To quit a stuck application you may use Force Quit option on Mac but sometimes the stuck application does not accept Force Quit. So, in that case you may kill the application by using commands on Terminal. The method written below helps you to know that how can you kill an application through command line. [...]

In case you stuck with an application in Mac OS X then definitely you want to get release from it as soon as possible without wasting your time. So, Mac OS X gives Force Quit option which allows to quit any running application quickly. Their are different methods to apply Force Quit for an application [...]

The terminal allows to capture screenshots after a specific time interval and you can also save a screenshot in some other file formats like JPG, TIFF, etc otherwise by default Mac saves screenshots in PNG format. How to Take Screen Shot Via Terminal On Mac Follow the method written below to take a screenshot on [...]

Got an iPhone or iPod Touch? then you must know that in order to download and install apps from App Store, as you should know, you’ll need to register an iTunes App Store account and creation of this account requires Credit Card or some other payment options. What if you do not have a credit [...]

In Unix style operating systems Root is a unique user, different than an administrator who has high privileges and rights to make any change to the system. The Root user does not appear in user accounts list on Mac. By default Root user is disabled and recommended that after conducting the required change through Root, [...]

Whenever you take the screen shots on Mac it directly save those on desktop. This would be better if you specify a  folder on Mac to automatically save the screen shots because in that way it’ll be easy to organize them. So, if you want to change the default storage location, which is the desktop [...]

PDF (portable document file) is one of the most commonly use file format. Here, we write the method to create PDF file from different Text editors or office automation applications. We use TextEdit as an example you can Follow the same steps to create PDF file from Plain Text file, RTF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. [...]

If  you want to allow others to use your Mac system then this will be a nice approach to create separate accounts for them. By doing this you secure your computer because other accounts could be created with limited authorities and rights, so in that way users of those accounts may be restricted to uninstall [...]

Text documents could be created for different useful purposes as for audio notes, tutorials, lectures, etc….. Mac has a very powerful text to speech engine that could be accessed easily through the Terminal command line. So, here we tell you about a Terminal command “Say”, by which you can easily create audio from text file. [...]

If you are going to buy a new or used Mac then you must know that how to check Mac specs. Here is a guide which tells you the process to find out the specifications of a Mac. Step 1 Click on Apple logo, and then About This Mac Step 2 On following window you [...]

To take a screen shot on Mac is not a difficult task, you just have to remember some keyboard shortcut keys and create quick screen shots according to your requirement. Here we share some methods to take screen shots on Mac. Save Mac screen shots on desktop Use following commands to take screen shots according [...]

Setting up Gmail in Apple Mail is very easy process, and it takes just a few minutes. Before starting the process we just remind as a prerequisite that you must have a Gmail account to do that, or in case if you have not Gmail account then first create your account on Gmail and then [...]

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on 28 August. So, here we bring the installation guide of new Mac OS X Snow Leopard for users. Before starting the process of installation we recommended to back up your important data. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Installation Process Close every thing on your [...]

A new 13.3″ Macbook system can run approximately 10 hours on battery with single charge and up to 1000 recharges according to Apple, but as your system gets older or increase the charging cycles, its battery life also reduces. These rechargeable batteries of Mac have discrete number of cycles, which represents to their life time [...]

If you want to convert a Mac disk image file DMG to ISO format than its not much a difficult task. This conversion could be done through Mac Terminal easily. The reason behind this conversion is that DMG is a file format which works on Mac only but if you want to transfer any DMG [...]

Another guide for Mac newbies, this will helps you to Rename a file or folder in Mac OS X. You can apply the same method to rename any other file as well. Step 1 Navigate to the exact folder location to which you have to Rename Step 2 Select your desired folder Step 3 Click [...]

There are different ways to create a new folder in Mac OS X. One of those is written below, follow this to create a new folder on your desired location. Step 1 Navigate to the location from Finder where you want to create a folder Step 2 Click on the Gray button and click on [...]

In order to keep your Mac secure, it is good to set an administrator password which must be difficult to guess for others. Mac Administrator has highest privileges as compare to other users. So, in order to keep your Mac secure its important to create a strong password for Admin or you can reset it [...]

Yhaoo messenger is simple way to get in touch with your online friends, family and coworkers using Yahoo or MSN IDs. If you want to install chat application Yahoo Messenger on Mac system, then just follow the steps below. Step 1 Download Yahoo Messenger for Mac save it on your desktop, double click on downloaded [...]

Change your desktop look and feel by applying a nice background called wallpaper. You can change the mac wallpaper to one of the patterns, colors, your own or pictures or wallpapers that come with Mac OS X. If you want to apply or change desktop wallpaper in Mac OS X, then follow the steps to [...]

Your Mac desktop screensaver is the most high profile item on your computer, screensaver could also be chosen by the default available screensavers of the system, third-party screensavers or you can create your personalized screensaver by combining the images of your choice. These are the steps to apply or change a screensaver in Mac system. [...]

Mac OS X provides a range of languages, so you could set your own language easily. Process to change Mac OS language is simple, just follow the steps and see the given screenshot to set your desired language on Mac. Step 1 Click Apple home button and then click System Preferences Step 2 Click on [...]

In Mac Dock serves as a starting point and it contains icons of installed applications and important places of system. User can directly get access to the applications or system locations from Dock icons just with a single click. Normally, Dock resides at the bottom of screen but the position and effects of the Dock [...]

Changing Mac computer name is important and it must be something meaningful specially when you are on a network and how others will find you on that network . Most of you guys may already know how to change Mac system name but this is for those who don’t know that follow this step by [...]