How to Make Your Mac Boot Faster

Just check “Reopen windows when logging back in” when shutting down or restarting.

That’s it!

How to Make Your Mac Run Faster

After upgrading to Mavericks from Lion, I’ve noticed that it boots faster, but when after logging in, Launchpad runs slower with Loading Application text until you wait ages for it to load.

I’ve found out about how to rebuild your Launchpad Icons thus making desktop loading faster:

Note: Be sure to back-up first before doing this step since you might delete the wrong file.

Open Finder, and click on the Home Folder on your Sidebar on the left (The one with the username under Favorites).

From the View Menu (on the Menu Bar above), click Show View Options, and check Show Library Folder.

Then from your home folder, there is now a Library folder and navigate to: 

Library->Application Support->Dock.

Delete the other file with the .db extension and NOT the desktoppicture.db.

Reboot.

Click the Launchpad icon. This will rebuild the Launchpad icons so, wait for awhile.

Reboot again.

And, there you have it. The desktop boots faster since it removed the entries that are not needed. You may want to un-check Library folder view from Finder by doing the steps mentioned above.

That’s it!

Mac OS X Update 10.9.2

Hey, mac users! It's updates again, and today is an important one since it fixes the dreaded SSL bug. Be sure to backup first before updating. In this update, Safari can now save your usernames and passwords in Yahoo Mail (woohooo!). The update version is 10.9.2.

Thank you all!

Clean Your Disk For Free (Limited Time)

Hey guys, I have another nice freebie for you! Disk Diag is a tool that cleans cache and unneeded files. It's free for limited time. So, hurry!

To get it, open the Mac App Store and search for Disk Diag and install it. That's it!

Important: Be sure not to turn on the Downloads, and turn off the Mail Downloads before cleaning your disk or, it will delete everything.

Disk Diag

2020: My Country

Got a minute? Or, an hour? Or, maybe days then weeks? Then, you know it, you are flapping your wings playing this fun Sim City like game (and it’s free to play!). Go to the Mac App Store and try it!

Announcement: There will be an asteroid hitting planet Earth in a couple of hours. Be sure to capture it, it maybe your last time (hahaha). 

Warning! Been playing it for hours; it will really cost your precious time and energy.

Poser Debut 10 for Mac OS X Mavericks

I've used Poser Debut before about three years ago, and I really like it. Created a short movie about a boy who wants to get a bowl of cookies that he can't reach, and finally found a solution by using his toys to get them.

Happy Ending.

Thinking to continue the project (Hopefully).

P.S. Hey, they've added a new content called Scene in the Library Window where you can add an entire scene like an office complete with props. Real time saver!

Here's a sample of what you can do with Poser Debut, starring Jessica. I made this in one hour, the rendering time maybe 15 minutes or so. Check it out!

Poser Debut for Mac Crashing Bug Fix

I may have found a fix to crashing when quitting in Poser Debut for Mac.

Go to Preferences, set Launch to Factory Scene in Document tab. Or, you may uncheck Use external binary targets in the Misc tab. Or, select Launch to Factory State in the Interface tab.

Update: It seems that when you launch the Libraries Window and quit the application, the problem persists. I'm going to look into this further...

Last Update: The problem has been finally solved by upgrading Poser Debut to version 10 (Hey, it's sale today in TUAW: Poser Debut Sale). In case you're wondering, I'm using Mavericks (Latest Mac OS). The previous version of Poser Debut is 9, and it works in Lion without crashing bug.

Music Sunflower

Hi, Everyone! As you can see on my website (http://freethelove.magix.net), I’ve made a short cartoon using Anime Studio Debut 9 on a Mac called “Music Sunflower.” I’ve composed the music using Garageband.

So, do check it out! Thanks!

iMovie Bit

Ok. I’ve updated my iMovie from ’09 to the latest version since it’s crashing on me in Mavericks (I’ve been saving for this, and it’s just $14 bucks anyway), and there is one thing I have to say: “So far, so good!”

