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Get Ready for the iPad 3, by Selling Your iPad 1 or 2!

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:31:01 +0000

All signs point to a March release of the iPad 3, with an enhanced Retina display and potentially a faster processor and LTE/4G data speeds. Any one of those would probably be enough for me to upgrade from my iPad 2, so in preparation I looked into selling my old iPad. When I upgraded to the iPad 2, I handed down the iPad 1 to my kids. I plan to repeat that pattern, and that frees up the original iPad. Even though it will be several generations old, my 16GB WiFi iPad 1 was worth over $200 at SellYourMac.com.

Siri’s First Cousin

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:27:44 +0000

Do you own an iPhone 4 and really wish Siri worked for you? I feel your pain. It doesn’t make sense that Siri works exclusively for the 4S. It’s just not fair. Ok, now that we are over that, what can we do? How about hiring her 1st cousin? Let me introduce you to SpeakToIt ($1.99). Not a very appealing name, I agree so if you ask her what her name is, she says it’s Sam, just Sam. I refer to her as a 1st cousin because she uses the same voice recognition that Siri uses, Nuance.

MacRumors Confirms Retina Display for iPad 3, More Evidence for New Apple TV

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:24:54 +0000

It has long been rumored that the new iPad 3, expected to be announced March 7, will come with a 2048 x 1536 retina display — an amazingly high resolution. Now MacRumors has has obtained one of the displays to be used in the iPad 3 and, based on close analysis, has deemed that in fact it is a retina display. Since they weren’t able to power up the display, not having the iPad itself, they resorted to using a microscope to compare the pixel density of the new display with that of the iPad 2. Very resourceful.

Erase Your iPad’s Fingerprints and Smudges with the iEraser

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:52:37 +0000

There are a lot of sprays and chemicals designed to eliminate smudges and fingerprints on touchscreen devices, but they have heir drawbacks. If the bottle is too big, you can’t carry it on a plane and they run out at the most inopportune times. The iEraser attempts to fix that. It is a handheld block with a special microfiber surface. It is very reminiscent of a whiteboard eraser, by design.

[Hot rumor] iPad 3 event to Be First Week of March, Photos appear Online

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:49:44 +0000

The blogs are buzzing today with the rumor that Apple will announce the iPad 3 at an event in San Francisco the first week of March. The source is All Things D, which has an excellent reputation for accuracy. Plus, the iPad 2 was announced in early March a year ago, so the timing would be about right

Download and backup your Facebook profile

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:04:33 +0000

There is a little known feature in Facebook that enables you to download and backup your entire profile. This is an important security precaution, should somehow your profile get corrupted, or any other mishap. It is a complete copy of all of the personal information you’ve shared on Facebook. It should be treated as a Val Doc (valuable document) and kept protected. Your profile copy includes your profile (timeline) information (for example your contact information, interests, groups), your wall and/or timeline posts and content that you and your friends have posted to your profile, photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account, your friend list, any notes you have created, events to which you have RSVP’d, your sent and received messages, plus any comments that you and your friends have made on your Wall (timeline) posts, photos and other profile content.
Like I said it is a very comprehensive reproduction of your Facebook life.

Having this information can be very valuable as it enables you to have your complete record so you know exactly what you have shared and can control it. Also if you have lost any photos, etc. after uploading to Facebook, you now have them all back!

Here is how you can download your information from Facebook. Go to your Account Settings page by clicking on the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page and select Account Settings, click on “Download a copy” of your Facebook data, then click the Download button on the following page. You will receive an email with the download information shortly after you do that.

Furthermore, Facebook has implemented some excellent security measures to prevent anyone else from downloading your data. You go through several authentication procedures to make sure that you are you. And you have to confirm your identity prior to completing the process.

One word of warning: Your file contains sensitive information and you should keep it protected by taking appropriate precautions when storing, sending or uploading it to any other services.

Now you can have a complete record of your Facebook profile and postings, just like that!

iOS 5.1 Coming Soon

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:33:06 +0000

iOS 5.1 Coming Soon — But Will Not Fix Problem of Random Muting of iPhone 4S Calls

I’m looking forward to iOS 5.1, which should be coming out soon. It’s expected to fix some major bugs as well as add some new features. A test version of the new software has been in the hands of developers for months, and the bad news is that it still doesn’t address a serious problem with the iPhone 4S. According to many complaints online, and this humongous 114-page thread in Apple’s support forum, the iPhone 4S will randomly mute the phone when a person makes a call.

Security threat in Reader and Acrobat poses threat to Macs

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:29:35 +0000

While the recent vulnerability found in Adobe’s Reader and Acrobat products is only being exploited on Windows, the flaw exists on the Mac and other platforms and could compromise those systems as well. When is Adobe fixing this once and for all?

Microsoft Office Coming to the iPad

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:54:25 +0000

According to an article in The Daily (the News Corp daily newspaper for the iPad), Microsoft is working on a version of Microsoft Office for the iPad, though there’s no word on when it might be available. The article speculates that the pricing would be in the same ballpark as Apple’s office app: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote ($10 each).

96% of iPhone 4S Users Satisfied With Their iPhone

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:52:26 +0000

Apple does know how to please. And if there was any doubt the people love their iPhone, that has now been erased by a poll that found a 96% satisfaction rate among iPhone 4S users. A Change/Wave survey released yesterday reported that 77% said there were “very satisfied,” and 19% said “somewhat satisfied.” Only 2% said they were unsatisfied.