Easy: Expand Virtual Box Windows (Or any Virtual Machine Disk) VMDK/VDI Disk Size in Mac OS X

Easy: Expand Virtual Box Windows (Or any Virtual Machine Disk) VMDK/VDI Disk Size in Mac OS X

Virtual Box does not offer a convenient way to expand a Windows or other virtual machine drive via the storage settings graphical interface.     Follow the steps below to expand your Virtual Box VM machine disk using vboxmanage Terminal commands.   Shutdown your Virtual Box VM. Open Terminal in Mac OS X. Navigate to the Virtual...

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Fix: Citrix Receiver Disappearing Mouse Cursor

Fix: Citrix Receiver Disappearing Mouse Cursor

If you are running the latest version of Citrix Receiver 12.8, you may be experiencing issues with your Citrix mouse pointer suddenly disappearing while you work. The only way to recover your Citrix mouse cursor is to disconnect from your Citrix session and reconnect. However, your Citrix mouse cursor will disappear randomly again.   To fix...

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Disable: You Are Opening the Application Microsoft AU Daemon for The First Time - Office Mac

Disable: You Are Opening the Application Microsoft AU Daemon for The First Time

If you launch a Microsoft Office application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,) on Mac OS X, you may receive a prompt about launching a Microsoft AU Daemon for the first time.   You are opening the application “Microsoft AU Daemon” for the first time. Are you sure you want to open this application? The application is in a...

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Remove: Mac Mail Remove Archive Mailbox Folder (And Other Folders)

Remove: Mac Mail Remove Archive Mailbox Folder (And Other Folders)

 These are separate mailboxes you can open to view specific email account information including trash, sent, spam, drafts, and more for the same email account.   However, most of us prefer to manage all of our Mac Mail eMail accounts under the default Mac Mail Inbox, Sent, Junk, and Trash folders. These “extra” mail folders will...

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Easy: Change & Print Microsoft Word Document Background Color – Mac OS X

Easy: Change & Print Microsoft Word Document Background Color – Mac OS X

You can change the background color of a Microsoft Word document (for Mac) to any color you want and print it. Follow these steps (latest version of Microsoft Word).   Click the Design tab. Select Page Color and a color to apply to your Word Document.  * In order to PRINT your Word Document with a background color, follow the steps...

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