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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ipad-2-hand.jpg" alt="ipad-2-hand" title="ipad-2-hand" width="620" height="193" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13694" /></p> <p>Reviews for <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipad-2/">iPad 2</a> are starting to appear, and as expected, they’re overwhelmingly positive and generally conclude that it’s the best tablet on the market. Aside from lavishing praise on the new model, several of the reviewers also confirm one of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-specs/">iPad 2 specs</a> that every geek was wondering about; iP…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/itunes-home-sharing-setup.jpeg" alt="itunes-home-sharing-setup" title="itunes-home-sharing-setup" width="60" height="60" class="alignright size-full wp-image-13688" /> iTunes Home Sharing is a great feature that lets you share your iTunes 10.2.1 library wirelessly with anyone on your local network. This means you can share any Mac or PC’s media library with any iOS 4.3 compatible iPhone, iPod, iPad, or Apple TV, in addition to any other Macs and PC on your network. </p> <p>We’ll walk you through setting up iTunes home sharing, and then how to access these share…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/fix-ios-4-3-sync-error.jpg" alt="fix-ios-4-3-sync-error" title="fix-ios-4-3-sync-error" width="87" height="94" class="alignright size-full wp-image-13678" /> Some of us who have <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/09/ios-4-3-download/">downloaded iOS 4.3</a> and updated their iPhones and iPads have run into a strange syncing error that vaguely states “<em>The required file cannot be found.</em>” If this has happened to you, you’re not alone, and thankfully there’s a fix of sorts.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">Fix “required file canno…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ipad-orientation-switch-lock.jpg" alt="ipad-orientation-switch-lock" title="ipad-orientation-switch-lock" width="620" height="126" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13660" /></p> <p>It might seem mundane, but one of the most anticipated features of iOS 4.3 for <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a> users is the ability to re-enable the iPad orientation lock switch, which was temporarily turned into a mute switch in a prior iOS update. But, thanks to the latest iOS update, iPad users can now choose to have the side switch function …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/iOS-4-3-download.jpg" alt="iOS-4-3-download" title="iOS-4-3-download" width="620" height="165" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13649" /></p> <p>Apple has released iOS 4.3, the update includes support for iPhone 4 GSM, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch 3G and 4G, and Apple TV 2. <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios/">iOS</a> 4.3 brings AirPlay improvements, improved Safari performance, iTunes Home Sharing, the addition of the iPad orientation lock switch, and Personal WiFi hotspot for iPhone 4. </p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;"…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/spaces-mac-os-x.jpg" alt="spaces-mac-os-x" title="spaces-mac-os-x" width="568" height="363" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13637" /></p> <p>Anytime you flip between Spaces in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> there’s a fancy animation, this is nice and all but it makes switching Spaces slower than it needs to be. You can disable the animation which speeds up Spaces transition a bit.</p> <p><strong>Disable Spaces Animation</strong> Launch Terminal and type:</p> <p><code>d…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/remove-launchd-service.jpg" alt="remove-launchd-service" title="remove-launchd-service" width="620" height="201" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13641" /></p> <p>The vast majority of Mac users won’t need to manually tweak launchd and launchctl, but there are times when you uninstall or stop using an app in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> and a service agent continues to needlessly load in launchd. This is annoying, but these rogue agents are easy to remove via the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/command-l…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/free-foreign-language-lessons.jpg" alt="free-foreign-language-lessons" title="free-foreign-language-lessons" width="620" height="375" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13627" /></p> <p>Did you know that <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/itunes/">iTunes</a> has a wealth of free language learning courses? There are tons of language lessons offered for free, just find a language you want to learn or brush up on, subscribe to the podcast, and start practicing. I have selected 15 popular languages below, but there are many more available through …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/apple-rumor-guide1.jpg" alt="apple-rumor-guide" title="apple-rumor-guide" width="540" height="783" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13615" /></p> <p>Ever