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How to Set the Equalizer for Specific Genres, Songs, & Albums in iTunes

Mar 25, 2013 - 3 Comments
Set equalizer for a music genre in iTunes

Unless an entire music library consists of only a single genre of music, it’s fairly rare to have find one equalizer setting for your iTunes collection to rule every single song or album. Sure there are some pretty good general settings, and the preset options are great too, but for the best experience with diverse … Read More

Automatically Log Out of a Mac After a Period of Inactivity

Mar 23, 2013 - 8 Comments
Automatic Log Out in Mac OS X

Using the automatic log out feature is a good way to bring an additional layer of security to a Mac. It works just as you’d expect; after a predetermined amount of time has passed without activity, the active user account logs itself out. This means all currently running apps close out as well as all … Read More

Start a Photo Slideshow on iPhone That Plays to Music

Mar 23, 2013 - 2 Comments
Photo slideshow with music on iPhone

If you ever want to show off some great pictures from your iPhone, you can instantly start a slideshow from the Photos app. This under-appreciated feature is extremely easy to use, and it can be livened up a bit by adding some fitting music to play alongside the slideshow. Everything is remarkably easy to set … Read More

Find When You Are Eligible for a New iPhone Upgrade Subsidy & Get a Reminder

Mar 22, 2013 - 10 Comments
Check iphone upgrade eligibility and get a reminder

Itching to upgrade to a new iPhone but don’t want to pay full price? You can easily find out when you are eligible for the subsidized upgrade rate, plus set an automatic reminder for when the new upgrade rate is available for your current plan. This is great if you want to upgrade your iPhone … Read More

7 Simple Window Management Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X to Improve Workflow

Mar 22, 2013 - 16 Comments
Window Management keystrokes in Mac OS X

Overloaded with too many active windows from too many apps? Want to quickly flip through them, minimize one, maybe maximize another? Maybe you’d just like to really focus and go full screen? We’ve got this all covered with some simple keyboard shortcuts that can improve workflow by speeding up window management and how you interact … Read More

Set Up Two-Step Verification for Apple ID to Increase Account Security

Mar 21, 2013 - 8 Comments
Set up two step verification for Apple ID's

Apple has added an optional two-step verification security authentication feature to Apple ID’s, the login which is used to manage everything from iCloud storage settings to iTunes and App Store purchases. With Two-Step Verification enabled, you’ll login as usual, but then be required to verify your identity by entering in a special verification code on … Read More

Change the Notification Center Alert Sound in Mac OS X

Mar 21, 2013 - 8 Comments
Change Notification Center alert sound in Mac OS X

As you know, OS X plays a sound when a new Notification pops up in Notification Center. That default sound is called “Basso”, a low toned sound effect that is kind of like a short tap on a low note piano key. CultOfMac hilariously describes the sound as a “frog fart”, and if you aren’t … Read More

How to Merge Multiple Contacts on iPhone from Mac OS X

Mar 20, 2013 - 3 Comments
Contacts icon

It’s not unusual for peoples names to change, for someone to switch jobs or phone numbers, or even for a company to change their name or information. It’s frustrating to wander into the Contacts app on the iPhone to discover a ton of entries for a single person or entity to cover each of those … Read More

Trim Voice Memo Recording Length on iPhone (iOS 6)

Mar 20, 2013 - 5 Comments
Shorten Voice Memo Recordings on iPhone

The Voice Memo app bundled with the iPhone allows you to use the device as a personal recorder, in much the same way people used to carry tape recorders to jot down thoughts, meeting notes, or just personal messages. But if you’ve recorded something that is either too long for your purposes, or just contains … Read More

How to Turn Off Screen Shot & Empty Trash Sound Effects in Mac OS X

Mar 19, 2013 - 10 Comments
Stop the screen shot and empty trash sound effects in Mac OS X

Anytime you take a screen shot in Mac OS X or empty the trash you hear a little sound effect that accompanies the action. With a screenshot it sounds like a camera shutter clicking, and with the Trash it kind of sounds like a bunch of papers being crumpled and dumped out. Cute sound effects, … Read More

iOS 6.1.3 Released with Minor Fixes & Improvements [Download Links]

Mar 19, 2013 - 9 Comments
iOS 6.1.3

Apple has released iOS 6.1.3, a relatively minor software update that includes a patch for the bug that allowed someone to bypass the lock screen and access the Phone app, and also brings some improvements to Maps in Japan. Additionally, the update patches the evasi0n jailbreak, thereby preventing devices from being jailbroken by that tool … Read More

Disable the iPhone Camera & Lock Screen Camera (iOS 4 – iOS 11)

Mar 18, 2013 - 16 Comments
Camera disabled and removed from the iPhone home screen

Disabling the camera access in iOS prevents the Camera app icon from appearing on the home screen, it turns off the lock screen camera, and it also prevents all third party apps from using the camera at all, which as you may have guessed also disables FaceTime. No, you don’t have to physically remove the … Read More

Save to a Target Directory or Buried Path in Mac OS X the Fast Way

Mar 18, 2013 - 3 Comments
Save to a target directory faster in Mac OS X

Have you ever wished you could quickly save a file to a target directory, one that had a lengthy path buried somewhere deep in OS X? It turns out that by using the excellent Go To Folder shortcut, you can do exactly that, and if you know the destination path or have it in your … Read More

4 Essential Menu Bar Utilities for Mac OS X

Mar 17, 2013 - 38 Comments
Desktop Utility menu bar item

Mac OS X includes a few system-level menu bar items that are incredibly useful, but if you’ve ever wanted to have a few extras to your menu bar consider these four essentials. All free, they’ll bring a wide variety of function to the menu bar, where you’ll be able to quickly see the weather, make … Read More

Mac Setup: The Studio of a Multimedia Producer

Mar 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
Multimedia Producers desk

This weeks great Mac studio setup comes to us from Keith B., a professional visual designer and multimedia producer who uses his hardware to do everything from branding work to graphic design. Hardware shown in the picture includes: iMac 21.5″ – 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo, 16GB RAM, 2 1TB HDDs, 512MB video card Korg PadKontrol … Read More

Show a Phone Number in Huge Text for Easier Viewing in Contacts App for Mac OS X

Mar 15, 2013 - 8 Comments
Show phone number in larger type

If you’ve ever needed to retrieve a phone number from Contacts (once called Address Book) in Mac OS X, you’ve probably noticed the phone numbers are shown quite small. On larger screens that’s not too big a big deal, but on smaller screen Macs and those with high resolutions, it can be really quite small. … Read More

9 Snazzy Wallpapers to Decorate Your Desktop Backgrounds

Mar 15, 2013 - 2 Comments
Black Hole

Getting bored with your desktop wallpapers lately? We’ve got a nice batch of 9 snazzy high-res wallpapers for whatever device you’re looking to decorate, whether it’s a Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, you’re sure to find something nice here. There’s no particular theme this time around, it’s just a collection of nice pictures acquired from a … Read More

Make a Photo Stream into a Public Website Easily, Anytime from iOS

Mar 15, 2013 - 7 Comments

Now that the simple photo sharing service Photo Stream is an integral part of the camera experience in iOS, you’re probably aware there’s an option to create a public website during the process of creating a new shared photo stream. But you also turn any existing photo stream into a public website too, so if … Read More

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