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How to set up iPhone or iPod touch to sync with your computer

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

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This article gives an overview of how to set up iPhone or iPod touch to sync with your computer, and where to get additional information.

When you connect iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, items are automatically synced according to your preferences set in iTunes. You can, for example, enter phone numbers and addresses of friends and family members on your computer, connect iPhone or iPod touch to sync, then unplug iPhone or iPod touch and tap a friend’s name on the touchscreen to call.

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How to costumize your toolbar on a Apple Mac

Wed, Sep 10, 2008

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If you bought your own Mac, you want to create your own style. Some people like big icons other small. You can fully costumize your toolbar. You can play with the settings. If something went wrong you can restore to default settings.

Tips

- When you customize the toolbar, your changes affect the toolbar in all windows in which the toolbar is displayed.
- To display the toolbar, click the Toolbar control button in the upper-right corner of a Finder window, choose View > Show Toolbar, or press Option-Command-T

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How to use and install an Apple AirPort - Quick Assist

Thu, Sep 4, 2008

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In this guide we describe how to use and install an Apple AirPort. We also get the top 10 troubleshooting tips. If you read this article, your AirPort can be used.

AirPort makes getting connected easy—without the wires. With AirPort, you can connect to the Internet, email, local servers, and shared printers without the hassle of being tethered to a short leash.

If you’ve got an AirPort card and access to a wireless network, regardless if it’s an AirPort network or something else, we show you how to connect your Mac to a wireless network and get online, as well as how to troubleshoot issues if you come across any.

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Mac OS X 10.5: Administrator user changes to standard

Thu, Sep 4, 2008

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Many Apple MAC users got the smae problem. After an upgrade installation of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, an administrator account may change to a standard one. In this guide you can easily see how to change this account.

Resolution

1. Start from your Mac OS X 10.5 Install DVD. (You do not need to install Leopard again.)

2. From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password (do not choose Firmware Password Utility).

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How to reset the SMU (System Management Unit)

Thu, Sep 4, 2008

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The SMU (System Management Unit) is a microcontroller chip on the logic board that controls all power functions for your computer. If your computer is experiencing any power issue, resetting the SMU may resolve it. The SMU controls several functions, including:

- Telling the computer when to turn on, turn off, sleep, wake, idle, and so on.
- Handling system resets from various commands.
- Controlling the fans.

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iPhone and iPod touch: Email account setup

Wed, Sep 3, 2008

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Mail is a rich HTML email client on iPhone and iPod touch that works with the most popular email systems including Yahoo!, Gmail from Google, AOL, and MobileMe from Apple in addition to most industry-standard POP3, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange email systems. Mail lets you send and receive photos and graphics, which are displayed in your message along with the text. Mail also allows you to view PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel and other attachments on iPhone or iPod touch.
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iTunes tips & tricks - Browse tips - Part 2

Fri, Aug 29, 2008

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This is part 2 for iTunes tips & tricks - browse tips. In this guide we will describe different browse tips and tricks for iTunes. Many people don’t know how to use iTunes. You can use your iTunes on different ways to act faster.

Converting WMA Files
In iTunes for Windows, you can convert your unprotected WMA files to AAC files (or whatever file format is chosen in the Importing pane of iTunes Preferences) without changing the original WMA file. Simply drag the WMA files into your library in iTunes and iTunes does the grunt work, converting them for you. Windows Media Player 9 or later must be installed to convert unprotected WMA files. Protected WMA files cannot be converted.

Playing Authorized Tracks
If you’re listening to the songs in a shared library or playlist and your computer is not authorized to play the purchased songs in the list, iTunes skips the purchased music. To listen to purchased music in a shared library or playlist, you need to double-click the song and authorize your computer to play it.

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iTunes tips & Tricks - Browse tips - Part 1

Wed, Aug 27, 2008

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In this guide we will describe different browse tips and tricks for iTunes. Many people don’t know how to use iTunes. You can use your iTunes on different ways to act faster.

Right Click Shortcuts
You can right-click songs, playlists, column headings, and many other items in iTunes to do certain tasks more easily. For example, to see all the playlists that include a particular song, right-click the song, then scroll down to Show in Playlist


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How to create a POP3 Email Account in Apple Mail

Sat, Aug 23, 2008

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This guide explains how to create a POP3 Email Account in Apple Mail.

Unless someone has previously setup an email account in Apple Mail, you should see this welcome screen the first time you run it. This is the screen that we will fill out to tell Apple Mail how to connect to our email account.

Unlike most email clients, this will be in most cases the only information Apple Mail needs to connect to your email provider.

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How to use your iPod as a storage drive / device

Sat, Aug 16, 2008

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You can use your iPod as a drive (hard drive or flash drive depending on your iPod) to store and transfer data files on (also known as disk mode). In this article we describe how to use your iPod as a storage drive / device

Products Affected
iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iTunes 7 for Windows, iTunes 7 for Mac

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