Guides

MACOS

Jan 12, 2013

How to: Print from iOS to a non-AirPrint printer

Tris Hussey

AirPrint is pretty cool, if you have an AirPrint-enabled printer that is. My mom happens to have one and when I’m at her house printing is a piece of cake. At home, however,

GUIDES

Jan 12, 2013

How to: Recover a Locked and Disabled iPhone or iPad

Tris Hussey

Either through fat fingers, an errant Bluetooth keyboard, or a complete brain fart, sometimes we not only get the passcode to our device wrong, but we get completely locked out. Apple gives us 6 tries

IPHONE APPS

Dec 22, 2012

Tips on How to Use Google Maps for iPhone

Tris Hussey

Finally it's here! Yes, Google Maps for iPhone is here and we've all been putting it through its paces I'm sure. Now that we've had some time to use it, here

IOS

Dec 11, 2012

How to Set up Separate Signatures in Mail for iOS 6

Mike Vardy

I wasn’t around much last week as I was not only trying to get out from under a mountain of email – yes, even productivityists stuck in an overwhelmingly full inbox every once in a

IPHONE APPS

Dec 6, 2012

How to: Getting Started with FaceTime

Tris Hussey

You've seen the Apple commercials where kids FaceTime with their grandparents. Heck I FaceTime with my two-year-old nephew and it's awesome. Apple makes it seem like FaceTime is just a magical

GUIDES

Nov 30, 2012

How did I record my iPad screen without a camera? Reflection and AirPlay!

Tris Hussey

If you watched my little movie playing PongWorld today you might have noticed that while it was a movie showing what was on my iPad—it wasn't my iPad. It was a window, on

IPHONE APPS

Nov 29, 2012

How to: Use your iPhone or iPad as a Scanner

Tris Hussey

As much as I try to avoid paper, I do have some paper things in my life that I need electronically. Welcome to the love-hate world of scanners. Oh I've had several scanners

GUIDES

Nov 28, 2012

Evernote Wants to Help You Take Better Holiday Pictures

Tris Hussey

I provided a few photography tips a little while ago as well as picks for regular and fun photo apps, but the folks at Evernote want to help you as well with some holiday photo (

GUIDES

Nov 25, 2012

How To: Creating a Custom iPhone Ringtone with GarageBand

Tris Hussey

I've never really understood why ringtones are such big business. Why not just make your own? If you have the song in iTunes (or just want to record something through the mic), Garageband, and

IPHONE APPS

Nov 24, 2012

Getting Started with Dropbox on iOS

Tris Hussey

Dropbox is the essential tool in my toolkit. It's my tertiary backup safety net. It's my fast way to transfer files from my devices to my Mac (and vice versa). It's where

SIRI

Nov 19, 2012

How To Disable Siri, Passbook From The Lock Screen

Jason

One of the few things you can do from the lock screen in iOS is use Siri, which means that you can use it to make a phone call, FaceTime call, send a text message

IOS

Nov 18, 2012

How to use iOS Notifications the right way

Mike Vardy

Notifications can be both a blessing and a curse. When used in the wrong manner, they can steal your focus away from the things that really matter to you, providing a distraction that you really

MACOS

Nov 18, 2012

Getting Started with iMessage: Setting Up Devices

Tris Hussey

This is the first of likely many how to posts on iMessage. I think iMessage has to be one of the coolest, convenient, slick, and most freakin' confounding apps/services that Apple offers. I love

IPHONE APPS

Nov 17, 2012

A Guide To Google Voice Search On iOS

Rounak Jain

A few weeks ago, Google’s highly anticipated update to its search app that added Siri like functionality went live on the App Store. The update was very well received, since it outperformed Siri in

IOS

Nov 15, 2012

How To Change The Home Button Click Speed On Your iPhone, iPad Or iPod touch Running iOS 6

Rounak Jain

The iPhone, iPad and the iPod touch all have a trademark (literally) on minimal design with just one button on the front face of the device, and a few on the side. While this looks

