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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/enable-smooth-scrolling-firefox.jpg" alt="Enable Smooth Scrolling in Firefox for OS X" title="enable-smooth-scrolling-firefox" width="620" height="411" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29757" /></p> <p>Firefox is a great web browser but it has a few quirks that make it a less than ideal browser for OS X Lion and Mountain Lion users. A major issue is scrolling performance, which can stutter or appear slow and clunky, it’s noticeable enough that certainly anyone who has used Firefox in Mac OS X has experienced it before. Here’s the strange part, it’s com…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/get-mac-cpu-info-command-line.jpg" alt="Get extended CPU information from the command line" title="get-mac-cpu-info-command-line" width="620" height="246" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29748" /></p> <p>Using sysctl we can get extended information on a Macs processor, covering everything from CPU brand and identifier, clock speed, number of cores, thread count, thermal sensor data, cache size, and some significantly more technical information. </p> <p>Launch the Terminal and enter the following command:</p> <p><code>sy…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imac-macbook-air-ipad.jpg" alt="iMac, MacBook Air, iPad" title="imac-macbook-air-ipad" width="620" height="388" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29751" /></p> <p>It seems like all Mac users these days have an iPhone or iPad to compliment their setups, and this weeks <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-setups/">Mac setup shot</a> from Andreas H has the best of all worlds. Hardware shown is:</p> <ul> <li>iMac 27″ (Mid 2010)</li> <li>MacBook Air 13″ (Mid 2011)</li> <li>iPhone 4S, black, 32 GB…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/focus-exposure-lock-iphone-camera.jpg" alt="Focus and exposure lock on iPhone camera" title="focus-exposure-lock-iphone-camera" width="620" height="199" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29741" /></p> <p>You probably know that tapping once on the screen within the Camera app will cause the iPhone to automatically focus and adjust exposure to that region, but if you’re trying to take a picture with challenging lighting or depth conditions the auto adjustments are not always ideal. Instead, use focus and exposure lock to get the exact lighting and focus y…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/temporarily-disable-login-items.jpg" alt="Temporarily Disable Login Items in Mac OS X" title="temporarily-disable-login-items" width="456" height="333" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29737" /> </p> <p>Login Items are applications and helpers that launch immediately when a user logs in to Mac OS X. These are <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2006/11/29/how-to-launch-application-on-system-start-in-mac-os-x/">easily adjusted</a> in system preferences, but you can also temporarily disable them on a per-boot and per-login basis.</p> <p&gt…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/beam-photos-iphoto-ios.jpg" alt="Beam photos from iPhoto for iOS between iPad and iPhone" title="beam-photos-iphoto-ios" width="620" height="374" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29718" /></p> <p>iPhoto for iOS has a great feature that lets you wirelessly beam pictures from one iOS device to another, this means that if you’re editing a photo on an iPad you can immediately send it over to an iPhone and vice versa, without ever leaving the app.</p> <ol> <li>Launch iPhoto on both iOS devices</li> <li>Tap the gear icon in the l…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/convert-sim-to-micro-sim.jpg" alt="Convert a SIM card to Micro SIM by cutting it" title="convert-sim-to-micro-sim" width="620" height="374" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29709" /></p> <p>If you’ve opened the sim card tray on a newer iPhone, you’ve probably noticed the card is considerably smaller than an average sim, these tiny cards are known as a micro SIM. The smaller SIM format is gaining traction but there are still tons of cell providers and phones that use the regular sized SIM card, including T-Mobile, many prepaid plans. and pay-go plans that y…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/change-file-lock-duration-mac-os-x1.jpg" alt="Change File Lock Duration in Mac OS X" title="change-file-lock-duration-mac-os-x" width="620" height="417" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29704" /></p> <p>Mac OS X Lion introduced the file locking feature, which causes any files to automatically lock themselves after a period of time to prevent accidental edits from occurring. You’ve probably seen the resulting message lock before, informing you a file has been locked because recent changes haven’t been made. The time it takes for that automatic file locking …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/share-files-from-address-book.jpg" alt="Share Files on a Mac without creating a new user account with Apple