How to Quit Multitask Apps on the iPhone in iOS 6

Sep 5, 2010 - 6 Comments

With the release of iOS 4 continuing on through iOS 6, a new multitasking ability was brought to iOS and the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Basically, multitasking means you can run multiple applications at the same time, which is a standard feature of modern desktop operating systems, and that feature is now ubiquitous in … Read More

The new iPod Nano commercial song

Sep 5, 2010 - 6 Comments

If you’ve seen the new iPod Nano commercial featuring the newly released touch screen iPod Nano, you’ve heard the new song playing in the background. Apple commercials have a certain power to them, they typically propel a song into popularity rather quickly and people start asking what song is playing in the latest Apple commercial. … Read More

iOS 4.1 Release Date is September 8

Sep 4, 2010 - 1 Comment

Those of us waiting for the iOS 4.1 release don’t have too long to go, Apple is set to make the iPhone and iPod touch OS update available for download next week on Wednesday, September 8. Apple didn’t announce an official date, but their UK iPhone site has publicly marked the availability date as just … Read More

iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3G speed + performance

Sep 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

Update: iOS 4.1 fixes iPhone 3G slow speed for the most part, I highly recommend installing this update. Apple announced iOS 4.1 to a big hooray from iPhone 3G owners, since the iOS 4.1 update supposedly fixes the speed problems on the 3G. But how does the iPhone 3G actually run with iOS 4.1? I … Read More

Get color icons back in the iTunes 10 sidebar

Sep 3, 2010 - 47 Comments

Along with new iTunes 10 download came a number of interface changes, ranging from a new icon, vertical window control bars, album art displays, and the greyscale conversion of the sidebar icons. If you preferred the colorful sidebar icons of iTunes 9 and prior, you can swap out a rsrc file within iTunes 10 and … Read More

Change the iTunes 10 close/minimize/maximize buttons back to horizontal

Sep 2, 2010 - 26 Comments

I’m liking iTunes 10 but I can’t say I’m a fan of the vertical control buttons, which some are calling ‘traffic lights’ since well, it resembles traffic lights. Sure it saves space but it breaks away from the standardized UI convention. Thankfully we can change back to the classic horizontal buttons without much effort. If … Read More

Replace the iTunes 10 icon with the older iTunes 9 icon

Sep 2, 2010 - 44 Comments

It seems like it was just moments ago that iTunes 10 became available to download, but already there are some complaints about the new blue button icon. 6ix Passions points out that it looks awkward in their Dock and offers a simple solution; revert back to the old iTunes 9 icon. Here’s how to get … Read More

The new iPod Touch commercial song

Sep 2, 2010 - 4 Comments

Update on 11/24/2011: A newer iPod touch commercial featuring a song by GROUPLOVE has just been released as well. Apple has released a new iPod touch that has all the great features of the iPhone 4 (minus cell), and along with any new iPod release comes a new commercial. The newest iPod touch commercial is … Read More

The Best MacBook Pro Hard Drive Upgrade

Aug 31, 2010 - 26 Comments

Dan wrote in with the following: “I have a MacBook Pro and I want to make it even faster, what’s the best hard drive upgrade for the MacBook Pro?” This is a great question, and the answer will vary depending on your budget. I’m going to recommend a few options at different price points, all … Read More

Change the Expose Highlight Glow Color on Mac

Aug 30, 2010 - 6 Comments

Expose is one of the most useful features of Mac OS X and it looks great too. Well, except for the window glow color, which a lot of people aren’t particularly thrilled with. You can replace the bright neon blue hover glow with any other color simply by editing and replacing some PNG files.

How to Set Photo Booth to Flip Images on Mac

Aug 27, 2010 - 6 Comments

Photo Booth on the Mac defaults to flipping your images horizontally, this happens automatically without any user input and without it being noticed, it’s just how the camera within Photo Booth displays pictures, making it function more like a mirror rather than a traditional camera. If you don’t images to flip like that, you can … Read More

Mac OS X Security Update released for download

Aug 24, 2010 - 1 Comment

Fire up Software Update, Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X. Several potential exploits are patched in the update, one of them looks similar to the PDF exploit that was used for the web based easy iPhone jailbreak that was patched with iOS 4.0.2. Who knew that Mac OS X and iOS … Read More

MacBook Pro 13″ gets dropped at 195mph… but wait it still boots!

Aug 24, 2010 - 29 Comments

Here’s a Mac heartbreaker: a motorcycle enthusiast went for a ride carrying his MacBook Pro 13″ in a backpack, unfortunately the zipper holding the MacBook Pro in place failed going a reported 195mph (315km/h)!

What Song is Playing? You Can Find Out with Shazam App

Aug 20, 2010 - 7 Comments

Do you want to know what song is playing? Don’t be left wondering, you can find out for sure thanks to an awesome app called Shazam. The app first came to the iPhone some time ago and has made it easier than ever to discover what song is playing regardless of where you are. It … Read More

Software update to fix iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3G coming soon

Aug 20, 2010 - Leave a Comment

According to an email exchange between a customer and Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a software update will be released soon to address the widespread complaints of iPhone 3G slowness running iOS 4. A frustrated iPhone 3G owner apparently wrote the following email to Steve Jobs complaining about the abysmal performance of iOS 4 on his … Read More

Improve iPhone Battery Life

Aug 19, 2010 - 8 Comments

The iPhone battery is designed to provide a significant amount of talk time, internet/app use, and data consumption. By using the phone properly and customizing a few settings you can dramatically improve how long your iPhone battery lasts. Here is a comprehensive list of tips to improve the health and battery life of your iPhone.

Simple Stopwatch & Timer for Mac OS X Menu Bar: Thyme

Aug 19, 2010 - 7 Comments

If you’re looking for a simple stopwatch menubar timer for Mac OS X, look no further than a little utility called Thyme. No, not the herb, Thyme is a very simple Mac app that sits in your menubar and allows you to quickly start and stop a timer. Wondering how long it takes you to … Read More

What is the iPad 1 Commercial Song from “iPad is Electric” TV Ad?

Aug 18, 2010 - 39 Comments

Apple released a new iPad commercial called “iPad is Delicious” that features the text “iPad is…” followed by images of someone browsing a pictured recipe book, playing games, reading books, writing on a virtual chalkboard, etc, the video is posted above if you haven’t seen it yet. Playing in the background is a piano song … Read More

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