Love For Tech

There are over 900 potential ringtones hid away in your Mac and i guess not many of you know about it. These audio files are actually sound effects for Mac applications (iLife and Garageband) and all are very good quality sounds, ideal to become an exclusive ringtone. Navigate to You’ll find two folders: iLife Sound Effects [...]

Frequent write activity on a solid state drive (SSD) can severely degrade its write speed, and the effect is cumulative with ongoing use. There are certain SSD’s though, like OWC Mercury Extreme, who does not appear to suffer from the internal fragmentation issues common with other SSDs. It appears that with the upcoming OS X Lion [...]

Here’s how to go by creating an iTunes account without a credit card which could be a good idea if you give an iPod touch or an iPad as a present to a kid! If you are signed in another iTunes account, sign out first under Store in the menu bar. On the left side [...]

The iTunes Genius Mixes are really great, aren’t they? How often though you wanted to see the songs included in the playlist or the song that was coming next and you couldn’t? There’s a way to edit, save and change a Genius Mix. Create a new playlist going to File > New Playlist or by [...]

Screen sharing is the process of allowing users at a remote computer to see what is happening on your Mac’s screen. Mac screen sharing also allows you to remotely view and take control of another Mac’s screen. This can be very handy for getting or giving help with troubleshooting a problem, getting answers to questions [...]

If your Apple computer is used by multiple people or you have personal information that you don’t want other eyes to see, it may be beneficial to password protect or lock that file so that it can’t be deleted, moved or opened by other people. 1. Locate the folder or file you want to lock [...]

There are several ways to increase your download speed without upgrading your computer. 1. Check with your Internet service provider about Internet connection options. The speed of your Internet connection is the most significant variable to your download speed. If you have dial-up Internet access, consider upgrading to a Direct Service Line (DSL) or a cable [...]