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Showing posts with label El Capitain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label El Capitain. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2016

 Top 15 Hidden Option Key tips for Mac OS X



Top 15 Hidden Option Key tips for Mac OS X

1- Option Click - to restart or shutdown your mac faster and Empty trash

2- Option Click - About this Mac

 3 -Option Click - Preview - Export 

4- Option Click -  Wifi - For diagnostics

5- Option Click -  Notifications do not disturb

6- Option Click -  Safari pulldown - Clear Safari History 

  • Option Click -  in Window menu to “Minimize All”, “Zoom All”or “Arrange In Front”
  • Option Click -  In Safari menu Quit and Keep Windows
  • Option Click -  In File menu “Close other Tabs”command.
  • Command Option f  -to select the Safari web address 

7   - Option Click -  Option +Command and ESC - to force quite

8   - Option Click -  on and open Dock app to hide

9  -  Option Click -  Scroll Bar to go right there and Open nested folders

10- Option Click -  Sound and Brightness to get pref panes 

11- Option Click - Sound Devices in Menu finder to switch input and output

12- Hold option  key at boot - Choose a startup disk when booting

13- Option Click - Option Delete to delete the word before it - Option Arrow to move by word - Option Escape for Speakable items

14 -Option +command + Space  to search your computer

15 Option Click -  a file on your desktop - Click and Drag to make a copy



Sunday, February 28, 2016

Mac Hacks - How to make your Mac Computer Talk and Sing






OS X Apple Mac Hacks

Top 3 Ways to make your Mac OS X Talk and Sing in El Capitain

Using TextEdit

1- Highlight some text
2- Go to to Edit menu
3- Select speech
4- Select Start Speaking

Say Command

1- say I love Mac Tips
2- say -v Fred “I love Mac Tips”
4- say -v Kathy -r 20 “I love Mac Tips”
5- say -v Daniel -f /users/shani/Desktop/prince.txt (control C to stop)
6- say -v Daniel -r 20 -o /Users/shani/Music/prince.aiff -f /Users/shani/Desktop/prince.txt

Make your Mac Sing

say -v Cellos "di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di"


say -v Good "di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di"

say -v Bad News "di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di"


osascript -e 'say "Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dum de dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dee dummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" using "Pipe Organ"'

osascript -e 'say "Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dum de dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dee dummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" using "Hysterical"'

osascript -e 'say "oh This is a ponci song ponci song ponci song this is the ponsiano song ive ever ever heard So why keep you listening listening listening while you are supposed to hack to hack to hack to hack its because i hate bill gates hate bill gates hate bill gates its because i hate bill gates more than anything else No its because windows life windows life windows life and you better get a macintosh and iPod now" using "cellos"' #apple Use these tips at your own risk DISCLAIMER: Use these tips at your own Risk Disclaimer - use these tips and all Mac tips on this channel at your own risk.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Mac Tip - How to Update all your Mac Computer Applications







How to Update all your Mac Computer Applications not just the ones in the app store. Keeping your Mac Computer applications fully updated can be tough here are some some tips on your can keep all your Mac apps updated including the ones that are not from the apple app store. 

Get the app here:
http://www.macupdate.com/desktop

Direct Download
www.macupdate.com/download/8544/macupdatedesktop.zip


Disclaimer - use these and all tips and your own risk

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Apple Macbook Air DIY : How to easily replace the battery - 2015




Apple Macbook Air Battery Replacement 

Replacing the battery in a Apple Macbook Air is very easy, but you have to remember that this will void warranty if your macbook air is still under warranty. Anyway, instead of sending the Mac to an authorized service and waiting for days till it is done, you can Do it yourself  in minutes.

Here is the link to the battery kit:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Apple/Laptop/Batteries

Click Her for  a anti static wristband at amazon




http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042TL

Disclaimer - Use these and all Mac tips Video's on this channel at you own risk

macbook pro battery capacity 

apple macbook air battery replacement cost - $99

Batteries available for both macbook pro or macbook air 

This was done on a macbook air 2012 battery

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Free Apple WATCH Screensaver for the Mac



http://www.rasmusnielsen.dk/applewatch/

Get a taste of the apple watch on your Mac with the free
Apple WATCH Screensaver for your Mac.

TONS OF FACES AND COLORS
With 80 different variations of watch-faces there is ton a possibilities for individuality.

Link - http://www.rasmusnielsen.dk/applewatch/

Sunday, December 27, 2015

How to (easily) recover a forgotten Wi-Fi Password - Mac OS X 2015




How to figure out your wifi password

2015 good for Yosemite and El Capitan - Your Mac is connected to your Wi-Fi network but you can't remember the password either you forgot the password or maybe the the cable company entered it directly and never told you the password, ether way here is a quick method to retrieve it on a Mac.

