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How to save multiple Web pages in one ZIP file

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:02:00 +0000

How to save multiple Web pages in one ZIP file

Download and install the SingleCore extension. This is required to use ZipTabs, but you don't need to do any more than install it.

Download and install ZipTabs.

Restart Chrome.

When you've got a set of tabs open to Web pages you want to save, just click the ZipTabs icon in the upper right and select which open tabs to save.

Step 4: Select tabs to save.

Select a name for the ZIP file, then click "OK."

When the ZIP file is created (it can take a little while), it is saved to Chrome's download folder. This can't be changed, though you can point Chrome toward a different folder in its Options settings.

That's it. Your ZIP file is easy to save and share.

Google Chrome Bookmarks Location

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0000

Google Chrome Bookmarks Location

Inside the "C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" directory are two files. "Bookmarks", and "Bookmarks.bak".

One is for your current bookmarks, and the other one (with the .bak extension) signifies that it is a bookmarks backup, if anything goes wrong. Bookmarks.bak gets overwritten every time you close Chrome.

Download videos from the Web through VSO Downloader

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:42:00 +0000

How to automatically download videos from the Web

It's possible to do so through most browsers, but it can be a pain. VSO Downloader is a standalone program that monitors your viewing and automatically saves a copy of any video you watch to your hard drive. Here's how to use it:

Step 1. Download and install VSO Downloader.

Step 2. Launch VSO Downloader before you start watching videos, and minimize it to the system tray, if you'd like.

Step 3. When you start watching a new video clip, the program will automatically detect it and start to download. It works with thousands of sites and all the major browsers, but you may find that some videos remain undetected.

Step 3: Automatically download detected videos.

Step 4. If you'd rather pick which videos are downloaded, click "Options," then "Settings," then select "Download settings." Uncheck the box next to "Download automatically detected media." From now on, you'll need to instruct VSO Downloader which videos to download. You can also change the folder to which video save.

Step 4: Change download settings.

If you're feeling adventurous, you may want to tinker with the more-advanced download and detection settings, but I found the defaults to work fine.

Penultimate for iPad Updated - Adds Dropbox and Evernote Support

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:29:00 +0000

Penultimate – one of the first handwriting apps for the iPad – got a major update yesterday, to Version 3.3.

The headline additions in this update are Dropbox integration and Evernote support:

• Serious Dropbox integration: Send notebooks and pages directly to your Dropbox, or enable automatic backup to be sure you always have a copy of your notes in the cloud. Open Penultimate files from your Dropbox.
• Evernote support. Evernote’s handwriting recognition is a great fit for Penultimate users. You can send notebooks and notes to your account for searching there later. Very simple signup in the app if you want to give it a spin.

This is very good news for Penultimate users, as Dropbox and Evernote are both just superb services. Dropbox provides effortless, flawless online file sync and Evernote is the ultimate notes and store-everything app that’s available everywhere (Mac, Windows, browsers, iPhone, iPad etc).

Here’s an App Store link for Penultimate; it’s currently priced at $0.99.

Windows Explorer's Sidebar Expand As You Navigate Through Folders

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:28:00 +0000

A simple option in Windows Explorer's preferences fixes one of its biggest annoyances, automatically expanding the left sidebar as you navigate through your computer's folders.

Perhaps this is an obvious tip, but once I discovered it, I realized how useful it can be. In Windows 7, by default, Explorer's sidebar stays the same unless you click around in it. That is, if you use the right pane to navigate through folders, as most of us do, the left sidebar doesn't change. With a simple checkbox, though, you can have the left sidebar focus on your current folder in the tree as you click around the right pane. To enable this feature:

§ Open up Explorer and go to Organize > Folder and Search Options.

§ On the General tab, look under "Navigation Pane" and check "Automatically expand to current folder".

This is especially useful considering Windows 7's Explorer doesn't have a "one folder up" button. You could always click on the folder's name in Explorer's address bar, too, but this can save you a few clicks if you're constantly jumping around nearby folders. Again, it certainly isn't a new tip, but we've never featured it before, and having just discovered it, I thought it was a pretty cool feature.

