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        Apple iPhone 4S users can easily annoy people around them by talking to their handset when using the built-in assistant feature known as Siri.        The nuisance can be even more of a problem than listening to someone have a regular phone conversation. That’s because when using Siri, you often need to speak unnaturally—adding punctuation, for example, when...

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       Curious how to update to iOS 5.0.1 — or any future iOS update — over-the-air (OTA) directly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Yes, Apple finally pulled the big switch in the cloud and you can go from one software version to the next, OTA and in-place faster than any iTunes restore past. We’ll show you how, after the...

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Qwizful is an iPhone educational app for kids ages 4-7. It is filled with questions on key topics that are taught in school so as to prepare your child for the classroom. Qwizful aims to make the quiz and learning environment fun and enjoyable so that the process feels more like a game. Qwizful is an enriching and entertaining educational tool that is...

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            Curious how to setup notifications in iOS 5? With all the various banners and popups, badges and sounds, widgets and lock screen options, it can be a little tricky for first-time users, but worry not — we have you covered! First up, here’s how the new Weather and Stock widgets work! Stock widget The Stock widget pulls stock...

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                 iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad having problems or just being buggy and unresponsive and curious how to restart or reset it? Strange as it sounds, just like a computer, restarting or resetting can solve a host of problems. We’ll show you how after the break! Update: Re-Spring iPhone 4S with Siri iPhone 4S can do...

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First: Assess your usage! Okay, this sounds funny, but make sure you’re not just using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch more than you used to. Any time we get a new version of iOS, or a new device our tendency is to never put it down. Now, with location based Reminders, Siri, and other power hungry features, we might simply be using our...

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                     bamf-hacker in our iPhone 4S Forum wrote up a quick but smart tip on how to useSiri to access Bluetooth and other Setting with only… the power of your voice. All you need to do is create a contact and in the Web site field put the code for the system preference. for example. Contact name...

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                 Wondering how to save video attachments you get in Email to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad camera roll? In previous versions of iOS, while you could easily tap-and-hold to save pictures in Mail, Safari, Messages and other built-in-apps, trying to do the same with movies — movies mailed or messaged from other iPhones and...

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Resetting all devices by powering them down. UNPLUG THE POWER CORDS! 1.  Unplug your XBOX 360. 2. Unplug your Time Capsule or Airport Extreme. 3. Unplug your Cable Modem or DSL Modem. Wait a few minutes. We are waiting for them to release them from your DHCP lease and clearing any RAM that may be lingering. Sometimes leaving things unplugged really does work....

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        It was previously very difficult and even unreliable to password protect Time Machine backups in older versions of Mac OS X. In Lion, however, Apple has made encrypting backups as easy as checking a single box.         Most Mac users have no need to encrypt their Time Machine backups, but those who are extra careful or...

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AirDrop is a new feature in Mac OS X Lion that makes sharing files between Macs easier than ever. There are no accounts to sign into, networks to connect to, or preferences to set up. Some Macs don’t support AirDrop, though, and sharing over Ethernet isn’t possible by default. Transferring files from Mac to Mac is so easy in Mac OS X Lion...

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     In the following simple solution, I will show you how to Check your Macbook warranty Status to see how much time remains on you Macbook Warranty from the factory. This is particularly useful if you have purchased or are planning to purchase a used Macbook or Macbook Pro. The Apple Warranty on these machines goes with the computer, regardless of if...

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The iPhone 4S is official, which isn’t too surprising considering the release date and name was leaked by Apple Japan prior to the Apple event. Nonetheless it’s a big update in terms of specs, so here’s what we know. While the exterior looks identical to the iPhone 4, the interior is quite a bit different with significant upgrades. ·         Dual Core A5 CPU with 2x...

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