Adobe Acrobat Pro offers powerful PDF editing and management tools, but it also installs an annoying plug-in that hijacks Safari’s built-in PDF viewer in OS X. Here’s how to disable the Acrobat Pro Safari plug-in while still maintaining access to the Acrobat desktop app when you need it.
Safari Push Notifications won’t placate the fans upset by Apple’s removal of native RSS support, but they can still be an easy way to keep track of your favorite websites. Here’s how to configure and manage them with Safari 7 in OS X Mavericks.
Apple’s OS X Mail app has long offered users the ability to preview email attachments directly in the message. While useful in many cases, some users find the previews distracting and prefer to have attachments displayed as icons. Unfortunately, an old Terminal command to do this no longer works in OS X Mavericks, but we’ll show you an app that can help.
Most people like to check a specific set of websites each day, such as local news, weather, sports scores, and stocks. Instead of bookmarking these sites and then manually launching them each morning, why not configure your Mac to launch them for you when you log in? Here’s how to have websites launch automatically at login in OS X.
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The ‘Open With’ menu in OS X is a handy way to open files without using the default app. But various factors such as app upgrades or system migrations might lead to this list containing duplicates over time. Here’s how to remove those duplicates and get the Open With menu under control again by rebuilding the LaunchServices database.
OS X’s built-in search feature is a powerful and convenient way to find files on your Mac, but results for system files like preferences and packages aren’t returned by default. This is fine for most users, but power users looking to tweak or troubleshoot their Mac or apps will find the limitation frustrating. Thankfully, a simple change to Finder’s search parameters can bring system files back to your search results.
Many Apple users love iCloud’s ability to instantly sync documents between Macs and iOS devices, but some users want to retain the control offered by a tradition file system, with the ability to create and manage files in folders. While it’s far from perfect, Apple thankfully offers the ability to use folders in iCloud, although the process is a bit hidden.
Most iMacs since 2009 contain a very neat feature called Target Display Mode. This mode lets users attach other sources, such as Blu-ray players, video game consoles, and even other Macs, to the iMac’s DisplayPort or Thunderbolt connection and use the iMac as an external display. But there are many caveats, so read on to find out if Target Display Mode is right for you.
Did you know that OS X has a powerful whole disk encryption feature built right in? If you’re looking for ways to protect sensitive business and personal data, encryption with Apple’s FileVault might be the way to go. Here’s an overview of the feature and instructions for enabling it on your Mac.
Most Mac users never need to access the hosts file, but this powerful file can let you do some neat things when it comes to mapping website hostnames. Here are two ways to edit your hosts file using TextEdit and the UNIX nano text editor.