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Force PC restart within VMWare Fusion?
Ah yes, the so-called three-finger salute of Ctrl-Alt-Del on a Windows PC. One of those essential secret bits of information to help you retain your sanity when everything else on your Windows system...
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How do I add a virtual CD/DVD drive to a VirtualBox OS?
Linux on your Mac through VirtualBox. Nicely done! I’m actually running something even more improbable on my Mac system through Oracle’s free-to-download VirtualBox system: Solaris 11. Yup, not Linux,...
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Stop Photos importing my iPhone pictures?
When Apple decided to merge Aperture and iPhoto into the new Photos app, they made a lot of neat changes, but also seem to have chopped out almost all of the preferences and settings that those...
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Why doesn’t my Mac have audio feedback on volume change?
I think your question falls into the category of sometimes having too much control can be just as challenging as having too little control. In this case, what you’re experiencing is perfectly normal...
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Disable hovering “Pin It” button in Safari?
Pinterest is a fun and visual way to keep track of the sites you’ve visited, share great content with others and, um, learn about ten thousand ways to paint your nails or braid your hair but as with...
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Hide the menubar on second external Mac display?
I must say you have good timing with this question submission because I’ve been on the road for a few days, plugging my own MacBook Pro into the HDMI port of the TV in my hotel room and running it as a...
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Why is my Mac system beep not going to my headphones?
Usually I start out my answer by assuring you that it’s nothing you did, but in this case there’s a subtle setting in the Mac OS X system Sounds control panel that’s changed and, well, it’s quite...
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How do I change my Mac user account icon picture?
I know plenty of people who would be happy to have a cheery daisy as the picture associated with their accounts, actually. Ain’t nuthin’ wrong with no daisy! But… I can also understand if that’s not...
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Change default Mac Safari Browser search engine?
I have to admit, I see more people asking about how to change the default search engine in Internet Explorer from Bing to Google, but everyone has their favorite, and that’s okay with me! There are a...
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Cool Mac OS X calculator tricks!
When you were in school you probably kept asking yourself when you’d ever need the math that you were learning. Differentials, volume of objects, plotting formula, etc, all seem rather abstract and...
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How to Install Microsoft Office 2016 on a Mac?
You’re correct that Microsoft has just released a completely new, completely redesigned version of its flagship product, Microsoft Office, for Mac systems. In fact, it’s a cross-platform release and is...
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How do I cancel Apple Music Auto-Renewal?
That’s a great question because we’re just about at the three month mark post introduction of Apple Music, so I think a lot of people are going to be darn curious about how to check their Apple Music...
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Can I delay sending email in Apple Mail?
There’s no way to delay or defer email that you send within Apple Mail itself, but don’t give up hope because it turns out that there’s a very neat plug-in called SendLater you can install that adds...
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How do I get Split View to work on Mac OS X El Capitan?
Apple’s done a nice job with the implementation of Split View, and if you have a decent size screen — like the 15″ screen on a MacBook Pro — it’s a surprisingly intuitive way to organize information on...
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Easiest way to run Ubuntu Linux on my Mac system?
I like your professor already, requiring everyone install and run a popular Linux operating system on their computer. Almost all modern computer systems support multiple operating systems through...
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How can I require a password on wake on my iMac?
Both Mac and Windows systems are usually set up to require a password upon waking from sleep, but some companies like to disable that feature for various reasons, including demonstrating the idea that...
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Can I mute audio in Web browser tabs?
Ah yes, the super annoying auto-play video ads that include audio content and are often below the fold or otherwise where you can’t immediately see them and figure out what’s producing the sound. I’ve...
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Disable Power Nap on my Mac System?
Some while back in the evolution of Mac OS X Apple’s development team decided to subtly change what it meant to “sleep” your computer and that went from being basically a power down feature that had...
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How do I figure out bit rate and channels on mp3 music?
Congrats on deciding to record your own music. There’s never enough music in the world, so adding more is a good thing, and you’ve picked a good system by starting out on a Macintosh. Lots of great...
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Review: MegaBackup for Mac OS X
Let’s be candid. Backing up your system is a chore, a hassle. If you’re old school, you have to plug in a DVD burner and explicitly run software, or perhaps you’re slightly more modern and use an...
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