The first thing I do is try the software out without reading the manual, and learn much by doing, and see how intuitive the user interface is. And, I’ve been able to make a movie just as easy as clicking and dragging. Very easy (period). The only thing I can’t figure out is move the position of the text after choosing from the Title gallery. Everything went smoothly and rendering is quite fast (even if my mac is quite old). Anyway, it looks better than the previous one, and I think you’ll going to enjoy it too.

Life Can Be Fixed

No matter how ruined your life is, there is always a chance. The first step is changing your way of thinking, making it an optimist rather than being a loser. You can win. It will take some time, but it is possible. Sometimes all that you need is enough patience. Nothing can be done if there is no hard work. After a days work, enjoy life and be happy. Go out, buy some hot coffee, drink and laugh out loud!  

Happy Birthday Facebook!

Today is the 10th anniversary of Facebook.

Happy Birthday!

Nobody is Looking

The icons on my menu bar is disappearing when logging in; Inkscape, Gimp and many others are not compatible with Mavericks (Those apps I use everyday) that I have to rely on very slow CrossOver for it to work (it saves a lot of energy); iBooks’ Table of Contents are so hard to use; iTunes doesn’t default to the mini player or even play controls on the menu bar; can’t buy anything but classics on iBooks; the LCD smoothing of fonts looks terrible; PyGame module of Python is not also compatible that I use for work that I have to use Virtualbox Ubuntu just to use Eclipse and that awesome PyGame; Mavericks updated my Pages app without any permission; Logging into desktop is slow (like Windows); you still need a disk cleaner app to make it run faster (like Windows); Poser Debut is crashing and several others; Launchpad messes up and have to delete the database to refresh it; when you right-click a document or a file, and choose Open with, the icons are missing; Mac games are slow; iTunes skips when editing a photo with humongous resolutions; iPhoto’s noise reduction doesn’t affect photos with higher resolutions; iMovie crashes; Google Chrome web browser is 32-bit only; Safari doesn’t have a responsive design view; you need an app to record what’s coming out of the speaker; can’t upload my app to app store and shows errors (and have to pay a large sum just to register); and the track pad for the desktop sucks!

Macs are NOT for Gaming

Every platform has its strength and weaknesses, and the Mac is no exception. PCs are built for gaming since all games are developed for that, while Macs are built for work like web designing, HTML5 development, photo editing, music recording, iWork, and other creative, professional and office stuff.

Yes, Macs have limitations in gaming, but that’s what iPads are for. You create games for iPads using a Mac, and that is what is intended. You cannot create iPad, iPhone apps using a PC and that is its weakness.

Apps Make the World Go Around

What makes a platform great like Mac OS X? Is it the price only? Nope. Is it the User Interface? Nope. Is it the Apps? Nope. Is it the people who make these? Nope. It’s all of them.

Every factor counts. Just like people, everyone counts. There’s no that other person is more important, everyone is important. Just like the people who poured out their devotion in creating these fabulous apps that we love and use everyday; it’s something special. If you put all of these into one thing; it’s radical; it’s magical; and something great.

In with the Old, In with the New

I love art. I see works that are old, renaissance, classical, excruciatingly detailed, at the other hand, I see fresh, colourful, easy and fun modernity. Those are separate, but joined into one, it melds the best of both worlds.

Learning Mac

Computers should solve problems, not create it. What we do everyday in our lives should help us not burden us. Asking the question, “How computers can help alleviate our problems?”

Just recently, I saw a news article saying most people in our country can’t find a job. That comes as a surprise since nowadays there are so much technology that needs work. Before when I was out of work, I used Linux to find work. Because it is free and open source, I tried to hone my skills in fixing its problems and posting it to my blog. After years gone by, I was surprised to see how successful my blog was. There are literally thousands of views, and people really find it very useful. That’s my job, fixing things! Then later, I moved on.

My point is, there are millions of jobs waiting, and there are no shortage. Computers are not just things that entertain us, but it create jobs. I would suggest, to try it yourself, and years from now you will look back and smile.