Purchasing an Apple Watch
You’ve decided that you want an Apple Watch. Where should you buy it? When it comes to Apple products, we strongly recommend purchasing manufacturer-refurbished products from the Apple Certified Refurbished Store. We have purchased iPods, iPads, Macbook Airs, and an Mac Mini from the site. However, Apple does not sell iPhones or Apple Watches on their refurbished store website. You have two options – shop the used market...
Everyday Apple Watch Series
You’ve heard the Apple hype around the Apple Watch. They claim “To wear it is to love it”. But ultimately, it’s a ~$300 toy. The big question is – after the novelty wears off, how does the Apple Watch fit into your everyday life. Throughout the Everyday Apple Watch Series, we’ll look at each of the solutions that the watch provides, and ultimately, learn if the watch is worth keeping. Purchasing an...
Downgrade Your iOS Device This Weekend
If you have trouble with a new version of iOS or a jailbreak, you can downgrade your device. Maybe you don’t like the features in the new iOS update. Maybe you did the new iPhone release on Tuesday and decided to jailbreak your phone this weekend. Either way, this weekend in the Weekend Series, you need to downgrade your iOS device. WARNING: You might lose all of your settings when rolling back to a previous firmware. You will still...
Jailbreak Your iOS 8 Device This Weekend
Add extra functionality and features to your iPhone or iPad by jailbreaking your device.Jailbreaking an iOS device is extremely easy and provides you with more options than you can imagine. You might want to jailbreak to enjoy additional customizations, or even to enable tethering. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to jailbreak your iOS 8 device. To jailbreak your iOS 8 device this weekend, complete the following...
How to Install Jailbreak Apps
After you Jailbreak Your iOS 8 Device, you are ready to install jailbreak applications. NOTE: It’s always a good idea to have a backup, including your SHSHs saved for uture use, and your firmware downloaded and saved. This can help a lot if an app installation really goes wrong. See Back Up Your Device Before Upgrading iOS 8 for more information. If you have PkgBackup installed on your phone, back up your packages before every...
Start Using Lastpass This Weekend
You’re ready to Update Your Passwords This Weekend, but you want to take it a step further. You’re tired of trying to remember your passwords. You’re not happy with the password-protected spreadsheet of password hints you’ve been using for a decade. You agree that it’s a bad idea to use the same username and password all over the internet. You have some business accounts that need password sharing and...
Taking your MacBook Air on Vacation
Previously, in the iPad Series, we talked about Taking Your iPad on Vacation. If you’d rather take your MacBook Air, it doesn’t take up significantly more space, but provides considerably more functionality. There are some activities that are more suited to a laptop, and some that are easier on the iPad. Work If you want to get a little work done, the most important thing to do is to make sure that you’re getting...
Back Up Your Device Before Upgrading iOS 8
(Updated for jailbreaking to iOS 8.4) There it is. The little “1” in the corner of your Settings icon. You open your Settings app and see the notification. You can install a new version of iOS 8! But wait! Before you hit that little button, consider that you might want to restore to an older version (for example, if you are upgrading from iOS 8.3 to jailbreak iOS 8.4). Although Apple might provide a small window to allow...
Taking Your iPad on Vacation
This week in the iPad Series, we’ll be talking about apps (and accessories) that you can use with your iPad on vacation. We will consider some of the basic activities that you might expect to have a laptop or other device to do, and we’ll cover why you can get away with just an iPad, a good camera, and possibly your mobile phone. While your iPad can’t take the place of a laptop under normal circumstances, it can get...
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Using Your iPad For Navigation [iPad Series #12]
This week in the iPad Series we’ll look that the possibility of using the iPad as a navigation device. Before we can do that you must understand the features and limitations of your iPad. As part of the iOS 7 iPad update, this article has been updated, but the screenshots might not be up-to-date. Wifi vs. Wifi +3G/4G If you have a Wifi +3G or Wifi +4G iPad you must pay for a data plan through your cellular or mobile provider to...
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Social Apps And The iPad [iPad Series #11]
This week in the iPad Series we will be looking at social media apps. Sounds pretty simple, right? While being pretty straightforward, there are a a few apps that make things easier, more fun, or just altogether better. Let’s look at social media apps on the iPad. Author’s Note: I’m not a big social app user. I blog, obviously. I get on Facebook a little. I go to Pinterest when I’m looking for some crafting...
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Movies & TV On Your iPad [iPad Series #9]
This week in the iPad Series, we will discuss ways to watch your favorite movies and television shows on your iPad. As part of the iOS 7 iPad update, this article has been updated, but the screenshots might not be up-to-date. Purpose You have a TV and a computer. Why would you want to watch TV and movies on your iPad? #1 – Home Mobility You might want to use your iPad to watch movies or TV at home. You might want to sit in the...
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