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You want to save web sites, documents, notes, contacts or pictures as a PDF file? You can turn anything (anything that’s printable) into a PDF file directly from Mac OS X without installing any additional apps or programs.  This is a really simple tip. The PDF format has many advantages, such as  flexibility and security. By [...]

The latest update for Mac OS X has been released by Apple. The update numbered 10.8.3 is intriguing for software developers because it finally brings some security updates and also some Windows 8 support in Boot Camp as well as for hard drives which are larger than 3TB.  This of course is beneficial largely to [...]

There are several ways to take screenshots in Mac OS X.  A screenshot is simply capturing (taking a picture) the screen of your computer or an active window. Here is a summary of all the methods you can use to capture your screen. How to capture full screen or entire desktop Pressing command-shift-3 will take [...]

Mac OS X is almost always very stable, but sometimes you may encounter an app that is not so stable. Some apps may become frozen, unresponsive, or stuck. This short tip explains how to force an application to quit.  Note that when you force close an application, any unsaved changes may not be saved.  So [...]

All of your purchased/downloaded (even if you deleted them from your device) apps can be found via the App Store app if you want to re-download them. Your apps will show in the “Purchased” tab on the App Store (please see this article for more info). Several users have reported that all previously purchased/installed apps [...]

You may get an error message from iTunes saying “This movie requires QuickTime, which is not supported by this version of iTunes.” This is because iTunes 10.4 or later on OS X Lion opens by default in 64-bit mode, while older media files are not compatible with 64-bit mode and can only run in 32-bit [...]

IPhoto is part of the Apple suite called iLife, a combination of programs like Garageband, iMovie and of course iPhoto. iLife is a free part of every new Mac you buy. Although iPhoto has many great features to stock and edit your complete photo-library, scanning directly into iPhoto is not one of them. But there [...]

Apple recently announced at the WWDC in San Francisco, that the new major leap forward for Mac OS X, will be released ‘somewhere’ in July. Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) is really a huge step forward and everyone is eager to get a copy of the final release. While waiting for the big day, [...]

Shit happens: Although it is rare, even a Mac can crash. And believe it or not, it always happens at the moment you are working on something very important. Let alone all the documents, music and photo’s you stored on your Mac! Here you can read everything about the backup-program included in OSX Lion: Apple’s [...]

Microsoft Office for Mac has been the premier office suite for professionals and students since its initial launch in mid-1989. Unfortunately, Microsoft Office is expensive, bulky and has an aging interface. What if there was a free alternative that was backwards compatible with Microsoft Office files? Fortunately, there is.  OpenOffice by Oracle is an open [...]