Keep a Record of All Emails Sent from iPhone by Always BCCing Yourself

Aug 16, 2014 - 4 Comments

Mail icon Though most email services nowadays support the “Sent” outbox, where you can easily find all emails that you’ve sent out from an iPhone (or elsewhere with that email account), not all mail providers do. This is particularly true for POP3 accounts where the email will be downloaded once from the server then deleted from the server, only to be stored on your local device, whether that’s an iPhone or a computer. For situations like this but when you’d still like to maintain an easy record of all emails you’ve sent from an iPhone or iPad, you can enable an option in iOS Mail app called “Always BCC Self”. As the name implies, when this setting is turned on, any mail sent from your iOS device will BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) to yourself, providing an alternative method of record keeping for sent emails.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

Mac Setup: Desk of a Student & Hobbyist Photographer

Aug 16, 2014 - 14 Comments

Mac setup of a hobbyist photographer and student

This weeks featured Mac setup comes to us from YJ, a student and photographer who has a great workstation, along with some excellent advice for backing up your stuff. Let’s jump to it and learn more…

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By OSXDaily - Mac Setups - 14 Comments

Add Items to the Mac Finder Window Toolbar with a Drag & Drop Trick

Aug 15, 2014 - 5 Comments

Customized Mac Finder window toolbar

Few Mac users seem to know it, but the Finder window toolbars of Mac OS X can be customized to serve as a quick-launch panel. You can store almost anything in the Finder toolbar, whether it’s an app, a directory, automator action, network share, a website bookmark, or even a frequently accessed document. Adding items to the Finder toolbar is easy, and you don’t need to go through the traditional View menu > Customize Toolbar method. Instead, you can quickly add items using this great drag and drop trick.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

Show a Photo On Your iPhone Without Someone Accessing Camera Roll

Aug 15, 2014 - 17 Comments

Deny access to Photos Camera Roll Have you ever wanted to share an iPhone picture with someone, but you’re concerned about them flipping through your camera roll and finding other photos you’d rather not share? If you want to limit that you have a few options available, but because the iPhone doesn’t have a specific ability to lock onto a single picture, you’ll have to rely on a trick or two to limit the photo access instead.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 17 Comments

How to Add a New Path to PATH at Command Line the Right Way

Aug 14, 2014 - 6 Comments

Terminal The user path is the series of directories that command line programs are searched in order to run. For example, if you type ‘iostat’ into the terminal, then iostat will be run from /usr/sbin because “/usr/sbin” is part of your $PATH. Accordingly, users who frequently use the command line may need to adjust or add new paths to their terminal so that commands can execute properly.

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By Paul Horowitz - Command Line, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

Six iPhone 6 Rumors That Are Most Likely To Be True

Aug 14, 2014 - 15 Comments

iPhone 6

There’s no shortage of next generation iPhone rumors out there, but as the iPhone 6 debut nears it’s becoming a bit easier to whittle down what’s likely and what’s not. With that in mind, here are six of the most likely rumors for we can all expect from the next iPhone.

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

Safari 7.0.6 & Safari 6.1.6 with Security Updates Released for Mac

Aug 13, 2014 - 6 Comments

Safari Security Update 7.0.6 available for Mac

Apple has released a small update to Safari for Mac OS X, versioned as Safari 6.1.6 and Safari 7.0.6. Both updates contain important security fixes and improved memory handling, and Apple recommends that all Mac users install the updates.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 6 Comments

Fixing App Store “Could Not Complete Purchase : Unknown Error” Messages

Aug 13, 2014 - 12 Comments

App Store We could not complete your purchase - Unknown Error

Typically you can download anything from the Mac App Store without incident, that’s the way things are supposed to work. Sometimes things aren’t so hunky-dory, and one of the more peculiar errors from the App Store is the incredibly vague “We could not complete your purchase – Unknown Error” message.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Troubleshooting - 12 Comments

Set the Default Google Account for Multiple Gmail Account Users

Aug 13, 2014 - 73 Comments

Switching Google accounts

Using Google’s “multiple sign-in” feature is a great way to juggle between multiple Google accounts and Gmail addresses. But a common issue with using multiple Google accounts is being able to determine which is the default account, and it’s easy to get things mixed up with multiple logins. That’s what we’re looking to resolve here, by setting the proper account as the default Google account, regardless of how many other accounts are in use.

