots in Mac OS X. Today, we are sharing a set of interesting terminal tweaks to get even more out of screenshots on your Mac. I have tested all of these to work in Snow Leopard.

How to Take Screenshots in Mac OS X

March 19, 2011

Mac OS X has this great ability of working right out of the box. This tutorial will show you how to take screenshots of the whole screen or a part using in built keyboard shortcuts in your Mac. Absolutely no need to download additional tools.

How to Edit Hosts File in Mac OS X using the Terminal

March 18, 2011

Your mac has a hosts file which contains a list of IP and domain addresses. Whenever a URL is accessed on the Mac using the browser or other apps, the system first checks for entries in the hosts file and fetches the IP address if found. So one can edit Mac’s hosts file to block [...]

3 Terminal Tricks to Tweak the Dock in Mac OS X

March 17, 2011

We have been playing with the terminal in Mac OS X, an awful lot lately. This time we have got some wonderful tricks for the Dock on your Mac. Seriously, who knew simple commands could do so much, right?

Tip: How to Quickly View Your Mac’s Serial Number

March 13, 2011

If you ever need to lookup your mac’s serial number for checking warranty status or while talking to Apple Support people, then this small tip will save you a lot of time. The normal longer approach is to launch System Profiler.

How to Force Quit a Frozen Application on Mac OS X

March 2, 2011

Earlier we have shared how to Force quit a frozen iPhone application and In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to quit a frozen application in Mac OS X. A lot of times I have found Safari to be unresponsive due to the Flash plugin crashing. Not just Safari, but any other app [...]