Beautiful Life Lessons we can Learn from Nature

Basically, we all are a part of nature but we hardly realize it. We differentiate ourselves from nature and call ourselves the highest and most civilized living beings on earth. We forget that nature provides so much abundantly and generously and in return we heartlessly destroy and deplete all the wealth that she bestows us. Nature also teaches us the morals and values that we must possess so as to lead a peaceful life and we do not perceive them nor do we understand them.

So, here are some of life lessons from nature that we must learn which she gives us free of cost!

Be Independent

 

Have you ever wondered how those birds are so free? It is because they are independent. They do their own task with all their might. Even though they are tiny little beings with no sixth sense, they know how to live without depending on anybody. They migrate from one continent to another without the help of any external device but by just believing in their instincts. They knit and build their own beautiful nests using small twigs and sticks by carrying them with their tiny beaks over long distances, one by one and take care of their young ones all at once. They fly high in the sky with all pride and happiness of being independent and living a free life full of self confidence and dignity.

Wait and Endure the Pressure, You Will Shine

As soon as we hear the term ‘pressure’, we all are reminded of the precious diamond. Can anyone believe that such an shiny, transparent, precious thing comes from pure trash? Just the very high pressures that those leaves and other forest trash endure for many thousands of years, turn them into such amazing things! Even trash can be converted into invaluable gems just with the help of time and by undergoing some rigorous treatment. The same applies to us. Never break down, face whatever life gives you, be bold enough and you will shine like a diamond, sooner perhaps than later!

Know your Depths but Don’t Show Off

The oceans and seas are always calm and serene. You never know how deep they are unless you step into them. You never know how far they go, they are just vast and wide. They never show off nor do they brag about their vastness and their huge depths. They are quite simple and poised. They help huge ships to traverse through them and connect different countries as well as protect different continents as well. They never show their fiery nature unless they are disturbed, unnecessarily, through storms, hurricanes, tsunamis etc.
The same goes to mankind, one who has great knowledge, a scholar never shows off nor do they brag about it. If you are knowledgeable or talented, stay quiet, you need not advertise. You can help people with your knowledge and talent instead. Do not show what you actually are, unless you are being disturbed out of your wit. Stay calm and enjoy the serenity.

Wherever You Are, Just Be “You”

Do you know, water lilies bloom in the midst of mud in dirty water? But they always seem fresh and fragrant despite all the dirt around them. Nothing can contaminate the vibrant beauty and the fragrance of a water lily. You can also shine and be good wherever you go and whatever be the environment you are in. Nothing can spoil your charm or your talents and wit if you are strong and stable with your own qualities and character. So, wherever you are, do not get perturbed by those unnecessary distractions and dirt. Just Be “You.”

Be Punctual, Do Your Duty without Fail

Can you imagine a day without sun? Will you call it a ‘day’ anymore? What if the sun feels too lazy and takes rest for sometime instead of rising early in the morning and comes to the east at 8.00 pm?

If the sun doesn’t rise at the right time, we will not be able to survive without the warmth provided by it. The plants will die due to lack of sunlight for photosynthesis, as a result we will not get food. Flowers won’t bloom either and the animals will suffer, water will not evaporate, and there won’t be rain. There will not be any climatic or weather changes. The earth will become dormant and life will not exist anymore on the planet!

Be Generous and Never Expect Anything in Return

Have you wondered about the generosity of a tree? Trees gives shade under the hot sun, cool breeze, purify the air and gives fresh oxygen to breathe. They give you flowers, fill your stomach with those delicious fruits and vegetables and help you get rid of hunger and starvation. They hold the soil firmly with those strong roots, prevent soil erosion and maintain good ground water level. In some trees even the bark and leaves are of great medicinal value. They share all they have got with every living being with no expectations.
We receive all these happily and what do we give in return? We give back nothing but deforestation, dry lands, global warming etc. Don’t you think it is time to rethink and act with gratitude?

Be Active, Orderly, Hardworking

Ever noticed an ant taking rest?  They are always busy, walking, running, marching in a particular order. If they find sugar somewhere, you can see a very long train of ants marching tirelessly, carrying those crystals above their head!  They never go astray from that particular track. However huge their food particle is, they never lose their confidence, they even join hands with two or three other ants and carry them to their destination! Well, that’s called “Team Work.” 

