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.

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

Video Shows Supposedly Assembled iPhone 6 Stuck in Recovery Mode

Aug 29, 2014 - 8 Comments
iPhone 6 rear shell

A purported iPhone 6 with what looks to be a 4.7″ display has been assembled from leaked parts, and the device even turns itself on, but is seemingly stuck on the familiar “Connect to iTunes” recovery mode screen. Two separate videos of the iPhone are embedded below for viewing (and this time it’s not a … Read More

Apple Wearable Device Shipping Date Could Be Early 2015

Aug 29, 2014 - 4 Comments
iWatch Concept from 9to5

The wearable device that Apple is expected to announce on September 9 will likely not ship until sometime next year, according to a new report from ReCode.

iWatch Could Be An iPhone Accessory?

Aug 28, 2014 - 3 Comments
iWatch

A report from Bloomberg seems to suggest the upcoming Apple wearable device will be more of an iPhone accessory than a standalone gadget.

Move Files While Keeping Permissions Intact with “Paste Item Exactly” in the Mac OS X Finder

Aug 28, 2014 - 6 Comments
Paste Item Exactly to relocate a file while maintaining permissions in OS X

Cutting and pasting files within the Mac OS X Finder is an easy way to move files and folders around on the Mac, particularly for Windows converts, but by default the cut and paste function changes permissions and ownership during the file move process. For the most part that is desirable, but if you are … Read More

Apple Event Officially Scheduled for September 9th, iPhone 6 Expected

Aug 28, 2014 - 6 Comments

Apple has sent out press invitations to an event on September 9, 2014. The invite, shown above courtesy of Wall Street Journal, is simple and cryptic, stating simply “Wish we could say more” and displaying the date “9.9.2014”.

Rename Bookmarks in Safari Quickly via the Favorites Bar in OS X

Aug 27, 2014 - 4 Comments

Safari Bookmarks default to saving their names as the title of a webpage or website. That means if a site has a long title, the bookmark name will be equally as long. For accessing bookmarks through the Bookmarks menu that isn’t too big of a deal, but when you’re using the Safari Favorites Bar, long … Read More

Apple to Launch iWatch Wearable Device on September 9

Aug 27, 2014 - 3 Comments
iWatch Concept from 9to5

Apple will unveil it’s new “wearable” device alongside the iPhone 6 on September 9, according to a new report from the well-sourced Re/Code. Commonly referred to as the “iWatch”, the Re/Code report calls it a “wearable” and mentions the new Apple product will make use of several iOS 8 features, including HealthKit and HomeKit. Re/Code … Read More

Is This Hot Dog the New iPhone 6? [Humor]

Aug 27, 2014 - 3 Comments
iPhone hot dog

With the official iPhone 6 unveiling just a few weeks away, rumors and hype surrounding the new phone are really heating up. Part leaks, mockups, conjecture, and overproduced videos showing off little alleged internal components that are entirely meaningless to the average human, are all part of the run-up to the new iPhone release, and … Read More

Larger iPad with 12.9″ Display Coming in Early 2015

Aug 26, 2014 - 8 Comments
iPad Pro

Apple will release a larger iPad with a 12.9″ screen in early 2015, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

How to Calibrate Mac Displays for the Best Picture & Color

Aug 26, 2014 - 24 Comments

Having an external monitor hooked up to a Mac can boost productivity significantly, and most users who get a secondary screen just hook it up and start using it – it works, so why mess around, right? But to get the best picture and color representation out of your external display, you’ll want to take … Read More

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