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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/3.75gb-ram-instead-of-4.jpg" alt="3.75gb ram instead of 4" title="3.75gb ram instead of 4" width="58" height="78" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9920" /> You may have noticed that some Mac models display 3.75GB of RAM in the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/15/mac-task-manager/">Activity Monitor</a> when they have 4GB of RAM installed, but why is this? The answer is simple: your Mac has a GPU that uses shared memory. This means that your graphics card borrows some of the systems memory and uses it exclusively for graphics processing, this kind of GPU w…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ios-4-2-1-download.jpg" alt="ios 4 2 1 download" title="ios 4 2 1 download" width="579" height="205" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10048" /></p> <p>iOS 4.2 hasn’t even been released to the public yet, but now iOS 4.2.1 GM is available for developers to download. The latest GM build is 8C148 and has versions for all supported hardware including iPhone 4, iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations of iPod touch. </p> <p>The public <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/08/ios-4-2-release-date/">release date for iOS…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/timestamp-ichat.jpg" alt="timestamp ichat" title="timestamp ichat" width="556" height="301" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10040" /></p> <p>You can instantly add a timestamp to iChat messages by hitting <strong>Command+Shift+K</strong> in any chat window. Thanks to Ryan for the tip!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt0yyYxFn16a-T4qiJNROo9MpFo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt0yyYxFn16a-T4qiJNROo9MpFo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/block-facebook-ads.jpg" alt="block facebook ads" title="block facebook ads" width="610" height="295" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9988" /></p> <p>You can block all the Facebook ads and reskin the site into a more simplistic interface (similar to Twitter really) by installing a third party browser extension called Facebook Neue. Along with blocking the sites ads, it moves the UI into a two column layout, hides a few of the sidebar options, removes application links and language settings, and even rounds image avatars, creating a more simplified and less…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/lorem-ipsum-generator-mac.jpg" alt="lorem ipsum generator mac" title="lorem ipsum generator mac" width="322" height="121" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9380" /></p> <p>LittleIpsum is a handy app that will automatically generate latin text (the famous lorem ipsum dolar) directly from the Mac OS X menubar. It’ll generate full latin sentences, words, and paragraphs, and will even wrap the latin text in HTML tags, which is an extra handy feature for web developers.</p> <p>LittleIpsum is a free download, you can <a href="http://littleipsum.co…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fix-itunes-network-connection-errors.jpg" alt="fix itunes network connection errors" title="fix itunes network connection errors" width="125" height="125" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9973" /> Some users report variations of a “Network Connection Timed Out” error when trying to update their <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> to a newer version of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios/">i…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/macbook-pro-8gb-ram.jpg" alt="macbook pro 8gb ram" title="macbook pro 8gb ram" width="216" height="231" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9900" style="border:3px solid #ddd;" /> Last week I posted a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/09/mac-ram-upgrade-deals-8gb-for-119-and-4gb-for-57/">deal</a> to get an 8GB RAM upgrade kit, the price was too good to resist and I went ahead and bought the upgrade myself. Here’s my review and impressions on upgrading a Mac to 8GB of RAM. If you have ADHD and don’t want to read everything below, here’s the Readers Digest ver…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/grand-theft-auto-trilogy-mac.jpg" alt="grand theft auto trilogy mac" title="grand theft auto trilogy mac" width="216" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9915" /> Mac users can now <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004918C5Q?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004918C5Q">pre-order the Grand Theft Auto Triology from Amazon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004918C5Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; m…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/prevent-bad-peers-transmission.jpg" alt="prevent bad peers transmission" title="prevent bad peers transmission" width="608" height="458" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9860" /></p> <p>Transmission has a built-in IP blocklist for what are determined to be “bad peers” and it should be enabled if you use Transmission with any sort of regularity. The blocklist helps to insure a better experience with torrents and also helps to protect your privacy.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">How to enable the IP Blocklist for downloading torrents in Transm…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/screen-recorder-mac.jpg" alt="screen recorder mac" title="screen recorder mac" width="368" height="118" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9948" /></p> <p>If you need to record screen activity on a Mac, you don’t need to download any additional software because the functionality is built directly into Mac OS X.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">Using the Screen Recorder in Mac OS X</h2> <p>The screen recorder function is included with QuickTime Player in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x">Mac OS X</a> 10.6 an…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/beatles-on-itunes.jpg" alt="beatles on itunes" title="beatles on itunes" width="610" height="358" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9907" /></p> <p>Apple’s big <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/15/itunes-announcement-whats-coming-tomorrow/">iTunes announcement</a> today was The Beatles joining the iTunes family, which was one of the predictions offered yesterday, and later solidified by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.</p> <p>Apple has crafted a heavy promotional campaign for the announcement, including a <a href="h…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mac-outline-app.jpg" alt="mac outline app" title="mac outline app" width="563" height="260" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9376" /></p> <p>I use TextEdit often for simple text editing and note taking, but you can also use TextEdit as an outliner and avoid downloading another application.</p> <p>To access outline mode in TextEdit, hit Option+Tab, you can then type things quickly in outline format, then using tab and return you can work within the outline framework.