Sometimes people may find an application missing that was included with the OS X installation. If this happens there are several ways to restore the missing application. Topher, an avid Mac user for ...

You can instruct Windows 8 to restore the computer to its original state from within the operating system itself; you no longer need to boot to a recovery partition ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Sure, Apple OS X Lion (read our OS X Lion Review) is a ...

In the Mac OS it is possible to change the default program the operating system will use to open a file when you double-click on it. After you have changed this file association, though, you may want ...

Patrick Atis securely wiped his drive, and then wanted to reinstall Yosemite, the installer for which he has on an external hard drive. However, after he booted into OS X Recovery (holding down ...

After buying a new 27″ iMac last week, I was surprised to find a few missing features that I’ve been accustomed to in OS X Lion on other machines, including the removal of many desktop wallpapers. In ...

If you haven't had the opportunity to restore the OS on your BlackBerry, you're lucky. Seeing a blank screen with "App Error 523" or something similar is not a pretty ...

The brightness for Apple's monitors is adjusted in the OS X Displays system preferences. Here's what to do if that setting is missing. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...