Common Unnecessary Startup Processes

Posted Mon, 11/09/2009 - 9:16pm by Joe Steinkamp

All the following processes in this list are safe to remove:

OS X Dashboard

Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 - 9:19pm by Joe Steinkamp

OS X Dashboard is the widget platform that is built-in Mac's OS X.

The included widgets are:

Turn Off Dashboard

Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 - 9:14pm by Joe Steinkamp

OS X Dashboard is automatically turned on by default. Most people don't even use it and so it just wastes system resources.

How to Stop Unnecessary Programs from Loading at Startup

Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 12:04am by Joe Steinkamp

Easy Way:

1. Click Start Menu

2a. In Vista or Windows 7, type "msconfig" and hit Enter. 
2b. In XP, Select Run, then type "msconfig" and hit Enter.

Change Mac Window Minimization Animation

Posted Fri, 10/30/2009 - 9:19pm by Joe Steinkamp

There's a few possible reasons to change your window minimize animation. The first is that you don't like the default genie effect.

Indexing

Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 9:54am by Joe Steinkamp

Indexing is now a commonly used word because of the search everything mentality. Indexing and search are tied closely together. Search uses an index to keep track of all of its entries.

Turn Off Spotlight

Posted Tue, 10/27/2009 - 9:46am by Joe Steinkamp

Spotlight is a very nice feature of Mac OS X but it can slow down your Mac by its constant indexing of your hard drive.

Best Free Jailbroken iPhone Apps

Posted Sun, 10/25/2009 - 8:01pm by Joe Steinkamp

Backgrounder – The name kind of explains it all, it allows application to run in the background.

Evernote - Cross-Platform Note Taking App

Posted Tue, 10/20/2009 - 12:35am by Joe Steinkamp

Evernote is a very useful application for improving your productivity. At it's foundation it is a note taking application that can do much more and many devices.

Best Sites to Watch Movies Online for Free

Posted Mon, 10/19/2009 - 10:44am by Joe Steinkamp

Legal Sites

Not the best selection and not usually any new releases but LEGAL.