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Repair Keychain to Fix Slow OS X Lion

contributed by David Kirk on September 7, 2011 under Apple Mac

For many users updating to OS X Lion borks the keychain causing multiple errors to be written to the console. These error can cause a system running Lion to hang or to run slowly. To fix these errors, these directions will show you how to repair your keychain to speed up your mac system.

OS X Lion: Disable Apps Opening with Last Used File or Web Page

contributed by David Kirk on September 5, 2011 under Apple Mac

Once your system is updated to OS X Lion, applications will attempt to automatically open from your last session. When you start an application, suddenly the last file you were using is staring you in the face. While many users will find this convenient, other users find this particularly annoying. Here is how to disable this new feature from Lion.

OS X Lion: Change Finder’s New Window Default Directory

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 4, 2011 under Apple Mac

By default, OS X Lion has all new Finder windows open to All My Files. If you don’t utilize this as much as you do other directories such as Documents, your Home directory or a custom folder, you can change the default and make Finder’s new window be more useful to your needs.

OS X: How to Uninstall the Adobe Flash Player

contributed by Rob Rogers on August 31, 2011 under Apple Mac

The Adobe Flash Player is a source of issues and problems such as slowing down performance and sucking the juice out of your battery. If you’ve installed the Adobe Flash Player on your Mac and are now having second thoughts about it, you can uninstall it. It is doubtful you’ll even miss it since your iOS device does so well without it. This works for Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard.

OS X Lion: How to Make Web Apps with Automator

contributed by Rob Rogers on August 23, 2011 under Apple Mac

Instead of using third party applications to make web apps for your computer, you can use Lion’s Automator to create them. These can be desktop or iPhone versions of websites so you can use them for testing your site as well. By making them an application, these web apps will appear in Launchpad.

iOS 5: How to Enable iPad’s Split Keyboard

contributed by Rob Rogers on August 19, 2011 under Apple Mac

iOS 5 gives iPad a split keyboard that allows you to type with your thumbs while holding the iPad in the Portrait and Landscape positions. This makes for much easier and faster typing. The split keyboard can be easily repositioned up or down to allow you to move it to a comfortable position.

OS X Lion: How to Enable Tab Key Navigation of All Items in Safari

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Apple Mac

Lion has changed the default functionality of using the Tab key to navigate in Safari in such a way that it only highlights text fields and pop-up menus. If you want to use Tab key navigation that highlights each item on a webpage, you have a couple of options.

OS X Lion: How to Refresh Launchpad

contributed by Rob Rogers on August 16, 2011 under Apple Mac

If you are installing software on your computer that wasn’t purchased via the App Store, you may run into problems where Launchpad isn’t updating to reflect the new installation. By deleting the associated .db files, you can force the system to rebuild them and refresh Launchpad.

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