If you need to delete a Time Machine Backup .sparsebundle file from your TimeCapsule, use the following procedure: Right Click the .sparsebundle file you want to delete and select “Show package contents” You will see a folder named “bands” that contains all the backed up files. Please note that opening this folder to show its … Continue Reading
Time Machine Comments OffWhen you connect the external monitor to an Apple Macbook, the external monitor will display as secondary monitor. In order to make the external monitor the primary one, go to System Preferences -> Displays. Select Arrangement. You will see two rectangles – each representing a monitor (internal & external). You will also notice there is … Continue Reading
How-To's, Shortcut-o-the day, System Preferences, Tips & Tricks Comments OffIf you frequently access a file server from a Mac it’s pretty helpful to map the network drive to your desktop. There’s two ways to do this, one method is just mapped for one time use and will reset after a reboot, and another method is a more permanent route that allows the mapped network drive to always … Continue Reading
Finder 2 CommentsJust the other day I got a question from Anthony about making a Template in Pages.app. Here is his questions “Do you know how to create a template in Pages for paper that has a pre-printed header? The header extends 3″ from the top of the page. I would like to be able to prepare … Continue Reading
Apple Applications, iWork, Pages Comments OffLion’s iCal changes default behavior of the new event creation in Month View and creates all day events by default. This is one of the most annoying bugs in Lion. But it is really not a bug. I learned today that if you type the name of your meeting and the start time; it will … Continue Reading
ical 3 CommentsFor you Letterbox – Mail.app plugin lovers out there here is a quick fix to get you back it working in 10.6.5 Snow Leopard. First off you will need the new “SupportedPluginCompatibilityUUIDs”. 857A142A-AB81-4D99-BECC-D1B55A86D94E BDD81F4D-6881-4A8D-94A7-E67410089EEB Then you will need a program to edit info.plist files. If you have developer tools installed you will use Property List … Continue Reading
Mail.app, NMU news, Tips & Tricks 75 CommentsI am a firm believer in using Safari on my mac. When I had my windows computer I used Firefox and there is one thing I really miss. The feature is hard to describe in text but here is my best attempt. In Firefox when you are on a webpage and you are looking for a … Continue Reading
General, Keyboard Shortcuts, Safari, Tips & Tricks Comments OffAs many of you know i run a Computer Support business, Two days ago I had to mount a Windows XP drive to the system and get the “My Documents” Folder and the Outlook .pst files backed up for a client. When I mounted the drive to my mac I remembered that the Outlook.pst files are … Continue Reading
Finder 2 CommentsFor our summer vacation my parents bought a new camera and we wanted to test it against 2 other cameras. So we headed to the beach with the 3 cameras and took the same shoots. Long story short I came back to the beach house and uploaded all the shots to iPhoto. I then wanted … Continue Reading
iPhoto, Keyboard Shortcuts, Shortcut-o-the day, Tips & Tricks 3 CommentsThis morning I got and e-mail from the site. Doug has forgotten his Admin password for his make ( or it was changed by mistake) and he needed help figuring out how to reset it. Bellow are the instructions for Snow Leopard. If you need the instructions for a different version then scroll to the … Continue Reading
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