The sky has an outstanding high number of stars in it. Star gazing is fun, but it is even more enjoyable to know what you are looking at in the sky. Sky Guide, an app on iOS, does just that. Along with being one of the most popular paid iOS apps of all-time, Sky Guide allows you to use your iOS device to see star designs, names and information.
Dealing with a Mac with a full hard drive can be a pain. When your Mac is full or nearly full, it will slow down or potentially become non-responsive. Monolingual is a free, handy application that will immediately clear up a few gigabytes (GBs) of space from your Mac without messing with your personal documents and data.
The new Apple TV has some powerful new capabilities, including the ability to play games, built-in Siri, an App Store and much more. But, there are also a few annoyances we’ve all experienced in the past that the Apple TV takes care of.
One awesome new feature in iOS 9 is picture-in-picture mode. Picture-in-picture allows you to keep a small window of a video visible on your screen at all times. This way, you can browse other content while enjoying a video. However, OS X El Capitan does not have an equivalent feature. While you can use multiple windows in OS X, there is still no easy way to get the true picture-in-picture effect as iOS 9 - expect for this.
Sometimes, I like to listen to music or fall asleep watching a show, but I don’t necessarily want it playing all night. Rather than downloading an app, there’s an easy way to use the built-in clock app in iOS as a sleep timer.
Those who are privacy-minded might be a little wary of having a camera built-in to their computers. Nowadays, every iMac and MacBook ships with an iSight camera, which allows seamless use of apps like FaceTime, Skype and Photo Booth. But, if you want to completely disable the camera for whatever reason, it’s a little tricky. Many resort to using a piece of electrical tape, but you can achieve the same results without the ugly look by using a little Applescript code.
My one gripe with Apple TV is the lack of user profiles. If you have roommates or children, you probably don’t want them using your account to purchase apps. However, it’s tedious to have to type in your full Apple ID password every time. Luckily, the new Apple TV allows you to require a 4-digit passcode for purchases. Here’s how to set it up:
If you’re having trouble charging your iPhone, there could be an issue with one or many of the iPhone's charging components. You could either have a problem with your charging cord, your wall adapter or the actual charging port of the iPhone. Here, we will talk about what causes iPhone charger problems and help troubleshoot some issues that you might have if you are unable to charge your iPhone.
Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 9.1, brings a multitude of new emojis - from smileys to tacos to unicorns. Emoji has taken the world by storm, evolving the way we communicate. But where did it all begin? Let’s take a look at the history of Emoji.
