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How to Make Dock Disappear on Mac (& Reappear!)
By Rachel Needell
Has the Dock disappeared from your Mac? Would you like it to? If you want to learn how to hide the Dock on Mac, or why the Dock keeps disappearing from your Mac screen, read through the steps below.
Easy: How to Change the Name of Your MacBook
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
When you purchase a computer, Apple automatically assigns your device [YOUR NAME]'s [DEVICE TYPE] as its default name. But whether you want a silly name for your friends to see when AirDropping you photos, or having your name displayed when people can see your device makes you uncomfortable, changing your Mac's name is sometimes a must. Below, we'll cover how to change the name of your Mac.
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Another revolutionary multiplatform utility by me: add "find in page" support to most mobile web browsers!!!
By Werner Ruotsalainen
I’ve long been complaining about the lack of any “find in page” functionality in most mobile Web browsers. Now that I’ve played a bit with JavaScript scriptlets, I can proudly present a working solution to this problem.
All you need to do is, independent of the Web browser you use, add the following favorite:
Easily Block or Allow Pop-Ups in Safari on iPhone
By Rich Hall
Is the pop-up blocker for Safari stopping pop-ups you actually need? Conversely, if you've been having trouble with pop-ups on your iPhone whenever you try to browse online, you're probably hoping for a way to block pop-ups on Safari. In this tip, we'll show you how to do both. Let's go over how to use the pop-up blocker on iPhone.
How to Factory Reset Your iPhone or iPad: Erase Your iPhone & Restore Factory Settings
By Leanne Hays
If you're getting ready to trade, give away, or sell your iPhone or iPad, you're probably wondering how to erase your iPhone or iPad, then restore your iPhone or iPad to factory settings, so all your data and settings are deleted. If you want to know how to factory reset an iPhone or iPad, there are two methods for accomplishing this.
There are two ways to set a custom image as the wallpaper of your opening “unlock” screen:
- Go to Photos, display the desired image, tap on the lower-left options button, and select “Use as Wallpaper” from the pop-up menu.
- Open the Settings app and select General >Wallpaper.
Either of these methods allows you to use any photo or image on the iPhone/iPod touch as wallpaper. Follow these steps to add a wallpaper folder, so you don't have to look through all your photos to find an image:
Youtube not working for you? How to play youtube videos on the iphone using a simple workaround
By Anonymous
Yesterday I wrote about a FAIL where movies for many iphone users are not playing. I do not have a the full answer as to why it’s not working, although it seems that the .flv (flash version) of the video is playing instead of the h.264 (apple version). As of this writing, it still does not work for me; even after a few reboots. However, I did find a way to get video to work.
How to Set iPhone Parental Controls & Restrictions
By Leanne Hays
It can be a nerve-wracking step, buying your child their first iPhone. There's a lot of inappropriate content in songs, movies, and apps, not to mention creepers and weirdos on the internet. Luckily, the iPhone has parental controls we can set to keep our children from accessing the more unsavory side of the digital world. In this tip, we'll learn how to use the Restrictions screen to enable restrictions and set a passcode so those settings can't be changed by anyone but you. Let's get started learning how to block websites, lock apps, and decide on Allowed Content, Privacy, Allowed Changes, and Game Center features.
How many apps can you install on the iPhone?
By Rich Hall
In addition to the four icons in the bar at the bottom, the Home screen holds 16 application icons. You can create up to eight additional pages for application icons and each page can hold an addition 16 app icons. So a total of nine Home screen pages, each of which can hold up to 16 app icons, plus the 4 icons at the bottom, means that you can have up to 148 apps on your iPhone.
Let's hope that you never have to use RepairPal. But you really ought to have it on your iPhone just in case. If you're out and about and your car breaks down, you'll need this app. This free application gives you information ranging from diagnosing a problem, estimating a fair repair price, and finding the right mechanic to do the work.
Due to the Apple SDK constraints on developers of iPhone software, data exchanges with your phone is limited to email and local area network connectivity.
Some iPhone applications such as “Files” allow you to import and read your Word, Excel, and PDF files from your desktop computer to your phone, and move that data to the iPhone by establishing a wireless connection between the phone and desktop over a LAN.
There is a starbucks near where I live, but the wifi there is horrible. Worse, I cannot get 3G, so basically, I go elsewhere. Then AT&T announced they were going to give iPhone users free wifi access. Great! But, you have to go through this silly login process: Link to process.. Whatever. It’s not a chore so much as just plain annoying. So much so, I do not bother and stick with edge.
If you want to transfer files from machine to machine on your network (without using a USB drive), there is a very simple application available in the iTunes App store called "Files lite". Look under the Productivity category to find it. It is an ingenious and free (if somewhat limited) way to turn your iPhone or Touch into a network attached storage device, as well as expand the ability to share files.
How to Customize Your iPhone Dock
By Erin MacPherson
The iPhone Dock lets you access your most frequently used apps from any of your Home screens. The default iPhone Dock apps are the Phone, Safari, Messages, and Music apps. I’ll teach you how to change, rearrange, and organize apps into folders.
Free App of the Week: Take Me To My Car
By Anonymous
Weekly review of select 'Free' applications from the iPhone App Store.
This week's review will will focus on a simple but surprisingly effective application named, "Take Me To My Car".
Free wallpapers from Portable Themes
By Jim Karpen
In our Best Sites page I list a number of sites that offer free wallpapers for your iPhone or iPod Touch. A new site that I heard about recently is PortableThemes, which has nearly 2,000 images that you can use as wallpapers.
How Do You Resend an Email on iPhone? Easiest Way!
By Rachel Needell
Did you know there is a quick way to resend a sent email in the Mail app? On your iPhone's Mail app, there's a handy little button that allows you to send an already-sent email again without having to forward it or copy and paste it into a new draft. Here's how to do it!
Work with your IMAP e-mail offline
By Anonymous (not verified)
IMAP e-mail accounts (such as Gmail and Hotmail) keep all of your e-mail on online servers, which means that you can't delete messages or read them unless you are online. Fortunately, you can set up your iPhone/iPod touch to copy your IMAP messages onto the device so that you can work with them offline. Here's how you do it: