Friday 25 March 2011
This Week in Mac|Life - iOS 4.3 is Released and We Gear Up For iPad 2
Posted on 04:58 by Maria Scott
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Features
17 iOS 4.3 Features, Tips, and Tricks
It's here, it's here! iOS 4.3 dropped and it's ready for your iOS devices. But like most Apple updates, the update is full of features that Apple either doesn't advertise, or can be difficult to find if you don't spend the day rummaging through an entire iOS device's menu system.
Lucky for you, we did just that.
What You Can Make in 15 minutes with GarageBand for iPad The second GarageBand was released for iPad, I scooped it up like ice cream at an ice cream scooping competition. I dropped all work-related responsibilities and decided to write a jam, maybe something that would finally get J-beebz or Yeezy to notice me. This is my story.
App Showdown: Ringtone Makers
For those of you who have a Mac, it comes with GarageBand and all its super powerful tools, so why would you bother spending money on a ringtone maker for your iPhone? Well, maybe you wouldn't and maybe you'd want to make a ringtone on the fly. Or maybe you don't have a Mac, or maybe GarageBand intimidates you with all its buttons and knobs. Is there an idiot proof way to make ringtones? You betcha!
For those of you who have a Mac, it comes with GarageBand and all its super powerful tools, so why would you bother spending money on a ringtone maker for your iPhone? Well, maybe you wouldn't and maybe you'd want to make a ringtone on the fly. Or maybe you don't have a Mac, or maybe GarageBand intimidates you with all its buttons and knobs. Is there an idiot proof way to make ringtones? You betcha!
Game Time: Disproportionate Sizes!
Sometimes game devs spend time meticulously crafting characters with believable body structures. They go to expensive colleges, learn the intricacies of anatomy, study Phi--the whole kit and caboodle.
Sometimes game devs spend time meticulously crafting characters with believable body structures. They go to expensive colleges, learn the intricacies of anatomy, study Phi--the whole kit and caboodle.
How-Tos
How to Upgrade From iPad to iPad 2
Last week's iPad 2 announcement sent some first generation iPad owners into shock. Some may have started an emergency savings fund, while others may have instantly sold their device on a website like Gazelle. Regardless of your upgrade plans, this article will help you make the move from your original iPad to the iPad 2.
Last week's iPad 2 announcement sent some first generation iPad owners into shock. Some may have started an emergency savings fund, while others may have instantly sold their device on a website like Gazelle. Regardless of your upgrade plans, this article will help you make the move from your original iPad to the iPad 2.
iPhone and iPad Tips of the Week - Sell Your iPad
Tomorrow is the debut of the brand spankin' new iPad 2. But, if you were an early adopter, you might be thinking you want to get rid of your old tablet device for the newer, more spiffier one. Well, here's how to prepare to sell your old iPad to help pay for the new one.
Tomorrow is the debut of the brand spankin' new iPad 2. But, if you were an early adopter, you might be thinking you want to get rid of your old tablet device for the newer, more spiffier one. Well, here's how to prepare to sell your old iPad to help pay for the new one.
How To Wait In Line For the iPad 2
So you plan on waiting in line for an iPad 2, but you don't know what to pack, what to do to keep yourself entertained, or how to ensure that you stay warm? Oh, well that's why we wrote you this handy guide, of course. Here are a few tips for staying warm, staying entertained, and making the most out of your iPad line waiting experience.
How to Create Free Ringtones with GarageBand
Ringtones are one way to personalize your iPhone and make your device distinctively you. However, these 30-second sound bites often cost more than the actual song. What most people don't know is that GarageBand, which comes free on new Macs, can create these ringtones using music that you already own. In this how-to, we'll show you how it's done so you can spend your hard-earned money on things other than ringtones.
Ringtones are one way to personalize your iPhone and make your device distinctively you. However, these 30-second sound bites often cost more than the actual song. What most people don't know is that GarageBand, which comes free on new Macs, can create these ringtones using music that you already own. In this how-to, we'll show you how it's done so you can spend your hard-earned money on things other than ringtones.
How To Keep Your Apple Device Cables Tangle-Free
One of the biggest downsides to owning a lot of electronic devices are the cables. Cables can be a pain to manage and keep tangle-free. In this how-to (gallery edition!), we'll show you some easy ways to tie up your USB cables, MagSafe power bricks, and also the ever elusive earbuds. So, if you don't want to end up like that one episode of The Three Stooges, then click through and find out how to de-clutter your cables.
