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How to stream all your music from iCloud with iTunes Match

How to stream all your music from iCloud with iTunes Match

by ben patterson | Nov 14, 2011 | how-tos, music, phones, tablets

What if you could listen to your entire music library—you know, all those hundreds, or even thousands, of MP3 music files on your PC or Mac—whenever and wherever you wanted to? Sure, you could transfer your songs to your iPhone or iPad, but not everyone has enough...
How can I share Photo Stream pictures with my wife? (reader mail)

How can I share Photo Stream pictures with my wife? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Nov 14, 2011 | how-tos, phones, the cloud

Jeffrey writes: If my wife and I both have iPhones, how do we get each other’s photos to show up each of our respective phones? Do we need to have the same iTunes account? Hi Jeffrey! Excellent question—and indeed, it’s one my wife and I had to tackle with...
How to temporarily turn off Photo Stream (iCloud tip)

How to temporarily turn off Photo Stream (iCloud tip)

by ben patterson | Nov 10, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud

If you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud enabled on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, each and every photo you take (including images you save from the web) will get synced automatically to all of your Photo Stream-connected handhelds or...
How to sort your Facebook News Feed stories by “most recent” rather than “highlighted”

How to sort your Facebook News Feed stories by “most recent” rather than “highlighted”

by ben patterson | Nov 10, 2011 | how-tos, social networks

Once upon a time, you could set Facebook’s News Feed to put the latest posts and updates from your friends first, rather than according to a hit-and-miss determination of the stories that are “most interesting” to you. All that changed in September,...
How (and why) to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 5

How (and why) to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 5

by ben patterson | Nov 9, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud

Still haven’t updated to your iPhone (or your iPad, or iPod Touch) to the latest version of Apple’s mobile iOS software? Yes, I know you’re out there—and don’t worry, you’re not the only one. The good news is that it’s not too late...
7 questions to ask yourself before buying a new phone

7 questions to ask yourself before buying a new phone

by ben patterson | Nov 9, 2011 | how-tos, phones

Stacey writes: I’m overwhelmed by the current cell phone/PDA market and can’t decide. iPhone? Android? String and tin cans? Nokia (do those even exist anymore?) Mostly, I just need the cell capabilities, but would not reject a multitude of uses like IM,...
5 iPhone apps that’ll help you sweat, sleep, and eat better

5 iPhone apps that’ll help you sweat, sleep, and eat better

by Staff Writer | Nov 8, 2011 | apps, how-tos, lifestyle

Ready to get your blood flowing? Check out five lifestyle apps for the iPhone that’ll keep your workouts fresh, track your nutrition, and help you get a good night’s sleep—and yes, most of them are free. 1. Nike Training Club (free) This free app has all...
What’s the difference between a Kindle screen and an iPad screen?

What’s the difference between a Kindle screen and an iPad screen?

by ben patterson | Nov 7, 2011 | how-tos, tablets

Why settle for a Kindle with a black-and-white display that turns pages at a snail’s pace, when you could snag an iPad with a color screen that lets you browse the web, watch movies, and read books? And what’s the difference between a Kindle screen and an...
Is my iPhone 4S running out of storage space? (reader mail)

Is my iPhone 4S running out of storage space? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Nov 4, 2011 | how-tos, phones

Celia writes: I’ve been making notes on the things that mystify me re: my new iPhone 4s. My last phone was a Blackberry Curve, which had very little memory, and required text messages (and other things) to be deleted when it ran out of space. Should I delete...
How do I keep everyone on Facebook from seeing my photos? (reader mail)

How do I keep everyone on Facebook from seeing my photos? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Nov 4, 2011 | how-tos, privacy, social networks

Caitlin writes: I’m okay with Facebook automatically sharing my gender, location and profile picture (among other things) but I want to make sure that “everyone” does not have access to my personal photos. From what I can tell (and according to one...
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