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.