Of all the "under the hood" components of Mac OS X, my personal favorite is preferences files. Why? For starters, they are important. They potentially affect every application you use, from the Finder ...

Apple makes the initial setup for Macs a breeze. Just input your name, select a language, choose your internet connection, and you're up and running. But chances are you're going to want to transfer ...

Last month, in Parts I and II of this tutorial series, we began our exploration of the world of preference (.plist) files. I explained what .plist files are, what they do, and where on your drive you ...