Tag: OS-X
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How to change the default OS X email Application.
I’m not sure why – I must’ve changed a setting somewhere – but recently whenever I click ‘send an email’ in OS X it opens up a Chrome browser window and tries to send a new email through Gmail. I wanted to send email with the old fashioned OS X Mail app. I went searching…
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Mojave working nicely!
I have installed OS X Mojave and it is working nicely. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that some of my older and more obscure applications are still working. Photoshop CS 5.1 is working. I was expecting it to break, but as usual I just had to load the Java run script libraries and…
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How to download Mojave
Mac OS X Mojave was released this week. Don’t forget that if you have more than one Apple computer it will save you time and data if you download the installer once and then copy it across to your various computers. Don’t use the automatic update feature of OS X. Instead download the installer from…
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Automatically log in when your computer starts up
When you login OS X asks you for a password. This is a great security feature, especially if you have a laptop and you are taking it places. If you have a computer at home or in your study and you are the only one that has physical access to your computer you may want…
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Reinstall OS X with a fresh install
Apple releases a major update of OS X every year or so and for the past 10 years I have just done an automatic update, installing the new OS X on top of the old version and keeping all the existing applications and settings. When I upgraded to El Capitan I decided to do a completely fresh installation.…
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Upgrading OSX to the latest version
Since OS-X Mavericks (10.9) Apple have been releasing their OS X upgrades for free. This means if you have any version of OS X newer than 10.9 then you can upgrade it to the latest version for free. There are three ways you can upgrade. Download the Installer from Apple directly to the computer that…
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How to do a clean install of OS X Yosemite.
Apple don’t have instructions for how to do a clean installation of OS X Yosemite, but it is exactly the same as the previous version of OS X – Mavericks. So if you want a clean fresh installation of Yosemite, just follow Apple’s instructions here of Mavericks” https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14243?locale=en_US
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Should I upgrade to Yosemite?
Yosemite has just been released. Like any new OSX, it has various problems with the first release, so unless you really need it, I’d wait for the first minor update to come out to fix some of the buys. If you decide to install Yosemite, here are a few things to be aware of before you upgrade.…
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Apple’s built in Speech recognition – OS X Dictation
The built-in Mavericks OS X speech recognition is a good piece of Voice recognition software to give you a taste of what speech recognition is like, but not as good as Dragon Dictate. This is mainly due to the complete lack of any correction capability. Here’s how it compares to Dragon Naturally Speaking, and how to…
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Printing to a NON postscript Fuji Xerox printer
I have a Docucentre C4350 Fuji Xerox printer which does not have postscript installed. The normal drivers from Fuji assume you have Postscript installed. Here’s how to get the non-postscript printer going.
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Enable FTP Server in Mavericks
Here’s how to get the FTP server running in OSX 10.9 Mavericks. This is advanced and not everyone will need the FTP server. The only thing I was use it for is to receive incoming scans from my Fuji/Xerox network scanner.
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How to install Lion from scratch if you don’t have Snow Leopard.
If you have a Lion installer on a USB thumbdrive, you can use it to upgrade your Mac from Snow Leopard to Lion, but if you have an older OS you can’t upgrade. You need to fist upgrade to Snow Leopard OR erase everything and do a completely fresh install of Lion. Here’s how.
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How to match the colours on your monitor to your printer.
If you have ever designed a colour document on your computer and then printed it out on your inkjet or laser printer you may have noticed that the colours come out slightly different.
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How to make an OS X Lion USB thumb drive
Here are three different ways to put Lion on a USB thumb drive.
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How to install OSX Lion on multiple computers
Installing Lion across multiple computers.
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How to play any kind of movie on a mac including AVI files
Playing AVI files on a mac
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How to make a bootable backup of your computer
This article describes how to manually make a bootable backup of your computer using Super Duper. Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper are both paid apps. Super Duper has a free version which will do the job.
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Getting Started: Connecting a Printer to a mac
The easiest way to connect a printer to a mac is to use the USB cable to plug the printer into the computer. For most printers, that’s all you have to do.
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How to backup and restore your computer using Time Machine
This article describes how to backup your computer using Time Machine. Apple’s Time Machine is the best backup system available for the Macintosh.
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Switching to OS X
Switching to OS X from a PC is a big change. Here are a some of my random thoughts on the transition.