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By Paul Horowitz - Tips & Tricks - 73 Comments

How to Start & Stop a Timer on iPhone & iPad with Siri for Easy Countdowns

Aug 12, 2014 - 3 Comments

Set a Timer with Siri in iOS

Whether you’re waiting for your favorite show to come on TV, some wet paint to dry, or that chicken parmesan to finish cooking in the oven, we all need to use a countdown for helping us wait for something throughout regular life. Fortunately, the iPhone and iPad has such a feature built right in, and thanks to our favorite digital assistant, Siri makes setting a timer in iOS about as simple as it can possibly be.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

Set a Password on iWork Files in Mac OS X for Added Security

Aug 12, 2014 - 3 Comments

Set password on iWork files in Mac OS X

Every app in the iWork suite offers optional password protection of files created, modified, or opened within their respective application. In practice, this means that no user will be able to open or access the file and view the contents on their Mac or iOS device without entering the password first. Password protecting iWork documents offers a great way to add some additional security or privacy to important files, and using the feature is made simple in any of the iWork apps in OS X, whether Pages, Keynote, or Numbers.

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

Next Generation iPad Models Coming Soon with Anti-Reflection Screens

Aug 11, 2014 - 7 Comments

iPad Air and iPad Mini

Apple will release revisions to the iPad Air and iPad Mini in the coming months, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, News, Rumor - 7 Comments

Two New iPad ‘Verse’ Commercials Running: Yaoband & Jason [Video]

Aug 11, 2014 - Leave a Comment

Yaoband's Verse

Apple has started to air two new iPad commercials on TV, following in the same “Verse” theme that was introduced some time ago with the iPad Air. Both videos emphasize how the iPad and great apps supplement the activities and work of individuals, and are embedded below for easy viewing.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, News - Leave a Comment

Print Files Directly from Mac Desktop & OS X Finder to Save Time

Aug 11, 2014 - 29 Comments

Printing files from the Mac desktop Did you know you can start printing any file directly from the desktop of a Mac? While most users open a file and then print it from the application of which the file was built in, that’s not actually necessary, instead printing can be initiated from anywhere in the Finder of OS X. This often overlooked feature is incredibly convenient and it really speeds up the process of printing a document or picture, as it prevents having to open any apps. Instead, you just locate the document in the file system and start printing directly from there.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 29 Comments

Mac Mail Keeps Asking to Enter Password? Here’s How to Fix That

Aug 10, 2014 - 72 Comments

Mail app icon When you set up a new Mail account in Mac OS X, you typically enter the service provider, email address, and the email accounts password once, then everything just works, right? Well, generally, but sometimes things aren’t so simple, and a frustrating issue that some users encounter is Mail app repeatedly asking for their password, over and over again. This can show up either as a pop-up window requesting the password be entered again with the message “Enter Password for Account (Name)”, or in the Connection Doctor feature of the Mac Mail app where it says the account verification or login failed, and to try again.

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3 Hilarious Apple Humor Videos to Watch And Have a Laugh

Aug 9, 2014 - 5 Comments

Apple humor

Apple rumors are in high gear right now, with the iPhone 6 launch date just under a month away, the next generation iPad coming sometime in October, and the iWatch apparently arriving that same month too. Rather than taking things too seriously, let’s take a lighter look at the Apple obsession with these three videos poking fun at Apple rumors and fans alike.

These hilarious skits include Jimmy Kimmel ripping the iWatch and Apple brand loyalty, Conan O’Brien poking at the iPad and DIY projects, and a YouTube guy with a total junker iPhone 6 clone who convinces people it’s the real deal. Who doesn’t like some Apple fun and a good laugh? Enjoy!

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun - 5 Comments

Mac Setup: Triple Display Workstation of an Integrations Developer

Aug 9, 2014 - 17 Comments

Mac setup of an Integrations Developer

This week we’re featuring the Mac workstation of James B., an Integrations Developer who has a great home office with an excellent view behind his desk. Let’s jump in and learn a bit more about this Mac setup and how it’s used:

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By OSXDaily - Mac Setups - 17 Comments

How to Change DNS Settings on iPhone & iPad

Aug 8, 2014 - 11 Comments

Change DNS Settings in iOS When you point your iPhone or iPad at a web address (like osxdaily.com), iOS will perform a DNS lookup to send you to the proper location. DNS servers handle part of that lookup service, translating numerical IP addresses into the readable domain names we’re all more familiar with and associate with web sites and other internet addresses. Most internet service providers provide their own DNS servers, but let’s be honest, they’re not always the fastest, thus you can sometimes speed up your internet service or even resolve some networking issues by changing DNS settings to another set of servers. Changing the DNS settings in iOS are what we’re going to cover here, and the process is the same on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 11 Comments

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