Fixing Time Machine Problems on Mavericks (OSX)

My Time Machine backups started crawling to an almost halt after updating from Snow Leopard to Mavericks. This took a while to debug and I tried many things, including reformatting my backup drive, rebuilding my Spotlight index, and excluding certain directories from the back up. In the end what it came down to was a … Continue reading →

Verifying Downloaded Software with an MD5 Hash is Easy

If you download and install open source software you are used to seeing a long string of hexadecimal numbers somewhere near the download link or in a file with a .md5 suffix. It will look something like this: ddd474c01696cc02dcaea91da1d72389 Maybe you trust the site because it looks legit, has a nice design, good font, and so … Continue reading →

How to Clean a MacBook (and other laptops)

Laptops get dirty fast and need cleaning. This is specifically for Apple macbook but it is probably safe for other laptops too if they have a glass or hard plastic screen cover. For a basic cleaning you will need. You may as well just go buy these and put them aside if you’re a regular … Continue reading →