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<div class="KonaBody"><p>It’s easy to find text on a page with a desktop browser, with just a keyboard shortcut you’ll have a search field. This is a bit different in the world of smaller mobile screens though, and if you need to find text on a current web page with Safari for iPhone or iPod touch you’ll need to do the following instead:</p> <ul> <li>While on the page you wish to search, type the phrase or text you want to search for in the upper right corners Search box</li> <li>With the suggestions populated, swipe down to the bottom of the suggestion list to find “On This Page (x matches) and tap on ‘Find “search text”‘</…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/open-epub-ipad.jpg" alt="Transfer and Open ePub on an iPad" title="open-epub-ipad" width="620" height="578" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28808" /></p> <p>Have some ePub and mobi ebooks that you want transferred over from a Mac or PC to an iPad for easier mobile reading? The quickest way to do this is through email, but before getting started make sure you have the free Kindle app installed on the iPad to read and open mobi files (<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle-read-books-magazines/id302584613?mt=8">App Store link</a>), and t…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/airplay-xbmc.jpg" alt="AirPlay video XBMC" title="airplay-xbmc" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28799" /></p> <p>XBMC is a powerful free app that turns any Mac or PC into a full fledged <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/18/mac-media-center/">media center</a>. The newest version has been updated with a slew of improvements, but most interesting for iPhone and iPad users is the addition of AirPlay video support. This means you’ll be able to wirelessly transmit video from an iOS device to anything running XBMC, whether…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/retina-ipad-wallpapers.jpg" alt="Retina iPad wallpapers" title="retina-ipad-wallpapers" width="620" height="464" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28771" /></p> <p>Looking for some gorgeous high resolution images for your new iPad? Here are a handful of gorgeous retina wallpapers, each measuring 2048×2048 pixels. </p> <p>Click on any of the images below for a full sized version, though some of the links go to InterfaceLift and the iPad 2048×2048 version must be selected manually from their drop-down download menu, labeled as “new iPad (3rd gen)…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/web-developer-desk.jpg" alt="Web Developers Desk" title="web-developer-desk" width="620" height="346" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28775" /></p> <p>This weeks <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-setups/">great Mac setup</a> comes to us from Eddie B who uses his Apple gear for web design and development. The MacBook Air serves as the primary work machine and the Mac Mini, resting below it, functions as a web server. Here’s the full hardware list:</p> <ul> <li>MacBook Air 11″ (2011)</li> <li>MacMini (Lat…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/router-ip-address.jpg" alt="Router IP Address" title="router-ip-address" width="620" height="151" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28741" /></p> <p>To quickly retrieve the IP address of the router you are connected through, type the following at the command line: </p> <p><code>netstat -rn |grep default</code></p> <p>The result will look something like this, showing the router IP directly after “default”: </p> <p><code>default 192.168.1.1 UGSc 108 0 en0</code&g…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ipad-3-heat.jpg" alt="iPad 3 in the snow" title="ipad-3-heat" width="448" height="600" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28728" /></p> <p>If your iPad 3 is getting too hot to handle, the solution is to use the iPad outdoors in three feet of snow. Three feet of snow is required because there is a direct correlation between the iPad generation and the amount of snow required to cool the device, thus iPad 3 requires 3 feet of snow. For those of you who don’t have access to three feet of snow, try placing the iPad 3 in a freezer at least three feet under ground…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mkv-to-m4v.jpg" alt="MKV to M4V" title="mkv-to-m4v" width="620" height="195" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28721" /></p> <p>If you have MKV movie files you’ve probably noticed they can’t be played on an iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, or a variety of other players. Not to worry though, because MKV video can be easily converted to the compatible M4V format using a free tool called Subler. If you want to get technical, this isn’t actually converting the video because MKV files are packages, basically Subler just repackages the MKV into an M4V, which can then be p…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/check-space-available-ipad-ios.jpg" alt="Check How Much Storage Available on