Modern Macs use the same underlying system architecture as Windows PCs. The only differences are in the ways Apple integrates these components and how they design the machine as a whole. This means that Macs can run Windows natively just as all PCs can and Apple actually touts this fact as one of its upsides. Install Windows without Erasing Mac OS X Apple has provided an official and built-in method of setting up Windows on a Mac while still keeping Mac OS X called Boot Camp. It no longer supports Read More

When using a Windows computer, for the most part, there is always a print screen button that allows you to capture what your screen is showing. However, when using a Mac, there isn't this option. For whatever reason, Apple didn't add a print screen button to the keyboard and therefore, it is a little harder to do a print screen. Despite this, Mac users can do many different types of print screens to grab exactly what it is they want. The first way is to do a simple, print screen. Read More

Microsoft Office is a software suite that includes a number of Microsoft programs that can be used to create tables, charts, presentations, websites, blogs, formulas, and a vast array of other documents. Microsoft Office has been popular since its introduction in 1989, which only consisted of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint at the time. Since then Microsoft Office has grown significantly larger, with the addition of Project, Access, InfoPath Designer, InfoPath Filler, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, SharePoint, Picture Manager, Clip Organizer, and Upload Center. Although Microsoft designed, owned, and Read More

The OS X operating system on a Mac lets computer users zoom out on the entire computer display without having to do so for each application that is open on the computer. This feature is embedded in the operating system as an accessibility feature and also has uses in the classroom for zooming out on multimedia displays when projected on an overhead display or television monitor. Depending on the OS X version on the Mac, users can zoom out via a variety of methods including shortcut keys, Preference menu toggling, Read More

Java is a fundamental software that is required to view many webpages (or at least webpage content) and must be downloaded on a computer. Java provides webpages with interactivity, much like Microsoft’s Silverlight software, and is used in a wide variety of online tasks such as online games, databases, interactive videos, 3D imaging, and browser based applications.   Java For Mac Java For Mac is a program package specifically designed to be used on Mac computers. Java For Mac can be found here and can be downloaded by clicking the Read More

Adobe Flash Player is a software that must be installed on any machine that attempts to access Flash based content. Since Flash can be used for so many diverse things, not having Adobe Flash Player installed may prevent a user from accessing many different types of webpages and entire services. For example, the popular video sharing tycoon, YouTube, runs entirely on Flash, allowing it to include clickable links directly within a video and display similar videos when a video is over. Essentially, Flash is used to provide interactivity within media Read More

A default keychain binds to an Administrator password upon creation and will continue to update when the Administrator password is updated via the Accounts menu. When someone forgets his/her password and is forced to utilize other means to reset it (See FAQ entitled: How do I reset a Mac OS X System Administrator (root) Password?), he/she will no longer be able to use any keychain that had a password bound to the lost password. Navigate to /Applications/Utilities/ Locate and double click the icon entitled Keychain access. This will launch a Read More

Microsoft Silverlight is a plug-in that is available for multiple browsers as well as multiple operating systems. It provides websites with interactivity. Microsoft Silverlight provides high quality video and low latency audio to create highly interactive databases and user interfaces for a number of applications. For example, most government websites such as the common county’s jail inmate database use Silverlight to allow users to easily search through public records and access relevant images, videos, and audio clips.   Silverlight For Mac Since Microsoft Silverlight was designed for cross-platform use, it Read More

Running Mac OS X in a Single User Mode allows you to do maintenance and administration tasks which would not otherwise be available to a normal user when the computer runs in a multi user mode. For example, you can run the “fsck” command to scan the disk for any errors, and fix any if found. Note that the keyboard layout set in the Single User Mode is US English, and that network access is disabled, preventing anyone from accessing the Mac remotely. Most people may only find it useful Read More

WinRAR is a popular free archiving alternative to WinZIP that is capable of archiving and extracting WinZIP archives, WinRAR archives, and a variety of other archive formats such as ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7Z, and Z. WinRAR is one of the most popular archiving programs available due to its integration into a variety of operating systems and support for a wide variety of archiving formats. WinRAR is able to compress, encrypt, archive, and extract single files or entire folders in a matter of seconds, Read More