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How to change Mac dictionary to English UK (British)
OS X comes installed with dictionary settings and language configurations despite being setup with a British keyboard. However despite being hard to change at first, below is a simple guide to change Mac dictionary and help get rid of the extra ‘z’s and introduce those invaluable ‘u’s. Difficulty: Easy Time: 1-2 mins Requirements: OS X 10.7 First, change the language [...]
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How to share reminders on the iPhone and iPad
Apple included their own reminders application on the iPhone, iPad and on the Mac for first time last year. The application has a skeuomorphic UI, similar to the notes application or iCal, and despite looking similar to rivaling apps, Apple’s reminders has some unique features worth using. These include Siri integrated features and the ability to share reminders over iCloud. [...]
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What is in-cell technology?
The iPhone 5 is rumoured to have a larger 4″ display with a thinner, sharper display. The way Apple is set to achieve this is through the use of in-cell technology in the new, larger display. In-cell technology works by integrating capacitive touch sensors into the display circuitry itself. An in-cell display doesn’t require a separate touch digitiser layer, saving [...]
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Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter now available in the Apple Online Store
At WWDC 2012 in June, alongside the introduction of the new MacBook Pro with a Retina display, Apple announced they would produce two extra adapters to add Ethernet and FireWire 800 capabilities to the Retina MacBook Pro’s Thunderbolt port. The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter was made available immediately however we were still waiting on the release of the FireWire 800 adapter [...]
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How to type emoticons on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
When Apple released iOS 5 in October 2011, it included a significant upgrade from iOS 4 including over 250 new features into the leading mobile operating system. There are still many of those 250 new features are yet to be covered. These include how to type emoticons on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Use the slideshow above and the [...]
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How to create an OS X Mountain Lion Bootable USB drive/SD Card
Installing Mountain Lion from a bootable USB drive can come in very handy when you need to install the latest version of Apple’s OS X, 10.8, on multiple macs. Having an OS X Mountain Lion bootable USB drive can save you a lot of time as there is no need to download the 4.05 GB file from Apple’s servers on [...]
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Apple releases Genius adverts for the Olympics
Just in time for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, Apple has released three new adverts shown in the U.S. All three adverts, May Day, Labour and Basically advertise the concept of the Mac and run with the different scenarios of confused consumers looking to an Apple Genius to help advise them on using Mac only software iMovie, [...]
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Google Earth updated to bring 3D maps to iPhone and iPad
At the Google maps event on 6th June 2012, scheduled just before WWDC 2012, Google promised to continue to deliver their own mapping solution for iOS, ahead of strong rumours that Apple was planning to develop their own 3D mapping software for iOS 6 in place of Google’s own mapping software which had been used in all version of iOS [...]
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Apple releases iTunes U update with new note-taking, search and sharing functionality
Apple has updated the iTunes U application to version 1.2 giving improvements for note-taking whilst watching or listening to a lecture. In the iTunes U update, whilst watching a lecture, a notes icon in the top right hand corner of the app allows you to continue to write notes whilst the video/audio continues to play on the iPad/iPhone. The notepad [...]
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Apple Opens New Retail Store in Barcelona
Today Apple launched their new Passeig de Gràcia retail store in Barcelona, Spain. The store has taken the attraction for the use of mosaics in the store’s logo and the architecture of construction barriers celebrating the style of Antoni Gaudí’s work, a Catalonian architect, with the tiles that make up the mosaic being formed of iOS applications. Despite the links [...]