</p> <p>TextEdit comes pre-installed with Mac OS X, meaning this i…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fast-forward-touch.jpg" alt="fast forward touch" title="fast forward touch" width="610" height="346" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9755" /></p> <p>You can fast forward or quickly rewind any video playing in QuickTime Player by using a trackpad or magic mouse. Simply <strong>drag two fingers horizontally across the touch surface</strong>, dragging to the right will fast forward, dragging to the left will fast reverse. The distance of your drag in either direction effects the speed of the playback, from minimal speed increase up to 8x fast for…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/reset-pram.jpg" alt="reset pram" title="reset pram" width="95" height="85" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9889" /> Resetting your PRAM is a common troubleshooting technique when a Mac is misbehaving. I’ll cover how to reset PRAM in addition to information about PRAM to help you understand when and why you’d want to reset it.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.4em;">Resetting the PRAM</h2> <p>You reset the PRAM by rebooting a Mac and then immediately hold down the <strong>Command+Option+P+R keys</strong>, you will then hear the Mac reboot …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/itunes-announcement.jpg" alt="itunes announcement" title="itunes announcement" width="610" height="263" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9853" /></p> <p>Apple’s homepage is featuring a teaser message that suggests a major iTunes announcement is on the schedule for tomorrow. So what could it be? The Apple Rumor Mill has their imaginations running wild, with claims all over the board. </p> <p>Here are some possibilities for Apple’s iTunes announcement tomorrow:</p> <ul> <li><strong>iOS 4.2 Release</strong> – We do…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/change-mac-volume-from-iphone.jpg" alt="change mac volume from iphone" title="change mac volume from iphone" width="397" height="247" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7493" /> </p> <p>This is a neat trick that lets you mute your Mac from your iPhone. Basically you contain a few system volume commands in a PHP script and enable web sharing on your Mac, then save that web link on your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> as a bookmark. You then launch the bookmarks to mute or change the Macs system volume. Simple but effectiv…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dual-boot-android-and-ios-iphone-610x314.jpg" alt="dual boot android and ios iphone" title="dual boot android and ios iphone" width="610" height="314" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9836" /></p> <p>If you have a jailbroken iPhone 3G or iPhone 2G, you can dual boot between Android OS 2.2.1 Froyo and iOS 3.1 to iOS 4.1. The installation really isn’t that difficult, especially if you already have a jailbroken iPhone (apparently it must be jailbroken with <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/20/pwnage-tool-4-1-download/">PwnageTool</a>, <a hr…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/letterbox-for-mac-10-6-5.jpg" alt="letterbox for mac 10 6 5" title="letterbox for mac 10 6 5" width="141" height="115" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9842" style="border:3px solid #ddd;" /> The popular LetterBox plugin for Mac OS X’s Mail app has been updated to be compatible with the release of 10.6.5. Prior to the plugin update, Letterbox required a manual <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/11/fix-letterbox-mail-plugin-for-mac-os-x-10-6-5/">fix for Letterbox to work with Mac OS X 10.6.5</a>. The new version prevents the need for the hack. </p> &…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fade-itunes-music-to-sleep.jpg" alt="fade itunes music to sleep" title="fade itunes music to sleep" width="610" height="380" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9704" /></p> <p>Sleepytime is a simple app that functions as a sleep timer for iTunes and your Mac. You set a time for iTunes to stop playing and then set a fade interval, and your Mac will stop playing <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/itunes">iTunes</a> gradually, before finally sleeping your Mac.</p> <p>It’s a free download (donationware), you can <a href="http://irr…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/can-i-jailbreak-unlock-iphone.jpg" alt="can i jailbreak unlock iphone" title="can i jailbreak unlock iphone" width="412" height="374" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9791" /></p> <p>You can easily determine if your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a> can be jailbroken or unlocked using a tool called f0recast. The f0recast utility works for both Mac OS X and Windows and lets you quickly identify if your iOS device qualifies for hacking. The tool works with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and all the iPod touch models. <…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0048X7P4E?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0048X7P4E"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pre-order-civilization-5-mac1.jpg" alt="pre-order civilization 5 mac" title="pre-order civilization 5 mac" width="117" height="200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9820" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0048X7P4E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> Just in time for the holiday shopping se…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/refund-app-store-purchase.jpg" alt="refund app store purchase" title="refund app store purchase" width="100" height="101" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9716" /> If you bought an iPhone app and it didn’t work on your device due to technical failures or limitations, you may be eligible for a refund from Apple. </p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">How to get a refund for an iPhone App</h2> <p>The process for claiming a refund is easy, here are the steps:</p> <ul> <li>Launch iTunes</li> <li>Click on iTunes Store<…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/apple-cinema-and-macbook-pro-with-a-view.jpg" alt="apple cinema and macbook pro with a view" title="apple cinema and macbook pro with a view" width="610" height="477" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9538" /></p> <p>How’s this for a great setup; a MacBook Pro 15″ is hooked up to an Apple Cinema Display in front of a great city view. Both the MacBook Pro and the Cinema Display are set on adjustable articulated arms for easy swiveling and movement.</p> <p>If you’re curious what the monitor and laptop mounts are, here they are on Amazon:</p>…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sn0wbreeze-21-download1.jpg" alt="sn0wbreeze 21 download" title="sn0wbreeze 21 download" width="500" height="392" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9796" /></p> <p>If you use an <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone">iPhone</a> or iPad primarily with a Windows PC, you’ll be happy to hear that sn0wbreeze 2.1 is now available to download. Sn0wbreeze 2.1 serves a similar function as <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/20/pwnage-tool-4-1-download/">PwnageTool</a> does for Macs, allowing Windows-based jailbreakers to preserve thei…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/disable-ping-itunes-610x300.jpg" alt="disable ping itunes" title="disable ping itunes" width="610" height="300" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9780" /></p> <p>You can easily disable Ping in the newest version of iTunes 10.1, this works on both Mac OS X and Windows versions of iTunes 10.1:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/12/itunes-10-1-download/">Download iTunes 10.1</a></li> <li>Open iTunes Preferences</li> <li>Under “Show” uncheck the box next to “Ping”</li> <li>Cl…
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