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13 of the Best Mac OS X Tips for 2013

Dec 31, 2013 - 1 Comment
13 of the best Mac OS X tips of the year

The Mac had a great year in 2013, with powerful new Macs on both the portable and desktop side, and the release of OS X Mavericks, which has been easily one of the best major updates to the Mac operating system in years. Here are thirteen of our favorite tip and tricks articles focusing on … Read More

13 of the Best iOS Tips & Collections for 2013

Dec 31, 2013 - Leave a Comment
13 of the best iOS tip collections from 2013

2013 was a big year for iOS, seeing the release of several new iPads, iPhones, and perhaps most noticeable of all, iOS 7 and it’s dramatic interface overhaul. To wrap up the year, we’re going to offer a roundup of our thirteen favorite articles on iOS and it’s accompanying devices. No, these certainly weren’t the … Read More

P0sixpwn Jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3 & iOS 6.1.4 Released

Dec 31, 2013 - 8 Comments
p0sixpwn jailbreak for iOS 6.1

A fair amount of users held off on updating their iOS 6 devices to iOS 7 for a variety of reasons, and thus those holdouts missed out on the option to use the new iOS 7 jailbreak from Evasi0n. For those users still running iOS 6.1.3, iOS 6.1.4, and iOS 6.1.5 on their iPads, iPod … Read More

Quickly Reply to a Text Message with a Phone Call or FaceTime from iPhone

Dec 30, 2013 - 1 Comment
Make a call from the Messages app in iOS

Though we all rely heavily on text messages and iMessage these days, sometimes it’s just easier to talk on the phone. This can be particularly true if you’re in the middle of a texting conversation and things are moving quickly, being misinterpreted, continuously skewed by autocorrect, or, if you’re like me, you’re just plain awful … Read More

95 Funny Siri Commands Downright Stupid Enough to Make You Laugh

Dec 29, 2013 - 303 Comments

Looking for some goofy, silly, stupid, and just plain funny Siri commands? If you want to have a laugh, then Siri can certainly provide a chuckle or two. Siri, the lovable semi-intelligent virtual assistant that lives on our iPhones, has plenty of useful tricks and an enormous commands list up his/her sleeve, but not everything … Read More

How to See & Control What Apps Use Location Data in Mac OS X

Dec 28, 2013 - Leave a Comment
See when an app is using Location Data in Mac OS X

Do you want to control which apps can use your location on Mac? Want to see exactly what apps are using your location data on the Mac? Mac OS X now has the ability to easily view and manage which applications can access a users location data. This article will review first how to determine … Read More

Mac Setups: Beautifully Minimalist Video Editing Workstation

Dec 28, 2013 - 13 Comments
Thunderbolt Display and MacBook Pro

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from B. Van, a video editor and student who has a nice and clean desk and great hardware config, let’s learn some more:

Adjust Volume Level of Turn-By-Turn Directions in Maps for iPhone

Dec 27, 2013 - 10 Comments
Maps icon in iOS

Having voice turn-by-turn directions right in your pocket with an iPhone is easily one of the most helpful features of the Maps app for iOS. The navigational assistant will get you just about anywhere you need to go without ever having to look at the phone screen, all you need to do is listen to … Read More

Fixing “There is no connected camera” Error with a Mac FaceTime Camera

Dec 27, 2013 - 205 Comments
"There is no connected Camera" error message on the Mac

Just about every Mac comes with a front-facing camera these days, referred to usually as the FaceTime camera, and on older machines was called iSight. Nearly all of the time, this camera works flawlessly and you’ll never have any problems with it, but a frustrating error can appear from time to time that makes many … Read More

Access Top Level Domain (.com .net .org) Shortcuts in Safari for iOS 7

Dec 26, 2013 - 3 Comments
Access Top Level Domains in Safari with shortcut trick

The keyboard in Safari long had a convenient “.com” button, which made going to websites quicker, and if held down revealed more TLD (Top Level Domain) choices, like .net, .org, .edu, and .us. As many have noticed, that “.com” button is missing from iOS 7… at least upon first glance. It turns out there still … Read More

OpenEmu is the Best Retro Gaming Console Emulator for Mac OS X

Dec 26, 2013 - 14 Comments
OpenEMU Emulator for Mac OS X running SNES

Looking for the best old school gaming emulator for Mac OS X? Look no further, OpenEmu is an awesome emulator for nearly all of the classic retro gaming console, with full support for Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, NeoGeo, NES, Nintendo DS, Sega 32x, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo (SNES), TurboGrafx 16, … Read More

4 Simple Tips to Fix Up the Family Macs

Dec 24, 2013 - 14 Comments
Apple logo Santa hat happy Mac

Visiting relatives, or going home for the holidays or a special occasion? Give the gift of free tech support! There’s a good chance that if you’re a regular reader here, you’re also the regular family tech support guy/gal too. Now that you’re visiting the family for the holidays, take some time to get onto their … Read More

Find Kids Apps in the iOS App Store the Easy Way with Age Sorting

Dec 23, 2013 - 2 Comments
Access and browse the Kids App Store in iOS

Apple has created individual sections of the App Store for kids, which makes finding age appropriate apps for children much easier than it was before. With a few adjustments, you can basically create a kids-only App Store, perfectly suited for children aged 11 and under, but also conveniently broken into different age groups if you’re … Read More

Send Books & Media as Gifts from iTunes on a Mac or PC

Dec 23, 2013 - Leave a Comment
Send gifted books, apps, music from iTunes

You can send digital books as gifts directly from the iTunes app and it’s included iBook Store on any desktop Mac or PC. Having long been able to send apps and movies, music, and movies as gifts, giving books is a recent addition. Just like the other gifting options, you can even order a book … Read More

7 Reasons Not to Jailbreak iOS, Courtesy of Apple

Dec 22, 2013 - 33 Comments
Reasons Not To Jailbreak

It’s only fitting with a new iOS 7 jailbreak being available that we cover the other side of the things; why you should not jailbreak at all. We’ve already mentioned in this jailbreaking guide that most users should not bother using the jailbreak at all, because casual iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners will probably … Read More

How to Jailbreak Any iPhone & iPad on iOS 7.0.4 Using Evasi0n 7

Dec 22, 2013 - 5 Comments
iOS 7 Jailbreak

The Evasi0n7 tool provides the ability for users to jailbreak iPhone, iPad, iPad Air, and iPod touch devices running any current version of iOS 7. Experienced jailbreakers will find the tool familiar and know the process well, but for those who are less familiar with the process we’ll go through it step-by-step in a walkthrough. … Read More

iOS 7 Jailbreak Evasi0n 7 Now Available [Download Links]

Dec 22, 2013 - 18 Comments
Evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 7.0.6

A jailbreak for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 7 has been released by the “evad3rs” group, titled Evasi0n7. The jailbreak is untethered, meaning it the device can be rebooted freely without computer assistance at any time, and is compatible with all devices running iOS 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, and the two … Read More

Mac Setups: The Desk of an Industrial Designer & Computer Science Student

Dec 21, 2013 - 13 Comments
Industrial designer and computer science student Mac setup

Another week, another awesome Mac setup to share, and this time around we have a great Apple desk from Phillip F., an Industrial Designer and Computer Science student. Let’s take a moment to learn more about the hardware and how it’s used:

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