And when they meet the other ants coming from the opposite direction, it looks like they talk to each other and walk even though they have a very busy schedule!!
Not only are they so brisk, energetic and hard-working, they always remain intact and follow an order and spend time with their fellow members! Isn’t this something we all should follow in our life too??

No Matter How Hard Your Path Is, Just Keep Going

When we face so much of pain and obstacles in our life, we lose our confidence in ourselves, feel hurt and disheartened and sometimes leave the path that we always wanted to take, in our life. But most of the time, you are not that far from reaching your goal, but you had to simply quit because of the fear of some impending doom or just because you are way too tired.

Never lose hope, look at the River! She starts from the highest mountain tops, run through all those thorns, wild stones and rocks. She goes through all the dirt on the way and still endures it all in order to finally reach her ultimate home – The Sea. But in the process she become clean, crystal clear, serving all the other living creatures, quenching their thirst, creating fertile lands, irrigating fields without taking rest anywhere in the middle!

Share your Joy, It Gets doubled!

Joy when shared gets doubled, while sorrow when shared gets halved. The best example is a crow! Even if they find a small piece of food, they call all their friends, share it with them and only then they eat it. They even carry their food in their beaks to feed their young ones. They are never too greedy nor are they too jealous. They share happily with all the other fellow beings and eat and feed even more happily.

Live as if there is no tomorrow

There are many flies and bugs that live just for 24 hours and not more! That is their total life span! But if you see them, they will be so happy and merrily dance around with the other beings of their species, play, enjoy, eat joyously, love and literally live for the day till the moment they die!

You may think 24 hours is too less. But it is never too less to live if really wish to “live.” Live your life as if there is no tomorrow. Love with all your heart, work with all your passion, smile without any worries. Live and let live!

Hope you have learnt your most important lesson from nature now. Be punctual and do your duty. If you expect others to be perfect, you too should try to do your part perfectly!

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Awesome Ways to Increase your Will Power

Everyone has something they’d like to change. The desire for self-improvement and progression is innate. It is in our DNA. Unfortunately, when it comes to change, old habits are hard to break, and it seems that we fail more often than we succeed. For those things that we struggle with, it also seems that our willpower is never quite enough. What can we do about this? Are we doomed to live the same behavioral patterns of the past?  Can we actually increase our willpower, and create lasting positive changes in our lives? The answer is a resounding YES! Willpower is like a muscle and it gets stronger with regular use.

To increase your will power, you will need to train your mind and think differently. It is difficult, but it is not as boring or strenuous as you think. Here are some fun and awesome ways to increase your will power.

1. Prepare for the worst

You can increase your will power mentally by preparing for the worst outcome in anything you do. This does not mean that you should be pessimistic in all your endeavors, but you should prepare for the worst result. This will enable you to absorb all kinds of shocks that are a result of failed efforts or missed opportunities. As you are already prepared for the worst, minor setbacks won’t even affect you by a tiny bit.

2. Push yourself to go out of your comfort zone

Your comfort zone includes the things you do, people you meet and the way you behave on a daily basis. You are accustomed to these things and you feel comfortable doing them. These are your every day habits that you are familiar with. You can increase your will power for long term by doing something out of your comfort zone from time to time. For example, if you are afraid of heights, you can challenge your fear by standing on the balcony of a multi-storied building.

3. Think of all the times you achieved something despite the hurdles

Your will power will get an instant boost if you think of all the times that you have achieved something despite facing many hurdles. For example, think of the time you presented an awesome presentation to your boss despite having a terrible headache. Or, think of the time when you manage to juggle studying part time and doing a job at the same time. Thinking about things like this will make you realize how strong you actually are. Every achievement big or small, deserves to be self-acknowledged so that you can realize your own worth.

4. Identify your weak areas and work to strengthen them

To find a permanent solution to increase your will power, you can actively note down your weak areas. These are the areas of your life in which you think that you can do better. Identify your weaknesses and make a list. Address your concerns one by one and keep re-visiting that list time to time to see how you are doing.

5. Write down the disadvantages of having less will power

Sometimes it may be the case that you don’t realize that less will power is hurting you in life. Acknowledge this by writing a journal and noting down the actual disadvantages of having a low will power. Writing it down will make you realize the real effects of will power on your life and you will be motivated to address this issue sooner.

6. Do things that excite you and make you happy

Will power is a psychological feeling which increases when you feel happy and good.

