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Where is the Network Utility in OS X Mavericks?

March 26, 2014 by Richard Vincenti Jr Leave a Comment

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In OS X the network utility has been a efficient and convenient way to perform basic tests on your network like ping , trace route, netstat, whois, finger, and port scan. The utility provides all of these tools with the benefit of having a nice graphical user interface to work with (GUI).

The Network Utility has always been included with the installation of OS X and it still is with Mavericks, but it’s no longer in your main applications folder. It has been moved to (/System/Library/CoreServices/Applications).

  • You can easily find the Network Utility in OS X Mavericks by Using Spotlight (the magnifying glass in the top right corner of the screen) and Typing “Network Utility”.

Filed Under: Apple, Apps, Guides, How To, Internet, Networking, OSX Tagged With: applications, Apps, Computers, finger, Guide, Help, How To, internet, mavericks, netstat, Networking, OS X, ping, port scan, Software, trace route, whois

How To Use Emoji Icons On a Mac

September 21, 2013 by Richard Vincenti Jr Leave a Comment

Emoji icons are a popular set of ideograms that became available on the iPhone with iOS 5 and are commonly used to when sending messages. But did you know you can use them on the Mac as well?

Whether your writing yourself a note or using Messages to talk to a friend, you can easily add Emoji icons to your text by following these easy steps.

(*Please note that will will need to have OS X Lion or later to access Emoji Icons.)

  • First, open the application that you want to use an Emoji Icon with. (In this case we’re using Messages.)
  • Head to the menu bar at the top of the screen and click “Edit”.
  • Select “Special Characters” or press Option+Command+T on your keyboard.

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  • Select an Emoji from the list.

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  • Drag and drop the Emoji wherever your text is and your done!

Filed Under: Apple, Apps, Guides, How To, iOS, iPhone, Mac, OSX, Software Tagged With: Apple, Apps, Emoji icons, Guide, How To, iOS, iOS 5, lion, Mac, Messages, notes, OS X, Software

Blizzard to Shut Down Diablo III Real Money Auction House

September 17, 2013 by Richard Vincenti Jr Leave a Comment

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Blizzard Entertainment has sent out emails to Diablo III owners with a notice that they are going to be shutting down the real money auction house on March 18, 2014.

The new feature initially received quite a bit of criticism but seemed to be holding it’s own during the first few months of the games release. Over time, Blizzard has changed it’s view of how the real money auction house impacts the game and has decided that it “ultimately undermines Diablo’s core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot.” Below is the official notice. Your can also read Blizzard’s blog post about the closure.

“We are writing tell you about an important change to Diablo III: we’re going to be removing the gold and real-money auction house system from the game.

When we initially designed and implemented the auction house system, the driving goal was to provide a convenient and secure system for trades. But after much review and player feedback, it became increasingly clear that despite the benefits of the AH system and the fact that many players around the world use it, it ultimately undermines Diablo’s core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot.

We’re working out the details of how the auction house system will be shut down, but we wanted to share the news as soon as we made the decision in order to give everyone as much advance notice as possible. Please note that the final shutdown will occur on March 18, 2014. We will keep everyone informed as we work through this process, but feel free to check out our blog post on the subject, and stay tuned to Diablo 3.com for further details.

– The Diablo III team

Filed Under: Computers, Games, Mac, News, OSX, PC, Windows Tagged With: blizzard entertainment, Diablo, Diablo III, Gaming, Mac, News, OS X, PC, Real Money Auction House, shut down, update, video games, Windows

How To Reset Your Login Password For OS X

August 24, 2013 by Richard Vincenti Jr Leave a Comment

If your completely locked out of your OS X login, don’t worry, there is a quick and easy way to get you back in.

Please note that for this process you will need a copy of OS X  and a disc drive to perform this reset.Shiny metallic icon

  • Insert the OS X install disc into your machine.
  • Restart your Mac and during the initial boot up, hold down the “C” key. You should now be booting from the DVD.
  • On the menu above select Installer then Reset Password
  • Choose the account you want to change the password on.
  • Change your Password
  • Reboot and you’re done.

 

Filed Under: Apple, Computers, Guides, How To, Mac, Software Tagged With: Apple, disc drive, dvd, Guide, How To, Mac, OS X, OSX login, reset password

Apple Announces OSX Mavericks

June 10, 2013 by Richard Vincenti Jr Leave a Comment

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Apple has announced OS X Mavericks which will replace Mountain Lion as the latest OS for the Mac later this Fall. OS X Mavericks introduces many new features to the desktop OS that many will appreciate including the addition of iBooks, Finder Tabs, Finder Tags, Better Integration of Full Screen Apps across multiple displays, Safari Updates and Notification changes.

iBooks

iBooks will now be available on the Mac. This feature is really nice and something many users will probably appreciate more and more once they start using it. This feature will prove especially useful for those in learning environments who wish to have a nice side-by-side book to word processor desktop area. Obviously, this is also nice if you want to be able to read on a much larger form factor, like perhaps a 30″ screen.

Finder Tabs

Finder tabs will add the same great tabbing features already present in Safari into finder. You create new tabs on the fly and even drag and drop content from one tab to another.

Notifications

Notifications will now be much more interactive by allowing you to reply to a message right in the notification itself. You can choose to receive breaking news from websites and even see everything that happened while you were away right on your Mac lock screen.

Tags

Apple has introduced Tags into finder. You can now tag any documents you like by with a named and colored tag. You can search and sort by tag and even create tags on the fly.

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OS X Mavericks “Tags”

 Full Screen Apps

Finally! You will be able to have different full screen apps running on different displays without rendering one screen useless. You can even push your desktop onto Apple TV. You can drag App thumbnails from mission control from one screen to another seamlessly and even get access to menu bars and the dock on any display.

iCloud and Keychain

Keychain will now create secure passwords for you and then remember them all with strong AES 256-bit encryption. It will do this across all of your devices and autofill in much of this information when needed. You will only have to input a few things like the security number on the back of your card to ensure it’s really you.

You can preview the new OS right on Apple’s website for OSX.

Filed Under: Apple, OSX Tagged With: Apple, OS X, os x Mavericks

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