MacOSG: How to change the User short name or Home directory name in Leopard
Periodically someone will buy a used Mac and I’ll get asked how to change the User short name or Home directory name. I generally discourage people from doing this, because if something goes kitty wampus, permissions can get so messed up, that your Mac can become unusable. The best solution…
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MacOSG: Shortcut to resetting SMC on MacBook Pro (Late 2008 and later)
The System Management Controller—or SMC for short—is an integrated circuit (computer chip) that is on the logic board of the computer. As the name implies, it is responsible for power management of the computer. It controls backlighting, hard disk spin down, sleep and wake, some charging aspects, trackpad control, and…
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Apple’s stance on noisy 500GB 7200 RPM MacBook Pro hard drives: ‘expected behavior’
Recently, we ran a story about 17” MacBook Pro’s owners having problems with 500GB 7200RPM drives. This thread at Apple Discussions has over 43,000 views already, with many owners basically getting frustrated being told that there is nothing wrong with their units. bruce.mckenzie has this to say about his recent…
MacOSG: How to reset your optical disc drive to eliminate noise (video)
Have you ever heard your optical disc drive produce an unusual series of noises when the computer starts up or is woken up from sleep? Listen to a demo of the noise here.
MacOSG: How to increase mouse scrolling speed in Firefox
If you are using Firefox on your Mac, you might have wondered how you can change mouse scroll speed. To do that, simply follow the directions below.
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Grab some attention by colorizing your Mac notebook (video)
Have you ever thought about colorizing your Mac notebook? Well, you have a few options. There’s a company called Colorware that will actually paint your notebook if you send it to them. They do a great job, but it is quite costly.
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