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Twitter Shortcuts you Must Know

Twitter is the second most used social networking website after Facebook with lots of unique visitors each month. Huge Number! also you too have an account on (Twitter) and if not an active user you must be reading tweets, posting new tweets or re-tweet or favorites etc at least once every day. Despite of your daily tour to twitter, am sure many of you are not aware of keyboard short-cuts that can actually save tons of your time which can be used for other productive work.

These keyboard shortcuts are not discovered but, are actually listed on the main site of Twitter. Follow the below steps to check the shortcuts listed on your twitter home page.

Step 1 – Login to your twitter account.Step 2 – Scroll to the top right corner of the page and click on your profile image.Step 3 – From the drop down select “Keyboard shortcuts” and you we see the short cut window as featured below.

Twitter shortcuts for various twitter actions

1. n “create a new tweet”

You can compose a new tweet by just clicking that letter ‘n’. No playing with the mouse. Just click ‘n’ and start writing.

2. r “Reply”

If you want to reply to a tweet, just click r. A word of caution, you have to first select the tweet in order to revert. As other shortcuts, it does not work on Home screen.
Quite obvious! how can you reply while at the home screen.

3. f “Favorite”

Favorite a tweet is although simple by mouse click, still in case your mouse isn’t functional, use ‘f’ to favorite any tweet but, do select it using J-k as ‘f’ also does not function on home page.

4. t “Re-tweet”

Press ‘t’ and you are done wit re-tweeting. Same as ‘f’ and ‘r’, you first have to select the tweet in order to re-tweet, quit logical! isn’t it..

5. u “Mute user”

There is always if not more, 1 user who’s tweet we cannot withstand. Your best pick in this situation is the key “u”. Go to the users’s profile or select the tweet and press “u”.

6. b “block user”

As you mute the user, you also have an option to block the user. Try it yourself.

7. m “Direct message”

Send direct message to any one on your list by pressing ‘m’. Simple and Direct!

8. Enter “open tweet details”

Hit enter while navigating through different tweets in order to open them.

9. l “close all open tweets”

”l’ in twitter stands for closing all the open tweets. Press ‘l’ and close all the opened tweets at once. Big time saver!

  10. / “Search”

Pressing /”Forward slash key ” take you to the search dialog box on the top right corner of the page where you can enter your query.

11. Ctrl+Enter “Send tweet”

We generally use Enter key to send emails, messages etc but, the same isn’t true in case of twitter. Hitting Enter will only lead you to next line nothing else. So club ‘Ctrl’ key with ‘Enter’ in order to post your tweet.

Navigation twitter shortcuts

12. k “traverse to previous tweet”

The letter ‘k’ will allow you to go to previous tweet.

13. j “traverse to next tweet”

Similar to ‘k’, ‘j’ allow you to move to next tweet. K- J back and forth

14. ? “shortcut key Menu”

If you are unable to memorize all the shortcut keys listed in this post, its not a big deal just remember to press “?” key and shortcut key page will be opened on your screen.

15. Spacebar “page down”

Give rest to the mouse wheel, instead press space-bar to scroll your twitter page down.

16. “.” load new tweets

Whenever you see a message “45 new tweets” “100 new tweets”, no need to drag all the way to the top of the page, just press “.” and full-stop that counter.

Timelines shortcuts

17. g+h “Home”

Press ‘g’ followed by ‘h’ and go to your homepage.

18. g+n “notifications”

Press ‘g’ followed by ‘n’ and open the notification page at a wink.

19. g+r “mentions”

Wanna know who all are talking about you? Hit ‘g’+’r’.

20. g+p “profile”

Open your own profile and make all those much awaited changes by pressing ‘g’ and then ‘p’.

21. g+f “Favorite”

Check what all tweets you have favorite by pressing ‘g’ followed by ‘f’.

22. g+l “list”

Check the lists being created by you through this “g+l” shortcut and save your precious time.

23. g+m “messages”

Check all your messages quickly by pressing ‘g’ then ‘m’.

24. g+s “settings”

Press ‘g’ followed by ‘s’ and bypass that drop down menu.

25. g+u “go to user profile”

Searching a specific person through twitter search bar is such a waste of time, rather press g then u and type twitter handle.
This list of keyboard short-cuts would definitely save you a lot of time and still spend much more on Twitter. Let us know which one’s you use more frequently.

Happy tweeting!