iOS" title="check-space-available-ipad-ios" width="640" height="238" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28712" /></p> <p>To find how much storage space is available and used on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, look in the Settings application:</p> <ul> <li>Open Settings and tap on “General”</li> <li>Tap on “Usage” and look for the storage available and storage used data points at the top of the installed app list</li> </ul> <p>Scro…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/windows-on-ipad-onlive-desktop.jpg" alt="Windows on iPad with OnLive Desktop" title="windows-on-ipad-onlive-desktop" width="620" height="465" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28702" /></p> <p>Want to run Windows 7 right on an iPad? OnLive Desktop does exactly that, letting you access a cloud-based Windows 7 PC directly from iOS. Complete with the full Microsoft Office 2010 suite, you can use Word, Excel, and Powerpoint with full touch controls, and believe it or not it’s actually really fast and fluid. </p> <p>Amazingly, this is free for the f…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photoshop-cs6.jpg" alt="Adobe Photoshop CS6" title="photoshop-cs6" width="620" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28698" /></p> <p>A free public beta of Photoshop CS6 has been released by Adobe. The beta features some pretty major changes to Photoshop, including a new graphics engine that dramatically speeds up performance of some tools and an all new darkened user interface.</p> <p>In terms of features, Photoshop CS6 includes a new content-aware patch, blur gallery, type styles, custom strokes to shapes, layer searching, video edit…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/iphone-4-galaxy-s2.jpg.jpg" alt="iPhone 4 and Galaxy S2" title="iphone-4-galaxy-s2.jpg" width="620" height="526" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28689" /></p> <p>The next <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> will feature a significantly larger 4.6″ display, according to a report from <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE82L01G20120322">Reuters</a>. </p> <p>The brief report cites an unspecified source who claims that Apple has already placed orders for the larger…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/automatically-add-to-itunes.jpg" alt="Automatically Add Music and Movies to iTunes" title="automatically-add-to-itunes" width="620" height="177" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28665" /></p> <p>Using a little known folder buried within the iTunes directory, you can automatically add any compatible media to iTunes, be it songs, music, movies, just by placing files into the directory. This gets even better when you point downloads to that directory, because all downloaded media is then immediately synced to iTunes with no user interaction. It’s extremely ea…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/change-shell-mac-os-x.jpg" alt="Change the Shell in Mac OS X" title="change-shell-mac-os-x" width="620" height="179" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28680" /></p> <p>Tired of bash? Prefer ksh, tcsh, or sh? You can quickly change the default shell in Terminal app, in addition to changing a users default login shell for when <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/30/remote-login-ssh-server-mac-os-x/">logging in remotely with SSH</a> or otherwise. Here’s how to do both.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Change Terminal Apps Default Shel…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ipad-battery.jpg" alt="iPad Battery life" title="ipad-battery" width="528" height="413" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28674" /></p> <p>The iPad battery is advertised to last 10 hours and that number really isn’t exaggerated, the battery life is phenomenal. No adjustments are needed to get 8-10 hours of use out of the iPad, but if you want to squeeze the absolute longest amount of battery use possible, you can adjust a few settings to prolong the life even further.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Lower the Screen Brightness</strong> …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ipad-3-no-reception.jpg" alt="iPad 3 No Reception" title="ipad-3-no-reception" width="620" height="57" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28653" /></p> <p>If your new iPad 3 has poor wi-fi reception, you’re not alone. After getting a shiny new iPad 3rd gen, I immediately noticed it wasn’t registering <em>any</em> bars of wireless reception, and wi-fi was strangely slow regardless of the network I joined or the distance to the router. It must be defective and I should storm down to the Apple Store and get a refund, right? Wrong. It’s actually real…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sleep-mac-remote.jpg" alt="Sleep a Mac with the Apple Remote Control" title="sleep-mac-remote" width="620" height="377" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28638" /></p> <p>If you have an Apple Remote Control and a Mac with an IR receiver port, you can quickly put the Mac to sleep using just the remote control. Obviously