How to Setup Time Machine on Mac OS X

Time Machine is the standard backup tool included in Mac OS X. This utility creates and maintains backup periodically and by default its backup time interval is set to 1 hour. Time Machine provides preview of backup up files, on hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis, so if user accidentally delete any file from system [...]

How to Turn On/Off Updates Notifications in Windows 7

In Windows 7, Action Center is the place which keeps necessary messages about security updates and Windows maintenance updates and user must consider to run the OS properly by installing new available updates according to their preferences. In Windows 7 Notification area /system tray you can observe Notification icon as following When you click on [...]

Save Documents .docx as .doc Automatically in Word 2010/2007

Old version of Microsoft Word 2003 is capable to open the latest file format docx of Word 2010/2007. When we work in groups lot of times it happens that any of group member still working in previous version Word 2003 and requests to convert the Word 2007 (docx) file to Word 97-2003 (doc) format that [...]

What is svchost.exe, Complete svchost.exe Process Information

Today we are writing about a critical Windows ( Windows 7, Vista and XP ) process called svchost.exe and we will see that what is svchost.exe process, svchost.exe location, is svchost.exe a virus, removing svchost.exe and more. You can read the complete information about svchost.exe process as follow. What is svchost.exe? Svchost.exe location? Svchost.exe a [...]

How to Convert PDF to ePub Format

The iBooks is the ebooks application introduced by Apple to manage and read ebooks library on iPad and iPhone. Books file format used in iBooks app is ePub. But if you have some ebooks already in PDF format and want to convert those to ePub to read in iBooks app. So, here is simple method [...]

What is explorer.exe, Complete explorer.exe Process Information

Explorer.exe a core file/process of Windows OS (Windows 7, Vista, XP). In this post you will see: what is explorer.exe process, its original location, is it a virus and can we remove it. Explorer.exe Process Information What is explorer.exe Explorer.exe location Is explorer.exe a virus Can we remove explorer.exe What is explorer.exe? Explorer.exe process provides [...]

What is ipodservice.exe Process, Complete ipodservice Information

Today, we share some important information regarding ipodservice.exe process with Windows system users, The ipodservice.exe is an application process by Apple integrated with iTunes version for Microsoft Windows operating system, so let’s see what is the role of this process in Windows environment? What is ipodservice.exe process? The ipodservice is the part of Apple iTunes [...]

What is lsm.exe, Local Session Manager Service Information

As you people know that we are writing about the Windows system processes so today we are going to share some bits of knowledge with our readers about the lsm.exe process. What is lsm.exe Can we remove lsm.exe lsm.exe a Virus lsm.exe location What is lsm.exe The lsm.exe, Local Session Manager Service is a part [...]

How to Create Table of Figures in Word 2007/2010

If you have Figures, Graphics, Charts etc. and want to list them all in a table format then Microsoft Word can help you to do that easily, with an option to create auto table of figures. We wrote before the process to create table of contents in Word, and toady we are writing that how you [...]

What is dwm.exe, Complete dwm.exe Process Information

Dwm.exe, Desktop Window Manager is a Windows system file which changes the behaviors of windows components and used for high end graphics display. The dwm.exe is an innovative process introduced by Microsoft especially in Vista and now it is also the part of Windows 7 OS. What you want to know about dwm.exe process is [...]

Show Only Active Applications In Mac OS X Dock

Suppose if there is a huge mess on Dock due to so many applications icons then it become hard to identify the running active applications quickly. Here, a simple method which you may adopt to view only active applications on Mac dock and also the method to bring back all application icons. you can also [...]

How to Show off all Available Accounts on Mac OS X Login Screen

Some times this is required to display the list of all created user accounts on Mac OS X  login screen. So, in the following guide you will learn the method that how you can enable this option. Just as a prerequisite, you must be an admin account holder on Mac with full privileges and rights [...]

Add Facebook Chat in Firefox Sidebar

We have already written about how to add Facebook chat in iChat on Mac, and now we are going to tell you how to add Facebook chat to Firefox and in this way it became possible for users to be in touch with their Facebook friends all the time while they are working over internet [...]

How to Change Default Screenshot File Format on Mac

Some time you need to capture screenshot in Mac and want to save in specific file format. On Mac OS X the default file format for screen shot is PNG but if you want that your Mac must save screen shots in any other file format for example as JPG, GIF or PDF then just [...]

Use Spotlight For Quick Math Calculations on Mac OS X Snow Leopard [Time Save]

Although you may use the default calculator on Mac but for quick calculations Spotlight also includes calculator feature where users can directly enter math quires to get faster calculated results. Follow the simple instructions written below to know that how Spotlight works as calculator. Use Spotlight to perform mathematical calculations Just type your mathematical query [...]

How To Restrict Spotlight to Search in Private Folders On Mac

You can use Spotlight on Mac to find something fast and quickly but if you want to restrict Spotlight from searching to some specific location or folders because of any personal reason or to make your Mac secure while others are using it then follow the method written below to do so. This method will [...]

How to Really Empty the Trash on Mac OS X

On Mac if you want to delete the files from Trash then just Cmd + click on it and select the option Empty Trash and it asks to confirm either you want to Empty Trash or not. The process to empty the Trash is simple and you think that in this way your Trash is [...]

Integrate Facebook Chat with iChat on Mac

We have also written how to add Facebook Chat in Firefox, and you may use iChat on Mac to send messages to your Facebook friends instead of signing in to Facebook web page. Here we are writing the method to let you know that how you can integrate your Facebook vanity URL with iChat. Integrate [...]

Change Mac Startup Disk to Boot into Mac OS X after Installing Windows

When you create partition on Intel based Mac through BootCamp to install Windows OS then this newly installed operating system became the default OS and then whenever you start Mac it boots from Windows OS. But if you want to make the Mac OS X as default on your Mac system then just follow the [...]

How to Create Boot Camp Partition to Install Windows OS on Mac

If you want to run Windows operating system on your Mac besides Mac OS X then Boot Camp application makes this task easy for you. Boot Camp application is included in Mac OS X and helps to create a partition to install Windows operating system on Intel based Mac systems. Here we tell you the [...]

How to Burn DMG, ISO or Other Files on Mac OS X

If you want to burn .DMG, .ISO or any other files to optical medium then Disk Utility, the built-in utility of Mac OS X could be used to do that and in this way there is no need to put extra effort to install any other third party application to burn ISO or DMG files. [...]

How To Enable/Disable Folder Contents Quick Look View On Mac

The purpose to enable this option is to view the contents of folders quickly without opening them. You can View multipages Microsoft Office documents and PDF files, watch videos, view pictures slideshow and more with Quick look option. On Mac OS X it is very easy to enable Quicklook. So, here we are writing the [...]

Recover Forgotten Passwords from Keychain Access Utility on Mac OS X

To remember passwords is quite a challenging and some times difficult task, so Mac has an embedded utility called Keychain Access. Keychain Access can store all almost all passwords that are used in Mac. For example, when you login to your web browser and click on option to remember my password then that password stored [...]

How to Change Root Password on Mac

Root user in Mac OS is an individual user, different than administrators and has exclusive rights and powers to make any change to the system. If you forgot the password of Mac OS Root user, see how to recover Root password using different methods in Mac OS. In this guide, you will see how to [...]