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HOW TO SOLVED ISSUE FOR LAPTOP PLUGGED IN BUT NOT CHARGING

The first thing that you need to know is that whether the issue is with the battery or with the operating system. Below listed some of the most plausible reasons and ways to sort out this nagging issue.
There is good way to find out whether the real issue is with the battery or not. You can load an alternative operating system such as Windows or a Linux Live CD. This is suggested because there is no need of the full space capacity and a few hundred Mbs are sufficient. Slax Linux is a great option for this being only around 220MB in size. Again, alternatively you can use a Live Windows repair CD such as the Hiren’s Boot CD or if you have a dual boot system, then you can simply see if the problem persists on the other booting partition.

It has become a common annoyance for some older laptops to suffer battery charging problems. When the issue occurs, with your AC charger plugged in you will notice that the battery is not charging, and hovering over the battery icon in the system tray shows "plugged in, not charging". This can lead to automatic hibernation of the laptop, immediate shutdown at power adapter disconnect, etc.

This issue can be caused by to distinct reasons:

Heating issues - some laptops have built-in heat sensors that will stop charging if the battery, or the laptop itself gets hot. This can be remedied by turning off the laptop for a while to allow it to cool down. It may be worth cleaning the cooling ducts and CPU/GPU heatsinks with compressed air/vacuum.

Battery Driver issues - the default Windows battery device drivers may be corrupt, or incompatible with your particular brand of laptop. If the issue is persistent, it may be worth downloading newer drivers directly from your manufacturer. Below is a solution for resetting the Windows 7 default ACPI battery drivers.
Follow the steps below to fix battery charging driver issues:

1. Disconnect AC power
2. Shut down laptop
3. Remove battery
4. Connect AC power
5. Start laptop
6. Open "Device Manager" (right-click on "Computer" -> Properties -> click "Device Manager" in left pane)
7. Under "Batteries", right-click and uninstall "Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery" (all occurances) and, optionally "Microsoft AC Adapter"
8. Shutdown
9. Disconnect AC power, insert battery
10. Connect AC power, start laptop

Notes: If following the above steps does not fix your issue, it may be worth using a voltmeter to verify the voltage coming out of the power supply at the point where it plugs into your laptop. Some power supply cables are prone to failure after repeat bending, and adapters can fail as well. Most common laptop PSUs should output about 19 volts, and there is a label on them that lists the input and output voltages.

The "Microsoft ACPI Control Method Battery Driver" is a Windows service that should be set to start "On Demand" in "Services". The file itself is located in %WinDir%\System32\drivers\CmBatt.sys

If the battery of your laptop is non-removable:
Similarly to the above steps, uninstall the "Device Manager -> Batteries -> Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery Driver" and "Microsoft AC Adapter" (right-click -> uninstall). After that, unplug your AC adapter from both the laptop and the wall socket, shutdown the laptop, and leave both off/unplugged for a minute before restarting.

Keep in mind that if the battery is actually bad, the above may not fix your issue.

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Things to Do When you’re Bored

The life sometimes becomes very busy and hectic, so we don’t have time to do anything we like and in the course of fulfilling the needs of a leisured life we stop enjoying it.

Then, at some point of the time or during the holidays, we’re so bored because we don’t’ have our regular office work and problems to deal with of which we’ve become habitual. We feel bored as we don’t remember anything that what we used to do in the free time.

Well, here I’m trying to just revive ourselves from us and with a list of things we can do while we’re bored.

Bake or cook. The beauty of baking or cooking is that the act itself helps you pass the time and you get to eat something delicious (one hopes) at the end of it. Dust off your cookbook or look up fantastic recipes online and try one out.  

Bake or cook. The beauty of baking or cooking is that the act itself helps you pass the time and you get to eat something delicious (one hopes) at the end of it. Dust off your cookbook or look up fantastic recipes online and try one out. 

Take a Walk and Come Close to Nature

The long walk down the road which eventually leads you to a park or garden near you during the evening with your spouse is surely a great thing to do.

This walk will just not only take the fresh out of you, but, being close to nature for some time will help you spiritually as well.

Listening to Music

The old music collection of yours can also be a good option while you’re actually feeling bored because of no work. The music type can be any type like jazz, rap or anything else you cherish to listen.

Playing an Outdoor Game

Remember the childhood time of yours when you used to play the basketball in your backyard for the whole day. Well, the time isn’t gone yet. You can try this stuff as well and start living your childhood again.

