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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/launch-safari-faster-iphone.jpg" alt="Speed up Safari on iPhone" title="launch-safari-faster-iphone" width="250" height="374" class="alignright size-full wp-image-15387" /> Have you ever noticed that when you launch Safari on your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a>, or <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipod-touch/">iPod touch</a>, before you can really use the app it often has to refresh the last active web page? This slows down your browsing, and while on newer …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/safari-reader-nyt-paywall.jpg" alt="Read NYT Paywall Article with Safari Reader" title="safari-reader-nyt-paywall" width="620" height="376" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15376" /></p> <p>We showed you <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/30/read-new-york-times-for-free/">how to read NYT articles for free using Google</a> but if you have Safari there’s an even easier method: Safari Reader. </p> <p>The next time you’re confronted with the “To keep reading, sign up today” paywall, just click on the “Reader” button in the Safari add…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/white-iphone-41.jpg" alt="White iPhone 4" title="white-iphone-4" width="150" height="312" class="alignright size-full wp-image-15370" /> The white <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> 4 is finally being released tomorrow, April 28, in both a GSM and CDMA variety. This is about 10 months later than expected, but hey, better late than never right? </p> <p>Phil Schiller says this about the fashionably late white iPhone <em>finally</em> arriving:</p> <blockquote><p>“The white iPhone 4 has finally arriv…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/iphone-location-tracking-map.jpg" alt="" title="iphone-location-tracking-map" width="380" height="281" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15358" /></p> <p>Apple has released a statement on the whole <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/20/track-iphone-location-iphone-tracker/">iPhone location tracking data hooplah</a>, and in short, Apple is not tracking your location and has no plans to do so, the file you’re seeing is the result of a bug. These responses come from the press release, which is a 10 question long Q&A post, and it’s a worthwhil…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/estimate-ios-app-sales.gif" alt="Estimate iOS App Store Download and Sales Numbers" title="estimate-ios-app-sales" width="446" height="146" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15332" /></p> <p>Getting specific information about iTunes & iOS App Store downloads is notoriously difficult, very few developers are candid enough to share download counts and the majority of developers guard download data for competitive reasons. If you’re curious how well a specific app in the iOS iTunes Store is selling, try using this quick and dirty formula to get a rough est…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lego-ipad-hockey.jpg" alt="lego iPad hockey" title="lego-ipad-hockey" width="620" height="412" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15351" /></p> <p>I like legos, I like Air Hockey, and I like iPads. It had to be posted.</p> <p>This reminds me a bit of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/19/steve-jobs-lego-stormtroopers/">Steve Jobs & Storm Troopers</a> shot, but I’m not sure if there’s any relation. I also don’t know if that’s a real Air Hockey app for iPad, but it would be fun if it was a multiplayer game. </p> <p&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>If you don’t want your MacBook Pro to wake from sleep when you open the lid of the machine, all you need to do is launch the Terminal and type the following command:</p> <p><code>sudo pmset lidwake 0</code></p> <p>Changes take effect immediately, and you can verify this is working by using the -g profiles flag below, or just by closing the lid to force the MacBook to go to sleep. Now when you open the lid, the Mac will not wake from sleep. This will work on the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air.</p> <p>You can set this back to default behavior (ie: waking from sleep when the lid is…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/create-new-partition-mac.jpg" alt="Partition a Mac Hard Drive" title="create-new-partition-mac" width="620" height="523" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15314" /></p> <p>If you want to create a new partition in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a>, you won’t need to use anything fancy other than the built-in Disk Utility. Be sure to have a full backup of your hard drive before adjusting the partition table just in case something goes wrong. If you have an adequate backup, proceed:</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/change-admin-password-mac.jpg" alt="Change Unknown Admin Password in Mac OS X " title="change-admin-password-mac" width="522" height="279" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15276" /></p> <p>If you’re in IT, or just fixing Grandmas Mac, it’s not too uncommon to get a machine where you don’t have the admin users password. If you find yourself in this situation, you can easily change the Admin password, or any other users, simply by booting into <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a>‘s command line Single User Mode. I conside…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/iphone-5-maybe-leak.jpg" alt="iPhone 5 display possibly leaked" title="iphone-5-maybe-leak" width="490" height="322" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15305" /></p> <p>Are these pictures of the next-gen <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a>? Images have surfaced on Chinese website <a href="http://micgadget.com/12225/white-iphone-4s/">MIC Gadget</a> that show what appears to be a white iPhone with a larger screen. The side-by-side image above shows a traditional iPhone 4 display on the left, and on the right is a my…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>The DVD may not be dead yet after all. It looks like <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</a> may be offered on traditional DVD installation disks in addition to the more modern and fancy <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/24/mac-os-x-install-discs-and-the-future-installing-mac-os-x-with-app-store-usb/">App Store download distribution and USB installer keys</a>. </p> <p>The possible leak comes from a <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Apple-Mac-OS-X-Lion/dp/B0047CQ0ME/">German Amazon page</a> (via <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/os-x-lion-will-ship-on-dvd…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mac-os-x-lion-theme-for-windows.jpg" alt="Mac Lion theme for Windows 7" title="mac-os-x-lion-theme-for-windows" width="620" height="496" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15294" /></p> <p>Are you stuck with a Windows PC at work? Maybe you just prefer the look of Mac OS X to Windows? If you’re bored of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/22/mac-theme-for-windows-7/">Mac OS X 10.6 theme for Windows</a>, spice things up with an all new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion theme for Windows 7! The theme pack is pretty detailed and it brings the illusion of havin…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>You can quickly retrieve any Macs serial number via the command line by using the following command string:</p> <p><code>system_profiler |grep "r (system)"</code></p> <p>The command results will look something like this:</p> <p><code>$ system_profiler |grep "r (system)" Serial Number (system): C24E1322XXXX</code></p> <p>If you just grep for “Serial Number” you’ll be presented with serial numbers to other hardware included in the Mac, which is why the “r (system)” qualifier is included. </p> <p>Once you have a serial number, you can do things like …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="610" height="373" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XuAgZ0KMJQg?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>Wondering how fast the iPad 2 is compared to an <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a> in real world tests? This video of side-by-side speed tests shows typical iPad usage, things like booting, launching various apps, and shutting down. You’ll see the iPad 2 excels in most areas but lags, oddly, in shutting down. If you don’t want to watch the video, here are the raw numbers and the tests:</p> <p><s…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/high-res-icon-lion.jpg" alt="high resolution icons in Mac OS X Lion" title="high-res-icon-lion" width="400" height="400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15253" /></p> <p>Several applications in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</a> include unusually high resolution icons, providing another hint that Apple may be laying the groundwork to support retina displays on the Mac platform. The icons measure in at 1024×1024, which are double the current maximum Mac OS X icon resolution of 512×512. </p> <p>T…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pwnagetool-4-3-2.jpg" alt="PwnageTool 4.3.2" title="pwnagetool-4-3-2" width="209" height="327" class="alignright size-full wp-image-15248" /> PwnageTool 4.3.2 has been released, the app lets you jailbreak <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/14/ios-4-3-2-download/">iOS 4.3.2</a> untethered using custom built firmware, custom firwmare is necessary for users with preserved baseband and unlockers who use ultrasn0w. Speaking of ultrasn0w, if you are going to use the new PwnageTool, be sure to get ultrasn0w 1.2.2 as well since it is updated to support old baseband on…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/connect-to-server-via-dock.jpg" alt="" title="connect-to-server-via-dock" width="323" height="233" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15238" /></p> <p>You can summon the Mac OS X server connection window from any app by right-clicking on the Finder icon in the Dock and selecting “Connect to Server.” From here you can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/07/ftp-from-mac/">connect to FTP</a>, SMB, local, or remote servers as usual – and yes they will open in the Finder.</p> <p>Here’s where I find this most useful: if you’re viewing IP …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/apple-ultraportables-ipad-macbook-air.jpg" alt="Apple Ultraportables" title="apple-ultraportables-ipad-macbook-air" width="620" height="398" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15187" /></p> <p>Everyone loves the iPad and everyone loves the MacBook Air 11.6″, making this a perfect <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-setups/">Mac setup</a> for the ultraportable road warrior. Another impressive fact; these two devices have a combined weight that is still less than the MacBook Pro 13″ model, if that’s not impressive I don’t know what is.</p&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mac-retina-displays-possible.gif" alt="Mac retina display resolutions " title="mac-retina-displays-possible" width="620" height="340" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15229" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/08/mac-ipad-retina-display-3200x2000-pixels/">If Macs get a retina display</a>, what would the resolutions be? 3200×2000 like the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/02/new-mt-fuji-wallpaper-in-mac-os-x-lion-developer-preview-2/">default Lion wallpaper</a> suggests? There is no definitive answer, but the above char…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/opensnoop-mac-filesystem-access.gif" alt="Monitor Mac OS X Filesystem Use and Access" title="opensnoop-mac-filesystem-access" width="512" height="371" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15220" /></p> <p>The opensnoop utility is an amazing tool for tracking down specifics like <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/01/27/track-an-applications-usage-in-mac-os-x/">what files specific applications are accessing</a>, but you can also use opensnoop to monitor <em>all</em> filesystem access in Mac OS X. To do this, run the utility with no flags a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sync-ical-google-calendar.jpg" alt="sync Google Calendar to iCal" title="sync-ical-google-calendar" width="620" height="524" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14915" /></p> <p>I use Google Calendar for a myriad of reasons but since it picks up dates easily from Gmail it’s especially useful for me. Yet, somehow I never thought to sync it with <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ical/">iCal</a>. If you use Google Calendar, why not sync it to your Mac? Setting this up is very simple:</p> <ul> <li>Launch iCal</li> <li>O…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mac-vs-pc-user-profiles.gif" alt="" title="mac-vs-pc-user-profiles" width="620" height="168" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15210" /></p> <p>Ever wonder what self-described Mac vs PC users identify with? Demographics, favorite TV shows, personality traits, fashion and style, political leanings, even wines, this infographic has it all, provided by users themselves. </p> <p>It might reinforce a few traditional Mac vs PC stereotypes, but it’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/fun/">fun</a> to read and interesting to look at, che…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/encrypt-ios-backups.jpg" alt="Encrypt iOS Backups and Prevent Movement Tracking" title="encrypt-ios-backups" width="481" height="224" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15199" /></p> <p>This whole <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/20/track-iphone-location-iphone-tracker/">iPhone location tracker thing</a> is getting a crazy amount of attention, and everyone seems surprised that a mobile device with a gazillion apps that ask for your location actually keeps track of your location. But, if you don’t want your location tracked, all you have to do…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/final-fantasy-3-ipad.jpg" alt="" title="final fantasy 3 ipad" width="620" height="467" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15194" /></p> <p>If you’re an iPad owner who is a fan of RPG’s and retro Square games, kiss your weekend goodbye: Final Fantasy 3 for iPad has just been released. The iPad version comes a month or so after the same title was released for iPhone, and can be downloaded now on the iOS App Store.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=uO47tEUahH8&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/world-iphone.jpg" alt="" title="world-iphone" width="387" height="199" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15182" /></p> <p>Just when you thought you had enough <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> rumors for the week… the next iPhone may be a world phone capable of roaming between GSM and CDMA networks, according to Verizon CFO Fran Shammo. This revelation came during a conference call to discuss Verizons Q1 2011 earnings, when asked about some mildly sluggish growth, the CFO responded:</p> <blockquote><p>Th…
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