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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/apple-tv-j33.png" alt="Apple TV j33 reference" title="apple-tv-j33" width="620" height="93" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24333" /></p> <p>The recently released <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/28/ios-5-1-beta-1-released-to-developers/">iOS 5.1 beta 1</a> has already uncovered a few hints about potential upcoming products from Apple. First, the Sprint iPad 2 reference, then an <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/iphone-5-reference-found-in-ios-5-1-beta/">iPhone 5 reference</a>, and now a codename reference to an unrelease…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ios-5-1-beta-1.jpg" alt="iOS 5.1 Beta 1" title="ios-5-1-beta-1" width="544" height="244" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24320" /></p> <p>Apple has seeded <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios-5-1-beta/">iOS 5.1 beta</a> 1 to developers, the build is 9B5117b and runs on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th gen. For those in the iOS developer program, you can download the iOS 5.1 beta right now directly <a href="http://developer.apple.com/">from Apple’s dev center</a> as IPSW files. Alongside the …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/android-file-transfer.png" alt="Android File Transfer app for Mac OS X " title="android-file-transfer" width="126" height="150" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24313" /> Have an Android phone or tablet that you want to transfer files and movies to and from your Mac with? Maybe you got a new Kindle Fire that is freshly rooted, and you’re looking to move some of your own movies and pictures to it? </p> <p>Google’s free Android File Transfer app is by far the simplest solution for Mac users to move files between Android devices and a Mac, it works very simila…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/skyrim-books.jpg" alt="Skyrim books" title="skyrim-books" width="620" height="317" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24305" /></p> <p>Skyrim is one of those games that is so massive with so many individual elements that it could take forever to try and cover everything. Included all over the game is a massive collections of books that fill in elements of lore, backstory, information on quests and characters, you name it, but who has time to read all of that while you’re playing a game? </p> <p>Now you can read your Skyrim books outside of gamep…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/parent-directory-mac.jpg" alt="Quickly Go To Parent Directory in Mac OS X" title="parent-directory-mac" width="487" height="126" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24299" /></p> <p>Buried in a nest of folders? You can quickly access the parent directory of any item or directory by hitting <strong>Command+↑</strong> (Command + Up Arrow) anytime in a Mac OS X Finder window. </p> <p>You’ll immediately go one level up to the directory containing the file or folder, which Mac OS X refers to as the “Enclosing Folder”. This is basically the…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/siri0us-iphone-4.jpg" alt="Siri0us on iPhone 4" title="siri0us-iphone-4" width="620" height="363" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24293" /></p> <p>A new third party tool called Siri0us has appeared that brings Siri Dictation (speech-to-text) to the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 4G. The add-on, which requires a jailbroken device, uses Nuance technology to work almost exactly like the dictation feature of Siri does to convert your speech to text. It’s accurate and initiated via the onscreen keyboard, but it does require an internet connection in orde…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/print-from-ios-maps-app.jpg" alt="Print from Maps in IOS 5" title="print-from-ios-maps-app" width="250" height="359" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24285" /> For those who prefer the old fashioned method of reading printed directions on paper, maps and directions can be printed directly from an iPhone or iPad via the built-in Maps app in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios-5/">iOS 5</a>. This is handy if you need to give someone else paper directions, or if you don’t want to potentially get a ticket for using a smartphone while driving. Using the tip is …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/charlie-brown-christmas-ipad.jpg" alt="A Charlie Brown Christmas" title="charlie-brown-christmas-ipad" width="620" height="465" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24119" /></p> <p>The holiday classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is now available as an interactive story book on the iPad. Featuring digitally remastered illustrations from the original 1965 animated TV classic, it features voice narration and the soundtrack from the original Charlie Brown episode, but the experience has been optimized for iOS. You can play Schroeders piano, finger paint, interact…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/long-file-name-mac-os-x.jpg" alt="Show long file names in Mac OS X " title="long-file-name-mac-os-x" width="620" height="79" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24270" /></p> <p>Recently we covered how to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/09/show-full-file-names-on-the-mac-desktop">show full file names on the Mac OS X desktop</a>, avoiding the abbreviated labels that occur when a file or folders name is too large to fit in the allowed character count limit. That trick was done by increasing the desktops grid size, but as one of our readers <…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/siri-starting-car.jpg" alt="Siri Starting a Car" title="siri-starting-car" width="250" height="375" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24258" /> “Siri, start my car”, “Siri, Set the thermostat to 72 degrees” – saying that to the iPhone and having an AI agent perform those tasks sounds futuristic doesn’t it? It’s not from the future though, it’s now, thanks to the ambitious work of a third party developer who created something called Siri Proxy. </p> <p>As the name suggests, SiriProxy is a proxy server to Apple’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/siri/">S…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CWIN1E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005CWIN1E"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/macbook-air-deal.jpg" alt="MacBook Air 11.6"" title="macbook-air-deal" width="618" height="250" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24248" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005CWIN1E&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p>…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/external-hard-drive1.jpg" alt="External Hard Drive" title="external-hard-drive" width="130" height="200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24241" /> If you’re looking to buy some extra media storage for your computer, or you just need a larger Time Machine backup drive, pay attention, because Amazon is having a great sale on external hard drives. The best part is they’re not limiting these discounts to Black Friday, so they’re live now. Most are USB 2.0 but there’s a couple Firewire drives in the mix too if you don’t mind paying extra for the interface. All drives can be…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ipod-touch-commercial-song.jpg" alt="New iPod touch commercial song and artist: GROUPLOVE " title="ipod-touch-commercial-song" width="550" height="320" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24222" /></p> <p>Apple started airing