wonder what the deal is with some of the crazy Apple rumors? Refer to this handy Apple Rumor Publishing Guide from JoyOfTech. This is a hilarious flowchart that is frequently dead-on regarding the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/10/ipad-2-rumors-lead-to-ipad-3-rumors/">often silly</a> and sometimes just outright fictitious Apple rumor mill. </p> <p>My personal favorite part o…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/default-crontab-editor.jpg" alt="default-crontab-editor" title="default-crontab-editor" width="620" height="449" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13605" /></p> <p>Most hardcore <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/command-line/">command line</a> users and unix geeks love vi, but I prefer nano. If you want to change your default crontab editor to nano, here’s how to do this:</p> <p>For a one time edit, launch the terminal and type:</p> <p><code>EDITOR=nano crontab -e</code></p> <p>If you want t…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cdma-iphone-4-unlocked.jpg" alt="cdma-iphone-4-unlocked" title="cdma-iphone-4-unlocked" width="550" height="561" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13596" /></p> <p>The CDMA iPhone 4 has been unlocked in the USA, allowing you to use the iPhone as a pay-as-you-go phone on Cricket Wireless. Comments from the YouTube video (embedded below) suggest that Cricket stores are performing the service for $125 and that the iPhone 4 will then work on Cricket or MetroPCS networks as a pay-as-you-go phone. </p> <p>What’s required? You’ll have to get your hand…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-vmware.jpg" alt="mac-os-x-10-7-lion-vmware" title="mac-os-x-10-7-lion-vmware" width="620" height="388" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13583" /></p> <p>If you want to run <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/24/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-developer-preview-download/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview</a> but you don’t want to bother setting up another partition or upgrading your existing Mac OS X 10.6 installation, you can go with a third option: running Lion in a virtual machine with VMWare.</p> <p>This is really onl…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/click-drag-urls-twitter-mac.jpg" alt="click-drag-urls-twitter-mac" title="click-drag-urls-twitter-mac" width="414" height="294" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12254" /></p> <p>You can click and drag any URL in Twitter for Mac to another application, this is particularly helpful if you want to open a URL in a different browser rather than the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/06/change-the-default-web-browser-in-mac-os-x/">default</a>. </p> <p>Getting it right can be a little challenging at first, but all you need to do is clic…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/iphone-4-pay-go.jpg" alt="iphone-4-pay-go" title="iphone-4-pay-go" width="151" height="281" class="alignright size-full wp-image-13545" /> Want to turn an iPhone 4 into a pay go phone? David chimed in on our past <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/01/prepaid-iphone-setup-iphone-for-pay-as-you-go-plan/">prepaid iPhone</a> article to describe how he got his iPhone 4 setup with a pay-go plan by transferring sim cards with AT&T. This method works to get pay-go calling and data use!</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">How to setup an iPhone 4 as a Pay…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/move-itunes-iphone-ipad-backup-location-to-external-drive.jpg" alt="move-itunes-iphone-ipad-backup-location-to-external-drive" title="move-itunes-iphone-ipad-backup-location-to-external-drive" width="620" height="164" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13559" /></p> <p>If you have a Mac with an SSD or otherwise limited disk space (like the MacBook Air 11″ with a 64GB drive), you might consider moving your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/iphone-backup-location/">iPhone backup folder</a> to another drive to save some of that precious SSD sp…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/macbook-pro-15-apple-cinema-display.jpg" alt="macbook-pro-15-apple-cinema-display" title="macbook-pro-15-apple-cinema-display" width="620" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13516" /></p> <p>Here a MacBook Pro 15″ is connected to a 24″ Apple Cinema Display, with an iPad, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3G in there to round out the Apple lineup. If you’re not using dual displays with your Mac laptop, you’re missing out on a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/04/dramatically-increase-your-productivity-by-adding-a-second-monitor-to-your-setup/">nice p…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/time-screensaver1.gif" alt="time-screensaver" title="time-screensaver" width="620" height="388" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13502" /></p> <p>A few weeks ago my microwave broke, which you might think has nothing to do with clocks but I actually never use the microwave for anything except to check the time. With the giant clock aka microwave broken, I set about to find some