Maintenance

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In our continued coverage of getting ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard, today we have a few tips for cleaning up your computer. If you plan on doing an upgrade, instead of a clean install, It's a good idea to clean up some of the stuff you don't use on your Mac. Stray applications, preference panes, maintenance scripts, etc. Taking care of business first gives you some trouble repellent.... READ MORE »

If your web browsing is going a little slower than you think it should be, you might want to consider emptying your Safari cache. As you browse the web, to speed things up, Safari saves images locally onto your hard drive in a temporary directory. As you go back to visit sites, it can load them off of the hard drive, which is faster than downloading them again. READ MORE »

Applications can act up and/or crash if the preference file is corrupt.

Usually deleting this .plist file can fix the problem, but.. you can lose some personal preferences you may have setup within the app. Not a big deal, but it can be a time saver to check the preference file for corruption before you delete it. There are 3rd party programs that can do it, but this tip, we are going to venture to the 'Terminal'. READ MORE »

If you have a Mac that has a smaller hard drive, and your disk space is
limited, you may consider freeing up some space by removing unused languages
from your applications.

Most of the Apple applications that are installed on your Mac have built in support for
about 15 languages. Mail, iLife Apps, Safari, etc. all have your default language, plus
a whole lot more. Not all third party Applications support these, and may only have
one language associated with them.

Removing the extra languages from each App can free up usually 10-30MB of space. Not a lot.. READ MORE »

Mac not working properly? Try Safe Boot mode.

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Software Update is a program on your Mac that will keep OS X and various Apps up to date.

It updates your software with bug fixes, security updates, newer versions, etc.

Check out the Podcast for the full scoop.

Click on the Apple Menu, and choose Software Update. READ MORE »