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How to Put Preferences Panes in the Dock or Launchpad

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If you’re frustrated by the fact that you are unable to add individual System Preference panes to the dock, like any other application, there is a solution called Preferences Quick Launch. Preferences Quick Launch puts preferences in their place. Preferences Quick Launch is a set of 27 tiny applications which each launch a different System Preferences pane. This allows you … [Read more...] about How to Put Preferences Panes in the Dock or Launchpad

Apple is Testing an Update for the OS X Mavericks Mail Application

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Apple has seeded employees and AppleSeed program members with an update to the OS X Mavericks Mail application for testing. The updated Mail app is Version 7.0 and is labeled as build 1822. The OS X Mavericks 10.9.0 Mail app, for comparison, is Version 7.0 with build number 1816. The update is said to fix issues with Gmail, Smart Mailboxes, and stability. Testers are asked to: … [Read more...] about Apple is Testing an Update for the OS X Mavericks Mail Application

Western Digital Warns Mac Users of Potential Data Loss When Using Its External Drives With Mavericks

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Western Digital has sent an email to customers warning them about potential data loss when connecting external hard drives to Macs running OS X Mavericks. Following up on numerous reports of data loss, the company suggests that Mac users remove the WD Drive Manager, WD Raid Manager and WD SmartWare software applications from the computers as soon as possible. It is 'urgently' … [Read more...] about Western Digital Warns Mac Users of Potential Data Loss When Using Its External Drives With Mavericks

How To Clear DNS Cache In Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks

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DNS request are usually cached, that’s good as it help to speeds up the lookups within the same host but sometimes we will want to clear the cache so it don’t hold the values that are no longer valid or we edited hosts file to block or redirect hosts or IP. To clear DNS cache in Mac OSX, we can do it with the help of Terminal. Mac OSX 10.9 Open up the application called … [Read more...] about How To Clear DNS Cache In Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks

Mac App Store Bug is Allowing Free Upgrade of Illegal and Trial iWork, Aperture Apps

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A bug in the Mac App Store is reportedly allowing users with illegal and trial copies of iWork applications and Aperture to upgrade to the latest version for free. Since the Mac App Store now detects boxed copies of iWork and allows them to be updated to the Mac App Store version, it seems the trial versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are perceived by the App Store as … [Read more...] about Mac App Store Bug is Allowing Free Upgrade of Illegal and Trial iWork, Aperture Apps

Ember Now Lets You Store Your Library in iCloud, Search Images By Color

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Ember has been updated to let you search images by color and store your Ember Library in iCloud. Ember is your digital scrapbook of things that inspire you - be it websites, photos, apps or other things. Just drag in images that you want to keep, organise them into relevant collections, annotate the images you need to give feedback on, and share your images to your favourite … [Read more...] about Ember Now Lets You Store Your Library in iCloud, Search Images By Color

John Siracusa's Extensive OS X Mavericks Review

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If you're looking for an extensive review of OS X Mavericks, John Siracusa has posted an in depth look at the new operating system for Ars Technica. Mavericks is the first California-themed release of OS X, named after "places that inspire us here in California," according to Craig Federighi, who says this naming scheme is intended to last for at least the next 10 years. The … [Read more...] about John Siracusa's Extensive OS X Mavericks Review