Tools, Tips and Fixes for iPhone, Mac, iPad and iPod

January 28, 2012

Server does not allow relaying email error, fix

Several users have reported that they are unable to send emails on iPhone and receiving this error message: “A copy has been placed in your Outbox. The recipient [email address] was rejected by the server because it does not allow relaying.” How to fix If this is an AOL issue, try these: go Settings > [...]

January 28, 2012

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Q & A: Calculator missing on iPad?

Q: Is it mine or is the calculator missing on my iPad? A: Unlike, iPod Touch and iPhone; iPad 1 or 2 does not come with a built in calculator app. If you want a calculator, there are plenty of such apps in the App Store.

January 27, 2012

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Energy Saver Settings – Mac OS X

If you would like to conserve battery power on your Mac, this tutorial is for you! Energy Saver settings on your Mac can be used for many things including conserving battery power and scheduling your Mac to shut down. While this tutorial does not require any additional software, it does require Mac OS X Lion. [...]

January 27, 2012

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Top Free Mac OS X Games

Now that the holidays are rolling around, you may have some extra time off to use your Mac or iOS devices. If so, you may want to try out some new games on your Mac—for free! In this article we will be highlighting a few of the best free games for your Mac. Keep in [...]

January 27, 2012

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OnLive Releases OnLive Desktop

OnLive is well known for their “cloud gaming” service which is available for Mac and iOS. OnLive lets users play console on their mobile devices via the cloud. This takes away the need for high-end graphics cards and processors which are usually required to play full featured video games. OnLive has recently launched an iPad [...]

January 25, 2012

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OpenOffice – Better Than Office?

Microsoft Office for Mac has been the premier office suite for professionals and students since its initial launch in mid-1989. Unfortunately, Microsoft Office is expensive, bulky and has an aging interface. What if there was a free alternative that was backwards compatible with Microsoft Office files? Fortunately, there is. OpenOffice by Oracle is an open [...]

January 20, 2012

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My IPad’s / iPhone’s home button is not working, how to fix

Several users have reported that their iPad / iPhone home button suddenly stopped working and became unresponsive. Here are some tips to troubleshoot this problem; try each step until you solve this issue: Restart your device by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red “slide to power off” slider [...]

January 18, 2012

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Safari accept cookies setting keeps resetting itself to never accept cookies, fix

Several users have reported an issue that the Safari app on iPhone keeps resetting preferences to “Never Accept Cookies” by itself after restarting the iPhone . Possible fixes: Make sure there are no restrictions on cookie permissions, if you are a part of an Exhange account. It has been reported that turning off iCloud Bookmarks [...]

January 15, 2012

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iPhone 4s call failed, how to fix

Several users have reported problems when trying to make a call. The reported problems include, but are not limited to, call failing and no sound. Fix There has been similar Siri related problems with outgoing calls where there is no sound while a connection is established. It has been reported that updating to the latest [...]

January 15, 2012

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How to determine the true size of an app (iTunes may be incorrect)

You may wonder sometimes what was taking up all the space on your iPhone. Since you have a very limited space on your device, you may want to know how much space exactly an app is using so that you can manage them more efficiently, especially if you have a lot of apps. Here is [...]