you’ll need to be in the same room as the Mac to do this, but it’s pretty handy. Here’s what to do:</p> <ul> <li>Point the remote control in the direction of the Mac and <strong>hold the Play button</strong> fo…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/send-group-text-message-iphone.jpg" alt="Send a Mass Text Message from iPhone" title="send-group-text-message-iphone" width="620" height="413" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28634" /></p> <p>Have an event or statement you want to broadcast to a group of people? Send out a mass text message to multiple recipients easily from the iPhone:</p> <ol> <li>Open the Messages app and tap the “New” message button</li> <li>Tap into the “To” field and enter the first recipient, then tap the (+) plus button and add other recipients fro…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/diablo-3.jpeg" alt="Diablo 3" title="diablo-3" width="620" height="393" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28628" /></p> <p>Diablo 3 has a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/15/diablo-3-release-date/">release date set for May 15</a>, and if you’re like us you’ve been wondering if your computer can handle the game well enough to be worth buying. The good news is that Blizzard looks to be supporting a wide array of hardware, and most fairly modern computers will run the game just fine. As usual, the newer and better your computer the better, but …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ipad-tips-tricks.jpg" alt="iPad tips and tricks" title="ipad-tips-tricks" width="620" height="274" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28622" /></p> <p>Whether you’re new to the iPad or a longtime user, here are some great tips to help you get the most out of the device. A few of these are intended for using on the new iPad, but most of them will be relevant to all iPad models of all ages. </p> <p><span id="more-28607"></span></p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Switch the Mute Button to Orientation Lock</h2> <p&gt…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/retro-mac-os-desktop.jpg" alt="Retro Mac OS Desktop and Finder" title="retro-mac-os-desktop" width="620" height="465" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28594" /></p> <p>Many years ago before OS X, the Mac OS Finder was much more simple. There was no toolbar, no sidebar, no drop shadows, and each folder opened in it’s own window showing you only the icons in that Folder. That was basically the default desktop experience from Mac OS 1.0 through Mac OS 9, and you can bring much of that traditional simplified Finder styling to OS X with a few minor adjustments:…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/secure-passcode.jpg" alt="Secure Passcode on iPad" title="secure-passcode" width="620" height="465" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28576" /></p> <p>The default passcode for iPad and iPhone uses a fairly simple four digit numerical password, these are fairly easy to guess because statistically <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/13/10-most-common-iphone-passwords/">many people use common passwords</a> or some variation of a simple theme, like a repetition, countdown, or birth year. </p> <p>An easy way to add more security to an i…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/speed-up-older-mac.jpg" alt="Tips to Speed Up an Older Mac" title="speed-up-older-mac" width="615" height="432" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28565" /></p> <p>If you have an older Mac that feels slow and sluggish from time to time, follow these simple tips to regain some long lost speed. Ranging from a few basic Finder tweaks to some general maintenance and usability tips, your Mac should be feeling quicker in day-to-day tasks in no time. </p> <p>The first three tips can be done in the same “View Options” panel, so take care of those at the…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/unhide-purchases.jpg" alt="Unhide Purchases in App Store" title="unhide-purchases" width="610" height="291" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28550" /></p> <p>Need to reveal hidden App Store purchases so you can access and download them? It’s easy to do directly on an iOS device, grab the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and do the following:</p> <ol> <li>Launch the App Store</li> <li>Scroll down to tap on “Apple ID: email@address.com”</li> <li>Tap “View Apple ID”</li> <li>Enter the password for the acco…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/remotely-wipe-mac.jpg" alt="How to Remotely Wipe a Mac" title="remotely-wipe-mac" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28543" /></p> <p>In an extreme situation, say a Mac is lost or stolen, you can remotely wipe the Mac of all its data and contents with the help of iCloud. Remotely wiping a Mac goes a step further though and not only removes all data from the computer, but locks it down so that it’s unusable without a set passcode, plus displays a message you provide. This is excellent anti-theft protection, and even if you never end u…