iOS 9.2.1 Released for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch [IPSW Direct Download Links]

Jan 19, 2016 - 44 Comments

iOS 9.2.1 update

Apple has released iOS 9.2.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The small update arrives as build 13D15 and includes bug fixes and security updates, but does not appear to include any new features or changes.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 44 Comments

OS X 10.11.3 Released with Bug Fixes, Security Updates for Yosemite & Mavericks Available

Jan 19, 2016 - 35 Comments

OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 update released

Apple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 for all Mac users, the final version is said to improve the compatibility, security, and stability of OS X and contains bug fixes and security improvements for the Mac operating system.

Additionally, Apple has also released security updates for Mac users running OS X Yosemite and OS X Mavericks.

Apple recommends that all Mac users install the appropriate updates for their version of OS X.
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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 35 Comments

How to Disable Siri Suggestions in Spotlight Search on iPhone

Jan 18, 2016 - 13 Comments

Siri Suggestions in Spotlight search of iOS

Siri Suggestions is a feature of modern versions of iOS that recommends contacts, apps, nearby locations, and news, right from the Spotlight search screen. Siri Suggestions aims to be intelligent and learn from user behavior on the iPhone and iPad, offering contacts and apps depending on usage patterns, location, and the time of day, and while this feature is appreciated by many iOS users, some don’t use it, and others may find it unnecessary, slow, or unhelpful.

If you’d like, you can turn off Siri Suggestions in the Spotlight search screen of iOS easily. Doing so still allows you to use Spotlight just as before in prior versions of iOS, including searching the local device, the web, and Wikipedia, it simply removes the suggested section from offering results before searching in Spotlight.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 13 Comments

Get an Inspirational Martin Luther King Jr Quote Wallpaper from Apple

Jan 18, 2016 - 6 Comments

Apple tribute to MLK Jr

In celebration of MLK Jr Day, Apple has honored Dr. Martin Luther King Junior with a prominent tributary homepage takeover. The tribute is complete with a picture of Dr King, featuring one of his most famous and powerfully inspirational quotes overlaid the image; “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”

Truly one of the greatest quotes (and greatest questions), so why not give yourself some inspiration to do good for others by making that moving quote as your wallpaper?

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By Paul Horowitz - Customize - 6 Comments

How to Empty Cache in Safari for Mac OS X

Jan 17, 2016 - 3 Comments

Safari icon Modern versions of the Safari web browser for Mac OS X offer a hidden feature that allows users to clear web caches from the browser without having to dump all other browsing history, cookies, searches, or other website data. This is a really useful feature for web workers and developers who routinely need to clear browser cache for pages and websites, which forces the browser to pull new data from the server(s) being accessed, but it can also be helpful for some troubleshooting situations in Safari as well.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

Nintendo 64 & Playstation Emulators for Mac OS X: OpenEmu

Jan 16, 2016 - 16 Comments

OpenEmu emulates Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, SNES, GBA, and much more, the best emulator for Mac OS X

The Mac has long been a great platform for emulating older gaming consoles, and now the best emulator for OS X has gotten even better, as OpenEmu includes support for two other retro gaming greats; the Nintendo 64 and Playstation 1.

PS1 and N64 support is in addition to the vast console compatibility already included with OpenEmu, so if you’re a fan of emulators and old school games, you won’t want to miss this.

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun, Games, Mac OS - 16 Comments

How to Convert Slow Motion Video to Regular Speed Video on iPhone

Jan 15, 2016 - 15 Comments

Slow motion video adjustment indicator in iOS

Capturing a slow motion video with the iPhone camera is great, and it’s a wonderful effect for many events and scenes you’re recording, unless of course you didn’t mean to record the video in slow motion in the first place. Additionally, sometimes you may have changed your mind after recording a slow motion video and want to change the movie back to regular speed. Whatever the case, converting anything captured in slow motion back to a regular speed video on the iPhone is quite easy.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 15 Comments

How to Delete “Frequently Visited” Sites from Safari on iPhone & iPad

Jan 14, 2016 - 10 Comments

Safari iOS Safari keeps track of frequently visited webpages, offering quick links to those pages and sites on the initial startup and new tabs in the browser. For the less familiar, the Frequently Visited section is underneath Safari Favorites in iOS, and it updates itself as you browse the web and access particular pages on an iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

While many users may like the Frequently Visited section and find it helpful, you may discover a web page or link under this list that you’d rather not be there, and in such a case, you’d probably want to delete the frequently visited page from this list in Safari.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 10 Comments

Public Beta Versions of OS X 10.11.4 and iOS 9.3 Released for Testing

Jan 14, 2016 - 8 Comments

OS X 10.11.4 and iOS 9.3

Apple has released the first public beta versions of both OS X 10.11.4 and iOS 9.3, two point release updates that include some notable new features. The beta releases are the same as the recently unveiled developer betas of the same OS versions, and can be downloaded now by users who are enrolled in the iOS and OS X public beta testing programs.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Mac OS, News - 8 Comments

How to Remove Temporary Items & Bloated /private/var/folders/ in Mac OS X the Safe Way

Jan 13, 2016 - 32 Comments

Temporary cache folders and system var private folders in OS X

Mac OS creates various system level folders of temporary items and caches, which typically remain hidden from the average Mac OS X user. Nonetheless, Mac users using various disk management utilities and apps like OmniDiskSweeper will come across these various temporary item folders in Mac OS X, often at locations like /tmp and /private/var/ and /var/folder. Sometimes the items in these directories can be huge and take up dramatic amounts of disk space, which leads many Mac users wondering if they can safely delete the contents of the various /private/ folders.