a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/24/new-ipod-touch-commercial-share-the-fun/">new iPod Touch commercial titled “Share the Fun”</a>, and in the process is about to launch a new song into popularity. Many of their recent commercials have featured minor instrumental soundtracks, but now they’re right back in their old habi…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><iframe width="600" height="335" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gGrDMVk2isc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>Apple has started to air a new iPod Touch commercial titled “Share The Fun”, the commercial features both the 4th gen white and black iPod touches being used to play games on Game Cnter, take pictures, tweet, use FaceTime, and a variety of other fun activities. </p> <p>This one is much more similar to the fun and upbeat iPod and iPod touch commercials from the past with a playful feel to it, compared to the more serious <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipad-2-com…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hard-drive2.jpg" alt="hard drive" title="hard-drive" width="132" height="200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24202" /> Amazon is having a huge sale on hard drives right now, and it’s not just exclusive to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/black-friday/">Black Friday</a>. Arguably the best part is free shipping and you don’t have to visit a crowded store. </p> <p>If you’re aiming for maximum performance, an SSD can’t beat, or if you just need tons of space for storage and media, there are plenty of options for both desktops and laptops. Be sure …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/show-all-app-windows-expose.jpg" alt="Show All App Windows with Expose in OS X Lion" title="show-all-app-windows-expose" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24186" /></p> <p>Exposé was replaced with Mission Control in OS X Lion by name, but that doesn’t mean some of the most useful functions of Expose are gone. </p> <p>To access app-specific Expose in Lion and display all of an applications open windows, <strong>move the cursor over an apps Dock icon and then do a three fingered swipe down</strong>. You’ll be …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img alt="Reset a forgotten Mac OS X Lion Password with an Apple ID" src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/reset-mac-password-os-x-lion.jpg" title="Reset a forgotten Mac OS X Lion Password with an Apple ID" class="aligncenter" width="517" height="265" /></p> <p>Aside from <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/">resetting a Mac OS X Lion password</a> with the passwordreset command line tool or by creating a new user account, you can use a new feature in OS X 10.7 that allows a user password to be reset via the accompanying Apple ID, the same Apple ID that i…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/external-lcd.jpg" alt="External monitor" title="external-lcd" width="620" height="359" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24160" /></p> <p>In the market for an external monitor this Holiday season? These Amazon deals are active now and some are up to 50% off, while the in-store deals start on Black Friday itself and offer huge discounts on other brands if you don’t mind a busy visit to the stores. Whether some of the discounts are worth battling the hoards of shoppers is your call, but here’s a good selection of some of the best external display deals out t…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ipod-lineup.jpg" alt="iPod Lineup" title="ipod-lineup" width="525" height="114" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24154" /></p> <p>Black Friday is quickly approaching, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/22/apple-black-friday-sale-announced-2011/">Apple is having their own sale</a>, but you can sometimes find even better deals by looking elsewhere. Some of the best deals come from iPod touch combination deals, where you can buy a discounted iPod touch that comes bundled with a generous gift card to the same store or to the iTuneS Store. We’ll c…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/restart-mission-control.jpg" alt="Restart Mission Control in OS X " title="restart-mission-control" width="620" height="321" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24141" /></p> <p>If you make any customizations to Mission Control, or if you encounter obvious problems with how Desktops and apps are handled and assigned, you can restart Mission Control without having to reboot the entire Mac. This is done by killing the Dock, where Mission Control is a child process of, and this is also why when you want to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/12/change-missio…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/check-frame-rate-ichat-video-stats.jpg" alt="Check Frame Rate and video Stats in iChat" title="check-frame-rate-ichat-video-stats" width="465" height="430" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23199" /></p> <p>If you’re recording video chat or just troubleshooting problems with iChat, knowing the frame rate and other video statistics can be helpful information.</p> <p>From the Video menu, pull down to “Connection Doctor”, then select the “Statistics” option from the pull-down menu to see the window shown up top. The group under “Local” is your own…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/apple-black-friday-2011.jpg" alt="Apple's Black Friday 2011 Sale announced" title="apple-black-friday-2011" width="620" height="328" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24137" /></p> <p>Apple will participate in a Black Friday sale this Friday, November 25, and some Apple Stores will open at midnight to accomodate anxious shoppers. For those who don’t want to visit a physical store, Apple’s Online Store will also feature sales for the one day sale event.</p> <blockquote><p>The special one-day Apple shopping event. This Friday, November 25.…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stop-google-com-redirect-country.jpg" alt="Stop Google.com Redirecting to Another Countries Version of Google" title="stop-google-com-redirect-country" width="620" height="317" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24125" /></p> <p>Traveling abroad can quickly become frustrating when you attempt a search on Google.com and discover you are redirected to the local countries variant. This is convenient for things like local search and Maps, but if you’re trying to find results in English while you’re in a non-english speaking country the redirect is annoying.</…

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/letters-to-steve.jpg" alt="Letters to Steve" title="letters-to-steve" width="250" height="316" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24108" /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006B16JLQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B006B16JLQ">Letters to Steve: Inside the E-mail Inbox of Apple’s Steve Jobs</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B006B16JLQ&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none …

<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/icloud-over-3g.jpg" alt="Sync iCloud over 3G" title="icloud-over-3g" width="620" height="530" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24110" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/icloud/">iCloud</a> and iOS includes the ability to sync some iCloud data directly over a 3G cellular connection when a wireless network isn’t available. For now, this is limited to “Documents & Data” from the iWork suite of apps, which includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. This is a great feature, but due to the bandwidth usage, it should be used sparingly by those …