Ross McKillop

Overview & Installation: rEFIt – an OS X boot manager

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based computers like the Intel Macs. You can use it to…

January 26, 2021

How to insert a Google Map into your website using iWeb

This brief tutorial will show you how to use the iWeb "Web Widget" for Google Maps to insert a Google…

January 26, 2021

How to Decrease the Width of Firefox Tabs

This short guide will explain how to decrease or "shrink" the width of the Tabs in Firefox, without having to…

January 26, 2021

How to play NES (Nintendo) Games on your Windows Mobile Smartphone

This tutorial will show you how to install and setup Pocket Nester Plus, a NES emulator for your Windows Mobile…

January 26, 2021

How to Resize macOS Web Clip Widgets

OS X 10.5 (Leopard) introduced an interesting new feature called "Web Clips". Web Clips are sections of web pages that…

January 26, 2021

How to Disable Sleep Mode When You Close the Lid on Your MacBook

This guide will show you how you can use a small (and completely free) App to make sure your MacBook…

January 5, 2021

How to install and run KDE programs in Windows

This tutorial will guide you step by step through installing KDE in Windows. … How to install and run KDE…

February 12, 2021

How to disable the confirm deletion prompt in Windows XP

Each time you delete a file (move it to the Recycle Bin) - Windows asks if you're sure you want…

June 29, 2008

How to receive a notification when your Mac power cable is unplugged

Using Unplugged and Growl, you can get notifications when your power cable is unplugged (or plugged in). Continue reading for…

January 19, 2021

Use Auslogics Disk Defrag to defragment your Windows hard drive faster

From their site - Auslogics Disk Defrag was designed to remedy system sluggishness and crashes caused by disk fragmentation. It…

January 5, 2021

How to get Detailed Information on Each Running Process in Windows

This guide will show you how to get very detailed information about any app or process running on your Windows…

January 10, 2021

How to run Dashboard Widgets on your OS X Desktop

This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to move one or more of your Dashboard Widgets from the…

January 9, 2021

How to speed up Word 2008 launch time (OS X)

If you're using Word 2008, even on a very, very fast Mac, you've probably noticed that Word 2008 can take…

January 9, 2021

How to convert .uif to .iso files in OS X

Using the free tool uif2iso4mac you can quickly and easily convert UIF files to ISOs. Continue reading for a complete…

January 9, 2021

How to Download All of your Flickr Photos on a Mac

This detailed guide will explain how to download all of your (or someone else's) photos from Flickr using a small…

January 10, 2021