When people hear “terminal” they immediately think of being at death’s door, which is why it confuses me why Apple calls their command-line program Terminal. It is not something to be hiding from. The command-line is something that can be very useful. For instance, seeing everything on your Mac can make it easier to perform [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mac OS X’
Macs, FlashBack Virus, and using the Terminal
Posted: 18th April 2012 by tcg in Apple, apps, computers, Security, softwareTags: Apple, apps, Flashback virus, Mac OS X, Onyx, security, TinkerTool, Viruses
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Updated: WinX DVD Ripper Platinum – FREE giveaway
Posted: 17th November 2011 by tcg in backup, Mac OSX, reviews, software, WindowsTags: Digiarty Software Inc., free, Mac OS X, MacX DVD Ripper, software, Windows, WinX DVD Ripper
The fine people over at Digiarty Software Inc. are doing it again: Giving me stuff to pass along to my readers for Free, and this time its for all you Windows users. So what does it do? Well, let me tell you.. in Digiarty’s own words, “No.1 fast DVD ripper software capable of ripping both [...]
MacKeeper. it ain’t free, but you can use it anyway.
Posted: 27th September 2011 by tcg in computers, Mac OSX, reviews, Security, softwareTags: free, Mac OS X, MacKeeper, maintenance, software, updates, Viruses
You may have heard of MacKeeper, but have no idea what it does, or how it works, or if it’s right for you. I’ll try to answer all that and also fill you in on a great way to use portions of it without shelling out the bucks if you are on a tight budget. [...]
OS X Lion and self inflicted headaches
Posted: 10th August 2011 by tcg in Apple, backup, computers, Mac OSX, software, WindowsTags: Apple, backup, Boot Camp, Lion, Lion Recovery Disk Assistant, Mac AppStore, Mac OS X, MacBook Pro, Recovery Partition, Windows
This post was going to be called “How to Remove your unwanted Boot Camp from OS X Lion and give yourself a major headache in the process” but that title was a little long. Let me explain by taking you back a few days with me. So you’ve installed Lion and realized you really don’t [...]
WWDC 2011: My thoughts after the Apple Kool-Aid wears off.
Posted: 7th June 2011 by tcg in Apple, hardware, iPad, iphone, iPod, Mac OSX, softwareTags: Apple, apps, iPad, iphone, iPod, iTunes, Mac OS X, Mac OSX, software, updates
There were certainly a lot of “ooohs” and “ahhhs” during the WWDC keynote June 6 announcing the latest and greatest Mac OS X Lion and the next iOS. I admit I was impressed and still am, but have a few concerns now that I’ve had a chance to see the video of the keynote [...]