Tag: Mac OS X

  • Mac Tip Of The Day

    Hold down the shift key while selecting the standard command option escape to force-quit the foreground application (vs bringing up the dialog or using the dock icon, which in this case hold option for force quit).

  • How to Verify Files with an MD5 Hash

    With so much fraud and problems with security on the internet, it’s sometimes hard to know if a file you download on the internet is what you think it is or not.  Fortunately, you have a way of taking a “fingerprint” of any file you wish to post, and likewise a way of verifying any…

  • OS X Password Reset

    My friend Jesse just posted a how-to on changing OS X passwords from singe user mode.  Working on lots of macs all the time it has come in handy.