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How to Sideload iOS Apps onto iPhone & iPad from Xcode

Jan 12, 2016 - 10 Comments

How to sideload apps onto iPhone and iPad

Modern versions of iOS and Xcode support something called sideloading, which essentially allows iPhone and iPad users to install apps and software onto their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch directly from Xcode on a Mac, without having to go through the iOS App Store. This ability is quite useful as it allows you to install some iOS apps that are not otherwise approved by Apple, but it’s also helpful for beta testing a development version of software, and for using a private app as well.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 10 Comments

Fix Constant Apple ID Verification Password Pop-Ups on iPhone & iPad

Jan 11, 2016 - 82 Comments

Apple ID password verification pop-up constantly, here is the fix

Some iPhone and iPad users have discovered their devices keep asking them repeatedly for their Apple ID to be verified with a password. If you have this issue, this Apple ID password verification pop-up appears at random but frequently, and you’ll see it appear anytime you reboot the device on the lock screen, and often when unlocking the device after a period of going unused.

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iOS 9.3 Beta 1 Released for Testing with Night Shift, Password Protected Notes, Multi-user Edu Logins

Jan 11, 2016 - 15 Comments

iOS 9.3

Apple has released the first beta version of iOS 9.3 to users participating in the developer program, the build arrives as 13E5181d and can be installed on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch compatible with iOS 9.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 15 Comments

First Betas of OS X 10.11.4, tvOS 9.2, WatchOS 2.2 Released for Testing

Jan 11, 2016 - 1 Comment

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Apple has released the first beta builds of OS X 10.11.4 (and yes, OS X 10.11.3 is still at beta 2), tvOS 9.2, WatchOS 2.2, and iOS 9.3 for users enrolled in the developer beta programs.

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By Paul Horowitz - Apple TV, Apple Watch, Mac OS, News - 1 Comment

How to Change Distance Units from Miles to KM on Apple Watch Workout

Jan 10, 2016 - 3 Comments

Apple Watch Workout app

For Apple Watch users who track their workouts with the device, you can adjust, switch, or set distance unit measurements per workout, switching from miles to kilometers and vice versa.

This can be really helpful if you’re typically measuring distances in miles (or kilometers), but maybe you’re training for an event and want to switch to the other measurement for that purpose. For example, maybe you’re planning on running a 5K race, and want that to be the distance goal for an exercise. Additionally, you can also use different measurements for different activities. For example, you could set miles for walking, and kilometers for running. Changing the measurement for workouts is really easy on Apple Watch, here’s what you’ll want to do.

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By Paul Horowitz - Apple Watch, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

8 Hidden HD Wallpapers Found on the Apple “Start Something New” Page

Jan 9, 2016 - 1 Comment

Apple Start Something New hidden wallpapers

Looking for some new high resolution wallpapers for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, or Windows PC? We’ve dug up a handful found on the parallax-heavy web feature on Apple.com called “Start Something New”, which emphasizes user created art and photography made entirely with and on iOS devices.

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By Paul Horowitz - Customize - 1 Comment

Workarounds for Safari Not Opening t.co Short Links from Twitter

Jan 8, 2016 - 15 Comments

Twitter t.co short links not loading in Safari workarounds

Many users have notice that Safari on the Mac (and some on iOS) has trouble opening t.co short links coming from Twitter, both in the Twitter app and for Twitter on the web (by the way, you should follow us there). While not all Mac OS X and iOS users experience this issue, those who do find it frustrating as any t.co link will either refuse to load, time out as the blue progress bar stops moving, or throw a “Safari Can’t Open the Page” error message, claiming the server or page isn’t responding.

Rather than give up on opening the t.co links, there are a few workarounds that will allow you to view them anyway in Safari for OS X and iOS.

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How to AirPlay Video from QuickTime Player in Mac OS X

Jan 8, 2016 - 6 Comments

AirPlay a video from QuickTime player to an AirPlay receiver from Mac OS X

You can AirPlay a video directly from the QuickTime movie player in Mac OS X with the latest versions. This makes it easy to send a video that’s playing on a Mac to an Apple TV over the wireless AirPlay protocol, similar to how it works to AirPlay videos from iOS. And because AirPlay is also supported by third party apps and media players like Kodi (XBMC), you don’t have to have an Apple TV to use the feature, as long as another computer or media center is running a compatible AirPlay receiver it can receive the AirPlay video from QuickTime.

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By Paul Horowitz - Apple TV, Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

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