iOS 5.0.1 update hasn’t done much wonders for users for their battery life woes but it has introduced a new bug which messes up the address book for iPhone 4S users on Verizon. What it does is that it removes the contact’s name and shows just their number in the text contact field or when someone calls the user. Basically, it’s as if you just saved a number and not the contact’s name even though that’s not the case.
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How To Jailbreak iOS 5 b5 with sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5 on Windows [Guide]
As is the case with every new iOS 5 beta release so far, jailbreak tools such as redsn0w and sn0wbreeze are updated to support it. Keeping in line with this, sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5, the popular custom firmware tool for Windows, has been released which jailbreaks iOS 5 b5 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. We’ve compiled a really simple and helpful guide to get you started on jailbreaking your iOS 5 b5 device with sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5.
[How To] Use Mac OSX Lion and Preview to digitally sign you PDF Documents
One great little feature that seems to have gone unnoticed is the ability to add a digital signature to PDFs. This functionality is built right into OSX Lion. This is done using Preview and your Mac’s built-in iSight camera to grab the image. You can then put your signature on PDFs that you need to send with your signature attached.
Tweet from anywhere inside of Mac OSX Lion [How To]
OSX Lion has got some amazing features, right out of the box. One great little feature discovered, which is similar to the new feature in iOS5 as well, Twitter integration. We’ve shown you how to get Google+ easily on your Mac, and now we are going to show you how you can easily tweet messages from anywhere inside of OSX Lion. The basics are just click and drag any text you want to tweet in Safari, Mail, etc. and OSX Lion grabs it and puts it into your tweet window using Twitter for Mac. Obviously, you will need Twitter for Mac installed to get this working.
How To: Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 5 Using Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 On iPhone 4 / 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch [GUIDE]
Earlier this week we reported that an iOS 5 Beta 5 jailbreak may not be possible for now. Well, as it turns out the Dev-Team is (once again) ahead of Apple and have released an updated version of Reds0w that will allow you to jailbreak your iOS device on firmware iOS 5 beta 5.
How To Fix WiFi Dropping Issues in OSX Lion
If you are one of the unlucky users having issues with your WiFi after upgrading to Lion, then we have a solution for you. The folks over at OSX Daily have posted this neat little Bash Script to maintain your wireless connection. This walkthrough will show you how to create the script and it will ping your router every 5 seconds, allowing the connection to stay up and not drop.
[How To] Fix Slowness in the Mac App Store
Another nuance has worked it’s way out of the cracks for OSX Lion, some users are experiencing the Mac App Store running a bit slow. Several users are experiencing the spinning busy ball that OSX uses when it’s busy. It is most commonly seen when browsing from app to app. There is most likely a bug or another issue related to this problem, but for now, the folks at OSX Daily have come up with a couple of temporary solutions.
How To: Bring back the Status Bar in OSX Lion
With OSX Lion, Apple was going for an iOS look; No scrollbars, no status bars, no anything bars. However, to some of us, those were useful to have. We’ve shown you how to get the scrollbars back, and now we’re going to show you how to get the status bar back.
How To: Disable Accent Character Menu in OSX Lion and bring back Character Repeat!
One neat little feature found in Lion is the ability to use accented characters with the push of a key. Literally! If you hold down a letter that has accented options, such as “a”, then you get a little popup giving you the option to use an accented character. This does however replace the default character repeat if you were to hold down the key such as yeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!
How To: Gain Access to iCloud.com without a Developers Account
We reported yesterday that Apple’s iCloud.com beta was finally available to developers. We also let you know the pricing that Apple was setting on their iCloud Storage. Now that you’ve seen all the screenshots, you may want to try iCloud.com on your own. Well, OSX daily has posted steps on how anyone can access iCloud.com without a developer account. As a note, this must be done in either Safari or Google Chrome.