Download SoundCloud Songs as MP3 with a Bookmarklet

Mar 12, 2012 - 6 Comments
Download Mp3 from SoundCloud

SoundCloud is a popular online music and audio sharing service where a lot of bands and musicians will post their music for others to listen to. Frequently they’ll include a download link to songs, but depending on the posters account, they often have download limits that can be quickly maxed out on popular songs. The … Read More

Convert Text to Emoji Automatically in Mac OS X

Mar 12, 2012 - 7 Comments

Now that the Mac has native Emoji support, you can set up text substitutions to automatically convert specific text to emoji when typing shorthand, abbreviations, or emoticons. Here’s how to configure the text-to-emoji conversions:

iOS 5.1 Battery Life is Significantly Improved

Mar 10, 2012 - 101 Comments
Battery

Battery life has been an ongoing issue for some iOS 5 users, particularly those with iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The recent iOS 5.1 update aimed to fix that with “improved battery life” mentioned in the release notes, but just how improved is it? With casual use since the update was released, the consensus at … Read More

Enable Hidden Debug Settings for iMessage, FaceTime, and Bluetooth, in iOS

Mar 10, 2012 - 5 Comments
Hidden Debug Settings in iOS

Savvy iOS developers and hackers should get a kick out of this; you can enable hidden debug settings in some iOS apps by using a profile… By downloading a few mobileconfig files, you can enable hidden debug settings for Messages, Bluetooth, and FaceTime that log activity and events for each protocol. What you do with … Read More

Can’t Download iOS 5.1? Try These Fixes

Mar 9, 2012 - 80 Comments
IPSW

iOS 5.1 was released a few days ago but some people are still having problems when trying to update. The download can time out, not start at all, or sometimes throw an error message saying “Unable to Check for Update. An error occurred while checking for a software update.” or “The network connection could not … Read More

Convert Bit Rate of Songs on iOS Devices with iTunes

Mar 9, 2012 - 5 Comments
Convert Bit Rate of Songs in iTunes

iTunes now allows you to convert higher bit rate songs to three options: 128 kbps, 192 kbps, and 256 kbps. Enabling this option lets you save storage space on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad by compressing the music stored on the device. While intense audiofiles and those who want the absolute highest audio quality … Read More

How to Use the Lock Screen Camera in iOS 7 & iOS 8

Mar 8, 2012 - 39 Comments
swipe camera ios 5.1

You may have noticed that with new versions of iOS on iPhone and iPod touch, the behavior changed for how to access the lock screen camera compared to iOS earlier versions. That camera change actually happened with iOS 5.1 and has carried forward to iOS 6, iOS 7, and iOS 8, and it has has … Read More

Watch the iPad 3 Keynote Video

Mar 8, 2012 - 5 Comments
New iPad keynote

If you like watching Apple keynotes and you want to see a presentation on the iPad 3, you don’t want to miss the March 7 2012 event video. Because who better to show you the new iPad 3 and Apple TV 3 than Apple themselves?

New iPad TV Commercial: “This Good”

Mar 7, 2012 - 3 Comments

Alongside the new iPad, Apple has started to air a new TV commercial for the device. The ad focuses on the iPads new Retina display, which by all accounts is simply gorgeous in person. Text of the commercial is as follows: “When a screen becomes this good, colors are more vibrant, words are pin sharp, … Read More

iTunes 10.6 Released

Mar 7, 2012 - 7 Comments
iTunes 10.6

iTunes 10.6 has been released alongside iOS 5.1. The update includes 1080P support for movies and TV shows downloaded from iTunes Store, but otherwise is fairly minor and includes several bug fixes and improves song matching and how album art is handled. You can grab the 10.6 update directly from Apple at the link below, … Read More

Pre-Order the New iPad Now, Release Date is March 16

Mar 7, 2012 - 12 Comments
New iPad release date

The all new iPad (iPad 3?) has just been announced, and pre-orders start now March 7! The actual release date is March 16, and you can expect the traditionally giant lines and sell-outs as usual. because of this, pre-ordering is highly recommended if you don’t want to wait in lines at Apple Stores, or deal … Read More

Quickly Email Current URL from Mac OS X

Mar 7, 2012 - 3 Comments
Quickly Share Current URL

The next time you’re reading a web page that you want to share with someone else through email, just hit Command+Shift+I while viewing that website. A new email draft will open in the default email application, with the web pages title as the message subject, and the URL contained within the message body. The keyboard … Read More

Portal + Super Mario Bros = Mari0

Mar 6, 2012 - 5 Comments
Mari0

What happens when you merge classic Super Mario Bros with the modern classic Portal? It’s hectic, it’s a ton of fun, it’s Mari0. Basically you get old school Mario re-imagined with a portal gun and a variety of Portal puzzles and mechanics. There’s also an insane four player co-op mode, level editor, and downloadable third … Read More

Track Shipments & Packages from iPhone or iPad Quickly

Mar 6, 2012 - 4 Comments
Track Shipment in iOS

Want to quickly track a shipment from iOS or iPadOS? The iPhone and iPad can automatically detect tracking numbers from shipments and packages that are found in emails, notes, and messages, and the data detection then turns those tracking numbers into clickable links to help you instantly track a package or shipment. This is usable … Read More

Turn iPhone into a Giant 1990’s Flip Phone

Mar 5, 2012 - 5 Comments
iPhone flip phone

Remember the old flip phones? Of course you do, they were huge and ugly and half of them wouldn’t fit in a pocket even when folded up, but oh were they cutting edge in 1998. Soon you’ll be able to have that same terrible user experience with the iPhone. From the company who brought you … Read More

Clear iMessage Chat History in Mac OS X

Mar 5, 2012 - 40 Comments
Clear iMessage Chat History

The Messages app for Mac keeps track of all chat history through iMessage and SMS, providing you with a lengthy record of conversations in an easily reviewable and scrollable chat log. Unlike iOS, there isn’t an in-app method to delete the chat history in Mac OS X, and though you can close a window it … Read More

4 Simple Mac Maintenance Tips

Mar 4, 2012 - 45 Comments
Clean Off the Mac Desktop

Macs are notoriously trouble-free and easy to maintain, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore system maintenance entirely. Here are four simple Mac maintenance tips that will help you keep your Mac in tip-top shape, running at its best.

Enable the iPhone Camera Grid to Take Better Pictures

Mar 4, 2012 - 7 Comments
iPhone camera grid

Turning on the iPhone camera grid makes it easier to take better pictures by offering a simple visual grid guide to improve photo composition. We’ll show you how to enable the grid on iPhone camera, and also how to use the grid to compose photos.

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