If after installing macOS 11 (Big Sur) your mac is running slow and the 'kernel_task' is throttling the CPU then the solution could be to delete the system extension IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext. WARNING... this should be the last resort!

All Macs using Mac OS X have several startup key combinations that affect how your computer starts up. Here is a list of 14 which affect the startup.

If you are suffering from the infamous AMD graphic card reboot issue with your later 2011 Macbook Pro laptop then I hope this fix works for you.

When copying files from macOS to a windows formatted drive, other files with the same name but hidden starting with '._' suddenly appear. How to delete them?

Overtime the Xcode simulator versions gets longer plus take-up more disk space, but how do you delete older version since there isn't a delete button?

If your Mac OS X date and time preference pane brings up the error message 'Could Not load Date & Time preference pane'. Then here is the solution I found.

Sometimes is handy to view those hidden files on your mac. The files that usually start with a '.' such as '.example_file_name'.

Here is how to import and use your own html template in apple mac mail.app. NOTE: This is based on Mac OS 10.6 so unsure about older versions.

In June 2012 apple announced they would be ditching Google Maps in order to use their iOS 6 map system. But already there are worldwide complaints.

Ever had those we pages showing Apple Mac quick keys only to read 'option', 'command' key. Here is a quick reference.

Here is a nice list of shortcut keys for using in quicktime 7 and quicktime X on the apple mac. Also it compares differences between the two.

Here is the quick-tip (only works with Mac OS 10.4 +) to enable hidden disk image formats.