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Transfer Outlook Contacts to an iPhone Without Syncing or Using iTunes 31 May 2012 | 02:45 am
Have you ever needed to move an entire Outlook contact list to an iPhone without using iTunes to sync the device to a computer, and without deleting the contacts already stored on the iPhone? No probl...
How to Set Custom Background Wallpaper in iOS 30 May 2012 | 03:20 pm
So you just grabbed some great looking wallpapers for iOS, but how do you set those images as the background on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch? It’s a very quick and simple process on any iOS device o...
Create & Extract bz2 Archives in Mac OS X 30 May 2012 | 02:49 pm
The Bzip archive format is generally more effective at compressing than zip and gzip, and while the default Archive Utility or the excellent all-purpose Unarchiver tool will handle unarchiving bzip2 f...
Back Up an iOS Device to a Computer When iCloud Space Runs Out or is Unavailable 30 May 2012 | 02:42 am
You can continue to create local backups of iOS devices even if you rely primarily on iCloud for storing backups. This is a really useful technique if an iPhone, iPad, or iPod ran out of iCloud storag...
Undock and Split the iPad keyboard 30 May 2012 | 02:23 am
Sometimes the iPad keyboard is covering something you need to see at the bottom of the screen. Undocking it moves the keyboard further up to let you see what it was hiding. For extra fun, try 'splitti...
New iPhone 4S Commercials Feature Siri & John Malkovich 29 May 2012 | 02:42 am
Apple has started to air two new iPhone 4S commercials, this time featuring actor John Malkovich speaking with Siri. The first ad, shown below, is titled “Life” and features Siri getting philosophical...
Move Windows Between Desktops in Mac OS X With a Click & Keyboard Shortcut 28 May 2012 | 03:20 pm
With Desktop switching keyboard shortcuts set, you can instantly move windows between different desktops without going through Mission Control at all. The only requirement is to configure the control ...
How to arrange and sort files in Finder using Mac OS X Lion 28 May 2012 | 03:20 pm
With the introduction of OS X Lion, Apple changed the way file sorting works in Finder. Unfortunately, it has left some users confused as to why selecting Arrange By > Name isn't working in Finder's C...
9 Beautiful High Resolution Wallpapers for OS X & iOS 28 May 2012 | 02:50 pm
We’re big fans of attractive wallpapers around here, and this time around we have 9 more gorgeous high resolution images to beautify your desktop background. All images are very high res, ranging from...
Mac Setup: MacBook Air 11? & iPad 2 with AirDisplay 28 May 2012 | 02:42 am
Despite it’s tiny size, the MacBook Air 11″ is more than capable of serving as a primary workstation, and this weeks Mac setup continues to prove that point. Hardware shown includes: Macbook Air 11″ (...
