No HDMI sound using Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt

Problem You are unable to get any sound via your HDMI connection to your Mac when using a Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt adapter. This may have occurred after upgrading to the Lion operating system. Solution Try the following: Check the device is selected as it may not work automatically: Click the Apple icon in the top left of the… Continue reading No HDMI sound using Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt

How to add spaces in the Dock

It is possible to section off parts of the Dock by adding spacers. Before: After: Go to the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open Terminal. You can then copy and paste the following commands into the Terminal. Once pasted, press Enter. To add a spacer to the applications side of the Dock: defaults write… Continue reading How to add spaces in the Dock

Recognition Window not showing in Dragon Dictate

Problem When dictating using Dragon Dictate, the recognition window does not show up like it may have done before. If you manually bring it up by saying “Show Recognition Window” or clicking the 123 button it may still disappear and not come back. Solution Select a tab below for the application that you are using with Dragon… Continue reading Recognition Window not showing in Dragon Dictate

Unexpected site shown when using Google

Problem In any browser, when you go to or search with Google you get a page you weren’t expecting. It may look suspicious, have popups or show server errors such as “500 Internal Server Error” while working fine on other computers. Cause This can be caused by malware modifying your hosts file. Solution Download and run… Continue reading Unexpected site shown when using Google