Vodio - New Social Video Discovery App for iPad Looks Good

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:28:00 +0000

Vodio is a new social video discovery app for the iPad. I saw Robert Scoble give it an excited mention on Google+ and decided to give it a quick try this morning – and have to say so far, so good.

Here’s a slice of its App Store description:

Vodio for iPad delivers personalized video content unlike any you’ve ever experienced before.
Take video consumption on the go to the next level, by creating your very own personalized video streams from dozens of content services. Free up your time by watching the most talked about videos, instead of searching through hours of videos you might like.
With the wealth of video content available, knowing what to watch isn’t always as easy as it seems. Vodio lets you discover and enjoy the best videos, based on what’s being shared around you as well as your personal preferences and interests.
Additionally, Vodio lets you share videos through your social networks, so your friends can enjoy it too.

And some of its key features:

* Personalized video streams
* Slick and Intuitive UI
* Quick Share of cool video content via Facebook, Twitter and Email
* Constantly adapting to your personal taste in video content
* Vertical channels (News, Entertainment, Music, Sports, Comedy, Science, Sports, Music, Comedy and more…)

I’ve only spent a short while with Vodio so far, but it looks quite promising so far. It’s got a very simple and slick UI that’s fun to use – and everything about the app feels quick and easy. Just a few minutes into using it I discovered a video for a brand new (not even released yet) track from Train and shared it to Facebook and Twitter.

I’ll share more thoughts on Vodio when I’ve spent more time with it, but for now I’d say it’s well worth a look if you enjoy video content on your iPad.

Here’s an App Store link for Vodio; it’s a free app.

Get iOS 5 features on your original iPhone and iPhone 3G with Whited00r for jailbreak

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:11:00 +0000

A hack called Whited00r allows iOS

features to be installed on the original iPhone and iPhone 3G devices, as well as the early iPod touch models.

Whited00r will automatically jailbreak your device, and the latest version of Cydia, 1.1.3, will be installed on it. The biggest advantage of the tool, is that you will get true multitasking, and apps will keep in running state in the background.

It’s as simple as running a manual IPSW install via iTunes before Whited00r takes over and installs a custom iOS firmware package. Apparently you’ll be running a heavily modified iOS 3.1.3 IPSW, which is required on older iOS devices. As such, this version of iOS comes with a custom iCloud setup, and also doesn’t include the new Notification Center included in iOS 5.

Microsoft introducing ReFS file system with Windows server 8

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Hungry for a shiny new file system? Windows 8's got your back, or at least, Windows server 8 will. In his latest Building Windows 8 post, Steven Sinofsky introduces the Resilient File System, or ReFS, as a "next generation file system" built on the foundations of the NTFS. By reusing NTFS' API / semantics engine, ReFS hopes to retain a high level of compatibility with NTFS features. Underneath the existing semantics engine, the new file system introduces a new storage engine that hopes to protect against latent disk errors, resist data corruption, uphold metadata integrity, grant large volume, file and directory size -- and well, just build a better storage system in general.

Microsoft's Windows 8 hardware requirements: some good, some not-so-good

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:55:00 +0000

First, an apology: Microsoft released details of Windows 8's tablet hardware requirements back in December, but we were too preoccupied with Christmas and CES to notice. Now that the only thing we're suffering from is jet-lag, let's take a quick tour of some notable extracts from the documentation and what it'll mean for users when the operating system arrives towards the back end of the year.

Controversially, ARM-based tablet users won't be able to deactivate secure booting and (therefore) install another operating system. Clearly that's not gone down well with people -- and a straw poll of our editors agreed
Ctrl + Alt + Del for tablets without physical keyboards will be supplanted by Windows Key + Power.
There's a mandatory five points of touch -- which we already knew thanks to our hands on with Synaptics at CES.
If your gear has NFC, physical "touch marks" will be visible on the hardware so people know where to plonk their devices.
All tablets must have Power, Rotation Lock, Windows Key, Volume Up and Volume Down buttons.
After all operating system updates, there must be 10GB free space, all machines must run UFEI Firmware.
All hardware must include one USB 2.0 port, a magnetometer, speakers, Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN, gyroscope and accelerometer.
Any camera must have a minimum resolution of 720p.
The minimum display for any tablet is 1366 x 768.
You'll be able to update your graphics drivers without rebooting.

