Tech Tips and Tutorials

Monterey installer fails with stuck progress bar Fix.
Monterey can have an upgrade issue. In some situations, the upgrade will fail and get stuck with a progress bar that never completes even after
Stop a hard drive from mounting at startup Mac OS X
1) Make sure the hard drive you want to prevent mounting at boot is mounted. 2) Launch Terminal. 3) Run the following command to find


Is my Apple Computer overheating?
Before cleaning computer is overheating. CHOKE. After Cleaning, Computer runs great. Many Mac Computers have horrible cooling. If you want to see what temperature your
Is my Hard drive failing?
How to Tell If Your Hard Drive is Failing. Here are some of the signs for a failing hard drive: Sluggish performance Disconnections (the hard


My Favorite Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Your New Favorite Mac Keyboard Shortcuts | Screen Shots It’s time to improve your speed and efficiency on your computer and give that mouse hand


How to hide desktop icons Mac Terminal
How to Hide Desktop Icons in Mac OS X using the Terminal Here’s how to have a perfectly clean desktop without deleting any files. Be


Moving Home Folders to External Drives on Mac
Moving Home Folders to External Drives on Mac If you are running out of space on your internal drive and you want to move your


SSD Trim Enabler in OS X Yosemite
About Trim in Yosemite You will want to read this article by Cindori AB. I am posting the code from his article just in case this


Render Farm
Apple Qmaster Render Farm Setup This article is old and is likely outdated. There may be relevant information for those setting up old systems. Tested