OS X WiFi Issues

========= QUESTION --------- Ever since I upgraded to OS X Yosemite, and iOS8, WiFi has been ridiculously buggy and slow on my Mac. Is there a fix for this?   ========= ANSWER --------- The best fix we have found for this, and honestly, have not seen the greatest success with it is to run the [...]

By |2015-01-12T14:57:28+00:00January 12th, 2015|Apple, Computers, Documentation, iOS, Mac, Networking, Wireless|Comments Off on OS X WiFi Issues

OS X: Substitute Text In Documents

========= QUESTION --------- In OS X Yosemite, every time I type two dashes in a row, or --- or ---------, it automatically converts it to a long dash, or EM Dash. How do I change this auto correct?   ========= ANSWER --------- In older versions of OS X (Mavericks), all you had to do was [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:24+00:00December 17th, 2014|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Mac|Comments Off on OS X: Substitute Text In Documents

OS X: Screen Recording

========= QUESTION --------- How can I do a quick screen recording on my Mac?   ========= ANSWER --------- Using QuickTime Player - simply select File > New Screen Recording.   ========= EXAMPLES --------- OS X Screen Clip Screen Snip   ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS ---------   ========= REF ---------   --- http://anySiteSupport.com http://anySiteHosting.com

By |2014-07-05T07:48:41+00:00July 5th, 2014|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Mac|Comments Off on OS X: Screen Recording

OS X: Create an ISO Image File

========= QUESTION --------- How do you create an ISO file in OS X? How do I create an ISO Image File on Mac?   ========= ANSWER --------- Insert the CD Open Disk Utility Click the New Image button Select "DVD/CD Master" from the Image Format drop down list, and Save. Now simply rename the FILENAME.cdr [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:25+00:00May 4th, 2014|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Mac|Comments Off on OS X: Create an ISO Image File

OS X Mail: Clearing Cached Email Addresses

========= QUESTION --------- How do I clear cached email addresses from popping up every time I type in an address in a new email?  I need to get rid of a an address that keeps popping up in suggested contacts every time I address a new email - how do I do this?   ========= ANSWER [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:26+00:00March 19th, 2014|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Mac|Comments Off on OS X Mail: Clearing Cached Email Addresses

OS X Show Hidden Files

========= QUESTION ---------I am a web developer and need to be able to see files like .htaccess in Finder in Mac, but when I download them from FTP, they are hidden so I can't edit them.    ========= ANSWER ---------Open TERMINALEnter the following command:  defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUEkillall Finder To reset to hide them [...]

By |2013-08-30T09:25:20+00:00August 30th, 2013|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Mac|Comments Off on OS X Show Hidden Files

Disk Space Analysis

========= QUESTION --------- How can I get a good view of how much disk space is being used by each folder in my hierarchy?   ========= ANSWER --------- Microsoft Windows http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ http://windirstat.info/ http://www.freecommander.com/ --------- Mac OS http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/   ========= EXAMPLES ---------see ANSWER   ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- Disk Space Hard Disk Disk [...]

By |2011-10-17T15:32:30+00:00October 17th, 2011|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Microsoft, Windows|Comments Off on Disk Space Analysis
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