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Daily Tip: How to kill background apps in iOS 5
iPhone or iPad feeling kind of sluggish or an app freezing up on you and wondering how to manually force-quit multitasking apps to free up memory? iOS 5 does a great job automatically pausing or killing background tasks, but once and a while a big game, rogue process, or similar situation can dra...
How to Downgrade iOS 5.0.1 to iOS 4.3.3 For Untethered Jailbreak
If you absolutely must have an untethered jailbreak at this very moment, there is always the option of downgrading back to iOS 4.3.3.Assuming you saved your SHSH blobs for the last firmware susceptible to an untethered jailbreak, you can follow this video tutorial and downgrade to iOS 4.3.3 in ab...
How to Scroll Web Pages Using Only Your Accelerometer
Sometimes you just don’t feel like exercising your index finger or thumb to scroll on your favorite webpages. Sometimes your fingers need a break.A situation like this calls for a jailbreak tweak like PhyScroll, a tweak that allows you to scroll on any page using nothing more than your iDev...
Daily Tip: How to add Settings shortcuts to your home screen
Wondering how to quickly and easily add icons to your Home Screen that will take you to frequently used Settings like Brightness, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi? Developer Jeff Broderick has created profiles that do just that! Follow along to learn how to get them! From your iPhone, visit brdrck.me/setti...
How to set up iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
So you’ve subscribed to iTunes Match and now you want to know how to set up your iPhone or iPad to use it? No problem, it’ just a few ticks and taps and you’ll be on your way to iCloud music goodness! First you’ll need to jump into Settings and Music from your iPhone, i...
How to manually start an iCloud backup
Running iOS 5 and iCloud and wondering how you can manually trigger a backup? iCloud will automatically backup at some point during the day when you’re on Wi-Fi, but if you need to replace or restore your phone, or you know you’ll be leaving for a while and want to make sure the backu...
Houzz: The Ultimate Guide to Design
Whether you are renovating, buying a new home or just redecorating, it is not uncommon to spend dozens, if not hundreds of hours poring over shelter magazines, books, websites and blogs. Not only is interior/exterior design information and photos scattered (and oftentimes costly), it can be utter...
Daily Tip: How to get started with basic Siri commands
Brand new to iPhone 4S, heard all about Siri, but wondering how to get started? No problem! Here are the basic things that Siri can do for you, and the example commands to get Siri to do them. Everything has a learning curve and even Apples magical voice activated assistant needs to be spoken to...
How to set up iTunes Wi-Fi sync for Windows
Tired of tethering to iTunes and wondering how to get Wi-Fi sync set up on Windows? Luckily with iTunes 10.5 and iOS 5 it’s easy to get the Zune guys to stop teasing you. Here’s how: Make sure your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is connected to your Wi-Fi network and running iOS 5. (He...
Daily Tip: How to add phonetic spelling to a contact for Siri
Wondering how to get Siri to better understand and pronounce your contact’s names? Sometimes adding phonetic spelling will solve the problem. A good example of this is my name. Siri is pronouncing it as A-lie, as in the cake is a lie. Here’s how to set up a phonetic spelling to a name...
