Tutorials for learning more about the macOS operating system and the many programs that you can run it.
In this quick guide, you will learn how to kill a process on macOS using the terminal. Killing a process will stop it immediately. You should only kill a process when it is refusing to respond when you try to close it normally. The reason for this is that a kill stops a program before it can save anything its working on. Read More...
Learn two of the quick ways that you can use to check what version of macOS you are running. You can use the terminal or desktop interface. Finding what version, you are running is made surprisingly easy by the Mac operating system. Read More...
In this quick guide, we will show you how to install and use wget on macOS. This tool lets you easily download content from the Internet. It even has the functionality to recursively download from a given link. Read More...
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to find a process using a specific port on macOS and kill it. This is useful when you need access to a port that is currently being used by another, potentially unknown process. Read More...
This tutorial will take you through a few steps to installing Redis software on a computer with macOS. We will also touch on starting and stopping the server. Lastly, we cover connecting to the Redis server. Read More...
In this quick guide, you will be learning how to generate an SSH Key Pair on macOS. These keys are used to authenticate over an SSH connection. An SSH Key is a more secure alternative to using a plaintext password to authenticate. They are significantly more complicated for a hacker to crack. Read More...
In this guide, you will be learning how you can show hidden files within the Finder app on macOS. Various system files are hidden by default within Finder, including any file or folder that starts with a dot. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to flush the DNS Cache on macOS. Clearing this cache forces your system to re-fetch domain names. This is a useful task to perform when you are having issues with using a service or trying to access a particular website. Read More...
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to force quit an app on macOS. This is useful when a program stops responding for a prolonged period of time. There are actually a few different methods to force quit out of an app. Read More...
In this guide you will be learning how to enable SSH on a Mac. Within macOS this functionality is actually called Remote Login. Using SSH you can remotely connect and manage your Mac by using the command line. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to enable full disk access on a Mac. This access grants a specific app to more features of macOS. For example, without Full Disk Access the terminal application is unable to change certain settings on your system. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Minecraft Java Edition on your Mac. These steps are super easy to follow. By the end of this guide, you will have the Minecraft Launcher installed and be able to play the latest version. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to install the Minecraft mod OptiFine on a Mac. This mod helps improve performance and graphics. OptiFine even introduces additional functionality such as HD texture packs and shaders that can drastically change Minecraft's graphics. Read More...
In this quick guide, you will be learning how to install the Steam desktop client on to a Mac. This client gives you access a wide range of games that can run on Mac devices. Read More...
In this tutorial we will be showing you how to change both the computer name and local hostname on a Mac. These names are what help identify your Mac device on your local network. Read More...
In this guide, I go through several different methods to install Node.JS and NPM on MacOS. Both of these pieces of software are essential if you plan on doing heavy server-side JavaScript development. Read More...
In this guide you will be learning how to change the PATH environment variable on macOS. The PATH variable makes running executables simpler. macOS will search any of the folders stored in this variable. Read More...
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how you can open the terminal on macOS. The terminal allows you to run commands on your Mac. Software such as the Homebrew package manager requires you to use the terminal to install it. Read More...
This tutorial guides you through the process of installing MYSQL on a Mac computer. MYSQL is a popular and widely used open-source relational database management system. It is commonly used for storing and managing data for websites and applications. Read More...
This tutorial explains how to view the current Mac address for your computer running macOS. A Mac address is a 48-bit unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller. We cover using the desktop interface or the terminal application. Read More...