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Personal Hotspot Dropping Connections? Try This DHCP Client Fix

Oct 13, 2013 - 10 Comments
Fix Personal Hotspot dropping connections

Personal Hotspot lets you share a devices cellular data connection with other devices or computers by turning a device into a wi-fi router, and it’s easily one of the better features of the iPhone and cellular iPad models (and Android phones for that matter). The iOS Personal Hotspot usually functions without a hitch, but sometimes … Read More

5 cd Command Tricks All Command Line Users Should Know

Oct 11, 2013 - Leave a Comment
Mac Terminal icon

One of the most commonly used command line tools is ‘cd’, which stands for change directory, and as you probably know is used to navigate directories and switch between one folder or another within the file system. For those just learning and starting to familiarize themselves with the Terminal and command line, here are five … Read More

How to Move the Dock Position in Mac OS X

Oct 11, 2013 - 9 Comments
Change the Mac Dock location

The Dock sits at the bottom of the screen on every Mac by default, and it will stay there unless it has been relocated either with a settings adjustment or a key modifier. If you’d like to switch the location of where the Mac OS X Dock resides, you can easily do so with either … Read More

iTunes Store Not Updating? How to Reset the iTunes & App Store Cache

Oct 11, 2013 - 1 Comment
Refresh iTunes Store and App Store caches

The iTunes Store updates frequently to display new apps, music, movies, TV shows, and the free app of the week, and typically you can see the new stuff by just clicking around in iTunes to visit the various stores and media content areas. But sometimes the iTunes Store may display stale content, particularly if the … Read More

How to Make a Photo Black & White on the iPhone

Oct 10, 2013 - 3 Comments
Convert a photo from color to black and white with the iPhone

The iPhone now includes advanced photo and image editing features that allow you to apply various filters to pictures taken on the device. Since iOS 7, this can all be done natively without the need for any third party apps, and one of the better filter sets lets you quickly make any color photo into … Read More

Instantly Resize Finder Column View to Fit File Names in Mac OS X

Oct 10, 2013 - 8 Comments
Instantly resize Finder column view to fit file and folder names

Column View is one of the more useful file browsing view settings in the Mac OS X Finder, but it has a usability flaw that’s initially visible to most users; file names and folders often don’t fit, thus they wind up truncated and become unreadable. Rather than dragging around every single column to accommodate the … Read More

How to Move an iTunes Library to an External Drive or USB Flash Stick

Oct 9, 2013 - 9 Comments
iTunes logo

Have you ever wondered if you can keep your entire iTunes Library on an external drive, freeing up disk space and providing for a portable music and media library? The answer is yes, you can, and it’s actually pretty easy to offload an entire iTunes collection to another drive, whether you’re using a Mac or … Read More

How to Fix the Keyboard Typing Lag with iOS 7 on Older Devices

Oct 9, 2013 - 2 Comments
keyboard typing lag in iOS 7

Some users have noticed that certain older iPhone and iPad models feel slower after updating to iOS 7. We’ve offered a variety of tips to speed things up, but one persistent issue that has we’ve been contacted about regards the mysterious keyboard lag and typing delay that seems to only apply to older devices, where … Read More

iPad 5, iPad Mini 2, Mac Pro, & OS X Mavericks Event Set for October 22

Oct 8, 2013 - Leave a Comment
iPad event date for October 22

Apple will unveil new iPad models on Tuesday, October 22, according to a report from the well-connected AllThingsD. Though a new iPad 5 and iPad Mini will be the star attractions of the event, Apple will also spend some time discussing the hotly anticipated new Mac Pro, and OS X Mavericks, suggesting those products release … Read More

3 Awesome Built-In Utilities Make Your iPhone a Multi-Tool

Oct 8, 2013 - Leave a Comment
iPhone does everything

Sure your iPhone can make phone calls, check your email, browse the web, play games, and a million and one other things, but thanks to iOS 7 your iPhone can now double as a multi-tool digital swiss army knife too (minus the blade, of course). A fair amount of users will already be aware of … Read More

Add Time Zone Support to Calendar for iOS

Oct 7, 2013 - 1 Comment
Calendar icon in iOS 7

Those who use Calendar for iOS and who also happen to travel between time zones may have noticed the events show based upon the iPhone or iPads current location rather than a defined time zone, this can cause some scheduled times to be off if you’re not expecting that behavior. The problem with that is … Read More

Find a Mac Serial Number the Easy Way: Have it Spoken to You

Oct 6, 2013 - 1 Comment
Get a Mac serial number

Having a Macs serial number is important for when you’re ordering AppleCare extended warranties, checking on the status of your current warranty or repairs, or even when just contacting tech support whether it’s Apple or another third party support solution through the phone. Because you’ll likely need a Macs serial number at some point in … Read More

iTunes Radio Missing from Music App? Here’s How To Get It Back in iOS

Oct 6, 2013 - 34 Comments
iTunes Radio missing, here is how to fix that

iTunes Radio is a really great streaming music service from Apple accessible with iTunes on the desktop and iOS for the mobile world. But a peculiar bug is impacting some iOS devices where the Radio button disappears entirely at random from the iOS Music app for many iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users. This obviously … Read More

How to Switch the Voice of Siri to a Guy or Girl on iPhone & iPad

Oct 5, 2013 - Leave a Comment
Siri Logo

As you may have noticed by now, Siri’s voice often gets an overhaul in the new iOS versions, adjusted just slightly from the now famous female voice used in countless Apple commercials to a variation that is just slightly different, but a bit more refined. The new voice sounds great, but if for some reason … Read More

5 Simple Usability Improvements for iOS

Oct 4, 2013 - 1 Comment
Increase the font size

A few simple settings adjustments can go a long way to improving the overall usability of modern iOS versions, including iOS 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and anything since the iOS 7 redesign, whether running on an iPhone, iPod touch, or the larger screened iPad models. We’ll show you how to quickly boost the text … Read More

OS X Mavericks GM Available for Developer Download, Public Release Soon

Oct 3, 2013 - Leave a Comment
OS X Mavericks GM

Apple has released OS X Mavericks GM to those registered with the Mac Developer program. The GM (Golden Master) build is the final release version of OS X 10.9, ending the Developer Preview beta process and indicating that a wider public release of Mavericks will arrive shortly in the coming weeks. Registered developers can download … Read More

Jump to the End or Start of a Document with a Simple Mac Keystroke

Oct 3, 2013 - 3 Comments
Navigate to the Start or End of documents with Mac keystrokes

A couple of easy to remember keyboard shortcuts will dramatically boost your productivity when navigating around documents and webpages throughout OS X, giving you the ability to instantly jump to the beginning or end of a scrollable document. These are universal on all Macs and should work regardless of what keyboard you’re using, so whether … Read More

OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update & iTunes 11.1.1 Released

Oct 3, 2013 - Leave a Comment
OS X 10.8.5 supplemental update and iTunes 11.1.1

Apple has released two minor software updates for Mac users, OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update and iTunes 11.1.1. Users who are currently running OS X Mountain Lion will find the Supplemental Update available in Software Update, and all users with iTunes 11.1 installed will find the 11.1.1 update available there as well. The two updates … Read More

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