Stopping Spotlight from indexing once started

Mac OS X

Sometimes I insert a drive and Spotlight starts to furiously go about indexing it. It the drive is not mine, or I simply don't...

Best Mac Tips - August 5, 2012

Finder

If Finder should die or lock up, there are a few ways to restart it. First try right-clicking (two-finder click, context menu click) on the...

Best Mac Tips - July 30, 2012

Browsers

I like Safari, but find it lacks certain privacy plugins/extensions I like to run. I also like using Zotero for online research, which has...

Best Mac Tips - March 7, 2012

eBooks

This post is not for the technologically faint of heart. This information will be useful to you if you have a Mac, and you don't...

Best Mac Tips - February 20, 2012

Applications / Software

Some of us don't have high-speed Internet connections. I live in a remote location and use a relatively slow mobile data stick for Internet....

Best Mac Tips - February 9, 2012

Browsers

I often find downloads will not resume when I use any of the common browsers for the downloading. They are meant to resume, but...

Best Mac Tips - February 5, 2012

Solutions & Fixes