Here is another simple tip for the mac user. This is a simple process of how to install Mozilla firefox (web browser ) on a mac. The video was recorded on El Capitan (10.11) however any current OS has the sample principles.
How to update Flash Player and a tip on the finder menu
Here is a A simple tip on how to upgrade your Flash Player to the newest version from Adobe and and a simple finder tip for favourites and how to make your hard drive appear on the desktop.
tuneupmymac nightmare!
What to do if you install tuneupmymac and how to uninstall it?
OK so I was on download.com today and a piece of software decided to download itself to my downloads folder. The programme was automatically downloaded as a little extra piece of software from my original programme I downloaded. The program was called “tuneupmymac”. This programme is another one of those call called pieces of software that will “fix” your mac mac it go faster etc etc. Well thats what is says on the tin, so it must be true? Mustn’t it?
Apple support site link
As you know most people who has a question or a bug/issue has arrived on their mac usually google it. Today I stumbled across Apples main support webpage. (click here)
Magic Mouse 2 and Magic keyboard
The Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 have been out since Oct 2015 replacing the similar designed mouse and a more flatter triangle shaped design keyboard with a rechargeable battery instead of the AA batteries. In theory gone now are the days of having a issue with a keyboard or mouse losing connection to the mac. Now you just plug in the lighting cable and away you go, well the keyboard anyhow, the mouse is a bit difficult to work with while its plugged in for regarding. Continue reading “Magic Mouse 2 and Magic keyboard”
Laptop or Desktop
If you are looking to buy a new Mac and and wondering wether to go for a laptop or desktop there are few questions which you need to ask to help you decide which one.
Do you work solely from a desk/ office or do you require a mac that is mobile. The second question is performance. If your not that bothered about performance then a laptop might be the better option, giving your the flexibly of working from a desk or not. The final question would be your budget? If you are on a budget and your concerned about performance then you might want to consider a desktop machine.
Format a Drive in Terminal
If you have to run a terminal command to format a hard drive then you might be in a bit of trouble. Formatting a Hard drive on a Mac is very simple using Disk Utility. However there may come a time you are required to formate a drive using a Terminal Command. Continue reading “Format a Drive in Terminal”
Add WPS Printer to Airport Extreme
Adding a Wi-Fi printer to a network using the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method) feature on your Broadband Router is, well straightforward. Press the button on the WPS on the router and then press the Wi Fi button on the Printer. 
The machines talk to each other and less than a minute the printer is now on the network.
The Question I have is how do you do that if your Router is a Airport Extreme, there is no fancy button for WPS on the Apple Device what do you do. The process is rather simple but before we go into that I would have to ask one question.
Zoom Function in Safari 10 macOS Sierra
The zoom function on a mac has been around for awhile and I have enjoyed using it on my MacBook Pro with the trackpad and the pinch method (index figure and thumb) to zoom in and out of a safari page. The issue I have found is what to do when you dont have a trackpad to use that method?
Command Line to Create USB OSX Stick
As many people are aware creating a USB installer for OSX is ideal for any IT Engineer. I have spent many hours searching for the terminal command to create a USB Bootable memory stick.
To simplify I am assuming you know what terminal is,you have a USB stick (8GB or more), have formatted it to untiled in disk utility and finally downloaded the latest version of the Mac OS you want an installer for. All you need is the terminal command to run the installer to create the USB Installer.