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How To Repair A Broken iPhone Screen

From an instructor who does the repairs if you can’t.

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Simply put, this is plain cool. Now if only I knew where to find a replacement screen…

10 Reasons Why I Chose the Apple iPhone 5 Over an Android Phone – Namely Samsung Galaxy S3

As per my personal blog, I had purchased the Apple iPhone 5 through Best Buy on a Rogers plan, then fought with Best Buy and Rogers shortly afterward through Twitter. Some might wonder why I chose to get the iPhone 5 when I could have chosen an Android device. Here are some reasons: 1. I [...]

The Evolution of the Modern Computer

The evolution of the modern computer is a fascinating tale, and one that spans several centuries. The term computer used to refer to a person who worked out calculations or computations. This term was coined in 1613 and did not change its meaning from “guy who knows math really well” to “that mechanical marvel that [...]

Quicktime Crashes on Mac OSX: DO NOT Uninstall!!! Here’s What to Do

Okay, you’re using an Apple Macbook or Mac desktop workstation running Mac OSX, and you want to play a certain video clip through Quicktime. you notice that a previous video you had watched keeps popping up and freezes the entire Quicktime program. You force quit, run it again, and the same problem happens. What do [...]

Apple’s “The Woz” (Steve Wozniak) has a new Toy – The Samsung Galaxy!

Last month The Woz (Steve Wozniak) was reported by Business Insider for buying an Apple iPhone 4S. Yesterday he was caught buying a Samsung Galaxy phone with Google’s Android operating system, Apple’s biggest Smart Phone competitor, straight from Google’s headquarters!                   I guess that he’s showing his [...]

R.I.P. Steve Jobs – Former Apple CEO Dead at 56 Years of Age

The world just lost a visionary in Steve Jobs today. At 56 years of age, Jobs battled numerous health problems and lost the battle on cancer. He will be missed. From a technology perspective, Apple’s mantra has been that “Apple innovates and everyone else imitates.” I find this to be true to an extent. During [...]

Apple’s version of CTRL+ALT+DEL

Apple’s version of the “three finger salute” is Command (Apple) + Option + Escape. This will bring up a menu that lets you kill any application. If you end up in a rare situation where the computer is completely and utterly unresponsive, you can hold the power button down. You shouldn’t really need any of [...]

Apple Mac’s (Macintosh’s) Task Manager

This is possibly one of the most frustrating issues when switching over to a Macintosh Computer from a Windows PC. How does one get the task manager in case an application freezes and one wants to kill that application? Try Activity Monitor in Applications => Utilities – BEST. Or if you just want a simple [...]

iPhone FourSquare app displays ‘must give permission to see location’

Derived from http://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/iphone_app_displays_must_give_permission_to_see_location_alert_7x Download the most recent version. Have you tried to delete it and reinstall? Also check the Settings on the iPhone. Go to Settings -> General -> Location and make sure Foursquare is set to On.

Apple Macs – Uninstall Microsoft Office?

http://kb.iu.edu/data/aprq.html Note: Currently, the Remove Office tool is not available for Office 2011. To remove Microsoft Office from your Mac OS X computer, use the Remove Office tool provided by Microsoft. Note: The Remove Office tools will not delete documents you have created with Office programs unless they are located in the application folders for [...]