IPHONE APPS

Nov 12, 2012

How to: Editing Photos on Your iPad with iPhoto

Tris Hussey

Now that you're taking better pictures with your iPhone, how about editing them to look even more awesome? This how to video shows ho easy it is to quickly edit and share your photos

GUIDES

Oct 30, 2012

How To Hide Stock iOS Apps Without Jailbreaking

Jason

When jailbreak developer Filippo Bigarella released an app called StifleStand that allows you to hide the Newsstand on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in a folder with a single click, many of you wanted

SIRI

Oct 28, 2012

How To Adjust Siri’s Volume Independently Of Your iPhone’s Volume

Jason

In case you use Siri - Apple's intelligent personal assistant feature, then here's a neat little trick (in case you didn't know already.) If you find Siri's volume is too loud, then

GUIDES

Oct 16, 2012

How To Use Redsn0w’s Identify Feature To See Nerdy Info About Your iOS Device

Jason

Few days back, iPhone Dev team had released a major update for Redsn0w that made it a lot easier to jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 4G and also came with the new

GUIDES

Oct 13, 2012

QuickEmoji: Jailbreak Tweak Allows You To Access Emoji Icons From Default iOS Keyboard

Jason

If you use Emoji icons frequently while texting etc. then you will probably like QuickEmoji - a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to access the Emoji icons or emoticons from the default iOS keyboard so

IOS

Oct 12, 2012

How To Limit Ad Tracking On Your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch in iOS 6

Jason

In iOS 6, Apple has introduced a new advertising identifier, a non-permanent, non-personal device identifier that allows advertisers to track the activity on your iPhone to server you targeted ads. It's an

IOS

Oct 10, 2012

Two Hidden iOS 6 Features: Late Night EQ, Message Alerts From “Contacts Only”

Jason

Apple released iOS 6 - the latest mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with over 200 new features almost three weeks back. In this article, we take a look at two new

IOS

Oct 10, 2012

Windows Users Can Now Hide Newsstand In A Folder Without Jailbreaking Using StifleStand

Jason

Couple of days back, iOS jailbreak developer Filippo Bigarella had released a Mac app called StifleStand that allowed users to hide the Newsstand on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in a folder with a

IOS

Oct 8, 2012

How To Hide Newsstand In A Folder Without Jailbreaking

Jason

Newsstand was one of the major features of iOS 5, which essentially organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in one place to access them easily and quickly. But if you don't want to

HACKS

Oct 7, 2012

How To Use a Mouse On Your iPad & iPhone [Jailbreak Tips]

Jason

The iPad is primarily a media consumption device. However, as users have come to realize, it is also a competent device to work on documents using iPad apps such as Pages and Numbers and is

IOS

Oct 6, 2012

How to Email Multiple Photos or Videos (More Than 5) From Your iPhone [iOS 6 Tips]

Jason

Prior to iOS 6, it was quite a pain to attach photo or video to an email. One had to launch the Photos app, select the photos or videos and then tap on the share

IOS

Oct 5, 2012

How To Make The Best Use Of Do Not Disturb Feature in iOS 6

Jason

iOS 6 - Apple's latest mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch includes over 200 new features. But one of our favorite features, which we've been using quite frequently is the Do

IOS

Oct 2, 2012

App Store Painfully Slow in iOS 6? Here’s a Tip to Fix It

Jason

Has the App Store become painfully slow after upgrading to iOS 6? Apple has revamped the App Store app in iOS 6, but that's not the reason for the performance issue, it's also

IOS

Oct 2, 2012

How To Manage Privacy Settings On Your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch In iOS 6

Jason

Back in February, privacy issues were raised in iOS after a blogger discovered that apps such as Path, Twitter etc upload the address book to their servers. Apple has added a host of new Privacy

IOS

Oct 1, 2012

How to Set Your Favorite Song As Alarm Clock Sound On Your iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Jason

If you've been a long time iPhone user then you're probably sick of the sound of Marimba or the default tones available on your iPhone, when the alarm wakes you up in the