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11 Simple Tips for Maximizing iPad Battery Life That Work

Jun 18, 2013 - Leave a Comment

The iPad already has very impressive battery life and regularly lasts all day, but who wouldn’t want to have their iPad last even longer? With a group of simple tips, you can extend an iPads battery life even further and get the absolute most out of your tablets battery for as long as possible. These … Read More

What the iPhone Symbols & Status Bar Icon Indicators Mean

Jun 18, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Ever wondered what all those status icons and symbols mean that sit in the iPhone status bar, along the top of the screen? You’re certainly not alone, and while some of those little symbols make perfect sense, others can be a bit of a mystery even to longtime iPhone users. Sure, the obvious ones like … Read More

How to Check if iPhone is Unlocked or Not

Jun 17, 2013 - Leave a Comment

An unlocked iPhone means it can use any cellular network, so long as you have a compatible carrier SIM card. Due to this, unlocked iPhones are more valuable and highly desired for both local and international users, because it allows you to use any GSM carrier whether at home or abroad just by swapping out … Read More

3 Ways to View Zip & Archive Contents Without Extracting in Mac OS X

Jun 17, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Wondering what is in that zip file or archive you downloaded, but you don’t want to extract it to find out? Maybe you are hunting around in a see of archives for a specific file you zipped up a while ago, but you’re not quite sure which archive contains it? You can easily peer into … Read More

Dual Boot OS X 10.9 Mavericks and OS X 10.8

Jun 15, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Setting up a dual-boot environment for OS X Mavericks and OS X 10.8 (or even 10.7 and 10.6 if you’re still running an older version of Mac OS X) is easy and allows for a fresh installation of Mavericks to test and develop with. Because the original OS X installation remains untouched, it’s also the … Read More

Set Network Connection Priority in Mac OS X

Jun 15, 2013 - Leave a Comment

For those of us who use several different types of network connections to get online, you may want to take a moment to set the networking service priority in OS X. This insures that a Mac isn’t connecting through the wrong networking interface when multiple network services are available. For example, if you have a … Read More

Resolve a “Couldn’t Unmount Disk” Error in Disk Utility

Jun 14, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Disk Utility usually works trouble-free, but a frustrating “Couldn’t Unmount Disk” error can halt whatever the attempted task is right in its tracks. This can happen during partitioning, disk verification and repair, and even during formatting, and there’s usually little to no additional information provided as to how to resolve the problem or even what … Read More

Dial & Convert Vanity Phone Numbers Easily on the iPhone

Jun 13, 2013 - Leave a Comment

You’re probably aware that iPhone will automatically detect phone numbers in web pages, allowing you to tap directly on a phone number and choose to call that number, send it a message, add it to Contacts, or to copy it to the clipboard. The tap-to-dial function is easily the quickest way to call a number … Read More

Easily Mock Up iOS 7 Apps & Interfaces with a Free iOS 7 GUI Template PSD

Jun 13, 2013 - Leave a Comment

The designers at Teehan+Lax have built a complete iOS 7 GUI elements template, and are now offering it for free as a very functional PSD file. Everything is fully layered, well-labeled, and organized logically, making it an excellent tool to use for mocking up apps and concepts as they would appear natively in the completely … Read More

How to Downgrade iOS 7 Beta to iOS 6

Jun 12, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Fed up with iOS 7 beta and it’s quirky bugs? You can downgrade fairly easily, which is probably a good idea for most casual users who aren’t accustomed to handling beta OS releases in various stages of development, because it’s really not meant for everyday use on your primary device anyway. Yes, Apple’s developer notes … Read More