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Dear Aunt TUAW: Which iPad should I buy?

by Erica Sadun (Jul 29th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I decided to sell my iPad 1 and pick up an iPad 2 or 3. not sure which one yet. I will see what the [next iPhone] launch brings. Also, in your opinion will the iPad 2 be supported longer than the iPad 1 was? Just trying to decide what to buy next. Your loving ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a better alarm

by Erica Sadun (Jun 21st, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Why do all iPhone alarm clock apps have to simulate an old and unattractive 7-segment display? Or the old, cheap, unattractive flip-clock display? I understand the gee-wiz factor of emulating these classic displays, but aren't we way past that point? I would love to see a simple, ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Installing new betas borks my production Xcode

by Erica Sadun (Jun 20th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Every time I install a new Xcode beta these days, it kills my production Xcode and I can't submit to App Store. What gives? I thought you said that Xcode installs could live side-by-side in separate folders! Your loving nephew, Scott McA. Dear Scott, Although you can ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I make iTunes forget my apps?

by Erica Sadun (Jun 15th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, The "Purchased" area added to the iPhone "App Store" will show you every app you have ever bought, including the accidental purchase you've made. I love that I can re-download anything I have bought in the past, but there are a few apps I want to permanently remove ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me pick a shopper card app

by Erica Sadun (Jun 11th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, My wallet is full to bursting -- and not with cash. (Don't try pulling a Soupy Sales on this nephew.) I've got too many shopper cards, library cards, etc. Help me empty my wallet of cards -- and if you don't mind, fill it with cash instead. Your loving ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me switch between YouTube and iTunes

by Erica Sadun (Jun 8th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Do you know if there exists a nice program or plug-in for safari which decreases the iTunes volume/pauses the current played song, when I am going to watch a YouTube movie? Each time I click a YouTube movie on Facebook, etc. I just find it really frustrating to go to iTunes, ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me stream my music

by Erica Sadun (Jun 3rd, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Do you know an app that streams music from Mac to iOS? I hear that Apple's iCloud is going to do this but I don't want to pay $25 a year. Your loving nephew, Ivo ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me join my life, my heart, my iTunes account

by Erica Sadun (Jun 2nd, 2011)

Dear Auntie TUAW, Can you believe my wedding is in a few weeks?! That's got me thinking all of our digital goods that we now will both share. While I would like to know if it is possible to combine 2 iTunes libraries and still keep metadata (like play counts and composers), I am more ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me transfer Evernote data without the internet

by Erica Sadun (May 24th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I love Evernote and use it regularly on my MacBook Pro and my iPhone. Lately, though, I'm finding myself in places with both devices, but the MacBook doesn't have an internet connection and is therefore unable to transfer data from one device to the other without attaching a ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me upload my stuff to Amazon Cloud

by Erica Sadun (May 23rd, 2011)

Dear Auntie TUAW, Amazon gave me a free 10 GB in their cloud to upload my music. It won't all fit since I have about 15 GB of music, so I was wondering if there was a way to upload just certain playlists without have to go to each folder and upload all the songs separately. Perhaps an automator ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Will Lion ship on disc?

by Erica Sadun (May 20th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I keep reading about how Lion is most likely to be distributed through the Mac App Store. I think this is great, and a huge convenience. I see how this would work for upgrading, but what happens if you have to wipe your computer and reinstall it? If you have no disk, how can you ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help find a Dvorak Keyboard for the Mac

by Erica Sadun (May 15th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, A coworker of mine is wondering if Auntie knows of a good Mac-friendly Dvorak keyboard. Do you know of one? Your loving nephew, MJ ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me move my iOS devices to a new computer

by Erica Sadun (May 14th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I just bought a brand spanking new iMac. Since I want a clean slate, I am moving everything over manually from my old MacBook. So far so good, except for my iPhone, iPod touch, iPad etc. How do I switch my iOS devices over without the loss of my apps and their saved data. (I ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help fix iCal's fonts

by Erica Sadun (May 10th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Why does Apple make it impossible to adjust the font in iCal? God, I sound like an old person... But seriously, wtf? Frustrated, Your nephew Brian B. ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help fix my failed install

by Erica Sadun (May 9th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Help! I can't install anything after my Xcode install failed. Every time I try, Installer tells me that it's waiting for other installations to complete and then it just sits there forever. What can I do? I've tried rebooting, I've tried killing the installer daemon. I'm at ...