Question: You recently discussed MacBook battery replacements, suggesting that using the Option key (Alt on some keyboards) while clicking on a menu in the Finder made new options appear. Are there any others?
Answer: Yes! You should look for a few more hidden menus in the Finder. Some bring very appreciated features. Keep [...]
Question: My use of my Mac is rather intensive. I have large amounts of email, work files and media operations going on. At times, my computer gets sluggish and the “spinning beach ball of death” spins for several seconds. I looked at my Activity Monitor and I noticed that there was very little [...]
Question: Can my Mac ever catch a virus that destroys data? Should I get anti-virus software as a protection?
Answer: Those questions pop up often, especially with new Mac users. The answer to both is no.
One has to understand that Mac OS X, the operating system installed on every Mac, works differently [...]
Question: I sometimes use the Repair Disk Permission in Disk Utility on my Mac and I wonder if it is useful. I always notice cryptic messages about permissions that were changed. Is this feature important?
Answer: This question comes up often in our group. The answer is that repairing disk permissions will sometimes fix [...]
Question: I wonder if I need to keep all my things organized in one volume or if I should partition my drive. What are the advantages of partitioning? Should I do it?
Answer: I am aware that partitions usually bring a debate, but I am confident enough to give you a resounding YES.
The [...]
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