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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
Read Full PostCut & 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
Read Full PostLogin into multiple Skype accounts in Mac OS X
I am sure you must have tried / searched a lot about this and that is why you are here. But I promise that this solution works for running multiple instances of Skype on Mac OS X. Note: If you want to see it in action, then scroll to the bottom of this post for the video tutorial on how you can r
Read Full Postmysql.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
Read Full PostApple : 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
Read Full PostOS 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.
Read Full PostApple : 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
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