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The extra safe, extra cautious iOS 4.1 upgrade guide

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 9th, 2010)

In case you missed it, the highly anticipated iOS 4.1 software update was released yesterday. If you've already upgraded, or after reading that sentence you're not already downloading it now, then you obviously like to play it cool and safe. Hey, there's nothing wrong with that. Good for you! Either ...

iPhone OS 3.0 walkthrough

by Cory Bohon (Jun 17th, 2009)

It's official: The iPhone 3.0 firmware is now available. As you wait for your copy to download and install, you'll need something to read -- and we've got a complete walkthrough of the new software. Join us as we take you through most of the new features and how to use them. Push Notifications ...

Apple posts iPhone 3G S videos

by Erica Sadun (Jun 8th, 2009)

Apple has posted two new videos on its main page. An iPhone Guided Tour introduces the iPhone 3G S model with all its new features. You'll see how to shoot a video and edit it on your iPhone, make calls and play songs using voice commands, get a preview of the 3.0 Spotlight feature in action, and ...

The big Zapruder: Jacks, Connectors and waking the iPhone from Sleep

by Erica Sadun (Jun 22nd, 2007)

Are you caught at work? Unable to spend 25 minutes watching Apple's guided tour video? TUAW to the rescue! Here's our first annotated gallery of shots from the guided tour video for you to peruse as you concentrate on getting the real work in your life done on time. We'll continue adding updates ...

How To: Add a new iCal event from Quicksilver

by David Chartier (Sep 23rd, 2006)

A while ago we covered Quicksilver plugins for Gmail and Google Calendar, allowing you to send an email or create a new event (respectively) right from within Quicksilver's interface. If you aren't a Google Calendar user though, Quicksilver also offers the same kind of plugin for iCal. Somehow I ...

Walkthrough: iTunes 7's big new features

by David Chartier (Sep 12th, 2006)

In case you missed it, one of the big announcements of today's It's Showtime events was iTunes 7, a major update that brought changes on nearly every front. Organizing, shopping, syncing - everything got a lot of attention from Apple's software engineers and, as you'll see throughout this ...

Walkthrough: Running Windows Vista on your Intel Mac with Parallels Desktop

by David Chartier (Sep 9th, 2006)

I managed to get Vista running on my MacBook Pro in both a copy of Parallels Desktop and Boot Camp, but this post is only going to cover the Parallels side of things; my Boot Camp post is still in the kettle. For the most part, I would say Vista runs in Parallels Desktop just 'ok,' as opposed to ...

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