Mac OS 9 and X use a keychain program to protect and encrypt your passwords. It’s a very handy tool, and allows you to use different passwords for different applications and websites. Keychain is one of the security features that make Macs so infection- and hacker-resistant. Your keychain is password protected, and sometimes that is a problem—like, when you forget your keychain password. [Continued]

OS X was designed to prevent most application problems, crashes and freezes. However, these things do happen on occasion. Closing and restarting the problem application usually fixes the problem, but if multiple applications are acting out, you will need to log off and back in. Restarting your Mac shouldn’t be necessary. (Usually the only time you need to restart is after installing new software; the installer will let you know to restart.) [Continued]

Recently my sweet, innocent, little puppy, Kaze, step on my MacBook (I know, gasp). Everything seemed fine at first but I soon discovered that the internal speakers on my MacBook stopped working completely. After browsing the Apple Support Site to no avail. I was able to find the following information helpful and ultimately it solved my problem. (whew!) [Continued]