How to use Mac Recovery System
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If your Mac can't boot up, don't panic. The built-in Recovery System can get you up and running!
OS X Mavericks
Shellshock and OS X
Is Shellshock a problem for Mac users?
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Word is spreading on info security websites that there's a vulnerability in a Unix program called Bash. Bash, or Bourne-Again Shell, is standard issue on the Mac, and at this writing, the latest version of OS X — 10.9.5 — has a version that's vulnerable to this new exploit. Should Mac users be concerned about this new security issue? Sure. Should we panic? No, and here's why... What...
Surfs up!
Mavericks gets updated to bring new Safari
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It's been a busy day for Apple. After having launched iOS 8 to the public and hosting a number of updated iOS 8 apps in the App Store, the Mac-maker has now released an update to OS X Mavericks. Now, the Mac OS is at version 10.9.5, bringing with it a number of stability and performance updates. According to Apple, the update brings better stability to VPN connections as well...
Unbadge your Mac
How to enable and disable notification badges on the Mac
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Badges are those app notifications that show you that something is waiting for you — maybe a to-do list item is due, or maybe you have a new email. Sometimes badges can be helpful. Other times they can be really irritating. Here's how to activate them and deactivate them. I have to admit that I find badge notifications really annoying. Sometimes they're really helpful, and I do leave...
Lock down your lock screen
How to turn off lock screen notifications on the Mac
OS X Mavericks introduced notifications to Mac's lock screen. Here's how to turn them off, and why it matters. All sorts of applications display data in notifications. Default applications like Calendar, Mail, Messages and others do; social media services supported by Apple like Twitter and Facebook can as well. So do many web sites and third-party apps. The lock screen keeps anyone...
Ch-ch-ch-changes
New Gatekeeper for OS X requires updated signatures
OS X's Gatekeeper is a great feature that makes sure the code you're about to run on your Mac is really the code you think you're about to run. We've all seen the pop up reminding us that an application isn't signed and built by developers trusted by Apple, and we should be sure we trust the source we acquired it from before we open it. It's a vital first-step towards security...
Get yourself out of the black hole!
Black login screen on your Mac? Here's the fix!
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You restarted your Mac, and now you can't log in. The Apple boot screen appears and pinwheels for a few moments, then the screen goes black. You can still see a cursor, but you can't log in and get any further. Don't panic! We have the fix! Print these instructions out or save them to an iOS device and read them from there — I'll walk you through how to recover. What's likely...
How to manage web notifications with Mac Safari
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Beginning with OS X Mavericks Apple added the ability for web sites to push updates directly to your desktop. Such updates appear in Notification Center, and when you click on them, Safari will open and load the page. But what happens when you receive notifications you don't want anymore? Here's how to manage which sites can ping you and which can't. First of all, if you're new to OS...
How to use Safari Reading List on your Mac
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In OS X Mavericks Apple introduced the Reading List in Apple's Safari web browser. Reading List makes it easier to find content you'd like to read when you get a chance. What's more, Reading List synchronizes between your iOS and Mac devices, so you can pick up and read from anywhere. Here's how to get the most out of it. How to save pages to Safari Reading List Safari's Reading...
Does OS X 10.9.4 fix your Mac's Wi-Fi wake from sleep issue?
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Some OS X Mavericks users like me have been plagued with a problem sometime since the release of OS X 10.9 last fall: Our Macs won't wake from sleep and reconnect to the local Wi-Fi network. Apple says the problem is fixed in OS X 10.9.4. Has it been fixed for you? OS X 10.9.4 has been in testing for weeks, first available to registered Apple developers in late May and more recently to...