This guide will show you how to enable SSH (remote login) on your Mac OS X machine and connect to it using a private key file (.ppk) while disabling password logins (more secure). In this example, we will setup the remote connection using Putty .   Enable SSH on your Mac. Go to System Preferences ->...

If your scrambling to get SSL enabled on your website, you can create a free fully functional SSL certificate from InstantSSL.com that will work for 90 days. You can continually renew your free SSL certificate after the 90 days has lapsed, essentially giving you a fully free functional SSL certificate at no cost for an unlimited...

If you are trying to run a classic Mac OS application (Mac OS 7-9) on Mac OS X (10.12 Sierra) you will receive a warning that the classic environment is no longer supported.   You can still unofficially run classic Mac OS programs in Mac OS X. Follow the guide posted here .   We will...

If you are trying to successfully re-direct all HTTP to HTTPS traffic on an SSL website in MAMP, you may be missing a key step. Furthermore, you may have recently migrated an HTTP(S) website to MAMP and suddenly notice the HTTP to HTTP(S) redirects not working even if you kept your original .htaccess file with the...

You can quickly view the latest installed software on your Mac by viewing your Mac System Report. Follow the steps below.   Go to  -> About This Mac -> System Report…       On the left side, scroll to Installations . Here you can sort by the latest install date of software on your...

If you are trying to update your iOS device (iPhone or iPad) using iTunes, you may receive an error message after the iOS update downloads and attempts to install to your device.   The iPhone “” could not be updated. An unknown error occurred (4000).   The error most likely indicates your iPhone is already updated...