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Grab Photos from Your iPhone without Using iPhoto
Those of us who use a Mac with their iPhone probably grab photos using iPhoto. It’s an obvious choice since your Mac already comes with it. However, if you have a lot of photos, you may not necessarily want to fire up iPhoto to import one or two pictures from your iPhone. Instead of iPhoto, try using Image [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Basics: Delete and Move Multiple Emails in Mail
1. September 2009
The swipe to delete gesture is one of the most often used on the iPhone, but sometimes swiping to delete many emails can take time. With iPhone 2.0 Apple expanded Mail’s “Edit” button to allow selection of multiple emails for deletion. You can also use this multiple selection mode to move emails to a specific folder. Just [...]
Continue reading...Get Your Search On: Search Tips and Tricks
31. August 2009
By far one of my favorite new features in iPhone 3.0 is Spotlight. In iPhone 3.0, Spotlight has been added to iPod, Notes, Mail, and Calendar, in addition to the Phone app. This means that you can search for a song in the iPod, a mail message in Mail, or appointment in Calendar. But here’s where [...]
Continue reading...Enable Wi-Fi While in Airplane Mode
27. August 2009
One of the lesser-known goodies included in iPhone 2.0 is the ability to use Wi-Fi while in Airplane Mode. To do this, simply enable Airplane Mode and then switch on Wi-Fi. The orange airplane icon will stay in the status bar and Wi-Fi will be enabled. Apple says that the feature is good for those on Wi-Fi [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.0: Moving Icons Between Pages Just Got Easier
23. August 2009
Moving icons to different pages on the Home screen seems to have always been an arduous task. We posted a tip about this very thing a while back, but the iPhone 3.0 update has made things even easier! Before the update, moving icons to a new page meant it would take up space on each page as [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Basics: Typing Special Characters
20. August 2009
Everyone knows that iPhone’s keyboard comes with a full set of QWERTY keys, numbers, and punctuation, but you may not have realized that there’s even more. Hidden underneath many of the keys are special character variations. To bring up a special character, simply tap and hold for a moment and select from the pop-up menu. For example, [...]
Continue reading...Transferring Apps from Your iPhone (or iPod) Back into iTunes
18. August 2009
Ever purchase an app on your iPhone and find out later that it’s magically shown up in iTunes? This is because your iPhone automatically transfers new app purchases during a sync. But what happens if the apps in iTunes are lost? Turns out you can invoke the magic app sync anytime you want. Simply right-click your iPhone in [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.0: Delete and Forward Individual SMS Messages
15. August 2009
Lots of the incredibly welcome changes in iPhone 3.0 seem to be little changes and this one is sure to please you frequent texters. From any SMS/MMS message, an “Edit” button has been added to let you select individual messages for deletion or forwarding in another message. This one really comes in handy for those [...]
Continue reading...The Hidden ‘.com’ Button in Mail
11. August 2009
Apple made sure to tout the fact that Safari has a nifty on its keyboard “.com” button for easy URL typing, but it seems like they forgot about Mail. As it turns out, Mail does have a “.com” button, but it’s hidden. To get to the magical “.com” button, simply hold period for 2 seconds and a [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 3G S: Importing Videos on a Mac
9. August 2009
The most anticipated feature of the iPhone 3G S is arguably the ability to record video. It looks great, and you can post it to YouTube right from your phone! But how do you import the full-quality video? Mac users will probably say “iPhoto,” but you may not want to open up such a big app [...]
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Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
Apple updates MacBook Pro firmware
Apple has released an update for its newest MacBook Pro notebooks introduced at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month.
via CNET News.
4. September 2009
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