One of the biggest downsides to owning a lot of electronic devices are the cables. Cables can be a pain to manage and keep tangle-free. In this how-to (gallery edition!), we'll show you some easy ways to tie up your USB cables, MagSafe power bricks, and also the ever elusive earbuds. So, if you don't want to end up like that one episode of The Three Stooges, then click through and find out how to de-clutter your cables.
How To Master Twitter's Secret Shortcuts and Commands
So you think you're a Twitter Jedi master? While you may have mastered the dark art of the retweet and even decrypted the meaning of hashtags, there are still a few tricks and tips that even pro Twitter users may not be aware of.
So you think you're a Twitter Jedi master? While you may have mastered the dark art of the retweet and even decrypted the meaning of hashtags, there are still a few tricks and tips that even pro Twitter users may not be aware of.
Best Case Scenario - iPhone 4 Cases With Flair
With its arrival at Verizon, the iPhone 4 andset is still alive and kicking. If you've just recently adopted the phone into your own life, or are still looking for ways to shield your phone from harm while giving it a bit of personality, there's a case out there for you. This week, we're taking a look at the Scosche Kickback case, Mivizu hard rubber skin case and the Hard Candy. Plus, a case that transforms your iPhone 4 into a vintage cassette tape -- old school!
With its arrival at Verizon, the iPhone 4 andset is still alive and kicking. If you've just recently adopted the phone into your own life, or are still looking for ways to shield your phone from harm while giving it a bit of personality, there's a case out there for you. This week, we're taking a look at the Scosche Kickback case, Mivizu hard rubber skin case and the Hard Candy. Plus, a case that transforms your iPhone 4 into a vintage cassette tape -- old school!
15 Common Network Problems and Fixes
When things go awry, especially with Wi-Fi networks, it can be frustrating trying to track down the culprit. Before you start moving appliances and drilling holes into your walls, why not take look at our common issues with networks and how to correct them so you can get back to watching Netflix in the garage.
When things go awry, especially with Wi-Fi networks, it can be frustrating trying to track down the culprit. Before you start moving appliances and drilling holes into your walls, why not take look at our common issues with networks and how to correct them so you can get back to watching Netflix in the garage.
How to Manage Search Engines in Firefox
Search engines help us navigate the web, but Google and Bing aren't the only helpers that exist out there. There are also a myriad of specific search engines, like Creative Commons or Answers.com. Sometimes, one other search engine is more helpful than the other. If you're an avid user of Firefox, the search engine bar is actually more useful than you think, and includes all of these helpful services. Read on to find out how to utilize these search engines in the Firefox browser.
Search engines help us navigate the web, but Google and Bing aren't the only helpers that exist out there. There are also a myriad of specific search engines, like Creative Commons or Answers.com. Sometimes, one other search engine is more helpful than the other. If you're an avid user of Firefox, the search engine bar is actually more useful than you think, and includes all of these helpful services. Read on to find out how to utilize these search engines in the Firefox browser.
How To Install an SSD in a Unibody MacBook Pro
If the performance of your unibody MacBook Pro just isn't cutting it, it might be time to consider swapping out the stock hard drive for something a little more speedy, like a solid-state drive. And actually, when we say a little more speedy, we actually mean that you can double the speed of your current system by swapping out the stock hard drive for an SSD.
If the performance of your unibody MacBook Pro just isn't cutting it, it might be time to consider swapping out the stock hard drive for something a little more speedy, like a solid-state drive. And actually, when we say a little more speedy, we actually mean that you can double the speed of your current system by swapping out the stock hard drive for an SSD.
How To Split Your iTunes Library Across Multiple Locations
It's a fact: as your iTunes collection gets bigger, the amount of free space on your drive gets smaller. Sure, you could stuff your computer's internal drive to the gills with as much media as you can jam in there, but as Macs require a reasonable chunk of drive real estate to keep on puttering along in a trouble-free fashion, we'd advise against this storage strategy.
It's a fact: as your iTunes collection gets bigger, the amount of free space on your drive gets smaller. Sure, you could stuff your computer's internal drive to the gills with as much media as you can jam in there, but as Macs require a reasonable chunk of drive real estate to keep on puttering along in a trouble-free fashion, we'd advise against this storage strategy.
News
Pwned! Safari 5.0.4 Hacked Using MacBook Air in Five Seconds Flat
Safari pwned!Apple's Safari browser may be fast and the preferred choice of many, but hackers continually show off just how vulnerable it is. This week, a French hacker pwned the brand-new Safari 5.0.4 in only five seconds -- taking home a $15,000 prize as well as a new MacBook Air.
