Apple is on an updating spree. We've already got OS X 10.6.5 and we're expecting iOS 4.2 any moment now. While you're waiting, why not take a gander at our how-tos to help you get your iOS device and iTunes ready for the next level.
How-Tos
iPhone and iPad Tips of the Week - Never Lose Your iPhone Again!
This week's tips are a mixed selection of topics that will help just about any iOS user. We'll show you how heavy MMS messengers can save a bit of cash and how befuddled travelers should deal with multiple time zones. Also, we'll teach you tricks about automating your dialing to cut back on finger wear and tear, and show you a way to label your iPhone with your personal information so that your hopes of recovering it are way easier.
How To Sync All the iTunes Libraries In Your House
Learn how to set up MediaRover on multiple Macs, configure a NAS device using an AirPort router, and then sync and manage your libraries.
How To Keep Your Mac Software Up to Date
Keeping your iPhone apps current is a breeze, but with a few tools, updating software on your Mac can be just as easy. Here's how.
How To Make AirPrint Work Under Mac OS X 10.6.5
Wednesday was a day of disappointment for many -- at least those of us currently rocking the iOS 4.2 gold master who were looking forward to using the new AirPrint service, which was widely believed to require yesterday's Mac OS X 10.6.5 release. But where there's a will, there's a way.
How To Fake Out FourSquare on a Jailbroken iPhone
Faking your location on your iOS device may be easier than you think thanks to a jailbreak application available from Cydia called FakeLocation. Whether you want to steal the Mayorship of your neighborhood hang out Foursquare, or you want to pull a prank on a friend, we'll show you how to fake your location no matter where you're at.
How To Turn Your Jailbroken iPhone into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
If you own an iPhone and have been yearning to use it to tether your Wi-Fi enabled devices to the internet (especially your iPad), all you need is a jailbroken iPhone and an ingenious iOS application to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot anywhere you go.
How To Make Safari Pretend to Be Firefox, Opera, or Even Internet Explorer
It doesn't happen often anymore, but once in a while I'll surf to a page that won't open in Safari, and I get a message saying something like, "Sorry, you are using a browser that isn't supported.
How To Record Audio From Just About Any Source
here are thousands of applications out there that let you record audio. Some are swell for podcasting. Others can rip the audio right out of a YouTube video or suck the sound out of a Skype conversation so that you can listen to it at a later date. You could use any number of one-trick ponies to take care of the various audio chores in your life; or, if you're a savvy Mac user, you could whittle that number down to just one.
How To Switch Windows with Your Keyboard
As you've discovered, the Mac keyboard shortcut Command-Tab is used to switch between applications. To switch between windows of one application, you must first switch to that application, and then use Command-~ (tilde) to cycle through its open windows.
Features
The Best Free Mac and iOS Apps
Got your attention? Of course we did--who doesn't love great software, entertainment, and even hardware for the low, low price of free? That's why we're pointing you to the best Mac and iOS apps; the top sources for free music, videos, and other fun; and even the best ways to make phone calls without dropping a dime.
Six Mac Web Browsers: How Do They Stack Up?
RockMelt blasted into our collective conscience this month to compete for web browsing dominance against Safari, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Flock -- not to mention a handful of smaller competitors. So which one is right for you?
iOS Game Time: Hedgehogs in Space (and Other Marvels)
This week, you've got a chance at winning the excellent Sims 3: Ambitions expansion!
Free App Friday: Chatting Away the Day
You know the routine--you come home from a long day at work, plop yourself down in front of the computer and start chatting away with your friends about your hard day at the office. Before you know it, you've got three empty plates in front of you of food half eaten and a night's worth of catch up work still waiting to be started. It's not the most ideal situation, but it happens.
Ping + Twitter Sitting in a Tree
While Facebook and Apple are still working things out over the Ping social music service, Twitter has decided to hook up with Apple, allowing users of the 140-character microblogging service to spread the joy of music they purchase in iTunes. This partnership means there are a few new things for users of both services.
OS X 10.6.5 Update Does Not Include AirPrint for Shared Printers
Turns out earlier reports of OS X 10.6.5 not supporting AirPrint via shared printers were correct.
Reviews
Gorillamobile for iPhone 4 Review
The iPhone 4 is a phenomenal on-the-go camera. It takes wonderful pictures outside in the sunlight, and crisp, clear photos in the evening with the HDR setting. However, getting that perfect photo is really hard to do when you're holding on to the iPhone 4 with a shaky hand, which is why a mobile tripod is an excellent solution. Joby's new GorillaMobile for the iPhone 4 does just that, though if you're looking for a tripod that doesn't require its own case, you might want to look elsewhere.
Active noise cancellation is meant to reduce unwanted sound--the drone of an airplane's jet engine, the hum of your office air conditioner, that kind of steady background noise. A tiny microphone detects the sound waves outside your headphones, then the headphones play an opposite sound wave which cancels out the original noise. That's why they need a battery to work.
SuperMegaUltraGroovy Capo Review
A novel, visual way to learn songs on your guitar
Unison would be perfect if we found ourselves time traveling to the '80s and needing to look up job listings, download software, or pose questions to an online community.
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