Please Note: Click here for the updated blog post for Instantly Locking your Screen in Mavericks. One of the most common questions I’m asked by Mac users is how to quickly lock the screen when needing to walk away from
Lion Tip: Tweaking the System Volume and Brightness Adjustments Have you ever wished that your mac didn’t make those popping noises whenever you are adjusting the volume through the keyboard? Or want to adjust the volume or brightness more precisely
One of the new features of OS X Lion was the new finder view “All My Files.” The idea behind this was that it would show all the files stored on your computer in different categories (such as Contacts, Spreadsheets,
Mission Control is a great new feature in Lion, however as it scales down all open apps and windows on your screen, it’s not always easy to clearly see which document is which. One hidden feature in Lion is that
With the introduction of Mac OS X Lion the way we resize Finder or application windows has been (IMHO) dramatically improved in that we can now resize a window from any corner or edge. Previously to Lion we could only
So you have read Darren’s great blog post on configuring Profile Manager and you decided to go for it, but even after all the wonderful advice it didn’t do what you expected, so you fiddle with it and poke it
By Richard Mallion Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update for client and server. This update includes a variety of bug fixes and security updates. Two of the most significant changes are a fix to a restoring windows
As a twice-stung Lion Server configuration engineer, I approached the Lion Profile Manager Service with much apprehension. And it did not disappoint. Please bear in mind I was using the 10.7.2 update of Lion Server at the time and was
In previous versions of Mac OS X we have been able to create a hidden administrator, this required a fair number of steps to properly hide the user. In Lion Apple have automated the process for us, all you need
Launchpad in Lion gives you a nice graphical way to browse and load all your apps. However the default backgroundpicture or ‘backdrop’ as it’s called is a blurred version of your current user’s desktop picture. There is a cheeky little