Live a Hobby

Did you have an interest in the art and craft, writing poetry, gardening or even cooking? If the answer is yes, then I guess this is the right time to live your hobby and surprise your girlfriend with some special food on the dinner tonight!

Reading a Book

In the hectic routine of today’s modern era don’t leave us anytime to read quality books which we love to read before getting engaged in our duties.

Thus, getting bored period is I think the best to make up for everything what we missed for the long time.

6. Watch Movies

When did you watch your last movie? Don’t remember! Well, let’s just watch today then. The boring time will get passed easily and the enjoyment will be good enough to fetch a smile on your face if you’ll go for this option. Though, the choice of movie is a critical parameter for the smile!

Video Games

All of you must be thinking that this is a nerdy option for the mature ones like you. But, believe it or not, the latest Xbox and PS4 games have the glue power in them and once you’ll start playing them, you won’t be able to give up your couch easily.

Service Your Car

This is quite an out of the box thinking type idea. It just only passes your boring time, but, helps you saving a few bucks as well.

In addition, you get full knowledge about your car and next time you can save more money while giving your car to service as you precisely can tell the mechanic what exactly he needs to fix up and not to do any extra add up for money.

Enjoy Beach and City Tour

How about taking a sun bath on the beach after a long time with your better half and then going on a city tour with amusement park rides, shopping, road side hotdogs and all this ending with a perfect dinner outside if you’re feeling bored. Sounds enthusiastic!

Internet Surfing

Actually, this might be the first option for many of you, but, I consider it last as it again involves daily like sitting. Still, you can go for it if you feel that not anything above suits you most because of shortage of time or unless you’re a tech geek!

Wrap Up

Getting bored is a normal thing to humans and especially when we daily go for the same routine and there no threads of entertainment left.

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The Importance Of Computers In Our Daily Lives

In the current world, it’s almost impossible to imagine that someone can live  without computers. Computers have become an electronic device of almost every day use for individuals of every age. They are essential in almost all the business dealings that are made nowadays. 
The most that any industry has gained from the discovery of the computers is the business industry because of its nature. Computers have gained significance as they have improved the efficiency and productivity of work done. Large amounts of information in industrial and business sectors as well as in the personal lives are stored on computers.

Computers can help businesses by making their staff efficient and productive and also save their valuable time in any business or office. Computers in schools will help the learners to comprehend the basic concepts better with the help of video or audio examples. Computers in higher learning institutions will help the professors and researchers to do their work very fast and in an efficient and better way and also help them to share the same knowledge with their other members of staff. Computers become a vital gadget in several sectors; railways, banking, electricity, telephone departments, shopping carts etc are just but a few of them. Computers are also used in the medical industry to help doctors in diagnosing the diseases quickly and efficiently. 
All the administrative systems, whether private or public are now using computers and this practice can be evident in every part of the world.

Computers have also helped the media and the entertainment industries. Be it a multi-million dollars movie or a two minutes commercial, computers have changed the usual concept of providing entertainment to the public. With the computer business growing so fast, the computer industry has also brought about an invention. Tablets, palmtops, and laptops have replaced the desktops. With the decrease in size, it has become very easy to carry the computer and use them anywhere you are to the fullest.
The importance of computers in our daily lives can be judged by the number of people using them each single day. Computer is not only used by professionals, but also by the little children and grownups at our homes.

Today, everything related to your everyday life can be done using computers. You can order your breakfast online using your computer, you can read newspaper online, you can work from the comfort of your home with the help of your computer, you can watch movies and videos through your computer, you can listen to music through your computer, you can read novels and books through e-books, you can play games, you can also contact people and talk to them through your computer etc. These are just but a few things that can be done with the help of your computer.

Computers can save valuable time of employees in the office and help industries by making their employees productive and efficient in any office or business. Computers in schools will help the students to understand the basic concepts better with the help of audio and video examples. Computers in universities will help the researchers and professors to do their calculations quickly and in a better and efficient way and also help them to share the same with their counterparts.

Computers became an integrated part in several sectors; banking, railways, shopping carts, electricity, telephone departments etc are few in them. Even in the agricultural industry also we are using the technology developed with the help of computers. 
Medical industry also had improved a lot with the help of computers. Computers are helping doctors in diagnosing the diseases efficiently and quickly. All the administrative systems (whether it may be public or private) are using computers and this practice can be seen in every part of the world.

