Fix slow startup, shut down, spinning rainbow and slow appearance of Finder bar in MacBook

 I am going to share with you guys, some of the techniques to fix slow startup, shut down, spinning rainbow, and slow,black or transparent appearance of Finder bar in Macbook.The below mentioned techniques can fix all the mentioned problems.

1. Safe Mode

• Start or restart your Mac.
• Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Shift key.
• Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen

NOTE: Your Mac would experience lag when in SafeMode, especially if you scroll along the dock, not to worry its normal in SafeMode.

Once the Apple logo appears, it might take slightly longer than usual for the login screen to appear.

After you have entered the desktop under SafeMode, the next step would be to restart your Mac without pressing any keys during startup.

What happens in Safe Mode:

• It verifies startup disk and repairs directory issues if necessary, it saves the hassle from doing it manually.
• Prevents Startup items and login for opening automatically, which could be a possible reason for the Mac to slow down during shut down or startup.
• Deletes Caches files.

If the problem still exists, move on the 2nd technique...

2. Resetting the System Management Controller(SMC)

NOTE: This is only for Mac notebooks with non-removable battery!

• Shut down the Mac.
• Make sure the power adapter is plugged into your Mac with open source connection.
• On the left side of your keyboard, press Shift+Command+Option and the Power button at the same time for about 5 seconds.
• Now, release all the buttons at the same time.(NOTE: if the Mac turns on during this process, it means you are not pressing all the buttons at the same time)
• Press the power button alone and the Mac should turn on as usual.

When the Mac turns on, shut it down, turn on and observe if the problem still exists move on to the 3rd technique...

3.Reset NVRAM(Non-volatile random access memory) on your Mac

• Shut down Mac.
• Place your fingers near Command+Option+P+R, don't press them at the moment.
• Turn on Mac
• Press the above mentioned buttons upon hearing the startup sound,
• Hold those keys until the Mac restarts once more.
• Once it restarts, let go of the buttons.

Now, shut it down. Turn the Mac on and observe if the problems still exists.

If you still encounter the problems, the final and best effective method would be to reinstall OSX. Firstly you would have to erase your Harddisk to get rid of the existing OSX files entirely and reinstall OSX back, not to worry its as easy as ABC.

4. Erase OSX and Reinstall it.

NOTE: You have to back your important data manually into a external hard disk or a thumb drive before executing technique 4.

• shut down your Mac
• turn it on and press and hold Command+R until you see the Apple Logo.
• you will see the Recovery window, now select DISK UTILITY. Wait! have you done your back up? 
• Select the hard disk(s) and click on erase, you will be asked to name the hard disk.
• Close the DISK UTILITY window.
• Make sure your Mac is connected to the internet.
• Select the option to Reinstall OSX.

NOTE: During the download process, if you see the percentage stalled at the same number for more then ten minutes, don't worry, just cancel the download and click on Reinstall OSX option again.

Bingo! now the problems are gone forever!! your mac will be as good as new!!

How i removed Adware from my Mac

Hi fellow mac users!

Have you been encoutering with advertisment opeing up in new tabs!? Worry no more!! I understand your pain, I had that same issues too, when ever i opened up my chorme or safari, i would see advertisments opening up in a new tab, it really pissed me off too!
I had a hard time doing my assignments and stuff.

Here is the soution, do not fall into the trap by downloading third party software for this issue! it wont work!

Its simple, visit the link: https://support.apple.com/en-sg/HT203987 . Peers in Apple are awesome, They have you covered, simply follow their steps. Don't worry if you could not find some or afew of the files as stated in by Apple, everything is fine, simply follow the steps from the starting to the end, you will definitely encounter a couple of files, delete them accordingly and you are good to go :)

Additonal tips:

"Go to folder" - Command + Shift + G
"Finder" - Command + Shift

I have been using CCleaner, its an excellent software for getting rid of cookies,browing history and unwanted stuff stored in your harddisk, it a one stop service for clearing unwanted trash.

What is periscope and why twitter bought it?

Hi Guys! "live streaming" is the new buzzword in the internet lately, live streaming apps are exciting when watching a live concert for free, the feeling is kind of cool while experiencing the user interface of Periscope of Meerkat.

About Periscope

Periscope was founded in February 2014. Beykpour and  Joe Bernstein are the founders of Periscope.

