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 | iTunes Playlists not syncing with iOS 11 - FIXED iCloud Music Library is not working in iOS 11 and it’s annoying. iTunes Match / iCloud Music Library is very buggy in iOS 11. Here is how I solved my problem. I created a new playlist in iTunes on my Mac, but it would not sync to my iPhone X. I soon realized, the playlists were syncing to all of m....more |
01/06/2018 |
 | Apple names Jeff Williams as Chief Operating Officer Apple has a new COO today. The company was without a COO since Tim Cook left that position to become CEO back in 2011. Apple Named Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer. It is believed that he will be groomed to be a possible successor to Tim Cook. Phil Schiller will add the App Store ecosystem to ....more |
12/17/2015 |
 | iOS 9's Notes app won't sync to Yosemite In an effort to take on apps like Evernote, Apple has revamped its Notes app in iOS 9. Released yesterday, iOS 9 features Apple's new Notes app with many new features that users will surely love. One problem exists however. Users who have upgraded to iOS 9 will not be able to sync Notes to their Mac until t....more |
09/17/2015 |
 | Apple has completely screwed up iTunes Match and it's a disaster Apple has completely screwed up iTunes Match for me. Since the debut of Apple Music, iTunes Match has not worked. I’ve already written about how every iOS update now deletes my offline music, but it’s much more than that. I cannot stream music without it skipping. Why is that? I have no idea, b....more |
08/17/2015 |
 | How to fix iTunes Match after an iOS update deletes your music If the iTunes Match music on your iPhone or iPad has been deleted by an iOS update or by Apple Music, you may be able to fix it fairly easily. THE PROBLEM: After the iOS 8.4.1 update off of my offline music and videos were gone. I re-downloaded 12 GB of music again which took almost 3 days (e....more |
08/17/2015 |
| I'm tired of waiting for Apple to get music right Ever since Apple launched Apple Music, I've been miserable. I am an iTunes Match customer, and I never turned on Apple Music, yet my library has been messed up. When Apple first launched Apple Music several weeks ago, I ended up with multiple duplicate songs on my iPhone. After the update, I had to re-down....more |
08/14/2015 |
 | Apple Music can't even please a die hard fan Apple launched its new music service, Apple Music, this month and it looks like not everyone is happy with it. If you look at Apple fan sites (we all know who they are), they are raving about Apple Music. One Apple Blogger however, isn't so pleased with Apple's new service. In fact, he wants it off his dev....more |
07/22/2015 |
 | iTunes, App Store, iBooks Store, and iCloud experience outage Apple services are in the midst of a service outage today. The outage started at 5:30 EDT and affected iTunes, App Store, iBooks Store, and even iCloud accounts. What was initially thought to be a temporary outage turned into an extended outage, and it seems a DNS error is to blame. Apple issued an apolog....more |
03/11/2015 |
 | Google finally releases calendar app for iPhone Google has finally released a Google Calendar app for the iPhone. Google released a calendar app for Android last year, but iPhone users were left waiting. iPhone users can subscribe to Google Calendars using the native iOS calendar app, but it lacks several features specific to Google. Google Cale....more |
03/10/2015 |
 | Apple enables 2-factor authentication for iMessage and FaceTime Apple released 2-step authentication on many of its properties in 2013 but there were still holes in the armor. Today, Apple has rolled out 2-step authentication for its communications services, iMessage and FaceTime. 2-step authentication allows you to have a second layer of security when logging into your....more |
02/12/2015 |
 | Apple releases updates for iOS and OS X Apple has released a couple of updates for iOS and OS X. The iOS update takes iOS 8 to version 8.1.3. The update has a few fixes in it, but is not the major update to version 8.2 that we have been waiting for. One of the key features of this update is it allows future updates to take up less space. Users ....more |
01/27/2015 |
 | John Chen says BlackBerry more secure than iCloud In an interview with Yahoo's David Pogue, BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, touted BlackBerry's security. He specifically mentioned the famous celebrity iCloud hack, and said those photos would have been more secure on BlackBerry. When questioned by Pogue about how the celebrity hack was done with social engineeri....more |
01/09/2015 |
