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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hold-dock-icon-for-app-expose.jpg" alt="hold dock icon for app expose" title="hold dock icon for app expose" width="620" height="388" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12221" /></p> <p>If you <strong>click and hold on any open applications Dock icon</strong>, you will launch Expose for just that app and it’s corresponding windows. </p> <p>You can also access this app-specific Expose with the F10 key (Function+F10 on newer Mac models and keyboards), I’ve used this trick for a long time to quickly switch between windows in a given app…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="610" height="373" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e2H-3Gf_fL8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>There’s a new commercial for the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/verizon-iphone/">Verizon iPhone</a> that jabs indirectly at AT&T: “It’s beautiful, it’s intelligent, even genius. But does your network, work?” that question is of course answered by the ubiquitous Verizon Guy; “Yes, I can hear you now.” </p> <p>The takeaway from all this Verizon vs AT&T stuff is this: you can make clearer phone calls with Verizon, but …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/how-to-jailbreak-ios4-2-1-with-greenpois0n-untether.jpg" alt="how to jailbreak ios4-2-1 with greenpois0n untether" title="how to jailbreak ios4-2-1 with greenpois0n untether" width="533" height="344" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12382" /></p> <p>The GreenPois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 has been released and it allows you to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreak</a> any iOS 4.2.1 device completely untethered. This will work on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">How to Ja…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/greenpois0n-untethered-jailbreak-4-2-1.jpg" alt="greenpois0n untethered jailbreak 4-2-1" title="greenpois0n untethered jailbreak 4-2-1" width="560" height="372" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12375" /></p> <p>The latest version of Greenpois0n has been released for download, it offers an untethered <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreak</a> for iOS 4.2.1. The Mac release comes as GreenPois0n 1.0 RC5, with Linux and Windows versions to be released in the near future.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Download GreenPo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/xcode-4-gm-released.gif" alt="xcode-4-gm-released" title="xcode-4-gm-released" width="580" height="185" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12368" /></p> <p>Apple has released Xcode 4 GM for those who are enrolled in the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios/">iOS</a> development programs. Xcode 4 is a significant update to the Xcode IDE and includes both iOS SDK 4.2 and Mac OS X SDK 10.6.</p> <p>According to early reports, XCode 4 GM allows developers to submit i…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/clear-open-with-menu.jpg" alt="clear open with menu" title="clear open with menu" width="593" height="446" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12145" /></p> <p>The more apps you install on your Mac, the more bloated your “Open With” menu gets. Some apps that are completely unrelated to the file type may show up in the “Open With” menu and just serve to clutter your choices. This is annoying, so lets restore the menu to what it should have.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">How to clear the “Open With” menu in Mac OS X</h2> <p>You need…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/verizon-iphone-vs-att-iphone-speed.jpg" alt="verizon-iphone-vs-att-iphone-speed" title="verizon-iphone-vs-att-iphone-speed" width="594" height="443" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12355" /></p> <p>Wondering how fast data transfer is on the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/verizon-iphone/">Verizon iPhone</a> 4 versus the AT&T iPhone 4? If you’re concerned about maximum 3G transfer speeds, AT&T may be your network. <span id="more-12354"></span> As you can see in the graphic above, SpeedTest results show that iPhone 4 downl…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ipad-2-seen-new-york.jpg" alt="ipad-2-seen-new-york" title="ipad-2-seen-new-york" width="260" height="311" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12349" /> Who needs <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/31/ipad-2-to-have-1-2ghz-dual-core-cpu-dual-core-gpu-faster-ram-anti-glare-screen/">rumors</a> about the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipad-2/">iPad 2</a> when the real thing is floating around in New York? Reuters is <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/apple-ipad-idUSN0227456420110202">reporting</a> that a prototype iPad w…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pre-order-verizon-iphone-4.jpg" alt="pre-order verizon iphone 4" title="pre-order verizon iphone 4" width="442" height="343" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12343" /></p> <p>If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/verizon-iphone/">Verizon iPhone</a> 4, you’ll be able to pre-order the device from Apple’s Online Store starting on February 9. You can either reserve one online and pick it up at your Apple Store on the next day, or you can have it shipped to your house. If you wait until the release day on F…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bandwidth-monitor-mac.jpg" alt="bandwidth monitor mac" title="bandwidth monitor mac" width="548" height="530" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12316" /></p> <p>If you are using metered internet service either through a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/19/iphone-wifi-hotspot/">jailbroken iPhone WiFi hotspot</a>, the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/25/verizon-iphone-wireless-hotspot-cost/">Verizon iPhone hotspot</a>, the recent Canadian telecom disaster, or any other bandwidth restricted service, you’ll want to keep an eye on…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iphone-4-top-button.jpg" alt="iphone 4 top button" title="iphone 4 top button" width="611" height="161" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12198" /></p> <p>Want to send that incoming call directly to voicemail? When a call comes in, there’s no option on the iPhone screen to do this, so instead quickly <strong>double-tap the top power button to send the call to voicemail</strong>. Simple and effective.</p> <p>This works on all <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> models.</p> </div> <p&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/free-lonely-planet-north-american-city-guides.jpg" alt="free lonely planet north american city guides" title="free lonely planet north american city guides" width="620" height="449" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12333" /></p> <p>If you travel around North America or have any intention on doing so in the foreseeable future, fire up iTunes and download some free Lonely Planet guides to 13 American and Canadian cities while they last. Each city guide is an individual iPhone app that will work on the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPho…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-4-water-damage-sensor.gif" alt="iphone 4 water damage sensor" title="iphone 4 water damage sensor" width="378" height="96" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12309" /></p> <p>Apple has quietly relaxed their water damage policy for the iPod, this probably includes the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/ipad/">iPad</a>, and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipod-touch/">iPod touch</a> as well. The new policy states:</p> <blockquote><p>If a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ios-4-3-beta-3-download.gif" alt="ios-4-3-beta-3-download" title="ios-4-3-beta-3-download" width="626" height="175" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12298" /></p> <p>Apple has released iOS 4.3 beta 3 to developers via the iOS Dev Center. The build number for the latest iOS beta release is 8F5166b and is available only for iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 3G and 4G.