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change Macbook name-How to change Mac computer’s name

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Does your Mac have a different name than you’d like? Follow along for how to quickly change your Macbook name. While working on a series of posts about Find My iPhone recently. I realized that my iMac did not have a specific name attached to it. When in Find My iPhone, it would just show […]

How to add the BigBoss repository to Sileo

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In case you missed it, @0ptimo has officially implemented SHA256 for the BigBoss repository, paving the way for full Sileo support. It has announced that an upcoming Sileo update will implement the official BigBoss repository out of the box, but why wait? In this tutorial, we will show you how you can add the official […]

suggest friends on Facebook- Where is this Option now?

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Facebook is a popular and great way to connect with your friends and family for free. I was trying to suggest a friend on Facebook to another one of my friends today. Also, I opened the friends’ profile and the link to Suggest friends wasn’t there. I wonder it was used to be located under the […]

Force Quit not Working on Mac – What you can do

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When an app is dragging its feet on your Mac. You can force quit the app and try opening it again and usually. This clears the problem. On the other hand, there can sometimes be circumstances where even trying to force quit an app doesn’t seem to work. Bummer, right? Well in this article we […]

wininit.exe – What is wininit.exe and Why is it Running?

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The genuine wininit.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Windows by Microsoft. Microsoft Windows is an operating system. However, windows Initialization is a background application launcher for Windows OS. wininit.exe is responsible for running the windows initialization process. This is also an essential Windows file and we should not remove it. Windows initialization is […]

Handoff not Working on iOS and Mac – How to Fix

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Continuity and Handoff are features built into your iOS devices and Macs. It allows the devices to work more seamlessly together. With Continuity, you have instant access to a personal hotspot on demand. The ability to send and receive SMS messages and to make and also take phone calls from your Mac. It also has the […]

The Popular Game Path of Exile coming to iOS and Mac

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Grinding Gear Games has announced a plan to bring the popular free-to-play action role-playing game Path of Exile to Mac and Android. What’s more, the company is making a Mac version of the game. Path of Exile is a free-to-play fantasy-based action role-playing game originally developed for Windows. But later ported to Xbox One and […]

What is mDNSResponder .exe and Why is it Running?

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You are probably reading this because you found mDNSResponder.exe running on your computer. And you want to know what it is, and why it is there.  Fortunately, the process is not a virus. It is actually developed by Apple so no need to panic.  There, feel better?  Ok, let’s take a closer look now that […]

Windows File Explorer not Responding-How to Resolve

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The Windows File Explorer is a useful tool for users to access files and folders on your hard drive. The explorer.exe process is the user shell in Windows. You probably think of File Explorer when you hear explorer.exe mentioned. However, the process also runs the desktop, Taskbar, and other interface features. It’s an important part […]

iTunes Library-How to Fix the “Cannot be Read” Error

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So, you downloaded and installed the iTunes beta for iTunes Match without first thinking about the consequences. No sweat. After I update iTunes, I received a strange error message in iTunes library when starting the application. The File “iTunes Library.itl” cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. If you are trying to […]