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Loading Facebook pages in Mac OS X

My MAC was not able to loading certain webpages which include FaceBook. This happens on and off but I found out I was not the only one having this problem. To fix the problem, I change my Maximum Transmisson Unit (MTU) on my Ethernet settings to 1400. I was also advised to change my MTU on the router to 1400 but did not do it as loading problem rectified already.

My default MTU was set automatically by the MAC. I shall monitor whether this is really effective for my MAC Book.

You can visit the Apple Support Pages to change the MTU on your MAC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2532

How to do print screen on Mac?

Doing a print screen on the MAC is as easily as the Windows PC. But the fact is that there are no print screen button on the MAC. There are some special keys you need to press to do a screen capture on the MAC. Follow the steps below and you will be able to do a screen capture in Mac OS X.

Screen Capture for the whole screen

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 3 and release all
• then use your mouse to click on the screen
• Done. You will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture.

You can also do a screen capture for a portion of your screen.

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release all key
• Now, You will see the mouse cursor will change to +
• You can start to drag your mouse to select the portion you wish to capture.
• Once finish, you will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture!

If you want to do a screen capture for a particular application window, you can follow this:-

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release all key
• Now, You will see the mouse cursor will change to +
• Press the space bar once
• You will see the mouse cursor change to a camera
• Now you can use the camera to select which application window to screen capture
• Once finish, you will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture!

Typing Chinese on Mac

You will be able to type Chinese on your MacBook or any MAC OS X. The default keyboard is English and you can enable other language input in the System Preferences.

Enable Chinese Input on MAC
Goto System Preferences - Language & Text  and select Input Sources Tab. Choose Chinese Simplified or Traditional or both depending on what you like.

Ensure you tick the Show Input Menu in Menu Bar. It will appear on the top right side of the menu bar and you will be able to switch between Chinese and English.

 
 There are still many input languages available for use on the powerful Macbook without the need to install 3rd party language packs.