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How to clear all website data from Safari on iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 a 4:25 pm

Whether you know it or not, your iPhone and iPad actually tracks what you're doing in Safari for several reasons. The main ones being to speed up browsing and to store logins. On the down side, website data can also be used for tracking purposes. If you'd rather not have sites track you, clearing out this data now and again is a good idea.

Here's how:

How to downgrade iOS 7 beta back to iOS 6

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 a 5:52 pm

Lots of people itch to try new iOS beta versions when they become available and iOS 7 has definitely attracted lots of people that were curious to try out the new features ahead of time. If you were one of those and didn't heed our warning about betas, you may find yourself frustrated with lots of bugs and annoyances.

Fortunately, there's a pretty easy way to get back onto iOS 6 without too much fuss. If you're regretting the decision to install iOS 7 beta, follow along and we'll help you get back to iOS 6.

How to reset your Mac desktop password with your Apple ID in OS X Mountain Lion

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Jun 14, 2013 a 12:04 pm

In the unfortunate event that you ever forget or lose the password to log in to your Mac running OS X Mountain Lion, hope does not have to be lost. Instead of fiddling around with recovery mode and terminal, you can easily reset it using your Apple ID as long as you've enabled your user profile to use that option.

Follow along and we'll show you how.

How to tie your Apple ID to your Mac user account in OS X Mountain Lion

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 a 2:18 pm

In Mac OS X Mountain Lion, you can tie your actual Apple ID to your OS X user account fairly easily. In most cases, this will be your iCloud account. There are many good reasons to do this, but this biggest is that if you ever forget your desktop login password, you can reset it via your Apple ID leaving no need to use recovery mode to reset it.

Not sure how? Follow along and we'll show you.

How to enable closed captioning in iTunes U for iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 a 11:38 am

If you use iTunes U in order to view and listen to courses, you may have noticed that some of those courses have support for closed captioning. For users with disabilities, iTunes U also allows you to turn on closed captioning by default so whenever it's supported, it will use it.

Here's how:

How to share the iTunes library on your Mac or PC on any WiFi network

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 a 5:20 pm

If you use iTunes to manage your music collection, you can easily share it across any WiFi network where friends and family can stream and listen to your music. It's a great way to discover new music that requires no cables or transferring of files.

Follow along and we'll show you how.

How to easily encrypt external drives in OS X Mountain Lion

By Allyson Kazmucha, Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 a 12:49 pm

OS X has long let you encrypt external drives, and even your Mac HD. Mountain Lion has actually made it even easier to encrypt external disks with just a few clicks. It's sometimes a good idea to do so on items such as backup disks. This way, if they ever fall into the wrong hands, no one should be able to access your data without the password you have set to decrypt it.

If you aren't sure how to encrypt your data, follow along and we'll show you how.

How to quickly add a contact to your VIP list in Mac Mail

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Jun 7, 2013 a 2:37 pm

If you use the default Mail app on your Mac and you're running OS X Mountain Lion, you can add a sender to your VIP list just as easily as you can on your iPhone or iPad. VIP list basically will filter out emails you want based on who is sending them, therefore making finding messages a lot easier.

Don't know how to use VIP Inbox on your Mac? Here's how:

How to send an iMessage from the Contacts app for Mac

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 a 2:14 pm

While iMessage has its own native Mac app, you also have the ability to quickly send an iMessage via the Contacts app if you're running OS X Mountain Lion. Whether you're looking for a specific number or not done looking through your contacts just yet, here's the easiest way to get a message sent without interrupting what you're doing within the Contacts app.