Attention Great Britain Readers: Have A Great Idea For An iPhone Game?
Calling all readers from across the pond! Ever get an idea for a great iPhone game, only to realize you don't quite have the time or resources to develop your idea? Or even more, look on with envy that your game could replicate the monetary success of Angry Birds? Then this could be your chance to make it happen. A new contest for Great Britain residents is starting up, where neonplay, in association with Mac Format magazine and Tap! are willing to give your App Store supremacy dreams a chance to come to true.
Calling all readers from across the pond! Ever get an idea for a great iPhone game, only to realize you don't quite have the time or resources to develop your idea? Or even more, look on with envy that your game could replicate the monetary success of Angry Birds? Then this could be your chance to make it happen. A new contest for Great Britain residents is starting up, where neonplay, in association with Mac Format magazine and Tap! are willing to give your App Store supremacy dreams a chance to come to true.
Apple Launches Guided Tours for iMovie and GarageBand for iPad
Apple has a track record of making excellent guided tour videos that show not just the features of their new products, but also the experience of using them; they make you want to buy the thing even if you already own it, and they've just added tours for Garage Band and iMovie.
Apple has a track record of making excellent guided tour videos that show not just the features of their new products, but also the experience of using them; they make you want to buy the thing even if you already own it, and they've just added tours for Garage Band and iMovie.
Adobe Labs Releases Wallaby Flash-to-HTML5 Converter
Adobe may have given up on getting native Flash onto Apple's iOS products (for now), but that doesn't mean they haven't continued searching for a back door onto the wildly popular devices. Their latest tactic is an Adobe Labs project codenamed "Wallaby," which converts Flash into iOS-friendly HTML5.
Adobe may have given up on getting native Flash onto Apple's iOS products (for now), but that doesn't mean they haven't continued searching for a back door onto the wildly popular devices. Their latest tactic is an Adobe Labs project codenamed "Wallaby," which converts Flash into iOS-friendly HTML5.
Reviews
JH15 Pro In-Ear Monitors Review
Unlike other earbuds that you just cram into your ears, rocking a pair of JH16 in-ear monitors requires some advance planning -- and no, we're not talking about the overtime you'll need to clock to be able to afford them. JH Audio custom-builds each pair to fit you and you alone, which requires a trip to an audiologist to take molds of your ear canals.
Unlike other earbuds that you just cram into your ears, rocking a pair of JH16 in-ear monitors requires some advance planning -- and no, we're not talking about the overtime you'll need to clock to be able to afford them. JH Audio custom-builds each pair to fit you and you alone, which requires a trip to an audiologist to take molds of your ear canals.
Filterstorm Review
The late, great Ansel Adams once said, "You don't take a photograph, you make it." With Filterstorm 2, universal for iPad and iPhone, you can "make" just about any photo your imagination conceives. It's so good, in fact, that it may -- for everyone but a true professional -- obviate the need for desktop editing suites.
The late, great Ansel Adams once said, "You don't take a photograph, you make it." With Filterstorm 2, universal for iPad and iPhone, you can "make" just about any photo your imagination conceives. It's so good, in fact, that it may -- for everyone but a true professional -- obviate the need for desktop editing suites.
Rumor: iOS 5 Event Slated For April?
Almost keeping with tradition from last year, where no sooner did we get the first generation of the iPad, we then saw an announcement about iOS 4 shortly thereafter. If the Google translation of a recent posting on German site Macerkopf.de is to be believed, April should bring us not only a glimpse of iOS 5, but also the long awaited MobileMe redo, again on the heels of an iPad release.
Almost keeping with tradition from last year, where no sooner did we get the first generation of the iPad, we then saw an announcement about iOS 4 shortly thereafter. If the Google translation of a recent posting on German site Macerkopf.de is to be believed, April should bring us not only a glimpse of iOS 5, but also the long awaited MobileMe redo, again on the heels of an iPad release.
Orb TV Media Streamer Review
Like sharks smelling blood in the water, the makers of media streamers are churning up a froth in the market for one simple reason: opportunity. Streaming video is all the rage as these manufacturers struggle to create the next big thing in video. Apple retooled its "hobby," removing Apple TV's onboard storage and making it a streaming-only device.
Like sharks smelling blood in the water, the makers of media streamers are churning up a froth in the market for one simple reason: opportunity. Streaming video is all the rage as these manufacturers struggle to create the next big thing in video. Apple retooled its "hobby," removing Apple TV's onboard storage and making it a streaming-only device.
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