Are you suddenly finding yourself prompted to enter your password in OS X each time you drag an item to the trash? It’s a somewhat common problem with a relatively easy fix, provided you’re comfortable working in Terminal. Head inside to see how to make your trash yours again in five quick steps.

Most of us make our playlists in iTunes and then upload them our iPads, but what if you need to make one on the go, or you just don’t feel like syncing? Well, then you’ve come to the right place. Today we are going to take a look at how you can make a playlist more »

If you were lucky this morning, you were nice enough for Santa to provide you with an iTunes gift card. That opens you up to countless great apps, movies, books, TV shows, albums, and you could have a busy day of downloading ahead of you…provided you know how to use the card. It’s simple enough, more »

Odds are good that your iPad or iPhone battery will last for a pretty long time…provided you’re not using the iPhone 4S, of course. But if you are going on the road, or if you just don’t charge on a regular basis, then having the battery percentage on hand can be important for you. If you’d like to display your battery life remaining as a percentage, then simply follow these easy steps.

Finding the UDID for iOS4 or older iPad or iPhone can allow you to get the technical support or test apps in development, but it can be tricky to find if you don’t know where to look. This how-to will help you to get your UDID in no time at all, without having to plug your system into a synced iTunes account. It’s a much simpler that requires to follow only a few steps.

A smart mail box will allow you to filter out messages from the unwanted elements (e.g.- your Facebook buddies) while dialing in messages from more relevant sources (say, your boss) without losing the Internet connection which has become for many of us professional lifeblood. It’s an easy way to stop the deluge and get exactly the e-mail you want in one location without any of the stress, fuss or un-friending that you would normally have to deal with in order to get that level of piece and quiet.

I recently experienced the first software glitch I’ve encountered with my iPad 2 since purchasing it three months ago. During my usual scan of news, weather, and email sites, Safari locked up on me. I contemplated doing my first-ever device reset, but decided it was worth checking out some online forums to see if others been able to rectify the problem by less drastic means. Happily, I hit paydirt almost immediately.

So, you’ve had an iPad for a while and you want to protect your investment. The best way to do that is by practicing the basics of system maintenance and troubleshooting. Let’s take a look at some of the skills you’ll need. We will cover a wide variety of simple tasks in this tutorial, including maintenance, updates, troubleshooting and more.

Keeping the data on your iPad stored in a safe location is a good idea. After all, it is a mobile device that can be lost, stolen or just plain broken, and when that happens you can lose all of your work, and your other data. It is also just an important step for any who does not want to have to reset everything in the case of a device failure. Luckily, performing backups is incredibly easy to do, and you can have it done quite quickly.

Is the Mac App Store running slowly on your Mac? Apparently this issue is quite common for many Mac users, especially those on OS X Lion. Thankfully, there’s a very simple and straight-forward tweak you can try in order to speed up the Mac Store App and reduce the amount of lagging and load time you may be experiencing. Following are the steps to complete…