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Multiple Text Copy Paste In Mac OS X

Apoorv Khatreja — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:30:58 +0000

There have been a lot of instances when I copy something, and forget to paste it. Later, I copy something else, and the data I copied gets overwritten by the freshly copied data.

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Pin, Add Shortcuts to Important Folders on Your Mac OS X Menu Bar

Apoorv Khatreja — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:52:47 +0000

While some people like to visit Finder every time they want to access a file, other place regularly used folders and files in their Mac OS X dock. Some people use Spotlight for this purpose,… Continue Reading...

Simple Digital Clock As Mac OS X Screen Saver

Apoorv Khatreja — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:07:17 +0000

While Mac OS X ships with some great screen savers, most of them are merely ornamental and provide no real functionality. The concept of screen savers were introduced to prevent something called burn-in, which happened… Continue Reading...

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Find Mac OS X Software Internet Connections With Programs With Private Eye

Apoorv Khatreja — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:31:47 +0000

An important everyday utility that I use on my Mac OS X desktop is the network MenuMeters meter, and here is what it looks like (circled in red):

This is a simple network monitor,… Continue Reading...

Test Hard Disk Read/Write Speeds In Mac OS X

Apoorv Khatreja — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:30:59 +0000

Video storage and playback, as it is today, is very different from what it was five years ago. A lot of content is being shared and distributed digitally, and in increasingly better quality. Along with… Continue Reading...

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View Detailed Audio/Video Media Files On Mac OS X

Apoorv Khatreja — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:30:44 +0000

At the core of technology today, we have content, most of which is media. Movies, music, TV shows, videos: our hard drives are full of media. The sources from which we obtain media are diverse… Continue Reading...

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Make Mac OS Faster By Releasing Unused Free Memory

Apoorv Khatreja — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:35:22 +0000

While most users with a modern MacBook Pro or iMac will never bother with looking at memory usage, simply because there is enough RAM installed to keep most apps running simultaneously without an issue, but… Continue Reading...

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Download, View, Convert, Sync E-Books on Mac OS X

Apoorv Khatreja — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:59:11 +0000

In the recent years, e-books have suddenly become immensely popular with the introduction of reading devices such as the Amazon Kindle and the Android-based Nook by Barnes & Noble. Even iOS devices have their own… Continue Reading...

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Drag, Drop To Convert Video, Audio On Mac OS X

Apoorv Khatreja — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:52:13 +0000

There are a lot of video conversion tools for Mac OS X, primarily because we like to carry around our videos, TV shows, movies, music videos and audio along with us on our MacBooks, iPods,… Continue Reading...

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Use Facebook From Mac OS X Desktop With FaceTab

Apoorv Khatreja — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:46:18 +0000

Facebook is the hottest and most popular online social community at the moment, and the addiction is global. Millions of people log on to Facebook everyday, and spend hours of their time browsing through status… Continue Reading...

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