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Disable iPad Keyboard Click

Disable iPad Keyboard Click

Jun 28, 2010

While some people find the need for a clicking sound on the iPad (due to lack of a physical keyboard), others simply despise it.  How do you turn it off?  Well let me show you! The first thing you need to do is tap the settings icon on your home screen. On the left tap General and then on the right tap Sounds. Now simply click the Keyboard Clicks switch to...

Top 5 New Mac User Mistakes

Top 5 New Mac User Mistakes

Jun 14, 2010

New Mac users switching from Windows often run into very infuriating problems.  In Windows it worked one way, in the Mac it works another.  Some things for the better, some things just different. We talked in a previous article about Steve Jobs and his OCD tendencies for the way his company is run, and for the way his computers or software products are...

How to Make UAC less irritating in Windows 7

How to Make UAC less irritating in Windows 7

Jun 12, 2010

Windows 7 (and especially Windows Vista) can truly annoy you with it’s constant pop-ups asking you to approve an action.  These pop-ups are part of a “feature” added by Microsoft called UAC (User Access Control).  While UAC certainly makes your computer more secure, we have to wonder if there wasn’t a better way to accomplish this. ...

How to use a photo as a iPhone wallpaper

How to use a photo as a iPhone wallpaper

Jun 10, 2010

You might be new to the iPhone and are wondering how to make one of those great pictures you’ve taken your wallpaper. The good news for you, in common Apple fashion, they make it super easy.  You can make any photo in your Photo Library, Camera Roll, etc a wallpaper background. The first thing you need to do is go to Photos on your iPhone and find the...