With the release of the first over-the-air (OTA) Apple iOS update, I’m sure the typical reaction for most iPad/ iPhone/iPod users was to click the update now button and watch as what was once only possible by connecting your iOS device to a computer, occur as if by magic without wires. I know for me [...]
Posts Tagged ‘iTunes’
Updating your Apple iOS? Back it up first.
Posted: 11th November 2011 by tcg in Apple, backup, iPad, iphone, iPod, softwareTags: Apple, backup, iOS 5.0.1, iOS update, iPad, iphone, iPod, iTunes, maintenance
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WWDC 2011: My thoughts after the Apple Kool-Aid wears off.
Posted: 7th June 2011 by tcg in Apple, hardware, iPad, iphone, iPod, Mac OSX, softwareTags: Apple, apps, iPad, iphone, iPod, iTunes, Mac OS X, Mac OSX, software, updates
There were certainly a lot of “ooohs” and “ahhhs” during the WWDC keynote June 6 announcing the latest and greatest Mac OS X Lion and the next iOS. I admit I was impressed and still am, but have a few concerns now that I’ve had a chance to see the video of the keynote [...]
My iPhone seems to be traveling more than me
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by tcg in Apple, apps, computers, hardware, iPad, iphone, software, technologyTags: Apple, apps, iPad, iphone, iTunes, Mac OSX, technology, twitter
All the hype this past week about the supposed tracking of your whereabouts by a “hidden file” on your iPhone, made me need to rant a little, so bear with me this should be a short ride. Firstly, the file in question tracks all the cellphone towers that you have been near using them to [...]
MacX Dvd Ripper Free Edition. It does the job, but how does it compare?
Posted: 5th March 2011 by tcg in backup, Mac OSX, software, WindowsTags: dvd ripping, free, HandBrake, iPad, iphone, iPod, iTunes, Mac OSX, MacX DVD Ripper
Free. Its always a good word to draw people in with. The promise of converting and ripping any DVD is also a good way to draw people in. MacX does exactly that. (In case the name was a bit confusing, this is just a Mac product, it doesn’t do Windows although the Pro version does. [...]
MPEG Streamclip: Converting video made easy
Posted: 6th July 2010 by tcg in Mac OSX, software, WindowsTags: converting formats, iphone, iPod, iTunes, MPEG Streamclip, video
This is one of those programs I forget about because I don’t need it often, but when I do it always works with flying colours. I’m talking about the freeware program MPEG Streamclip. As the name implies, it’s for working with and converting video formats. Anyone who needs an easy way to convert movie files [...]