There you have it, many of the new changes are welcome and demonstrate Redmond's commitment to avoid fragmentation between PCs, Laptops and Slates. However, ensuring ease for the general consumer might come at too high a price if it alienates those who value the freedom of a PC. Still, we won't be betting against the hacking community: which has probably already started taking a run up at the limitation -- just as soon as it's made sure Doom runs smoothly on it.

CES 2012: Edit And Create Windows Docs On Your iPad With OnLive!

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +0000

Even diehard Apple fans know that much of the business world revolves around Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. For those whose work is done in these applications there has not really been a way to utilize them on the iPad, until now.

OnLive Desktop is a new service being launched on Thursday. It offers secure cloud storage of your Microsoft documents so they are accessible via the OnLive app. However, OnLive is boasting a lot more than storage, with their service you can also access a virtual Windows desktop preloaded with Word, Excel and Powerpoint. All the apps are gesture friendly and fully functional so editing or creating new documents is easy.

Storage is 2GB with a free account and 50GB with the paid plan, which is expected to run about $9.99 per month. In addition to the 50GB storage space, the paid plan offers accelerated browsing, priority access, and additional PC apps to name just a few enhancements.

Does this intrigue you? It does us, and we are eager to try it out this Thursday!

Bookolio Puts Your Favorite Sites and Popular Search Engines in Chrome's New Tab Page

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Chrome: Bookolio customizes the new tab page to make it more useful. The extension gives you instant access to all your bookmarks and sites you visit the most, as well as quick switching between all types of search engines.

In its streamlined interface, Bookolio brings in everything you have in your bookmarks, including the bookmarks bar and Other Bookmarks, as well as quick links to your most visited sites. For added convenience, you can click on the title of a bookmarks folder to quickly open all the links in the folder in new tabs.

Bookolio also makes searching popular sites simple. Besides choosing the default search engine for the new tab page, you can instantly switch to a different site to search (including Amazon, IGN, Flickr, and deviantART) by clicking on one of the icons.

While Chrome's default new tab page is easy to customize with a text file and there are several other extensions like logo-displaying Speed Dial and Windows Metro-Inspired Awesome New Tab Page, Bookolio does all the work for you. All you have to do is install the extension to revamp your new tab page.

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Open Letter To Tim Cook From A Now Former Apple Genius

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:03:00 +0000

What is it about your Apple products that you love so much? Is it that they’re pretty? Dependable? Because they last longer? Because they just work? Because you know you can take your precious devices into a nearby store whenever something’s wrong and get advice?

One concerned Apple employee wrote an open letter to Tim Cook explaining how he felt the retail store employees were focusing more on selling rather than the customers. Apple is known for the strong customer service values it instills in its retail store employees. The values that Steve Jobs himself instilled in the company — perfection in everything. But has that all gone to the wayside?

I’ll let his letter speak for itself:

DEAR MR. TIM COOK:

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chad Ramey and I’ve served this company for the last four years as a Genius at the Apple Arrowhead retail location in Glendale, Arizona (R247).

First of all, I would like to extend my thanks for allowing me the opportunity to work for such a unique company. It was truly one of the most heart-wrenching moments of my life when I had to walk out of that store for the last time; no one likes to abandon their passion, and helping Apple’s customers was not only something that I loved to do, but also something that I gave my entire heart and soul doing. It will be difficult to find another company that can elicit such a strong passion and devotion.

With that being said, I find my freedom from Apple to be a double-edged sword. I’ve watched as Apple retail has shifted from something truly spectacular and wonderful to big-box retail that is no better than a Best Buy or a Walmart. You see, there has been a shift in the focus of these stores. What was once a truly enriching place to work has become a place that leeches and drains everything from their employees. Apple retail no longer values its people and when I say people, I am referring to both your customers and your retail employees serving you on the front-lines. After all, they are your most important resource, your soul, or at least that was once true. Due to the overwhelming number of appointments per employee and the continued push to open more and more active queues, most interactions are now completely transactional, rather than transformational. We are lucky if we have time to ask the customer their name, nevertheless truly get to dig deeply into their lives and their issues, and further repair their relationships with both Apple and the Apple brand. As employees, we are forced to worry more about pushing business leads and reaching numbers, rather than truly focus on the customer’s problems. Everything I was led to believe in CORE training four years ago has become nullified; Apple is no longer about enriching lives, it is about enriching pocketbooks.

