By Richard Corzo In May I explained how a local iTunes backup of your iPhone or iPad can be used to restore your apps and data to a new iOS device. When you sync your iOS device with iTunes you have the option of setting it up to do a backup to iTunes every time you sync. If you elect to do just … [Read more...]
Upgrading a Hard Drive to an SSD – Apple SIG April ’14
In April I talked about my recent project to replace the hard drive in my MacBook Pro with a solid-state drive (SSD). My objective was two-fold: to increase the storage capacity, since I had only 10 GB free space on my hard drive, and to gain a speed improvement from using the SSD, which uses flash … [Read more...]
Digital Magazines, Books, Offline Maps – Apple SIG March ’14
By Richard Corzo March's topic was digital magazines, books, and offline maps. Apple sells magazines in the App Store that show up in the Newsstand app on your iPad or iPhone, but those are the only two places you can read them. Zinio is a seller of digital magazines which has been around for … [Read more...]
Unlocking an iPhone – Apple SIG Feb. ’14
By Richard Corzo February’s meeting was dedicated to unlocking an iPhone and switching to a different carrier. Unlocking a phone allows you to switch to a different carrier, or to buy a prepaid SIM to save money on phone calls when you are traveling overseas. To unlock a phone you need to have … [Read more...]
Apple TV, Airplay – Apple SIG Jan. ’14
By Richard Corzo In January I was able to demo the Apple TV in the Resource Center as follow-up to my presentation on the Apple ecosystem at the general meeting. This little box connects to your high-definition TV and home Wi-Fi network to give you access to a couple of dozen "channels" or apps, … [Read more...]
Upgrading to Mavericks, Updated iPhoto – Apple SIG Dec. ’13
In December we shared our early experiences with OS X Mavericks (10.9). I noticed the right click on my Apple Magic Mouse was no longer working. Initially I thought it was something wrong with the mouse but when I booted into Windows using Boot Camp, the right click worked just fine. I had … [Read more...]
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