#mac fixes

Remove caches to fix a slow Finder in OS X 10.10.3

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]”After upgrading to OS X 10.10.3, you may find that navigating the Finder can be arduously slow at times, where the contents of folders you open may take a while to display, and otherwise scrolling and navigating may be overall sluggish,” Topher Kessler reports for MacIssues. ” If this occurs, then you can likely fix it by clearing some Finder-related cache information…

My Mac is five years old, but still running strong. After updating to Yosemite a few weeks ago I noticed everything running painfully slow, especially with Word and Finder, which I use frequently for my writing. With a little research and some tech trial and error I found two ways to improve it:

1. Disable The Transparent Windows & Effects

Go to the Apple menu and open System Preferences

Go to Accessibility and choose Display

Check the box for Reduce Transparency

This immediately sped things up for me. Super-fancy new macs have the processor power and memory to render transparent windows, titlebars, menus, etc. Older macs have a harder time.

2. Change the Minimize Window Effect

Go to the Apple menu and open System Preferences

Choose Dock 

Next to "Minimize windows using" choose Scale Effect

If, like me, you noticed windows minimizing much slower, this should greatly help. 

An essential OS X Mavericks problem-solving guide

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Mac emergencies don’t happen often, but when they do it helps to know what to do — that’s the knowledge this short guide helps provide,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.

“Don’t overreact if things seem to be going wrong, but do ensure your Mac software is up to date and keep regular backups, just in case of problems,” Evans writes. “To identify if your Mac has a…