January 19, 2012
How long has your old iPod been in a drawer, unloved and dusty? Probably since the day you upgraded to a fancy new touch version or decided your smartphone would suffice from now on. But wait! Your old iPod is still a more than capable device that eats MP3s for breakfast and even takes advantage of a few old-school apps.
November 15, 2011
As rare as it is for Apple to publicly admit a malfunction, this one is too big to overlook. According to Apple, the batteries of some first generation iPod nanos may overheat and become a safety risk. While this is a rare occurrence, Apple has decided not to take risks this time. If you own a first gen iPod nano, check out Apple’s replacement program.
October 25, 2011
We get asked this question a bunch of times: How do I transfer music from my iPod back to my computer? Well, with each new revision of iTunes, the answer is pretty different depending on the method. Today, we’ll take a look at a solution that strives to deliver the same perfect results every time. CopyTrans 4 is $19.99 Windows application that can help you to restore your iTunes library from any iOS device. We’ll be giving away 25 free copies of CopyTrans 4 this week so find out how you can win one.
September 19, 2011
An Apple ID allows you to obtain apps, iTunes downloads and more, which is required to get the full mobile experience if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch. After all, how can you not? If you want to actually change your Apple ID by either changing your current ID or switching to another existing ID, read on.
August 4, 2011
An issue I encountered when I first received my iPhone was the inability to stream my fairly well-organised music and video collection direct to my new device. I don’t use iTunes other than on my iPhone for the odd podcast, mainly because I’m primarily a Linux user, so I thought I would try Air Playit for Windows and Mac OS X.
June 7, 2011
One of the most requested improvements with an iOS Device is to the notification system. The current notification system is designed to make sure that users get all the incoming messages – at all costs. If users choose to ignore the notification, it will just disappear. Users then have to go through piles of apps to find out which ones sent the notifications. It’s very easy to accidentally leave some notifications unnoticed.
June 2, 2011
If you’re using an iPod or iOS device, Linux might seem like a daft choice of operating system. Apple doesn’t officially support it, and whilst that’s a real shame, it’s not, in some cases, insurmountable. Unless you’re using the 4th generation device (or iPad) you shouldn’t have any issues transferring media, provided you’ve got the right software on your side. You’ll be loading music onto your Apple device in no time.
February 3, 2011
Are you having iPod sync problems? Does iTunes keep giving you a weird error number that you don’t understand? Have you searched through many an iPod/iTunes forum looking for answers and yet still don’t know what’s wrong? Yeah, I’ve been there before. I know it well. The most frustrating thing is to wade through idea [...]
October 11, 2010
The iPhone jailbreak community has been anxiously awaiting a working jailbreak for iOS 4.1 since it was released on September 8th. Although a release from the chronicdev team (named GreenPois0n) was expected for 10/10; George Holtz, aka geohot, has preempted them by releasing Limera1n to the public yesterday. The initial version, which originally had a [...]
August 3, 2010
Wikipedia is one of the most useful sites in existence when it comes to finding out information. It is easy to read, constantly updated, and increasingly impressive in its efficiency. One of the things that makes Wikipedia enjoyable is its portability. As Nancy pointed out in her article The 7 Coolest Wikipedia Plugins for Your [...]
