11May2011
Move Your iTunes Library in Six Simple Steps
We often have customers come into our store who have such large music or photo libraries that they are running out of space on their Mac’s internal hard drive. Luckily, with just a few quick steps, you can move your iTunes or iPhoto library to an external drive, with all the necessary files it needs to retain its neat and organized structure. You will need three things to complete this task: an external hard drive with a good amount of free space, your Mac and some time to let the files
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How and Why You Should Encrypt Your iOS Backups
If you’re security conscious, or you just want your personal data to be safer, you can encrypt the backups iTunes creates of your iOS devices. You may have heard about this for the first time in the wake of the location info storage debacle Apple faced this past week. When your backups are encrypted, to access them, a password will need to be entered, hopefully keeping your info secure. Encrypting your backups means that you’re taking security of your personal information such as email
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How To Host GoDaddy Domain Names on MobileMe
In order to acquire your own domain name you must go to a registrar like GoDaddy and pay the annual registration fee to become the registrant of that domain name, but how then to point that name where you want it to go? Besides being just a catchy name that people can easily remember, what makes a domain name valuable is the content or service behind it, and MobileMe is a good repository for that content, especially for those who are already subscribers to the service. Here’s how to connect
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iOS 4.3.2 Untethered Jailbreak Is Still Possible.[Confirmed]
Stefan Esser has just confirmed that his 4.3.1 untethered exploit still exists in iOS 4.3.2, which means that we will soon have full untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.3.2 for all devices. Apple has been nice. I just verified that the untether vulnerability is not fixed in iOS 4.3.2 – my Ipad 1 is running untethered jailbroken Of course the public untether binaries will not work with iOS 4.3.2 – I have to generate new untether binaries with new dyld/kernel offsets I won’t be able to
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Download iOS 4.3.2 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch–Direct Link
Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with your computer via USB and start iTunes 10.2.1. to update to iOS 4.3.2. You should now see a message prompt as shown below. Simply click on “Download and Install” (Mac OS X) or “Download and Update” (Windows) button to get on to the new firmware 4.3.2. The final version of the last major update, iOS 4.3, was released back on March 10, followed by iOS 4.3.1 on March 25th, 2011. Direct Download Links for iOS 4.3.2 / 4.2.7 (Official from
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Redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 is Now Available for Download. Download Now!
An update to Redsn0w 0.9.6 iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak has been released which is said to fix “any lingering issues with the boot animation”. Still Sn0wbreeze 2.5.1 for Windows can also be used to enable customized animated boot logos on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Those of you who are already jailbroken on iOS 4.3.1 using Redsn0w 0.9.6rc9, rc10 or rc11 can simply rerun Redsn0w 0.9.6rc12 over the existing jailbreak by selecting “Allow boot animation” option as shown in the
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Some Secret Tips!
Here are some most useful iPhone tips, tweaks, secrets that you couldn't imagine existed for your complete and easy use of iPhone! Here are some of them and if found interesting, we will try to provide further information.Keyboard Tips- Shift Key: Apple with its vast iMac experience has featured the shift key press option on the iPhone multi-touch screen. This is especially relevant if you want to capitalize few letters without pressing the CAPSLOCK option. In the iPhone the double tap
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A Guide to Mac Diagnostic and Repair Utilities
Back in the very old days almost every Mac user owned a copy of Norton Utilities, a name synonymous with fixing any Mac problem. “Have you run Norton on it?” was the first step in any repair routine. Today, no single program dominates the market. There are several different maintenance applications to choose from, and the one you end up using will depend on both the specific problem you’re encountering and your level of comfort and experience with Mac troubleshooting. Regardless of what
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How to Change the Twitter for Mac Icon
Twitter for Mac is one of the great apps introduced alongside the Mac App Store. Since then, it’s been updated twice, and the app’s icon changed (some would say for the worse) both times. Here’s how to change the icon back to whichever you like best.Find Twitter for Mac in the Finder. You can do this by either looking for it yourself (it will most likely reside in [Your name]/Applications) or by right- or Control-clicking on Twitter in your Dock and choosing Options > Show in
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Tips for Mac Cord Cutters Using Notebooks
Not long ago, I wrote about cutting the cord using Apple devices. In the section on using a Mac, I focused on general advice applicable to all machines, but those who’ve tried to make their Apple notebook the center of their entertainment setup know that MacBooks bring unique challenges. Here are a few tips to help overcome those hurdles. 1. Install InsomniaX Insomnia X is a freeware app that lets you prevent your Mac notebook from going to sleep when you close the lid. Apple lets
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