ShortCut in OS X -- "Forward Delete"

The new Apple keyboard remove the "forward delete" button.

And you can use short cut for fulfilling it now.

Here is the short cut.

Fn + Delete

Where is Network Utility in El Capitan?

It is easy!
You just need to type "network utility" in spotlight (the icon in the top right hand corner).
Then drag the icon of network utility to your Dock.

That's it :D

How to View Email Header in Mail app?

Ether way:

For a single email:
Select the message (highlight an email), then choose the following from the menu bar
View --> Message --> All headers

For all the email:
1. Select Mail --> Preferences
2. In "Viewing" tab, click the select box at the end of "Show message headers:"
3. Click "OK".

Use Mac Notebook in Closed Clamshell or Closed Display Mode

Requirements for closed-display mode:

• Power adapter
• External keyboard, mouse, or trackpad
• External display

Enable closed-clamshell (display closed) mode

Use these steps to enable closed-clamshell (display closed) mode.

Note: If your external display isn't recognized when it is connected and the computer is powered on, try connecting the display while the computer is asleep or while the computer is off; wake or power on the computer after you connect the display. 

If you're using a wired keyboard and mouse

1. Make sure the computer is plugged in to an outlet using the AC power adapter.
2. Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to your computer.
3. With the computer turned on connect the Mac notebook (using the appropriate Apple adapter if necessary) to the appropriate port on the external display or projector and turn the display or projector on.
4. After your computer's Desktop appears on the external display, close the computer's lid.
5. When you close the lid: 
   • In OS X Lion and later, the external display will change to a blue screen, then will show your desktop.
   • In Mac OS X v10.6.8 and earlier, wake the computer up by clicking the mouse button or by pressing a key on your external keyboard.

You should now be able to use your Mac notebook as you normally would, with a USB keyboard and mouse.

If you're using a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse on a Bluetooth enabled Mac notebook

1. Make sure the computer is plugged in to an outlet using the AC power adapter.
2. Verify that Bluetooth is turned on by using the Bluetooth pane of System Preferences or the Bluetooth menu icon.
3. Pair your Bluetooth keyboard or mouse with the computer. For step-by-step instructions, see this article for keyboard pairing or see this article for mouse pairing.
4. In System Preferences, be sure that the Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer option is selected.
5. With the computer turned on connect the Mac notebook (using the appropriate Apple adapter if necessary) to the appropriate port on the external display or projector and turn the display or projector on.
6. After your computer's Desktop appears on the external display, close the computer's lid.
7. When you close the lid: 
   • In OS X Lion and later, the external display will change to a blue screen, then will show your desktop.
   • In Mac OS X v10.6.8 and earlier, wake the computer up by clicking the mouse button or by pressing a key on your external keyboard.

You should now be able to use your Mac notebook as you normally would, with a USB keyboard and mouse.

How to disconnect your Mac notebook from the display after use

For best results, put your computer to sleep before disconnecting your display.

Some DVI and Mini DisplayPort displays—including Apple's aluminum-framed DVI displays and the 24-inch and 27-inch LED Cinema Displays—can be unplugged without putting the computer to sleep. If you aren't sure whether your display supports this feature, put your computer to sleep before unplugging the display.

Opening the internal display while in closed-clamshell mode

Opening the display on your Mac notebook while it's in closed-clamshell mode will have different results based on the operating system you're using.

Network Utility is Moved Again in OS X 10.10.3

Apple moved the "Network Utility" Application into /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications.

It is able to find it by using "Spotlight" search -- "network utility.app"

4 Code for iPhone

Signal Check
Input the following in the dial pad
*3001#12345#*
Then press "dial"
>-50dBm  indicates signal strength is very good

-50 to -70 indicates signal strength is pretty good

-70 to -90 indicates signal strength is normal

'-90' - '-100dBm' indicates signal strength is normal


Incoming Call status (turn on call forward or not)
Input the following in the dial pad
*#21#
Then press "dial"

IMEI Number

Input the following in the dial pad
*#06#
Then press "dial"


Show the Support Number of Service Provider

Input the following in the dial pad
*#5005*7672#

Then press "dial"

Five usages of "Delete" key in Mac

In Mac, when "delete" key is pressed, Mac deletes a character of the left hand side of the cursor.

And any other usages ?

1. Press "fn" and "delete" key at the same time, Mac deletes a character of the right hand side of the cursor.

2. Press "option" and "delete" key, Mac deletes a whole word of the left hand side of the cursor.

3. Press "command" and "delete" key, Mac deletes the whole line.

4. Select a file or files and press "command" and "delete", Mac deletes the selected file(s) to recycle bin.

Make a Phone Call in Yosemite

You can make phone call in your mac with the following conditions

1. Mac with Yosemite installed.
2. iPhone with IOS 8 or above.
3. Both your Mac and iPhone are connected to the same wireless network.
4. Both devices are signed in with the same iCloud account.
5. Both devices are bluetooth turned on.


If you have satisfied all above conditions, you can make your phone call in you Mac......

But how ??
There is no dial pad in Yosemite, right ?

Here are the situations to make phone calls in Yosemite:

1. Click the phone icon in a contact's details within the Contacts app

2. Click the phone icon next to a valid phone number detected by Safari

3. Manually select a phone number and right-click it to call through a context menu

If you want  dial pad, you may try the following

Continuity Keypad  US$0.99 from the Mac App Store.

MS Excel Formula for Calculate Age by Entering Date of Birth

Formula: =TRUNC((DAYS360(D1,today(), FALSE))/360, 0)

D1:  is your target cell for input date of birth
today(): is the formula to return the date of today




Then, the cell with this formula returns the age of input.



Easy!