How to show the WiFi Password on your Mac

1- Goto your Go menu and select utilities

2- Open the application called terminal



3- Enter this command in the window

security find-generic-password -wa ADDYOURWIFIHERE




4- Enter your admin user name and pass

If you are an admin on your computer just type in the same

username and password you use to login to your computer



what does wifi stand for?

Wireless Fidelity, wireless internet

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Mac Remote Access - Use your IPhone or IPad to access remote desktop con...



Mac remote access - this tutorial is a step by step on how to remote access your Mac computer from your IPad or IPhone using a free application. This method will work from Mac to Mac or from Iphone to Mac or Ipad to Mac take your Pic.

Download Link for Mac Team viewer -

http://download.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewer.dmg

https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/mac.aspx

Here is the Iphone and Ipad One

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teamviewer/id692035811

It's easy doing remote access on mac using the free team viewer app for Mac and IOS devices.

access remote desktop from mac

remote desktop connection mac

how to create a mac remote desktop connection

free remote desktop client for mac  - remote desktop connection app

Teamviewer is the free remote desktop client on mac

This will also work in these scenarios

remote desktop pc to mac

remote desktop for mac to pc

remote desktop to pc from mac

Iphone to Mac

Ipad to Mac

remote desktop to mac from pc

remote mac from ipad

remote desktop app for ipad

Sunday, December 6, 2015

LED LIGHTS - Magic Lighting LED Light Bulb Controlled w/ IPhone



MagicLight Pro Bluetooth Smart LED Light Bulb works with iPhones and iPads with bluetooth 4.0

Here is the link for the bulb:

http://www.amazon.com/MagicLight%C2%AE-Bluetooth-Smart-Light-Bulb/dp/B00P6WAEHQ

Here is a link for the App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-led-light-v2/id824102506?mt=8

MagicLight Pro is a Bluetooth enabled, multicolored, energy efficient smart LED light bulb that you can control with your smartphone or tablet


Infinite Possibilities
Personalize your lighting with a color palette of over 16 million colors and different tones of white light - from warm yellow to vibrant blue light

Super Simple Setup
Screw in the bulb, download the Free MagicLight app and connect to the bulb. And you can now enjoy the bulb

Smart Controls
MagicLight app is available for both iOS and Android devices

Cost & Energy Savings
MagicLight Bluetooth Smart LED Bulbs have a lifetime of 40,000 hours and consumes just 10 watts delivering about 80% energy savings

Control Multiple Bulbs
Control up to 50 bulbs from your app. Control each bulb individually, or as a group

Wake Up Mode
Use the timer option to turn your smart bulb on or off at any time, Create awesome wake up modes

Dynamic Mood Mode
The free app comes with 20 preprogrammed color modes to kick your party into high gear

Disco Mode - MIC
The Lights will sync to sound or music captured from external source - Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, TV or Your Voice etc

Camera & Multicolors
Not only choose colors from the App, but also from Phone's camera!

Light & Sound Show
The Music Sync feature allows you to automatically change the lighting to match your music

LED LIGHTS - Magic Lighting LED Light Bulb Controlled w/ Remote With 16 Different Colors And 5 Modes

DISCLAIMER: Use these tips at your own Risk

Friday, December 4, 2015

Annotating a pdf on a Mac - How to Markup a PDF on a Mac



How to Mark-up a PDF for free on a Mac using software already on your Mac.

Use software already located on your Mac annotate a PDF.
Grade a test paper or Markup a pdf or jpeg with annotations and comments. Pdf annotator free 

Saturday, November 14, 2015

How to to disable Rootless Mode on a Mac - "Rootless" feature of El Capitan





The Purpose of SIP or System Integrity Protection is to stop malware from having access to your system files. You may want to keep this protection on to keep your Mac Protected. However if your favorite applications have stopped working in El Capitan and you wan to check if rootless is the cause, here is how you can disable it .
  1. Turn on your Mac
  2. Then boot into Recovery by pressing down the Command and the R Keys at the same time until you see the Apple icon and progress bar then let go.
  3. Now go to your Utilities and open the Terminal application
  4. In the Terminal window Type this command and then press Return: csrutil disable
  5. Terminal will then say SIP was disabled
  6. Restart you Mac
  7. To Turn SIP back on follow steps 1 through 3 then Type this command in the terminal and press Return csrutil enable

Friday, July 31, 2015

How to Remove ADWARE MALWARE VIRUS on MAC OS X for FREE for iMac, MacBoo...




New 2015 Video - Works in El Capitan, Yosemite and Mavericks

- Here is how to remove Malware and adware on your Mac

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/

Is your Mac running slow? Annoying adware, like pop-ups, or malware could be the problem.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac scans for and removes code that degrades system performance
or attacks your system. Making your Mac, once again, your Mac.
What it does for you
Removes adware, such as Genieo, VSearch, and Vidx
Removes malware, including Trojans
Scans quickly
Simplifies program management through a clean, lean interface
How it works for you
Anti-adware
Anti-malware
Light footprint
Simple interface

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