It’s back! After being hidden by default in OS X Lion, Apple has finally given users an easy and approved way of restoring the visibility of their user-level Library folder in OS X Mavericks. Here’s how to do it.
How to Disable Automatic App Updates in Mac OS X Mavericks
Automatic app updates, first introduced in iOS 7, are now available in OS X with Mavericks. While many will find the feature quite handy, power users may want to maintain greater control over what gets installed on their Mac. Here’s how to disable automatic app updates in Mavericks.
How to Manage Stored Credit Cards in iCloud Keychain
The new iCloud Keychain in OS X Mavericks promises to make managing passwords, notes, and credit cards easier by automatically offering to save them as you use them. But it’s not entirely clear how to manually manage things like credit card numbers. Here’s how.
How to Create a USB Installer for OS X Mavericks
Apple changed the way that users can create custom USB Installers for OS X Mavericks. Here’s a new method that works with Apple’s just-released operating system.
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How to Convert and Encode Audio Files with Mac OS X Finder
Apple has long included many subtle features as part of OS X. One of the most useful is a built-in audio converter in Finder. Here’s how to convert your audio files to Apple-friendly AAC using just two clicks.
How to Enable Remote Desktop Access in Windows 8
Microsoft just released a slew of new Remote Desktop client applications for iOS, Android, and OS X. But to use them, you’ll first need to configure your Windows PC to allow remote access. Here’s how to do it with Windows 8.
How to Manage Touch ID Fingerprints on the iPhone 5s
The iPhone 5s with its new Touch ID fingerprint scanner will let you store up to five authorized fingerprints. But without labels, it’s hard to keep track of which fingers are assigned. Here’s how to find out so that you can better manage your authorized prints.
How to Add Additional Time Zone Clocks to Windows
We live in an ever-shrinking, collaborative world. But it’s important to still keep track of the various time zones when working with colleagues on the other side of the planet. Here’s how to add additional time zone clocks to Windows 7 and 8.
How to Enable Full Names in iOS 7 Messages
The Messages app in iOS 7 now only displays a contact’s first name by default. For users who have lots of contacts with common first names, this can be a problem. Here’s how to configure iOS 7 to display full names in Messages once again.
Enhance the Legibility of iOS 7 by Enabling Bold Fonts
The new modern design of iOS 7 looks cool, but its thin and light fonts can be hard to read for many people. Here’s how to make things easier to see by using an option to enable bold fonts in the iOS user interface.