Mac Kindergarten

It’s not only about the operating system, one uses. What makes a computer great is the software you can run on it - and for Macs there is a lot of great software out there.

In the next two post we will have a installing-software roundup. We will cover all forms, software for your Mac can come in, how to handle different file types and how to install applications. In the following post we will look at how to remove software from your Mac again.

At the end of this post we have a list of great sites to get (mostly freeware) applications for your Mac.

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Previously, we looked at how to temporarily override the warning of “all files being removed permanently” when you empty the Trash.If you want to turn this into the default behavior and never display that warning again, read on. (more…)

Every time you control-click your trash bin to select Empty Trash, you have to confirm that “you want to remove the items in the Trash permanently”.

If you are sure, that you want to do it and are annoyed by this confirmation, just hold down the option key, before you click Empty Trash - no more questions asked.

To set up this permanently, read this post.