You may see that my former store, R247, remains to be amongst the top performing stores in NPS, and yet the Family Room NPP continues to plummet. The people we have in that store are amongst the most talented and most devoted in the company. They give everything they have to keep the focus on their customers despite the increasing hurdles that the company keeps throwing at them. They are, however, quickly being burnt out. Apple is treating its retail workforce like they are disposable, and in doing so, Apple is throwing away some of its brightest and most amazing talents. I asked our family room manager point blank if Apple wants its retail employees to be career and he said no. The continuing loss of talented and caring people is fueled by the feeling that they are neither important nor truly cared for. The idea of thinking of employees as people instead of numbers was what used to set Apple apart. This is what has made Apple change.

I know this letter may never reach your eyes, but I would feel as if I’d abandoned my team if I never even tried to make a change. If you truly care about the future of Apple retail, Mr. Cook, you’ll return to the foundations on which it was originally based. Create an environment where employees feel wanted and needed. Go back to the days when sales and support were geared toward the customers and not the bottom-line. If you don’t, you’ll continue to burn through some of the greatest and most talented resources in your workforce.

Apple is supposed to be a leader within the industry. You set the standards. You can make changes and others will follow. Use that position to better the world of retail, not sink to the depths of those around you. Make the change that will affect so many lives.

Sincerely,

Chad Ramey

Yes, Apple products are more expensive. We pay for quality, design, and — I don’t know about you, but — the customer service experience. At least, the rich customer experience we used to get.

Have you noticed any changes in the service you receive at Apple retail stores? Tell us about your experiences in the comments below.

Nexus Image Is a Fast, Free Image Viewer for Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:12:00 +0000

Windows: Nexus Image (no relation to Google or the Nexus line of phones) is a free, sharp-looking image viewer that loads images quickly, displays EXIF information in a transparent overlay, lets you browse images via keyboard shortcuts, and can even dim your desktop to provide a lightbox effect while you browse.

Nexus Image is a portable application, and doesn't need to be installed in order to run. The app can, however, replace the default Windows Photo Viewer. When you run it for the first time, Nexus Image asks you if you want to associate the app with common image types. Once it's running, your image previews live in a vertical bar at the right side of your screen, and the image you're viewing is displayed in the center of the screen, with your desktop background dimmed a bit to bring focus to the image.

You can customize how much your desktop is dimmer in the application's settings, and moving between images and folders is as easy as pressing Page Up or Page Down. You can just as easily zoom in or out on images, or switch back to the desktop to bring up another folder to browse. The app is completely free, and if you've been looking for an image viewer for Windows but haven't settled on one that's quite right for you, it's worth a look.

Here is the link to the website - http://xiles.net/nexusimage/

iPhone jilbreak tip of the day - Display Recorder Lets You Record Your Jailbroken Device's Screen On iOS 5

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:09:00 +0000

Did you know that you can easily record your jailbroken iOS device’s screen with an app called Display Recorder ? Thanks to a recent update that introduced iOS 5 compatibility, jailbreakers running the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS can record screen activity and share it with the world.

Display Record is a fantastic Cydia app that has been around for years. Version 1.2.5 introduces the ability to record your screen on iOS 5, save the movie file, and share it with YouTube or your desktop computer.

If you’re unfamiliar with Display Recorder, it’s basically a screencasting tool for iOS devices. If you’ve jailbroken iOS 5 and have access to Cydia, you can buy Display Recorder for $4.99. The app offers robust options and customization for recording the managing your screen activity.

Display Recorder saves high-quality video from both portrait and landscape orientations in h.264/MJPG/AVI codecs. There’s a web interface that can be used to offload your recordings to your desktop computer when on the same home network and control your iOS device’s screen remotely. There’s also onboard YouTube integration for getting a video online quickly.

Activator integration lets you trigger Display Recorder from anywhere in iOS. The default trigger is a simultaneous tap and hold of the Home and Power buttons.