 | Apple experiencing several mis-steps in a row The world's largest company and most valuable brand has been taking a bit of a beating in the media lately. Just after the company launched two new iPhones and media reporting of Apple finally being "Tim Cook's Apple," things don't look so peachy. Sure, people will always take swipes at Apple because they h....more |
09/26/2014 |
 | OS X 10.10 Handoff to iOS 8 featured in video Apple announced a several new features in OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 at WWDC on Monday. One of the most interesting features is part of their "Continuity" effort. The new feature, called "Handoff", makes all your devices aware of what each other are doing. Handoff allows you to move information between ....more |
06/05/2014 |
 | iPhone users should dump Gmail A little more than a year ago Google dropped Exchange support for iOS devices. Before Google crapped on millions of iPhone users who depended Gmail, iOS Mail and Gmail via Exchange was the best way to get push mail on any device. Apple’s Mail client on the iPhone was fantastic, and paired with Gmail it made....more |
04/02/2014 |
| Apple stock sinks to lowest level since 2011 Apple's stock is taking a tumble today, and it has reached the lowest level since 2011. So much for all those insider stock options. Some are blaming the recent tumble on a recent note from Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek who said Apple would face a couple of disappointing quarters. Then there was ....more |
04/17/2013 |
| Top 5 things Apple needs to do Apple has been dominating the smartphone and technology market for the last few years, but they are by no means perfect. I have several things that I would like to see Apple do, but I have narrowed the list down to these 5 things. My Apple Wish List: 1. Stop the war with Google Apple’s ....more |
04/11/2013 |
 | Apple misses Steve Jobs, and so do I Apple misses Steve Jobs, and so do I It's been eighteen months since Steve Jobs passed away and the company he founded misses him dearly. Have they said so? Not really, but its obvious. In fact, its so obvious it hurts. Remember the days when we couldn't wait to see what Apple had up their....more |
04/08/2013 |
 | How to create a shared shopping list on your iPhone The iPhone’s Reminders app can help you share a shopping or grocery list with your family. The setup is very simple and it works well. This setup assumes that you and your family members have iCloud accounts, and an iPhone with iOS 6 installed. Create a list in the Reminders app on your Mac, or....more |
04/02/2013 |
 | iOS 6.1 security vulnerability found A serious security vulnerability has been found in iOS 6.1 that allows an attacker to bypass the passcode lock, and gain access to the Phone app, contacts, photos, and voicemail. As you can see in the video above, a series of button presses after attempting an emergency call can bypass the passcode lock. A ....more |
02/14/2013 |
 | Apple updates KB article on jailbreaking after evasi0n release On the heels of the latest iOS 6.1 jailbreak release yesterday, Apple has updated its KB article on jailbreaking in an effort to warn its iOS users. Apple is in a tough spot because jailbreaking has been determined to be legal in the US, yet Apple does not want its users jailbreaking their phones. Apple's K....more |
02/05/2013 |
 | Apple releases iOS 6.1 Apple has released iOS 6.1 to the public. The new version of iOS features enhanced support for LTE (more carriers), the ability to use Siri to purchase movie tickets through Fandango (USA only), and improved iTunes Match allowing subscribers to download individual songs from iCloud. To grab the upd....more |
01/28/2013 |
| Without Steve Jobs Apple has started a long, slow decline Apple's stock is at a nine month low as so called experts are predicting doom for the company. The iPhone 5 is no longer the best smartphone on the market, and Apple hasn't released any product that really “wow’d” us in awhile. Apple has improved on products that were hot a couple of years ago, but the upgr....more |
01/15/2013 |
 | Apple delays iTunes 11 launch until November What is going on at Apple? We learned yesterday that there was an executive shake up, (they basically dumped Scott Forstall), and now we find out that iTunes 11 is delayed. It appears that the rumors are correct that Apple is having issues. In an article yesterday By Gigaom's Om Malik, Mr. Malik s....more |
10/30/2012 |
 | iOS 6 upgrade issues Have you upgraded to iOS 6 on your iPhone? Have you had issues? I have. I did the OTA (over the air) update this morning and I've had several issues. First of all, the update hung. I let it sit there for nearly and hour and it didn't move at all. I finally gave up and rebooted the phone and to my surpri....more |
09/20/2012 |
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