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Download iOS 4.3 Beta 3</h2> <p>You can download the latest beta IPSW files if you are a registered iOS developer from the &l…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iphone-market-share.gif" alt="iphone-market-share" title="iphone-market-share" width="500" height="373" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12275" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> reached a 17.25% market share among smartphones by the fourth quarter of 2010, although this accounts for only 4.2% of overall cell phone market share. </p> <p>Capturing 17% of the smart phone market is a pretty impressive feat, but even more so is the iPhones share of profits, which comes in at a staggering 51% despite…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/change-default-app-file-open-with.jpg" alt="change default app file open with" title="change default app file open with" width="480" height="533" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12141" /></p> <p>You can change an individual files default application by doing the following from the Mac Finder:</p> <ul> <li>From the Finder, select the file that you want to adjust</li> <li>Hit Command+i to “Get Info” on the file</li> <li>Click to expand the “Open with” section within that files info screen</li> <li>F…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iphone-ios-4-2-6-firmware.jpeg" alt="iphone ios 4-2-6 firmware" title="iphone ios 4-2-6 firmware" width="120" height="111" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12269" /> Apple has posted iOS 4.2.6 for download, the update is aimed specifically at CDMA iPhone 4 models which are due for a release later in the week. The early availability of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/25/download-iphone-firmware-ipsw/">iPhone firmware</a> is likely intended for <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/verizon-iphone/">Verizon iPhone</a> review units that have been…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/next-gen-ipad2-mockups.jpeg" alt="next gen ipad2 mockups" title="next gen ipad2 mockups" width="610" height="311" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12263" /></p> <p>The latest batch of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipad-2/">iPad 2</a> rumors claim that the device will have the following hardware specs:</p> <ul> <li>1.2 GHz dual core Cortex A9 CPU</li> <li>Imagination Technologies SGX 543 dual core GPU, that is reportedly up to 300% more powerful than iPhone 4 GPU</li> <li>512MB RAM running at 1066…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/floating-macbook-air.jpg" alt="floating-macbook-air" title="floating-macbook-air" width="610" height="493" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12248" /></p> <p>To show off just how light the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/macbook-air/">MacBook Air</a> is, an Apple Store came up with this awesome window display, yes that is a MacBook Air hanging from a balloon. OK so the balloon itself isn’t the only thing holding up the MBA, it’s also held in place by some wires, but who cares? It looks awesome and gets the point across. This is easily the coole…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/adobe-photoshop-icon.jpeg" alt="adobe photoshop icon" title="adobe photoshop icon" width="128" height="128" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12208" /> Adobe Photoshop was running a bit sluggish on my Mac recently, so I set about to make the app run faster with a few tweaks. While these were done on my MacBook Pro, there’s no reason the tips wouldn’t work the same on a Windows PC running PS too.</p> <p><strong>1) Quit Other Apps</strong> Before digging around in the Photoshop preferences, quit any other apps that you are not using. This frees up…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ios-console.jpg" alt="ios console" title="ios console" width="610" height="310" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12244" /></p> <p>We’ve talked about the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/26/enterprise-iphone-management-setup-tool/">iPhone Configuration Utility</a> before, the enterprise iPhone management and setup tool, but there’s another nice feature in the app; the Console.</p> <p>Console lets you monitor activity on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in real time without <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailb…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/apple-tv-2.jpg" alt="apple-tv-2" title="apple-tv-2" width="487" height="236" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12237" /></p> <p>DFU stands for Device Firmware Update, and Apple TV 2 has <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/24/iphone-dfu-mode-explained-and-how-to-enter-dfu-mode-on-your-iphone/">DFU mode like the iPhone</a> does. This allows you to tweak and install firmware and is necessary for some of the hacks available to the device.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">How to enter DFU mode on the Apple TV 2</h2> <p>Gett…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/twitter-for-mac-livestream-auto-update.jpg" alt="twitter for mac livestream auto update" title="twitter for mac livestream auto update" width="530" height="443" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12229" /></p> <p>If you use Twitter to livestream news and events, this feature in the Twitter for Mac desktop app is a must use. Here’s how to enable the livestream:</p> <ul> <li>From the Twitter menu, open Preferences</li> <li>Click the checkbox next to “When new tweets arrive: Automatically scroll to top”</li> <li>Clo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/encrypt-iphone-backup.jpg" alt="encrypt iphone backup" title="encrypt iphone backup" width="610" height="199" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12183" /></p> <p>iPhone backups contain a surprising amount of personal data, from various account and service logins, to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/08/read-iphone-sms-backup/">fully readable SMS conversations</a>, anyone can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/iphone-backup-location/">easily dig around in the backups locally</a> if they want to. For this reason, it’s a good ide…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/retro-80s-iphone-case.jpg" alt="retro-80s-iphone-case" title="retro-80s-iphone-case" width="475" height="511" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12191" /></p> <p>This is starting to look like flashback week, first with the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/27/the-ultimate-retro-terminal-cathode/">flickering retro Terminal app Cathode</a> and now this absolutely ridiculous iPhone case that is made to resemble the giant block cellphones from the 80’s. </p> <p>Is this thing hilarious or what? It’s not just photoshop either, here it i…
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