Yearly Archives: 2011

If you get a link in an email you can now preview the link right there in Mail if you have Lion. Just put your cursor over the link and look for a small button to appear just to the right of the link. Then click that button to see a quick preview of the page.

Apple has brought one of the most sophisticated and fun iPad apps to the iPhone and iPod touch. The new universal version of GarageBand gives you an eight-track recording studio in your pocket. You can also have lots of fun with the on-screen musical instruments.

This week Apple updated its iOS GarageBand app making it compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch for the first time. The music creation software is similar to the existing Mac version but with a set of instruments that can be played using the touch screen of iOS devices.
Apple admitted this week that there is a problem with the iPhone 4S related to battery life. The good news is that it is a software problem and an update will be issued to fix it soon.
With its product line most likely fixed in place for the holiday shopping season, Apple is continuing to fine-tune its retail stores. In-store pickup of online orders expanded this week from California to New York, and there are reports that more stores will be supporting this in the upcoming days and weeks.

“Ms. Roth? Instead of doing my class project with Eddie, can I team up with my friend Siri instead?”

When I was still using an Android phone, I could take a photo, immediately hit the share button and choose Twitter. So I was a bit surprised to discover than on iOS, I have to exit the camera and open the Photos app, select the photo I just took and tweet it from there. This is a ... (1 Comment)

I have the latest Safari in Lion. I deleted the News tab which was a default Bookmarked item on the Bookmarks Bar. I wish to get it back… A website lists the source in /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/BuiltInBookmarks.plis‌​t, but what do I do ... (3 Comments)

I noticed that all RSS readers for the iPhone need a google account to use. I do not want to create an account for this. Is there a way to subscribe to an RSS feed without it? —– George Prado ... (3 Comments)

A common question people have is “What does this icon mean in the iPhone Weather app?” The iPhone Weather app gets its information from Yahoo Weather. The forecast should be the same as if you want to Yahoo and looked up the weather for your area. But the iPhone Weather app doesn’t include descriptions of the graphic icons that appear next to each day.
Some are obvious. A bright yellow sun means “sunny.” But others are less obvious. So you would think that there would be a guide somewhere to these icons.
Not only is there not a guide, but it seems the icons used in the iPhone app are not used anywhere else. Yahoo has many different sets of weather icons for use on their sites and by third-party developers. But none exactly match the ones used on the iPhone.
However, the following set comes very close. Close enough that you should be able to find a match if you are unsure what an icon means. Note that some icons are used for multiple weather conditions. For instance, Tropical Storm and Hurricane use the same icon as Thunderstorms.

I want to have sharing enabled at home and work, but want it disabled automatiCally other connections. Back in my Windows days, the notebook PC would prompt me when I connected to a new network for what kind of network and automatiCally set sharing accordingly. Is there a way to ... (1 Comment)

You can control a Keynote presentation on a Mac with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using the Keynote Remote app. But this requires that both the Mac and iOS device be on the same wi-fi network. In cases where you don't have a wi-fi network, such as a presentation hall or classroom, you can establish your own local network using your Mac, and connect to it with your iOS device. This allows you to control the Keynote presentation directly from your device to the Mac.

I have an @me.com email address that I have setup in iCloud on my iPhone 4. I had this same email address setup the same way on my iPhone 4 before upgrading to the iOS 5 and had no problem receiving my emails immediately. Now they will not push and sometimes it’s hours ... (2 Comments)

Do I Have To Have the Apps Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Installed On My Mac and iOS Devices To Use theDocument Feature In iCloud? I bought a MacBook Pro and installed Microsoft Office. I don’t even know if a MacBook Pro comes with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote preinstalled, if ... (6 Comments)

Gary – if I start a Pages file on my Mac, should it automatiCally appear in iCloud? Or is there something else I need to do? Or is this not the way it works? Thanks, Jim C —– Jim Crawford ... (1 Comment)

I’m trying to send out a mass email (to about 120 recipients). I would like to individualize the letters by merging certain information from a Numbers file onto a Pages document, then emailing it to all with a click of a button. I’ve learned how to merge the documents, but I ... (5 Comments)

I believe AppleCare used to to come with diagnostic software. I believe it was TechTools by MicroMat, am I correct? Why did they stop including it? Is it worth buying and having a copy? —– Royce ... (5 Comments)

I think i am ready to graduate from iMovie. Is there a movie editing program that will fit on the Mac Air? —– bill tatar ... (1 Comment)

If I go into iTunes Preferences > Sharing and choose to share selected playlists from my Mac on my network, I cannot find the content anywhere on my Apple TV. However, the second I turn on Home Sharing, it’s all there. Why? —– Cameron ... (5 Comments)

In your Mac's Applications folder you've got a Calculator app that you probably haven't given a second look. This is much more than a simple utility. You can use it in scientific and programmer mode, convert units, time and currency, work in octal and hexadecimal, produce a tape of your calculations, and even get it to talk to you.

I would like to change my Apple password for iPod and iMac. How can I do this? (Problems with my grandson buying iPod App games!) —– Val Irani ... (3 Comments)

Hi – wondering if you could tell me why everytime I sync my iPhone to iTunes (or vice versus) that I always get a photo album, labeled “Photo Library” even when I don’t want it or even see that album in iPhoto? The only way this album and some others ... (5 Comments)