Performance tip: Keep the Desktop clutter-free
From MacFixIt website:
Mac OS X's Desktop is the de facto location for downloaded files, and for many users, in-progress works that will either be organized later or deleted altogether. The desktop can also be gluttonous, however, becoming a catch-all for files that linger indefinitely.
Unfortunately -- aside from the effect of disarray it creates -- keeping dozens or hundreds of files on the Desktop can significantly degrade performance. Not necessarily because the system is sluggish with regard to rendering the icons on the desktop and storing them in memory persistently (which may be true in some cases), but more likely because keeping an excessive number of items on the Desktop can cause the windowserver process to generate reams of logfiles, which obviously draws resources away from other system tasks.
As such, keeping as few items as possible on the Desktop prove a surprisingly effective performance boon. Even creating a single folder on your Desktop and placing all current and future clutter inside, then logging out and back in can provide an immediately noticeable speed boost -- particularly for the Finder.
Link:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2007051510154393
Suggestion:
Make 1 or 2 aliases on the you Desktop and put the files you need quick access to there.
Posted: February 26, 2008 9:46 am by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting
Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine backups are not visible
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306928
Upgrading to a new Mac?
If you are upgrading from one Leopard-based Mac to a new Leopard-based Mac, and you wish to use Time Machine backups from the previous Mac, make sure the computer name of the new Mac (in Sharing preferences) is the same as your previous Mac's computer name was when its Time Machine backups were made. Afterwards, if the previous Mac is still on your network, give it a different computer name.
Posted: February 13, 2008 7:50 am by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Help, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Time Machine
Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine backups are not visible
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306928
Issue or symptom
In the Mac OS X 10.5 Time Machine "time travel" window, past backups may not appear if your computer name includes certain characters.
Products affected
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Time Machine
Solution
Check your computer name in Sharing preferences. Make sure the computer name only includes ASCII characters from following set and is not blank (no matter which Mac OS X language version you are using):
0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Posted: February 13, 2008 7:48 am by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Help, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Time Machine
CreativeTechs publishes weekly TechTips via email. I have found some of there "TechTips" to be very useful.
Especially for Adobe applications.
Click below to see the latest TechTip, "Don't crop use Photoshops Trim feature"
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/dont_crop_use_photoshops_trim_feature.ht...
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Posted: December 3, 2007 12:15 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Adobe, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Macintosh, Tech Tips
Have you changed any settings in the Parental Controls System Preference?
If your Widgets have disappeared, check this link below:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307022
Posted: November 19, 2007 8:48 am by Janice Canero-Conklin | 1 comment
Tags: Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Widgets
Apple Portables: Wait for pulsing sleep indicator light before moving system
When putting your Apple portable computer into sleep mode, be sure to wait a few seconds until the sleep indicator light starts pulsing before moving your Apple portable computer. The pulsing light indicates that the computer is fully asleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning.
Important: Moving your computer while the disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to startup from the hard disk.
From Apple knowledgebase article # 306830
Posted: November 5, 2007 3:55 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 1 comment
Tags: Apple Hardware, Laptop sleep, Mac Leopard OS, Mac Troubleshooting
Click the link below to go to Apple Knowledgebase article # 25392
for troubleshooting information and steps to follow to help diagnose Mac computer problems.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25392
Posted: November 5, 2007 3:08 pm by Janice Canero-Conklin | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting
