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WatchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2 Updates Available to Download

Mar 21, 2016 - 2 Comments
Apple Watch and Apple TV

Apple has released watchOS 2.2 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 9.2 for Apple TV. The new software updates include a variety of feature improvements and bug fixes and are recommended to users of Apple Watch and Apple TV to install on their respective hardware.

Apple Releases 4″ iPhone SE and 9.7″ iPad Pro

Mar 21, 2016 - 12 Comments
iPhone SE colors

As expected, Apple has released a new 4″ iPhone SE and 9.7″ iPad Pro today at their March 21 event. The devices offer hardware improvements compared to prior models available at the same screen size, and should be compelling offerings to individuals seeking a 4″ iPhone or 9.7″ iPad. Additionally, Apple has unveiled a few … Read More

Where Photo Booth Image Files are Located in Mac OS X

Mar 20, 2016 - 14 Comments
Photo Booth Library in Mac OS X

Photo Booth is the fun picture taking app in Mac OS X that takes selfies with the built-in FaceTime camera, some people use it for diaries or a mirror, and there are many goofy effects that can be applied to the images which turns Photo Booth into a fun house app of sorts. While users … Read More

Fix Slow Time Machine Backups on a Mac

Mar 19, 2016 - 70 Comments
Fix a slow Time Machine backup

The amount of time it takes to complete a Time Machine backup depends on a variety of things, like the amount of data being backed up, the destination drive speed, the speed of the internet connection if the backup is going to a Time Capsule, whether it’s the initial backup or a delta backup of … Read More

How to Access Secret Advanced Settings on Apple TV tvOS

Mar 19, 2016 - 2 Comments
the Apple TV advanced settings screen of tvOS with various internal options

The Apple TV has a Settings app complete with a myriad of options that are more than sufficient for most users to customize and tinker with their device, but did you know there is a hidden Advanced Settings section in tvOS as well? This is a little known feature that seems to contain options that … Read More

How to Fix “Account Limit Reached: Device No Longer Eligible for Creating Apple ID / iCloud” Error Messages

Mar 18, 2016 - 36 Comments
Make a new Apple ID to fix device not eligible error

Most iPhone and iPad users will use the same Apple ID and iCloud account repeatedly on the same device and across other devices, as they should, since that is how they are designed to work. Nonetheless sometimes you may buy an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on the used market and discover that someone has … Read More

How to Clear Instagram Search History

Mar 17, 2016 - 19 Comments

As Instagram continues to grow with pictures of just about anything imaginable, you may find yourself browsing and searching for photos of, well, anything. Instagram keeps track of the searches you make in the app, and when you return to the search tab and search field, you’ll find your prior search history is visible. That’s … Read More

How to Delete All Emails from Mail in Mac OS X

Mar 17, 2016 - 17 Comments
Mail app icon

If you use the Mail app on a Mac, it’s fairly likely that you regularly delete emails that you determine to be unnecessary, junk, or that simply aren’t needed. Typically this is a selective process where particular email messages are removed as needed, but in some situations you may want to go all out and … Read More

Cookie Monster & Siri Pitch the iPhone in Fun New Apple Commercial [Video]

Mar 16, 2016 - 15 Comments
Cookie Monster and Siri in iPhone commercial

Apple has started running a fun new iPhone commercial focusing on the hands-free Hey Siri feature, as it’s being used by none other than Cookie Monster from Sesame Street fame.

Enable Low Power Mode on iPhone for Maximum Battery Life Performance

Mar 16, 2016 - 17 Comments
Low Power Mode on iPhone boosts battery performance

If the average iPhone user has a complaint about their device, it’s almost always that the battery of iPhone doesn’t last as long as they’d like it to. While this is less of a concern with the larger iPhone Plus models, the fact is that all iPhones can run out of battery during the course … Read More

Get Specific Details in Health App for iPhone by Rotating a Dashboard

Mar 15, 2016 - 7 Comments
Tap to see specifics for dates, time, hour in Health app

The Health app on iPhone is able to track steps and mileage, and if you have an Apple Watch it will keep track of your heart rate, active calories with a pedometer, and other fitness data as well. When you open Health app, the Dashboard offers an overview of activity for the day, week, month, … Read More

Seventh Beta of OS X 10.11.4 Available for Testing

Mar 15, 2016 - 6 Comments

Apple has released OS X 10.11.4 beta 7 to Mac users in the developer beta testing and public beta testing programs. The new build arrives as 15E64a and includes bug fixes and feature improvements to the beta release.

iOS 9.3 Beta 7 Released for Testing

Mar 14, 2016 - 12 Comments
iOS 9.3 beta 7

Apple has released the 7th beta version of iOS 9.3 to users in the public beta and developer beta testing programs.

How to Show & Verify Code Signatures for Apps in Mac OS X

Mar 14, 2016 - 12 Comments
Check and verify code signing of apps in Mac OS X

Code signed applications allow security conscious users to verify the creator and hash of a particular app to help confirm it has not been corrupted or tampered with. This is rarely necessary for average Mac users, particularly those who obtain their software from the Mac App Store or other trusted sources since the apps are … Read More

Monitor System Stats, CPU Temp, Fan Speed in Mac Notification Center

Mar 13, 2016 - 14 Comments
System monitoring in Notification Center widgets for Mac OS X

Many Mac users like to keep a watchful eye on their system stats, including processor utilization, memory usage, disk activity, network usage, CPU temperature, fan speed, and perhaps battery stats. The Activity Monitor Dock icon offers one way to do this, but it’s on a limited basis, so if you’d rather see all kinds of … Read More

Get the Android N Default Wallpaper, Looks Great on iPhone & iPad!

Mar 13, 2016 - 3 Comments
Android N default wallpaper

Though most iPhone and iPad users likely don’t closely follow Android news, a new beta version of the next Android OS release came out recently, and long with it arrived a pretty nice default wallpaper too. The Android N default wallpaper image is of some distant hills or a mountain range silhouetted against a pink … Read More

Fix “Your Connection is Not Private” Error in Google Chrome

Mar 12, 2016 - 21 Comments
Chrome

Having used a relatives computers recently I discovered their Google Chrome web browser was constantly throwing a “Your connection is not private” error message on many web pages, thereby preventing the page from loading unless they chose to ignore and reload the ‘not private’ page. The “not private” message can be a little disconcerting, so … Read More

Disable Animations in iOS with a Bug

Mar 12, 2016 - 5 Comments
An iPhone

The zipping zooming flying around animations strewn throughout iOS are activated when opening and closing apps, switching app screens, tapping settings, and doing just about anything else on an iPhone or iPad. This motion eye candy causes some users to experience nausea, but aside from that they also make the device feel a bit slower … Read More

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