clock screen savers for Mac OS X so my unused Mac could tell me the time. The first one I came across is the retro styled <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/14/flip-clock-screen…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mac-os-x-10-6-ssd-trim-support.jpg" alt="mac-os-x-10-6-ssd-trim-support" title="mac-os-x-10-6-ssd-trim-support" width="601" height="340" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13486" /></p> <p>It was recently discovered that <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/25/mac-os-x-lion-supports-trim-for-ssds/">Mac OS X Lion will have SSD TRIM support</a>, but OS X users with SSD devices may not have to wait until <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/20/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-release-date-summer-2011/">10.7 is released this summer</a> to get TRIM supp…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mywi-vs-hotspot.jpg" alt="mywi-vs-hotspot" title="mywi-vs-hotspot" width="620" height="427" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13470" /></p> <p>News that iOS 4.3 will bring the WiFi Personal Hotspot feature to AT&T iPhone 4’s is welcome, but I’m going to reiterate <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/26/pay-verizon-20month-for-the-iphone-hotspot-or-just-jailbreak-your-iphone/">my opinion from the past</a> regarding the Personal Hotspot usage fee. If you missed it, it goes like this: what you’re really paying for is convenience and ease of use…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="610" height="488" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nbJy0O4UFSM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>This is an Apple corporate video from 1984 that was apparently used during the original Macintosh launch. It’s complete with a super cheesy “We are Apple, leading the way” theme song, so make sure you have sound on for this one, it’s absolutely hysterical and very 80’s. </p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/retro/">Retro</a> Apple at it’s most ridiculous.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> A coup…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chrome-tab-overview-expose.jpg" alt="chrome-tab-overview-expose" title="chrome-tab-overview-expose" width="620" height="362" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13457" /></p> <p>If you’re a heavy tab user, pay attention. With Chrome 9 or later, you can activate a really cool hidden feature called “Tab Overview” that works great with Mac multi-touch devices. The name Tab Overview doesn’t really describe much of anything, but the behavior of Tab Overview is basically like Mac OS X’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/expose/">Expose</a> but for your &…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/where-to-buy-ipad-2.jpg" alt="where-to-buy-ipad-2" title="where-to-buy-ipad-2" width="620" height="273" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13443" /></p> <p>You’ve already <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-specs/">drooled over iPad 2 specs</a> and decided you want one, right? Great, but it might not be that easy. Considering there are no pre-orders this time around, there could be long lines and you’ll probably be competing against campers and early birds. What to do? Know where to shop and increase your odds!</p> <h2 style=…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ios-4-3-gm-download.jpg" alt="ios-4-3-gm-download" title="ios-4-3-gm-download" width="592" height="165" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13446" /></p> <p>iOS 4.3 GM has been released for developers to download. The update supports iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 3G and 4G. As we noted with iOS 4.3 beta releases, iPhone 3G and earlier generation iPod touches are not eligible to upgrade to 4.3.</p> <p>Registered developers can <a href="http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action">get the update from iOS Dev Center</…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="600" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4DjgT4d6GX4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>This is a really interesting commercial, it’s a car ad for the Hyunadi Equus, but the commercial does double-duty and sells the iPad too. What do cars and iPads have to do with each other? I wondered the same thing when I was sent this, but I guess some new Hyundai cars are shipping with an <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a> as the cars owners manual. </p> <p>The iPad is the 16GB WiFi model and it comes wra…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ipad2-vs-tablets.gif" alt="ipad2-vs-tablets" title="ipad2-vs-tablets" width="620" height="634" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13413" /></p> <p>The tablet arms race is in full force, so how does the newly released iPad 2 stand against the tablet competition? This chart compares the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-specs/">new iPad 2 specs</a> with the Motorola Xoom, HP TouchPad, and BlackBerry Playbook. </p> <p><strong>Similar Hardware, OS & Apps Make the Difference</strong> From a hardware standpoin…
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