Periscope is a mobile teleportation service similar to its competitor Meerkat. Periscope allow its users to live stream anthing from their smartphones, viewers can comment ask questions or like, the user interface is pretty awesome, aspecially with all the comments appering in the screen as you watch a live stream, I dont mind using the App for hours just simply asmiring the beauty of the App's design. Its only available in IOS devices at the moment.

Periscope's key features

Periscope's best features are hearts, its like avirtual round of applause to show apprecation to streamers. Notification fuction, which alerts user's whenever there is a scheduled streaming, its functions are believed to be fully based on twitter.

Why did twitter bought Periscope for 100 million?

Yes, Periscope was bought for 100 million dollar, it all happened due the huge traffic Markeet App created in twitter, twitter was quite important for Markeet to run its activities, it 

is believed that twitter has shut all the integrations with Markeet. Then twitter bought Periscope, an  App was not even live when twitter splashed that kind of money, it looks like twitter saw the urgency in getting into the live streaming trend to clinch market shares.

You might be wondering, that these live streaming Apps could be useless or flop, as i do personally think that the App is pureply based on user's influence as they have the freedom to do anything with it, these Apps reputations depends on how the users use them.

"Instead of Youtube, where a viewing experience was passive, Periscope was active, Viewers could comment , ask questions, and heart broadcasts in real time" said Beypour, co-founder of Periscope.

Meerkat's chrome extension for non iOS users

About Meerkat's Chrome extension

Hi guys! wanna check out Meerkat? but no iOS device? no worries, check out the new Meerkat's chrome extension(unofficial).

The web App interface is very simple unlike the original App found in Appstore,  you can comment, retweet and like. There are no issues with the portrait view in the unofficial web App Meerkat plus, the web extension does not have much functionality, if you are bored with the current stream click, on the "Random Meerkat" and watch another one, it only allows users to view streams but can't host streams via the Meerkat plus chrome extension. Its a good opportunity for non iOS users to experience. Have fun!

Meerkat Plus

What is meerkat and why is it so famous?

Hey Guys! wondering what is this App meerkat all about and why is it getting popular at the moment? I was also very eager to to find out more when i first heard about it from my friends. Without further delay, allow me to share some information that I know about the App...

About Meerkat App

Launched on 24th February 2015, created by Ben Rubin.

Meerkat is a new app that lets you stream share a live video using your smartphone. You would need a twitter account to login to use the App, you can live stream whatever you want, a live concert that you are attending, live stream a sports game , I had a very funny first time experience , i was trying to figure out how it actually works , logged into my twitter account,  streamed a live video,  and moments later, i was shocked to see 46 random viewers viewing my live stream! Hahahha... i was fun though :) . Looks like a fun App to me.

Meerkat's User Interface

Its user interface is very attractive and lively, for instance, your followers who are watching your live stream , can instantly interact with you with just a single touch, they can show their interest or appreciation to you by sending heart logo . The user interface is so beautifully designed that it shows anyone who is watching a live stream with their twitter profile pictures, basically there are two main features , start a stream now, or schedule one for later. This makes the App's motive straight forward and simple.

Meerkat's new updates

recommended followers list:

Users will see a list of recommended people to follow based on their social graph - example. followers on other social media sites - and the search functionality has also been improved.

Initially in meerkat, to find followers one had to use the Leaderboard where the top Meerkats users are ranked by a points system which rewards you for posting and sharing live streams.

Subscribe to scheduled streams:

Initially users had problem finding "live" stream videos, but now its impossible , users can simply subscribe to scheduled stream. You may tweet your scheduled live streams to your followers in advance. Comments are also no longer automatically tweeted out to your followers. With this new release, you now have the option to toggle that function on or off. Lastly, they've made it even easier to kick off a scheduled live stream. When you schedule a stream ahead of time and it's time to go live, just press Stream Now  -  and you're live.

Why is Meerkat so famous?

During the recent South by Southwest festival in Texas, Meerkat was one of the most talked about topic, perhaps, alot of people live streamed the event from Meerkat which has made the App viral. Meerkat's viral growing users base has gotten giant social media service twitter's attention, infact twitter has shut Meerkat's integration with twitter. Meerkat so famous to the fact that is has made twitter to buy over a live streaming company! celebrities such as Jimmy Fallon, Tony Hawk and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have embraced Meerkat too!

Do you think Live streaming Apps such as Meerkat will interest you? please leave your comment below, thanks.

Meerkat is currently only available in IOS.

  A live Streaming done during SXSW 2015.

  An Interview with Meerkat's Ben Rubin