ID" title="share-files-from-address-book" width="620" height="509" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29698" /></p> <p>OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion allow you to share files securely with another individual without creating a new user account for them. Instead, authentication gets handled by the individuals Apple ID, and a separate password is set to allow that Apple ID to share files and folders on your Mac. This is preferable to creating a new use…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mail-font-size-iphone.jpg" alt="Change Mail font size on iPhone" title="mail-font-size-iphone" width="620" height="413" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29692" /></p> <p>The font size of mail messages can appear really small on the iPhone screen. Depending on the quality of your eyesight you can increase the text size considerably by adjusting the minimum displayed font size within Mail settings:</p> <ol> <li>Tap on “Settings” and tap on “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”</li> <li>Scroll down to and tap on “Minimize Font Size”<…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/speed-up-mac-boot.jpg" alt="Speed up Mac Boot time" title="speed-up-mac-boot" width="615" height="359" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29684" /></p> <p>If your Mac is feeling sluggish when booting or starting up it’s probably a result of a few things: a bloated login item list, too many windows being restored, a super slow external drive that takes forever to be accessed, or even just the general hard disk speed. The good news is that most of these are very quick to fix, so follow along and you’ll be starting up a Mac quicker in no time at all. </p>…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/free-up-storage-space-ios.jpg" alt="Free Up Storage Space in iOS" title="free-up-storage-space-ios" width="620" height="80" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29668" /></p> <p>Are you feeling the pinch of the limited storage capacity on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch? If you are running low on space, check out these tricks to greatly ease any potential storage squeeze you may be experiencing with your iOS gear. </p> <ol> <li><strong>Regularly Remove Photos & Video</strong> – If you use iCloud and have Photo Stream enabled…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/free-up-memory-mac.jpg" alt="Free Up Memory in Mac OS X" title="free-up-memory-mac" width="620" height="329" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29635" /></p> <p>Mac OS X has fairly good memory management but it’s not perfect, and sometimes RAM can be held unnecessarily in the “inactive” state despite the contents no longer being needed. If you’ve been participating in memory heavy activities or you just need to free up some available RAM you can actually force Mac OS X to clear out inactive memory. </p> <ul> <li>Launch Terminal, found in …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/uninstall-diablo-3-beta.jpg" alt="Uninstall Diablo 3 Beta" title="uninstall-diablo-3-beta" width="620" height="459" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29655" /></p> <p>The Diablo 3 Open Beta was a lot of fun and certainly got everyone excited for <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/15/diablo-3-release-date/">the May 15 public release</a>, but now that the Diablo III Beta client can’t be used any more it’s time to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/20/uninstall-mac-applications/">uninstall the app</a> from your Mac. This will free u…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/redsn0w-0-9-10b8.jpg" alt="Redsn0w 0.9.10b8" title="redsn0w-0-9-10b8" width="620" height="430" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29649" /></p> <p>Right alongside the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/23/unlock-any-iphone-4s-iphone-iphone-3gs-using-sam/">new SAM iPhone unlock method</a> is an updated version of Redsn0w which helps users preserve their unlock. Dubbed Redsn0w 0.9.10b8, the updated release does not include any new jailbreaks and is only useful for individuals looking to save an iPhone unlock achieved through the Subscriber Artifi…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/unlock-iphone-sam.jpg" alt="Unlock any iPhone using SAM" title="unlock-iphone-sam" width="620" height="353" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29639" /></p> <p>A new unlock method has been discovered that works on every iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 3GS running iOS 5, iOS 5.0.1, and even iOS 5.1, the only requirement is the iPhone must be jailbroken already. If you’re already jailbroke go ahead, otherwise <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/08/jailbreak-ios-5-1-redsn0w-tethered/">here are guides to jailbreak iOS 5.1</a> and <a href="http://…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ghetto-iphone-cable.jpg" alt="Jury Rigged iPhone fraying cable repair " title="ghetto-iphone-cable" width="620" height="410" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29626" /></p> <p>Have a fraying iPhone or iPod USB sync cable? Welcome to the frayed cable club. Now, you have a few choices if you’re <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/fun/">floating the boat</a> of cable frays: try to get Apple to replace it for free at about a 40% success rate, shell out $29.99 for an official cable, jury rig a hideous repair by slapping on some electrical or duct t…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/format-drive-pc-mac.jpg" alt="Format a drive for PC & Mac" title="format-drive-pc-mac" width="620" height="308" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29615" /></p> <p>Formatting a hard drive or USB flash disk to be compatible with both a Mac and Windows PC is extremely easy, we’ll walk you through the process in a few simple steps. Remember, formatting a drive erases all data contained on it so back up important files before proceeding.