You can get Display Recorder for iOS 5 in Cydia today.

iPhone tip of the day - How To Delete iCloud Backups On Your iOS Device

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Thanks to iCloud and iOS 5, we no longer have to plug our iOS devices into our computers to back them up. With iCloud backups enabled, all of our precious data is sent to the cloud and is easily retrievable when we need it — providing we have a data connection.

But we only get so much cloud space, so we need to look after it. If you’ve got backups saved from old devices you’re not using anymore, it’s important to delete them so that your existing devices have plenty of storage for their own data. Here’s how to delete iCloud backups on your iOS device!

Open up the Settings app on your device, then choose iCloud. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap the ‘Storage & Backup’ tab.

Here you can see the total storage on your iCloud account, and how much of that you currently have available. Now tap the ‘Manage Storage’ tab.

You’ll now be presented with a list of devices you have backed up to iCloud.

To delete one of these backups, tap on the device’s name, then tap the ‘Delete Backup’ button. Be sure that you are deleting the right backup before hitting the ‘Turn Off & Delete’ button — and then you’re done!

Smart Folders Lets You Create Folders Via Drag-and-Drop, iOS-Style

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Windows: Creating a new folder in Windows is easy, but not necessarily fast. Smart Folders is a simple little app that turns folder creation into a simple, one-step process.

Smart Folders makes folder creation easy by making it a drag-and-drop operation, kind of like iOS or Android 4.0: just drag one file onto another (or multiple files onto another), and Windows Explorer will dump them all in a new folder instantly and ask you to rename it. It's simple, but once you try it, you'll realize how much it beats hitting Ctrl+Shift+N and moving everything yourself. If you want, you can even restrict it to certain file extensions, though by default it should work with any file. Check out the video above to see it in action.

Smart Folders is a free download for Windows only.

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Nine clever Siri hacks, tips, and tricks

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:56:00 +0000

(Credit: Apple Inc. )

iPhone 4S users, developers and hackers alike have had plenty of time to learn the inner workings of Siri.

The end result gives us some great tricks and impressive hacks to use with Siri. Here's a list of nine tips, tricks, and hacks for Siri on your iPhone 4S

Getting Siri to understand you

How to make Siri use punctuation
Siri may listen relatively well, but she doesn't do too well with grammar, especially when it comes to using punctuation. Learn how to get Siri to use punctuation

How to improve Siri by using phonetic names
Siri doesn't understand some words, more importantly names, even when you speak slowly. With an extra field in a contact card, you can used a phonetic name to help Siri better understand you.

Siri commands

How to update Twitter or Facebook with Siri
By using Siri to send a text message, you can easily update your Twitter or Facebook status.

Five hidden tricks for making the most of Siri
Though there are many lists of the different commands you can give Siri, each one leaves a few of them out. While this list doesn't contain them all, it does contain five commands you have to use.

Siri on devices other than the iPhone 4S

Siri now flirting with older iPhones--for real
Hackers are determined to crack the code and get Siri working on iOS devices other than the iPhone 4S. They are getting closer daily.

Developer ports Siri to iPhone 3GS
Developers were able to port Siri to the iPhone 3GS , and while it isn't a great working port, it does show the progress being made.

Keep Siri secure

Make Siri more secure (video)
Siri can pose a potential security risk, even if you have a lock code enabled on your device. Watch this video to learn the secret to making Siri more secure.

Fun hacks

Control Siri from across the room
If you aren't sure who Hal is, ask Siri. Once you have been filled in, check out this post with a working Hal replica: Iris 9000.

Developer coaxes Siri to raise, lower his temperature
With some ingenious engineering, a developer has figured out how to have Siri control various objects in his house. If you are a developer and have a few extra hours to follow the hack, this is made for you.

"Life is 10% of What Happens to Me and 90% of How I React to It"

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:54:00 +0000

"Life is 10% of What Happens to Me and 90% of How I React to It"

When things aren't working the way you want them to, or you feel you're surrounded by problems, it can be tempting to look outward and try to change the things that you feel are causing issues. Chances are the issues you're facing aren't so cut and dry. The solution to the problem might just be your attitude. That's what pastor and educator Charles R. Swindoll believes:

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.

Good advice.

