Have you ever edit your photos on your mac? Have you used the build-in app called Preview? This tool is great, it’s simple and very intuitive. You can select, delete, crop, add elements and much more.
Some of this functions might not be accessible from menu or icons and you have get intuitive to find it. One good example is rotating text.
When we buy a cable for our phone or our camera we need to choose the right one. Most of the devices are using the microUSB (e.g. phones) but sometimes you can find the miniUSB (e.g. external drives, video/photo cameras). The difference between them is quite obvious:
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If you need to enable dictation on your mac you have to simply double press Fn key.
Do you still have an older Apple WiFi router? Do you still need to configure it?
Take a look at your AirPort Express and locate the model number in the faint print. Do you you have an A1084 or A1088 model? Unfortunately, these older versions of the Express are no longer supported by the newer operating systems (Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Sierra). Read More
1. Double click to open the font file using FontBook
2. Click on Install Font button
One of my friends asked me today if is possible to connect a mouse, keyboard and speakers at the same time via Bluetooth. Of course … this configuration is quite typical now.
Actually, you can connect up to 7 different devices (slave) with Bluetooth 4.0.
Do you want to move data between Windows and Mac? Do you use an USB hard drive for this?
If yes, I am sure you wonder what is the best way to do it. If you format your drive in FAT32, you will face all limitations of this old protocol (e.g. max file-size of 4GB) … if NTFS you will get all the Windows options available but will be read-only for Mac… if you format it in Mac OS Extended you will not be able to use it in Windows. The solution is a to make a compromise and use exFAT. Read More
Do you need to refresh your computer at startup? Do you need to create a complex command that simulate one or more keys from your keyboard? Have you ever wonder how to make a script to simulate your keyboard? Read More
I recently bought a new Bluetooth mouse for my laptop… a Microsoft Designer Bluetooth Mouse. It’s a very beautiful mouse with a very good quality. It has a magnetic battery cover for it’s two AAA batteries that are easily mounted on the same side. The mouse clicks are firm and the entire mouse gives you a nice feel while the scroll wheel has a good texture. The only think you might not like is the click noise, something that I personally like even if it’s quite loud.
This mouse is very easy to connect to your Windows or macOS device. Read More
OS X Mavericks installation might stuck with “About 0 seconds remaining” message. Usually this happens due to slow, lost or disconnected of internet connection and this is nothing to be worried about. Most of the time you just need to wait and the installation process will continue in the background. Read More
If you are new on MacOS, you might find immediately that the delete key is not present or is not in the same place as in a Windows PC. Also, it has a different behavior in some cases.
Delete Key
The Delete key on Mac is represented with an arrow (backspace) or simply with the “delete” word. It does and doesn’t act the same way as the Backspace and Delete keys on a PC. Normally hitting Delete on a Mac will work as a Backspace key. To Forward Delete, normal action of the Delete key on a PC, you have to hold down the fn key and then hit the Delete key. To Delete a File or something once selected sometimes the Mac Delete keys Deletes it and at other times it does nothing other then give you a Chime/Sound no matter what other key you hold down. This is the case with deleting files in Finder. As in Windows the delete key actually deletes whatever is selected all the time.
via [apple.com]
