Tips and Techniques

Today's computing environment is obviously a lot more sophisticated than it was a few years ago. When the Internet was new, there was barely a trace of criminal activity. Unfortunately, as the Internet has become a way of life, and the...

When browsing through your files and folders in Finder, it is easy to get lost and not know where you are or what directory you are browsing. If you have several folders of the same name in different locations on your Mac, it is quite confusing...

Did you know that Mac has a very handy built-in dictionary?

Press and hold Apple+Control+D over any word in a cocoa application and up pops a Dictionary/Thesaurus. You can even move your mouse over any other word on the page and it will keep...

If your Mac is frozen and you can not do anything with your mouse, try the following keyboard shortcuts:

* Command+Option+Escape to open the “Force Quit” window in order for you to stop/terminate any frozen application

* Command+Period (...

How important is it to safely eject your external storage devices?
It is not always easy to tell whether your computer is still accessing or writing files to the external storage devices we use. Pulling a memory card out of its reader or removing...

Summer is finally here. As the days get warmer, make sure to keep your computer and other electronic gadgets nice and cool. Extreme heat can potentially damage your expensive toys. So keep these five tips in mind as you go through the summer...

The mouse, one of the greatest advances in computing history, provides you with an intuitive point-and-click method for using your computer. Depending on the type of work you're doing; however, sometimes using a mouse actually slows you down. If...