20 Cubed for Chrome Reminds You to Rest Your Eyes and Take a Break

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:58:00 +0000

Chrome: We've discussed the 20-20-20 Rulebefore, where every 20 minutes you take a 20 second break and look at an object 20 feet away to relieve eyestrain and rest your eyes. The 20 Cubed add-on for Chrome will automatically remind you to take those breaks so you don't have to set your own timer.

20 Cubed doesn't do anything your phone or a stopwatch can't already do, but if you're busy at work already, it's easy to forget to set a timer or keep an eye out for how long it's been since your last eyestrain break. Once installed, 20 Cubed lives in the Chrome toolbar, and it will prompt you when it's time to take a break. If you're curious, you can click it at any time to see how long until your next break.

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iPhone 4 - Reset iPhone to the factory default

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:23:00 +0000

Reset iPhone to the factory default

Resetting your iPhone takes it back to the way it was when it came out of the box. This can be handy if you’ve installed a bunch of apps and your home screen is a mess, or if you’ve misspelled words and the misspelling have been incorporated into your dictionary. To reset the device, simply tap on Settings in your Home screen and then navigate to General >Reset.

From this screen at right you can reset or restore your content and settings, network settings, keyboard dictionary, home screen layout or location warnings. Be warned these resets can’t be undone. Note that if you have set a passcode on your device, you have to enter it before you can reset the device.

Resetting a locked up iPhone

Holding down the power button on top of the iPhone will give the option to power off the phone. But what do you do if your phone locks up and does not respond when you press that button? Try holding down the power button and the Home button at the same time. Keep holding them until the phone resets or shuts off, then let go.

iPhone app of the day - Lock Screen Weather $0.99

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:18:00 +0000

Lock Screen Weather

Description:

Introducing Lock Screen Weather, the first and only app that will place current weather conditions on the Lock Screen of your iPhone and iPod Touch. At the tap of a button, you know what's the weather like today instantly. No need to unlock your phone and start up some weather app. Launch the Lock Screen Weather once, set your preferences and you're done. Your Lock Screen never looked so beautiful, in addition to displaying so valuable information.

FEATURES:

- Current weather conditions on your Lock Screen
- Optional five-day weather forecast displayed below current weather
- Tens of thousands of cities around the world supported
- Current weather and forecasts updated automatically and according to where you are (optional)
- Background sounds captured right in the nature (optional)
- Both Fahrenheit (�) and Celsius (℃) scales supported
- Originally designed graphic assets reflecting every significant weather change

iPhone app of the day - Zip Browser

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:16:00 +0000

Zip Browser (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free

Zip Browser for iOS allows you to open and view the contents of ZIP files from within the Mail client on your iOS device. You can even upload or export files to Dropbox, Evernote, and more. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy

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How To: Recalibrate Your iDevice's Home Button

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:35:00 +0000

iPhone - Recalibrate Your iDevice's Home Button

It’s easy to forget about your iDevice’s home button while you’re mezmerized by it’s gorgeous display (even iDevices without the Retina display look great to me). No matter what, the home button may be the most important part of your iDevice. It enables you to multitask, quit apps, and use Siri – just to name a few things. After awhile, your home button may start to seem a little laggy or unresponsive. Luckily, you can fix that problem in three easy steps:

Step 1: Launch one of the stock apps on your iDevice (Weather, iTunes, Stocks, etc.).

Step 2: Press and hold the power button until you see the “slide to power off” prompt, then release the power button.

Step 3: Press and hold you home button until the the “slide to power off” prompt disappears and the app force quits.

You should now be on your home screen and your home button should be recalibrated! Recalibrating your home button this way will work on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This trick has been around for a while, but with all the new iDevice owners out there, it couldn’t hurt to share some information that may save time, money, and a trip to the Apple Store.

Why Windows 8 Tablets Will Surprise Everyone

noreply@blogger.com (Helpdesk Service) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:36:00 +0000

Windows-based tablets haven’t been treated kindly by the test of time. Those released in the Windows XP era relied on wonky, stylus-based data entry, and even modern, touch-based tablets running Windows 7 are poor performers.

Indeed, Microsoft has a troubled tablet history that the public isn’t soon to forget. This November, Forrester released a study that showed consumer interest in a Windows-based tablet dropped significantly this year. At the start of 2011, 46 percent of potential tablet owners wanted a Windows device. By Q3, that number slipped to 25 percent

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