How To: Mac Reset Bluetooth Preferences for Bluetooth Issues

How To: Mac Reset Bluetooth Preferences for Bluetooth Issues

Is Bluetooth on your Mac acting up recently? Are you loosing connection with a Bluetooth speaker randomly? Are you still able to pair Bluetooth devices to your Mac? You can try to reset your Mac Bluetooth settings which is found in a secret debug menu. Follow the steps below.   Note: Resetting the Bluetooth on Mac...

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How To: Mac X Bring Dashboard Widgets to Front Desktop

How To: Mac X Bring Dashboard Widgets to Front Desktop

Want to always see and use your favorite Dashboard Widget? You can bring Mac X Dashboard items to your Desktop and make them show persistently. Follow these steps.   1. Find your Dashboard hotkey. Go to System Preferences -> Mission Control and see your hot key for Dashboard.   2. While still in Mission Control, ensure...

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How To: Mac X Change DNS Servers

How To: Mac X Change DNS Servers

Your Mac uses DNS to be able to connect to any internet domain address – like http://becomethesolution.com. Basically, without DNS you would never be able to type a web address name into your web browser and have it resolve. You never need to worry about managing your DNS because your ISP (Internet Service Provider) (such as...

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How To: Mac Empty Trash Immediately

How To: Mac Empty Trash Immediately

Are you sick of seeing the Are you sure you want to permanently erase the items in the Trash? Message? You can disable this prompt which allows you to instantly delete anything in your trash bin.   1. Go to Finder Menu -> Preferences     2. Uncheck Show warning before emptying the Trash





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How To: Flush DNS Mac OS X

How To: Flush DNS Mac OS X

If you are experiencing issues browsing web pages in your Safari, Firefox, or Google Chrome, you may need to flush your DNS cache.   1. Open Terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) 2. Type the following: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; 3. You will be prompted to enter your Mac account password. Your cache...

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