Why is my notebook very warm?Because the machine is using processors that are using electrons and switches to calculate things it's working on. These electrons are passing through extremely tiny connections at the speed of light and encou...view more
Most commonly used backup methodsHello and welcome to my User Tip. Can't stress enough the importance of backing up your personal data off the computer. Computer repair folks can replace the operating system and most of your prog...view more
How to revert your Mac to Snow LeopardHello and welcome to my User Tip For some reason or another you need to revert your 10.7/10.8 Mac back to OS X 10.6, I will show you how to do this. Sorry there is no easy way to restore Snow Le...view more
Reset your MacReset your Mac options Since many people coming here use the term "reset" rather loosely without specifics why, I've created this User Tip to show the three options: A: Wipe OS X, programs and all files ...view more
Install Windows or Linux into VirtualBoxHello and welcome to my user tip I love OS X, it's a great operating system and I work in it all the time. However many people and businesses use Windows and in order to keep one's options open...view more
Considering RAID 0 or RAID 1?Hello and welcome to my User Tip. We get a lot of questions about RAID (redundant array of independent disks) and what it's for, some are using as backup methods, so I will give a general outline and why RAID ...view more
Web browsing for hard of seeing usersHello and welcome to my User Tip This is a method to accommodate those with hard of seeing issues and being able to surf the web easier. OS X doesn't have the ability to increase the user interf...view more
User Tip Determine your Mac's ability for 3D games
Determine your Mac's ability for 3D gamesHello and welcome to my User Tip There is certain hardware and operating system requirements for 3D games on Mac's, just downloading or sticking the game disk in and installing isn't going to always wor...view more
Snow Leopard on 10.7+ MacHello and welcome to my User Tip. Why run Snow Leopard? To use older PPC processor based software that there are no Intel versions or because you like a slim fast operating system or the older features ...view more
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?Hello and welcome to my User Tip I wrote this because we get a lot of questions what would be the best way to run Windows on a Mac. If one PC program or so, you can check if it wil...view more
User Tip .Drives, partitions, formatting w/Mac's + PC's
.Drives, partitions, formatting w/Mac's + PC'sHello and welcome to my User Tip. I will explain to you just the basics how storage drives operate in regards to different operating systems, formatting and partitions, especially sharing data with Windows PC'...view more
Security Steps and BehaviorHello and welcome to my User Tip This is is a list of things you need to watch to make sure your Mac is safe Beginning with OS X 10.6.8 Apple installed a always on anti-virus for OS X base...view more
Delay in shutdown issueHello and welcome Some of you might be experiencing a delay in shutdown and either aware of it or not. When you go to shutdown and there are no other programs asking to save or whatever, your sc...view more
For Snow Leopard Speed FreaksHello and welcome to my User Tip. This user tip is designed for experienced users who want Snow Leopard (10.6) Mac's to run at their absolute fastest possible. It's a series of easy hack...view more
User Tip Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac's
Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac'sHello and welcome to my User Tip If you want the maximum RAM your machine can hold you need to do it yourself (and save a bundle too) Some Mac's like the non-Retina MacBook Pro's, and MacPro one...view more
How to reformat a used MacHello and welcome to my User Tip As people begin to sell their used Intel processor Mac's problems are occurring when the new owner wishes to wipe everything and make the machine their own due to comple...view more
Security Issues Warning ListHello and welcome to my User Tip This is a warning list of potential security issues you need to address. Run your Software Update as Apple addresses issues and even installs a anti-malware syst...view more
"Program can't opened" issuesHello and welcome again. OS X 10.7 Lion and above "PPC programs are not supported" "PPC" refers to the previous processor family Mac's had before they switched to Intel processors. ...view more