</p> <ul> <li>Launch Disk Utility, found within /Applications/Utilities/</li> <li>Connect …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/disable-pinch-zoom-mac.jpg" alt="Disable Pinch to Zoom in Mac OS X" title="disable-pinch-zoom-mac" width="620" height="494" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29398" /></p> <p>The pinch to zoom <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/20/mac-multi-touch-gestures/">gesture</a> is one of those features borrowed from iOS that has since come to the Mac OS X platform. It’s a natural fit for iOS and even in some places within OS X, but it’s also much easier to accidentally activate on the Mac when doing something simple like browsing the web. All it takes …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/remove-os-x-mountain-lion.jpg" alt="Remove OS X Mountain Lion" title="remove-os-x-mountain-lion" width="576" height="396" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29569" /></p> <p>For those <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/19/dual-boot-os-x-10-7-lion-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion/">dual booting between OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion</a>, or any other two versions of OS X for that matter, there comes a time when you inevitably want to remove one of the operating systems. For this walkthrough we’ll assume the boot partition you want to delete is one of t…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/unlock-iphone.jpg" alt="Unlock an iPhone through AT&T online chat" title="unlock-iphone" width="620" height="353" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29593" /></p> <p>If you own an iPhone that is not part of a contract with AT&T, you can now officially unlock the device for use on other networks. We’ve discussed this before and our previous <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/09/unlock-iphone-att/">guide on unlocking the iPhone through AT&T</a> focused on calling a special direct line, but now we’ll show you how to unlock an iPhone en…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/scroll-to-top-ios.jpg" alt="Instantly Scroll to Top in iOS" title="scroll-to-top-ios" width="616" height="434" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29575" /></p> <p>The next time you’re scrolled far down on a web page in Safari, at the bottom of a Contacts list, deep in Mail, or just buried down the screen of any other iOS app, simply <strong>tap on the title bar clock</strong> in iOS to immediately scroll to the top of the screen. </p> <p>This is one of those tips that is hard to live without as it’s much faster than manually sliding …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imac-macbook-pro-ipad.jpeg" alt="" title="iMac, MacBook Pro, and iPad 3" width="620" height="437" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29582" /></p> <p>It’s rare to find a Mac user that doesn’t have other Apple gear, and this Mac setup from Steve B is no exception. The setup includes a little bit of everything:</p> <ul> <li>21″ iMac (late 2011)</li> <li>13″ MacBook Pro (late 2011)</li> <li>iPad (3rd gen)</li> <li>iPhone 4</li> <li>iPod touch (1st gen)</li> <li>iPod Touch (late…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/verify-icloud-password.jpg" alt="Verify iCloud Password message on iPhone" title="verify-icloud-password" width="620" height="338" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29557" /></p> <p>Many iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users are annoyed with a constant message asking to “Verify iCloud Password: iCloud Backup requires that you verify your password.”, the popup dialog shows up randomly but most often when unlocking a device after periods of inactivity. Clicking OK and entering the password makes it go away for the time being, but it generally comes right back af…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photoshop-cs6-color-theme.jpg" alt="Change Photoshop CS6 Color Theme" title="photoshop-cs6-color-theme" width="525" height="422" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29550" /></p> <p>Don’t like the dark user interface and color scheme of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/22/adobe-photoshop-cs6-beta-free-download/">the Photoshop CS6 beta</a>? You can easily change it by cycling through four different theme choices, ranging from the default darkest grey, dark grey, medium grey, and light gray.</p> <p>Hit <strong>Shift+Function+F…