Archive for How-to

How to Enable the iPhone’s Speak Auto-Corrections Feature

by Jun 22, 2011

If you’ve ever sent an email or text message on an iPhone you know how interesting Auto-Corrections can be. If you don’t believe me, check these out. I personally like Auto-correct and appreciate the millions of mistakes it has corrected thus far, however when one of those auto-crrect Fails get through it can be embarrassing….Continue Reading

How to Search Notes on the iPhone

by Jun 21, 2011

If you’re like me you probably have a ton of notes with a lot of important information on your iPhone. Rather than fighting with your fingers swipping up and down the list to locate what you are looking for, you can quickly search Notes. The thing is, that unless you know where to find the…Continue Reading

How to Enable Text Message Counts on the iPhone

by Jun 20, 2011

If you send text messages with more than 160 characters to non-iphone users, chances are that they are receiving multiple text messages because their phones only support 160 characters for text messages. To keep your SMS messages from breaking up into multiple text messages you can keep track of the number of characters used while…Continue Reading

How to Change the Voice Control Language on Your iPhone

by Jun 17, 2011

If you speak more than one language you may soon find out that the iPhone’s Voice Control feature supports only one language at a time. No need to worry though because you will be able to switch between 20+ languages that will make using Voice Control a breeze. In this guide I will show you…Continue Reading

How to Encrypt Your iPhone Backup

by Jun 16, 2011

If you are still confused about the Apple iPhone Tracking fiasco, updating to iOS 4.3.3 should resolve the issues. However one thing that people failed to mention is the importance of encrypting the iPhone backup on your Mac. Here’s why. Theoretically someone with access to the computer you use to sync your iPhone can restore…Continue Reading

Make More Room on the iPhone by Compressing Music

by Jun 15, 2011

Ever find yourself scraping for additional space on your iPhone? If so, there are a couple of things you can do to make more room on the iPhone, but in this guide we’ll focus on one of the simplest options. Converting music to a lower bit rate. Although audiophiles may flinch at the thought of…Continue Reading

How to Change the Email Font Size on the iPhone

by Jun 14, 2011

If you are having a hard time reading emails on your iPhone or you find that text font size is too large, there’s a simple solution to this problem. Change the font size. If you’re wondering how to do this, don’t worry you’re not the only one who has had to dig through iPhone settings…Continue Reading

How to Set Custom Text Tones for Contacts on the iPhone

by Jun 13, 2011

How many times have you found yourself wishing you hadn’t taken the time to check your iPhone for a text message you really didn’t care about? I know I have, especially when I get those pesky marketing text messages. If you’re looking for a way to single out text messages from certain individuals, say your…Continue Reading

How to Encrypt the iPad’s Backup Stored on Your Computer

by Jun 09, 2011

As you begin to rely on the iPad more and more to store sensitive information, pictures, and other content it becomes increasingly important to keep that information secured. When your iPad syncs with iTunes, one of the functions performed during the sync is the creation/update of a backup file stored on your PC/Mac. This backup…Continue Reading

How to Initialize an iSCSI Drive in Windows

by Jun 06, 2011

When you add a new drive using the iSCSI Initiator in Windows 7 you will need to initialize, configure, and partition the new drive on your Windows 7 PC. In this guide I will walk you through the steps necessary to get your new iSCSI drive initialized and ready for use. Initialize the Disk 1….Continue Reading

How to Connect to a Target with iSCSI Initiator in Windows 7

by Jun 03, 2011

So you’ve set up an iSCSI Target to share a hard drive or other resource over the network. You know the IP address of the iSCSI Target and you’re ready to use iSCSI Initiator to connect to your Target. Great! All you need to do is follow the instructions below to learn how to connect to…Continue Reading

How to Find the iSCSI Server IP Address

by Jun 02, 2011

Before you can connect to the iSCSI target using iSCSI Initiator, you will first need to determine the Target’s IP address, without it you can’t do much. On this guide I will show you how to discover the target’s IP address using iStorage Server, the software used to generate the target in Windows. If you…Continue Reading

How to Install & Configure iStorage Server for Windows

by Jun 01, 2011

In the previous post we discussed the benefits of using iSCSI to access resources over a network. In this guide we will take the concept of iSCSI a bit further and show you how to get started. Before you continue with the guide below, download and install the free version of iStorage Server. Once installed, launch the iStorage…Continue Reading