Install Mac OSX on a Windows Hard Drive

If you install OS X on a Windows7/8-installed hard drive, it won’t boot into OS X. You need to overwrite existing GUID created by Windows 7/8 during partitioning.

Install New Hard Drive in Mac Mini 2012 Late

iFixit wrote a good post “Mac Mini Late 2012 Hard Drive Replacement” with many photos. It helps me to replace the existing hard drive in Mac mini (Late 2012). I would like to contribute two more tips which would accelerate the process.

Prerequisite Before you Install OSX with DD-WRT Wireless Router

Before using OS X Recovery to reinstall OS X, there are something need to be done or your Mac will fail to connect to wireless router. Here is what I need to do on my TL-WR842ND running DD-WRT.

FireFox for Mac Consumes More RAM Than Linux

I made a test to compare RAM consumption on FireFox. It seems Mac version needs more RAM than Linux with the same sessionstore.js. Here is the detail.

Move FireFox Sessions from Linux to Mac

I just moved from OpenSuSE to OS X. There are many opened windows/tabs in FireFox on OpenSuSE. To move them onto OS X, here is how.