Simply dragging a file into the trash and emptying it doesn’t mean that it’s gone. In fact, the file itself is still exactly where it was — here’s how to make files go away
When you delete an item by putting it in Mac OS X’s Trash and then empty it, the file remains. The only [...]
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Wanna keep your Mac safe and reduce your risk of exposure to whatever the hackers and script kiddies are pushing? Here are a few simple ways you can reduce your exposure to the risks of rogue PDFs and Flash exploits.
Quoting data from ScanSafe, ComputerWorld reports that malicious rogue PDF files accounted for an astounding by [...]
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Here’s a vexing issue, although not deadly, affecting MacBooks (Late 2007, Early 2008, Late 2008) with Intel X3100 graphics that is hard if not impossible to (consciously) fix.
I’ve experienced the MacBook X3100 graphics corruption issue on my Early 2008 MacBook, but hadn’t found any published information on the subject until I came ‘cross this MacFixIt [...]
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Customizing how your Mac looks with icons and is super easy—here’s how to get it done in just a few easy steps.
Whether you Google for Mac icons or use on the links below, you need to download some icons that you’d like use on your Mac. Unzip the file (double-click) and open the folder so [...]
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When it comes to security on the Mac, most of the people giving advice want to sell you something. Well, unclench for a few minutes to read this quick, painless and absolutely free guide to making your Mac more secure right now.
1. Disable “Open ’safe’ files after downloading:” When this feature is turned on, [...]
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Our collective love hate—often hate hate—relationship with Adobe Flash took another unpleasant for some turn this week with the release of Flash 10.1. Whereas the one-two punch of Safari 4.0.4 and Flash 10.1 has been a blessing for many, including myself, lots of other folks haven’t quite so lucky, experiencing crashing and slowdowns.
That said, if [...]
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One of the most celebrated features in Snow Leopard’s QuickTime X, at least initially, was the promise of integrated video screen capture. Well, everyone was happy until we realized Apple left out simultaneous audio capture, which is probably a sop to the Hollywood movie studios, but there is a way around this “omission” and it’s [...]
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