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Encrypt data in Mac using FileVault – Mac Security tip

In the previous post, I had shared about the various mac security tips, which included securing the password, antivirus programs, security and software updates etc. but there is one more important security feature that would help you to keep your data safe and confidential if the mac is stolen or lost. Its FileVault feature in [...]

[ More ] August 11th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

5 Mac OS X Security Tips – Fix security risks

The security and malware protection in mac is very advantageous than the same in Windows, as the security systems are more vulnerable in Windows. But recently the security system was hacked into and bugged up, making many macs attacked with malware and viruses. Apple has been always working on it with the security updates, and [...]

[ More ] August 10th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to Create a Guest Wi-Fi Network to Share Internet Access

Apple Mac OS X comes with inbuilt useful features like sharing the internet with your friends with most of the options inbuilt and you just have to set them up to keep them in working. In this case you will have to make sure that you either have a Airport Extreme Router which is sold [...]

[ More ] July 20th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

Setup Parental Controls in Mac OS X with limited access to Internet

Great so you just bought your child a powerful and beautiful Apple computer which could be the MacBook for College or the iMac at home and using this they could connect with their friends Online, Play awesome games, have video & voice chats and lot more. But before you directly give your child whole access [...]

[ More ] July 10th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to prevent Skype from opening at Startup in Mac

Some would prefer to have things automated, and as soon as they start their mac, they would need a few applications to automatically load and login them into it. But many would prefer against it. Opening the app, logging into it without the user even knowing about it, is problematic many times. For example, Skype [...]

[ More ] June 17th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to Sync Nokia mobile to Mac OS laptop

Syncing Nokia phones with Mac was not as easy as the iPhone syncing as Nokia and Mac were never made for each other earlier, until the latest plugins released by Nokia team for most of the Nokia phones are being helpful in syncing these Nokia mobiles with Mac OS laptops. Here is a guide on [...]

[ More ] June 16th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

3 ways to download Youtube videos from Safari browser

There are quite many tools available online to download youtube videos, and quite good different ways like Javascript in address bar to download, pwn youtube, trick to download youtube videos in Google chrome and many more. But for users of Mac who browse the web through Safari, there are a few useful ways through which [...]

[ More ] June 13th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Apple, Browsers, Mac Guides |

How to: Run a traceroute in Mac OS X

Traceroute is a tracking way with which you can know how web pages actually reach your computer, from the server. Your computer is not directly related to any web page, or any downloadable file, but gets connected through a pathway or chain where you send an information to your router, and from there to the [...]

[ More ] June 10th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to change desktop background in Mac OS X

Changing the desktop background in Mac OS X is a bit difficult process if you are trying to set a new image as background, and its located somewhere deep in the folder in hard drive. Here is how you can set your desktop background – Either right-click when you are on the desktop home screen, [...]

[ More ] December 21st, 2009 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to edit song information in iTunes

Editing all the information of a particular song that you copied from an audio CD or downloaded from the internet, is usually needed when the download providing website has all the fields filled with their website address instead of the original album name, artist name etc. However, you can change every part of it and [...]

[ More ] December 17th, 2009 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |

How to convert WMA files to MP3 in Mac?

Converting through different formats of music files is not easy like just changing it in the name, but you need to have a converting tool which can shift the elements from one format to another. One of my friends asked the same for converting WMA files to MP3 files without any change in its contents, [...]

[ More ] July 14th, 2009 | View Comments | Posted in Mac Guides |