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How to customize, remove apps from the Apple TV home screen
The Apple TV’s homepage is getting pretty full, especially with today’s addition of HBO Go, WatchESPN, Sky News, Crunchyroll, andRead More
19 Jun 2013
David Chartier
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Amtrak can add your trip to calendar, Passbook
After you purchase tickets with Amtrak for iPhone, you can add your trip to Calendar, complete with your choice of calendar, alert time, andRead More
17 Jun 2013
David Chartier
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iOS Spotlight will tell you where apps are hiding
Got a lot of apps laying around in folders? Is it hard to track them down sometimes? If you search their name in Spotlight (from the home screen,Read More
08 Jun 2013
David Chartier
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Save multiple images from Mail to Cameral Roll at once
You can save some real time if you come across Mail messages on iPhone or iPad that have multiple images you want to keep around. To saveRead More
06 Jun 2013
David Chartier
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Pocket has an inbox so you can share links directly with friends
Pocket, a media-rich read later app for iPhone and iPad, lets you send articles, photos, and videos directly to your friends’ PocketRead More
06 Jun 2013
David Chartier
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All things iPhone, iPad, apps, tips, tricks, and accessories that help you work and play better.

How to customize, remove apps from the Apple TV home screen

Apple TV, organization

The Apple TV’s homepage is getting pretty full, especially with today’s addition of HBO Go, WatchESPN, Sky News,

Amtrak can add your trip to calendar, Passbook

Amtrak, Calendar, Passbook

After you purchase tickets with Amtrak for iPhone, you can add your trip to Calendar, complete with your choice of calendar, alert

iOS Spotlight will tell you where apps are hiding

search, spotlight

Got a lot of apps laying around in folders? Is it hard to track them down sometimes? If you search their name in Spotlight (from the

Save multiple images from Mail to Cameral Roll at once

Camera Roll, Mail, Photos app

You can save some real time if you come across Mail messages on iPhone or iPad that have multiple images you want to keep around. To

Pocket has an inbox so you can share links directly with friends

iPad apps, iPhone apps, Pocket, read later, social media

Pocket, a media-rich read later app for iPhone and iPad, lets you send articles, photos, and videos directly to your friends’

The Magazine hides controls to make room for images

GIF, iOS polish, polish, The Magazine

If you’re reading an article in The Magazine on iPad, and you scroll past an image that takes up the full width of your device,

Use your Mac to add Passbook passes to iPhone

Mac OS X quietly¹ supports adding Passbook passes to your iPhone, thanks to iCloud sync. If you see a Passbook prompt in, say, an event

iPad displays battery percentage while charging, even if that setting isn’t enabled

battery, charging, iPad

When you charge an iPad, it will display its battery percentage in the status bar. This happens even if you don’t have the option

Change your iPhone’s brightness with a quick swipe in Riposte

brightness, gestures, iOS 7, Riposte

In Riposte for App.net, you can change brightness with three-finger swipes up and down. Note that this doesn’t change brightness

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