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Posts Tagged Apple

OS X Terminal Slow at startup

If you are using Mac OS X you might have noticed that, Terminal can become noticeably slow on launch. Terminal application should be fast enough, since it does not have any complex UI or plugins to be loaded. Unfortunately, it became so slow that it takes atleast 10 seconds after it's launch, before

Mac OS X: 2 ways to lock screen without any app

There are many blog posts on Internet which discuss about Locking screen of your Mac. Some discuss using Automator while other just ask you to install a 3rd party App, paid or free. However, there are two quick ways using which you can lock screen with just 2 clicks or even without a click of the tr

Cut & Paste in Mac OS X Lion

Mac Os X never had an option to "cut" files within the finder and everyone kind of missed it, especially the windows users. But Apple has include this option in Lion OS X. Many of you all have already discovered it and are using it. So let's see how can you cut & paste in Mac OS X. You can si

A tribute to Steve Jobs – A man that can never die

Yes, it's true that Steve Jobs can never die. We are sure no one in this world can replace this man. The world can never forget the revolution he brought with the awesome apple products. Here is a small tribute from our side to the tech world's most respected man (few will disagree). Tribute to Ste

Turn Off Auto Correct in Mac OS X Lion

You might have noticed the "Auto Correct" feature of OS X Lion. It's really helpful but at times it becomes simply annoying. For example, when I tweet I do not want my tweets to be auto-corrected. You might want to turn off this feature cause it tries to auto correct tech terms, slang and many o

mysql.sock path in Mac OS X

In my last post I discuss how to enable PHP over Apache in Mac OS X lion and today I bumped into a new problem. The problem is that when you install MySQL on Mac OS X and try to connect it via PHP, you will get an error. This error is thrown due to the fact that the path of the MySQL sockets are dif

Use Spotlight as calculator

This is a quick, short but nifty trick in OS X. When I shifted from Windows / Linux to MAC, I used calculator the old way. Open the calculator first and then punch in the values to get results. Probably Spotlight thought a better way out and said why punch the arithmetic equations in some other util

Apple : Not a review but My Experience with OS X Lion

So I was one of the lucky ones who got free upgrade to OS X Lion because my Apple machine was purchased between June 06, 2011 and July 20, 2011. I am not going to call it as a Review since there are many over the internet. Instead what I am going to share is my experience with OS X Lion ever since

OS X LION: How to change Launchpad’s background color

With OS X Lion comes the great Launchpad which allows you to launch applications with just one click. And hence changing it's background should also be straight forward. It does not actually changes the background, but instead changes "effects" of the current background image or desktop's wallpaper.

Apple : How to redeem your free copy of Lion OS X

Yes, the latest version of OS X is out and is called Lion . You can upgrade it from the App store or right from the website, it costs 29.99 USD. However, if you have purchased your MAC between June 06, 2011 and July 20, 2011 then your system qualifies for a free upgrade to OS X Lion. YaY !! Nice

How to hide all icons from MAC desktop

Every time I download a file or save something on Desktop, I promise myself that it will be soon moved to it's actual location. But in reality I never get a chance to move that file and result a "Cluttered Desktop". It just take 2-3 days to clutter my desktop after I install a new Operating System.

First day with MacBook Pro for a windows users

I have been a Windows and Linux user ever since I came to know a computer is ! Yes, of course DOS as well in the beginning. Yesterday, was my first day with my MacBook Pro and just like the everyone else I too started to like MAC. As some friends say MAC is just a hyped version of Linux and you st

Gabtastik: An OS X Facebook client

The Facebook Sensation has traversed all over the world since it came into existence in 2004. Now almost every single person who uses internet in the world has a Facebook account. Facebook Introduced Live chat feature two years ago- A new way to communicate with your Facebook friends in real-time.

iPhone 4 to be released today

Long ago when introduction of mobile phones revolutionized the communication industry, nobody dreamed that the power of computing can be packed in this small device. With the cumulative efforts of dedicated engineers and emerging technology, we made a giant leap in the direction of Smartphones. A Sm

iPod nano gets a camera

Apple had its live event today in which they announce the new products and changes they make behind the scene. The event is covered by very few journos and gdgt.com being one of them. The pictures and the updates in this post are reference from the gdgt.com only. Steve jobs who just got his l