If you have a Mac, it is important that you perform a Software Update every so often. You can actually set it so that your Mac automatically downloads the updates and notifies you when it does.

I explain how to do that in the video below. I also show you how to Repair Disk Permissions, which is something you should always do after you install a program or perform a Software Update.

Here’s the video:

Do you want to free up some space on the hard drive of your Mac, but don’t want to spend a lot of time doing it?

In the video below, I show you how to use a free program to find the files that are taking up the most disk space and how to delete them (if you don’t want to keep them). That way you can free up a lot of disk space with just a few clicks. I also show you where to get the program, how to download it, and how to install it.

Here’s the video:

Just in case anyone wants to know what each version of Mac OS X is called, here is the list:

10.0 – Cheetah
10.1 – Puma
10.2 – Jaguar
10.3 – Panther
10.4 – Tiger
10.5 – Leopard

More info here:

Versions of Mac OS X explained

Apple has their main link for video tutorials set for the new iLife ’08. If you are still working with iLife ’06 (it does have some advantages over ’08), then go here for multimedia tutorials:

And just so you know, if you want to use both iMovie HD and iMovie ’08 (each has their own advantages), you can! They can both be installed on the same computer without issues. You can even run them at the same time.