Here are couple different takes on creating a default Finder window size + view, including a fun and easy to implement AppleScript for locking a window into a specific spot in a display. So, let’s get started on how to …

The simple way is (almost) always the best. Whether you want to hide important business documents, or a collection of “adult material,” the method that gets the job done with the least amount of fuss at lowest cost is best. …

Facebook Chat is insanely easy to use — if you’re logged in, it’s available. However, if you use other IM services (i.e. Messages, Google Talk, Yahoo, etc), consolidating them in a single window can be very helpful — here’s how …

You might not know it, but Apple built those cute little smilie, thumbs up, raspberry, etc faces and symbols into its mobile operating system. Here is how to turn on iOS 6 emojis (emoticons), no jailbreak and no download required.
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Your internet connection is fast, but you experience poor wifi — what is up with that? Here are some easy steps you can take to improve bad wifi performance and make your AirPort router hum contentedly.
First and foremost, run Software …

If you use a Mac and Android device, getting data from one to the other can be more than a pain. Although Android File Transfer and DoubleTwist function by degree, there is a Bonjour compatible alternative, Droid NAS, that works …

While the wife’s away, the husband will play. In this case, he has played to great practical effect and at very low cost. It’s an all-natural a combination, Roku LT + Plex Media Server, that delivers all of our iTunes …

Dead pixels? Janky keyboard? Balky home button? Before you take iThing to your local Apple Store for service, it can’t hurt to first find out your iPad, iPhone, iPod or Mac warranty status — it’s fast, free and pretty darned …

Live a bad neighborhood? Trying to cut ties (i.e. it’s complicated) with someone? Untrustworthy roommates? Whether you have real reasons to fear or just suffer from simple paranoia, it’s easy to setup Apple Two-Factor ID to protect your iTunes, iCloud, …

When hackers strike at the Mac, a familiar chain of events plays out — there is a warning, fixes are promised and Apple blocks the attack vector by silently pushing an XProtect update, OS X’s integrated malware blocker — a simple …