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How to Prepare for the iOS 8 Update the Right Way

Sep 7, 2014 - 15 Comments
iOS 8

iOS 8 will be released to the public very soon with its myriad of new features and enhancements, and that makes now a great time to prepare your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for the major system update. We’ll break it down into several easy steps so that you’ll have your iOS device ready to … Read More

Real or Fake? Alleged White iPhone 6 Shown in Videos & Pictures

Sep 6, 2014 - 10 Comments

A device claiming to be a functioning and activated white iPhone 6 model with 4.7″ display has been shown in a series of videos and photographs coming out of China. In the images and video, you see what appears to be the standard iOS home screen, elements of iOS running in Chinese language, and what … Read More

Mac Setups: The Desk of a Creative Services Managing Director

Sep 6, 2014 - 6 Comments

This weeks featured Mac setup comes to us from Gerard F., the Managing Director of a creative services company. Let’s jump right in and learn a bit more:

6 Wearable Things the iWatch Definitely Won’t Look Like

Sep 5, 2014 - 14 Comments

We’re just a few days away from getting a look at the Apple wearable device, dubbed the iWatch by fans and the tech press. And while a new report from the New York Times provides some juicy details about features like a flexible curved glass display, nobody has any idea what the iWatch will actually … Read More

Gracefully Close an Application from the Command Line in Mac OS X

Sep 5, 2014 - 11 Comments

Quitting apps gracefully is typically done through the appropriate application menu by choosing “Quit”, but the Mac GUI is obviously inaccessible from the command line of Mac OS X. So when most command line users are confronted with the need to exit an application, they wind up using the ‘kill’ command to terminate the process … Read More

iWatch to Have a Flexible Curved Glass Display, Wireless Charging, & Mobile Payments

Sep 4, 2014 - 3 Comments
iWatch Concept from 9to5

The wearable device that Apple is set to debut on September 9th will feature a flexible curved glass display, support mobile payments, and be charged wirelessly, according to the most detailed report yet from the New York Times. Additionally, the device will perform a combination of tasks related to health and fitness monitoring, and also … Read More

Apple Will Live Stream the iPhone 6 & iWatch Event

Sep 4, 2014 - 7 Comments
Apple iPhone 6 event invitation

Apple has announced a live stream will be available for the planned September 9 event. The event and accompanying video stream will begin at 10AM Pacific Time on the morning of the 9th, and though it’s not specified, will likely last an hour or two.

How to Enable Safe Mode from Command Line on Mac

Sep 4, 2014 - 4 Comments
Terminal in macOS

Troubleshooting complex issues on a Mac can be challenging as is, and if you’re ever confronted with some complex situations you may find the command line to lend a major hand. In this case, advanced users can boot a Mac into safe mode through the usage of the nvram utility, a tool which allows users … Read More

List All Network Hardware from Command Line in Mac OS

Sep 3, 2014 - 8 Comments
Network Utility in Mac OS

The networksetup utility offers a command line interface to configuring the variety of Mac networking features available in Mac OS X. We’ve discussed networksetup and accompanying features many times here for more advanced purposes, but one of the simpler uses of networksetup is that it can list out every piece of networking hardware attached to … Read More

Create a New iTunes Radio Station from Currently Playing Song or Artist

Sep 3, 2014 - 2 Comments
Create a new iTunes Radio station from a song or artist

Have a favorite song that you want to use to seed a new music station? Maybe you’re looking to find some new tunes to hear based on a particular song or artist? iTunes Radio makes this process simple, and you can instantly create a new iTunes Radio station from any playing song or artist, whether … Read More

How to Remove Red Eye from Photos on iPhone & iPad

Sep 2, 2014 - 2 Comments
Red eye removal on iPhone before and after picture

Red Eye happens sometimes in photography, often if you’re shooting a subject while using the camera flash, or when a bright light is shining in their eyes. The appearance is striking and usually undesirable, with the subjects eyes literally glowing red. You may run into the red eye effect when taking pictures with any camera, … Read More

OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7 Released

Sep 2, 2014 - 3 Comments
OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7

Apple has released the 7th developer preview of OS X Yosemite. The update arrives as build 14A343f, and includes bug fixes and feature enhancements, making it recommended for all Mac developers to install.

Change the Number of Apps in the iOS Dock to Get Minimal

Sep 1, 2014 - 7 Comments
Minimalist iPhone dock

The iOS Dock sits at the bottom of our iPhone, ipod touch, and iPad home screen, intended to hold the most commonly used apps for quicker launching. While it’s well known that you can customize the apps that are contained within the Dock, what’s lesser known is that you can actually reduce the number of … Read More

Classic Western Art Modernized with iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks

Sep 1, 2014 - 4 Comments
Earring and the iPhone

What if the Edvard Munch expressionist classic The Scream was really a reaction to a broken iPhone screen? What if A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was modernized for the 21st century, what would that Sunday afternoon look like now? What if The Card Players were actually just two guys staring … Read More

Forget Your Plastic, The New iPhone Will Be A Digital Wallet

Sep 1, 2014 - 9 Comments

The iPhone will soon serve as a true mobile wallet, working with Visa, MasterCard, or an American Express card, and able to make secure mobile payments without whipping out your old fashioned plastic credit card, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

Mac Setup: The Portable Workstation of a Sound Engineer

Aug 31, 2014 - 4 Comments

This week we’re featuring the Mac Setup of Csucsu Z., a sound engineer from Hungary who has a portable setup of Apple gear that goes on the road. Let’s jump right in and learn a bit more:

How to Get Current Screen Resolution from Command Line in Mac OS X

Aug 31, 2014 - 6 Comments
Display resolutions in Mac

Typically Mac users will retrieve the screen resolution of connected displays through the Displays system preference panel in OS X. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that approach, it’s easy and quick, but because it uses the graphical interface of OS X it’s not necessary helpful for scripting purposes or remote management through Remote Login and … Read More

How to Uninstall Apps from iPhone & iPad in Seconds

Aug 30, 2014 - 55 Comments
How to delete an app icon from iOS Home Screen

Installing apps to iOS is easily done through the App Store, but uninstalling apps from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is probably even easier. Yes, many users will know how to do this, but it always surprises me how many people don’t know how to remove an app from their iOS device. Fortunately, Apple … Read More

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