  
Now a day’s everything related to our daily life can be done through computers. You can read newspaper online within the computer, you can order your breakfast, you can work from home with the help of computer, you can listen to music through your computer and you can watch videos and movies, you can play games and you can read novels and other books through e-books, you can contact people and talk to them with the help of computer etc.
These are only few things which can be done with the help of computers. In the near future we can see the portable super computers which are much more advanced than the present computers.

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How to Uninstall Mac Applications

Uninstalling applications from Mac OS X is probably the easiest method of removing apps from any operating system, and it’s far easier on a Mac than anything you’ll encounter in the Windows world. It’s so simple that some new Mac users are left wondering what else they’re supposed to do, I have received several family tech support questions where they are determined to find an “Uninstall Programs” control panel like in Windows – this is not the case on a Mac, it’s dead simple.


First up we’ll cover the traditional method of just deleting the application. Then we’ll show you the even easier way that is new to modern versions of Mac OS, including OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Lion, Mountain Lion, and beyond:

How to Uninstall Applications in Mac OS X the Classic Way

This is the same classic method of uninstalling a mac app that has been around since the dawn of the Mac. All you need to do is select and delete the application in the Finder, like so:

Go to the Finder in OS X if you haven’t done so already
Navigate to /Applications folder and select the app you want to uninstall
Either drag the application icon to the Trash, or right-click and select “Move to Trash”

 

Right-click on the Trash can and select “Empty Trash”

If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app icon and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed. 

This method of uninstalling apps works in quite literally all versions of Mac OS X, from modern releases like OS X El Capitan (10.11.x) and prior to Snow Leopard as well, going back to the earliest releases of Mac OS. Now let’s move onto Lion and onward, which makes uninstalling apps from the Mac App Store as simple as doing the same on the iPhone.

Uninstalling Apps from the Mac App Store through Launchpad

Despite the already incredibly simple app uninstall process on a Mac, Lion and Mountain Lion onward makes it even easier by taking the iOS method. This works on apps installed through the Mac App Store, but not for apps installed manually through third party developers

• Open LaunchPad
• Click and hold on the icon of the app you want to uninstall
• When the app icon starts to jiggle, click on the black (X) icon that appears
• Click on “Delete” to confirm the removal of the app

You can also use the the drag-to-Trash method in Mac OS X, but LaunchPad is quickest for apps installed through the App Store
Using LaunchPad in Mac OS X 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.7, 10.8, and newer does not require you to empty the Trash afterwards, it’s all handled immediately. This should be familiar to anyone who has used an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, since the interface and tap-and-hold method is identical to what is in iOS. This is yet another reason that upgrading to Lion is compelling, it makes the Mac experience even simpler while still retaining the full power and potential behind Mac OS X. Deleting apps from LaunchPad wil

Removing App Library Files, Caches, & Preferences

Some applications will also leave behind some preference files and caches, generally these don’t harm anything to leave around, but if you want to delete them it’s just a matter of locating the apps support files and removing those as well. If you’d rather not dig around in these files yourself, you can turn to a utility like AppCleaner to delete the application along with all of it’s respective scattered preference files, but for those who would like to do this on their own, you can typically found these type of files in the following locations.

Application Support files (can be anything from saved states, preferences, caches, temporary files, etc):
~/Library/Application Support/(App Name)
Preferences are stored at:
~/Library/Preferences/(App Name)
Caches are stored in:
~/Library/Caches/(App Name)
Sometimes you will need to look for the developer name rather than the application name, since not all app files are identified by their name.

Again, these generally don’t do any harm to leave be, but they can take up some hard drive space, so users with smaller SSD’s might want to be pay more attention to the cache and support files that some applications generate. The biggest offender here is Steam, where if you play a lot of games it tends to gather a very large Application Support folder.

Note about applications that include separate uninstaller utilities

This is somewhat rare on a Mac, but some applications include their own uninstaller apps to remove all traces of an application. These are typically from Adobe or Microsoft because some of those applications will install more apps that aid the program, or place library files and associated application dependencies elsewhere in OS X. For example, Adobe Photoshop might install the Photoshop application in addition to Stock Photos, Help Viewer, Adobe Bridge, and others. In this case, you can either manually delete all the accompanying apps, or just run the uninstaller application that comes on the original installation method, whether it’s from the web or a DVD. If the app you wish to uninstall does include a dedicated uninstaller application, it’s generally a good idea to go that official route of removing the app so that the other associated items are removed from the Mac as well.

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