Screen Sharing in MessagesThis Tip is to explain how to turn On Screen Sharing in Messages and what is needed to Screen Share with iChat and Messages Buddies using AIM Screen Names or Jabber IDs (The iChat Method) (At Yosemite Apple Add...view more
Mountain Lion 10.8 Updating requirementsTips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan This is part of a series of tips of updating to Mac OS X 10.2 through Mac O...view more
Microsoft PublisherFor all those people using Microsoft Publisher: It is now possible to use Publisher files on a Mac without the Windows mess. Libre Office (V4.10 or later) can open and edit the .pub files.view more
Mountain Lion compatible scannersMountain Lion has several sources for scanner support. This Apple article lists scanners and printers that they have: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 To update the support for those scanners, th...view more
User Tip AIM Screen Names using @Mac.com or @me.com IDs to end
AIM Screen Names using @Mac.com or @me.com IDs to endHello everyone, Apple released this Document a little while ago now. It's title is:- OS X: Using me.com or mac.com IDs with AIM in iChat requires OS X v10.7.2 or later The short version seems to...view more
Java and Mac OS X 10.8Keeping current with Java, you may find some websites start to fail to work. First verify you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/ Next the Edit Site List preference found in the Apple menu -&g...view more
Using EtreCheckAbout EtreCheck Download EtreCheck EtreCheck is a tool I wrote to help people on Apple Support Communities remotely debug problems with people’s computers. That can be a difficult task even when the ...view more
Do not install MacKeeperMany users will see references to an application called MacKeeper on various web sites and via pop-ups on their browser. Not only is it expensive for what it purports to do (freeware applications that do the same or m...view more
User Tip You need to restart, panic report assistance
You need to restart, panic report assistanceYou need to restart, panic report assistance Hello and welcome to my User Tip If you have a "You need to restart" message and presented with a kernel panic report, here is some parti...view more
I have lost an application I downloadedApplications get lost a lot by people who are unfamiliar with Mac OS X's file system. If you properly install a software you download off the internet it should be in your hard drive -> Applications f...view more
User Tip There is no iDVD on my new Mac - how do I get it?
There is no iDVD on my new Mac - how do I get it?Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac? How do I get it, and how do I install it? Apple insists that the entire world has access to fast broadband (and are prepared to pay for the considerable bandwidth usage) and ...view more
..Step by Step to fix your MacHello and welcome to my User Tip If this User Tip appears to be quite involved, it's designed to very through and systematic process to achieve success. It's designed for those who already ...view more
User Tip How to safely download and install programs
How to safely download and install programsHello and welcome to my User Tip I will explain how to download and install programs from the world wide web on your Mac. Before the AppStore, we all downloaded software via the Internet ...view more
Selecting Default Mail AccountThis tip applies to Mountain Lion users of Apple's Mail application who have multiple e-mail accounts. This is a suggestion how to pick the default account to send mail from. Open the mail application, a...view more
Repairing Notes Folders and AccountsThis tip suggests a useful method of resetting folders and accounts in your Notes application. It's generally useful if you have notes in iCloud and your Mac either duplicates the iCloud account or shows extrane...view more
Execute an AppleScript via CalendarApple removed the ability to execute an AppleScript via an alert in Calendar on Mountain Lion: There are two ways to do it on Mountain Lion: 1. Save the AppleScript ...view more
User Tip Applications have no audio after Mountain Lion upgrade.
Applications have no audio after Mountain Lion upgrade.If after setting your System Prefences for Audio, your audio doesn't come out after upgrading to Mountain Lion, and resetting the PRAM doesn't help, The Applications -> Utilities -> Audio Midi Setup may ne...view more