Upgrading your Mac Memory

If your looking to upgrade your memory in your laptop or desktop their is only one place to look dealram. This site is a associated with the dealmac website so you know the deals you see will be some of the best if not the best online prices your going to find. What is nice about dealram is the ease in finding the right memory for your system. You can sort by system or module. If your still unsure and want to see what kind of memory is in your machine you can go to your System Profilier which is located under the Apple Menu/About this Mac. Once in that window click on the Memory option and you will get the specifics of the RAM in your machine.

With memory prices being so low there are no excuses to max out your machine.

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Macbook Pro Firmware Update Available

Today Apple released a firmware update for the 15 and 17" MacBook Pro. More information is available here so go to your Software Update and grab the update. Apple is documenting that "this helps the fan behaviors when running under high workload conditions" Let us know if you notice any difference after the firmware update has been applied.

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My MAC is Broken!

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Easiest way to Email a Website via Safari

The easiest way we have found in sending over a link to a website is done simply by clicking Command + Shift + I

You can do this on any page your browsing so there is no need to highlight the url, copy and paste etc... a real time saver if your in a hurry.


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My Trash will not Empty!!

Here is a quick way to fix those stuck items that will not empty in your Trash.

Press and hold the mouse button on the Trash icon in the Dock. The context menu for Trash will display.
Press and hold the Option key.
Select Empty Trash from the context menu for Trash.
Release the Option key.

Keeping your Mac's Trash clean will free up HD Space so it's a good habit to keep it empty.

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SlingPlayer for iPhone Released

If your one of the few that own a Slingbox and want to stream live TV to your iPhone the long wait is finally over and the App is now available.

Here is an in depth review on the App to get you started. For more information go to their website and get all your questions answered.


MACNERD Team

Speed up your Internet Browsing Experience

Here is a quick and easy way to speed up your Internet browsing experience without having to pay a dime. It's called Open DNS and with this little add-on in your Network Preferences you might enjoy a boost in speed surfing the web.

Here is a quick way to add this functionality to any Mac.

Go into your System Preferences/Network Settings and click on your current Internet Connection on the left-hand side



Then click the Advanced Tab on the bottom right side of that window and click the add or (+) button at the bottom left corner and add in these 2 servers in no particular order.

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220









That's it! Give it a try and if you want to find out more check out their website for help or questions you may have. You can also configure your router to use Open DNS as well. Open DNS Router Setup Instr.

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Adding Domain to Contacts and Mail on your iPhone

This helpful hint courtesy of MacOSXHints is a great tip to save time when typing that email address or entering contact info. in your iPhone. Just hold down the "period" key when typing and you will be presented with all the domain options. Check out the link for further details.

iPhone Domain Entry


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Speed up iPhoto '09

Anytime we read about a way to speed up your Mac we want to share it with others. This tip courtesy of macosxhints.com talks about a quick and easy way to speed up iPhoto upon launch. While the speed boost may not be noticeable or apply to everyone it worked for us!

Speed up iPhoto '09


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