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How to Turn Off Password on MacBook
By Rachel Needell
If you have a communal Mac, are tired of having to enter your password every time you log in, or you just aren't particularly concerned with security, you may want to know how to remove the Macbook password at login. While this means your information may be more easily accessible, for many of us, our computers never leave our homes. If you're okay with the risks, we'll walk through how to remove the password from Mac.
Apple Watch Not Charging? Here’s How to Fix It Quick
By Olena Kagui
If your Apple Watch won't turn on or charge, the most common reasons are physical problems like a faulty charger, dirt on the charger or back of the watch, or even a broken outlet. The cause of your Apple Watch not charging can also be software related; I will teach you some simple troubleshooting steps to get you charging.
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Top 7 Ways to Protect Your Personal Security in 2024
(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 10/17/2024
Did you know that in 2023, there were over 2,000 cyber attacks affecting over 340 million victims?
That's why we are partnering with our friends at Incogni to bring you the Top 7 Ways to Protect Your Personal Security in 2024, a special free on-demand online event in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
In this class, you'll learn how to:
TUTORIAL: Download any files from inside Safari & other tips
By Werner Ruotsalainen
Everything you’ll ever need to know about multiplayer games
By Werner Ruotsalainen
Spyglass ($0.99) is yet another creative use of your iPhone's camera. You can view your environment via the iPhone camera and digitally zoom in in up to 5x. In addition, the app uses augmented reality to superimpose compass and GPS information as well as horizon tilt right over the live camera feed. You can also enable the maps feature and have the same information superimposed on a map.You'll need an iPhone 3Gs plus an Internet connection to use the maps feature.
The Notes app is great for jotting done ingredients or creating a to-do list, but did you know that you can create and add recordings to a note using the Voice Memos app? That's just one of the many things you can do with the Voice Memos app. In this article, we'll cover how to create, edit, share, and save recordings made using the iOS Voice Memos app. Whether you're brainstorming an idea, recording a lengthy lecture, or sharing ideas with a friend, we'll teach you how to conquer every aspect of the Voice Memos app. Read on to learn all about how to record your thoughts using Apple's Voice Memos app.
Great iPhone Web browser hack: make (unreadably) small text much larger!
By Werner Ruotsalainen
Back in January, I’ve very thoroughly elaborated on the problems of Safari with some pages like THIS and THIS partly caused by the lack of any kind of character size increasing (and, with the Thinkpad thread, the lack of correctly reflowing / breaking long words / URL’s).
Thanks to apple.com forum user ‘ihadmeavision2’, I’ve found a for
The iPhone/iPod Touch Multiplayer Gaming Bible
By Werner Ruotsalainen
UPDATE (11/22/2009): the article below has officially been deprecated. Please read http://www.iphonelife.com/node/1370/ instead. This thread remains only as an update catch-up thread as is also explained in Chapter 6 of the new article.
Everything you'll ever need to know about listening to radio on the iPhone - Part I
By Werner Ruotsalainen
The iPhone is an ideal platform for listening to online radio stations. In this article, I explain everything you’ll ever need to know about all this. You’ll learn how radio stations can be listened to on even non-jailbroken iPhones, without any hacks to play stations in the background; I also present a very thorough comparison of currently available third-party radio software.
First and foremost, let’s take a closer look at the built-in, out-of-the-box radio support.
1. Built-in capabilities: QuickTime
All versions of the iPhone (and, of course, the iPod Touch – from now on, I refer to all these as “iPhone”), under OS3, already have support for playing back some (not all!) possible radio stream types.
Activate multiple keyboards
By Anonymous (not verified)
You can have more than one keyboard layout active on your device at any time. So, for example, an international executive who did business in the U.K. and Russia could keep an English and Russian (Cyrillic) keyboard active and switch between them when composing notes and e-mail messages.
To activate different keyboards:
How to Change the Playback Speed for Audible Audiobooks on iPhone
By Anonymous (not verified)
Here's a tip that you might not use too often, but that's useful to have if you have to get through an audiobook quickly, say, for a class or work assignment. Did you know that you can speed up the playback tempo in your Audible app on iPhone? You can also slow down the narration speed, although I've never needed to use that feature. Read on to learn how to speed up or slow down the narration speed in the Audible app on your iPhone.
The one and only REAL iPhone Instant Messenger roundup
By Werner Ruotsalainen
With the Push support in the iPhone OS 3, the iPhone has become an excellent platform for instant messaging.
Shake it out is an app that chooses a random line item from lists you create. I use EVERY day for one reason or another. It's a staple that I'm so glad I found & is quick & simple to use.
A full compliance & test report of stereo Bluetooth sound (A2DP) in iPhone OS 3
By Werner Ruotsalainen
I’ve finished (thoroughly) testing my six A2DP headphones with the new Bluetooth stereo support of iPhone OS 3.0 (OS3 for short), along with their traditional mobile phone headset functionality.
(the stereo headphones, all paired with my iPhone)
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: