Last week I wrote a few tips about disk encryption, but I didn’t write about what to do with the startup disk on your Mac. I cannot think of any reason you shouldn’t encrypt your startup disk after ...

Need to reboot you Mac to access a new startup disc or launch with safe mode enabled so you can troubleshoot problems with OS X? Then read on for this handy list of startup options for Mac OS X ...

There are several utilities you can use on your Mac to secure it at startup. Here's how to use them to keep your Mac and data safe. Computer security is an important topic in today's digital world and ...

Forgot your Mac password? 3 ways to unlock startup disks encrypted with Apple’s FileVault Your email has been sent If you forget your Mac's login account password ...

Accessing the boot menu in OS X is a simple key press, though in some cases it requires specific timing in order to work. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author ...

Holding down the right key when you start up your Mac can fix all kinds of problems. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac If your Mac is sick, the first step is to restart it. But did you know that there ...

If your Mac is having problems, macOS has multiple keyboard combinations that you can hold to recover your system, start in safe mode, run diagnostics, and more. Here's how to use them. Apple's macOS ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We've all been there: you're merrily working on your Mac when you try to save a file and a window ...

Mac OS X 10.4.3 includes a fairly significant update to Apple's Disk Utility (located in Applications/Utilities). First, the new release can verify your computer's ...

Last week, I posted a video on how-to create an SD card startup disk for the new MacBook Pros, the ones with the built-in SD card slot. I got several e-mail responses to that video, all of them asking ...