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What is FileVault and how to use it on OS X
Data encryption might be useful, especially if you have some kind of files that must remain private or needs to be stored in a safe place. Here’s where comes FileVault. FileVault is an option available...
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How to ping a website using OS X’s Terminal app
When you ping a website you actually test if a remote computer or server can be reached with an Internet connection, by sending and monitoring ICMP packets. It may be useful if you want to test it, or...
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How to remotely sleep a Mac using another one with SSH login
The SSH is a little gem for OS X feels-like-hacker users. It allows you to remotely connect to your Mac using another one by entering username and password, in order to access to the system. In this...
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How to transfer purchased items from iPhone to iTunes 11 [GUIDE]
iTunes 11 is more than a simple upgrade, which brought a number of new features followed by a complete restyle of the application. Something changed also in the way we synchronize our iPhone or iPad....
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How to stop a download from the Mac App Store
So, you want to stop a heavy download, but you don’t know how to do it. In fact, in the Purchased section of the Mac App Store, you can only pause it for a while, but not delete it permanently...
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How to enable the root user on OS X; what is it and when you should use it
OS X is a UNIX-based system which needs a password in order to work properly. You may want to don’t type it when the Mac starts up, but it’s necessary when it comes to administration tools and...
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OS X is running slowly? Maybe you need to repair the permissions
Checking permissions and repair them are two things that you shouldn’t do often when running on a Mac. Difference between a .pkg file and a .dmg one is that the first one executes a guided install...
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How to block the execution of a program on Windows 7 with System’s Register
You have a number of application on your PC, but you don’t want some of them to be executed by everyone who is going to use your computer when you can’t control it. There are several ways to block a...
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How to download applications from International App Stores using Apple ID
If you want to download something from an International App Store, you will see that your Apple ID won’t work. That’s because an Apple ID can make purchases only in one country. If you want to...
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How to play retro games like Tetris and Pong using your Mac’s Terminal
Did you ever know that the Mac has a hidden folder with Terminal-compatible versions of most of the retro games? Tetris, Pong, Snake and others are all there waiting to be played once more in 21st...
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How to create a highlight reel of your best tweets with no effort using Vizify
Your Twitter timeline is so populated of tweets made in the past years that creates just a massive, plain archive. What if you can create a short and beautiful video of the best your profile has to...
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How to put together Facebook Cover photo and Profile image in one picture.
The cover represents for Facebook the one stop picture about you, and right below a thumbnail that interferes with it. What if you can put them together to create a unified photo effect like this one?...
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How to install Windows 8.1 Preview on a Mac using Boot Camp 5 drivers
Windows 8.1 is available as a free Preview for those who wants to try out the new version without waiting for autumn to come. although the simplest way to update your computer is through Windows...
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Gmail introduces Tabs for automatic Inbox filtering (and how to disable it).
The new Gmail tabbed browsing system split users in those who like it, and those who wants back the common Inbox. Gmail tabs organizes automatically new messages in up to 5 different tabs: Primary:...
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How to have an actual chance of getting your MacBook back if you lose it
One of the handiest features of iCloud is Find my iPhone; if you lose track of it you can easily see its position on a map if its connected to the Internet. Chances are that you left the cellular...
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