Saturday, October 15, 2011

How to Update Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a New Computer Without Wiping Out All Your Data

 I don't use my first-generation iPad a ton, but of course I'm going to update to the great new features in iOS 5. The problem: I'm using a different computer now than I was the last time I synced it, and iTunes issues a rather daunting warning that updating the iPad on my new laptop will wipe out everything on my iPad. They don't offer a clear path to resolve this, it's actually quite simple. Here's how it works.
  1. First you'll need to authorize your new computer with the same iTunes account as you used on your previous computer. Chances are you've already done this, but to double check, select Store > Authorize This Computer, enter your Apple ID and password, and click Authorize. (Per the Apple support page, "If the iTunes Store purchases on your device were purchased with multiple accounts, you will need to authorize the computer for each one."
  2. Plug in your iDevice. When your device shows up in the iTunes sidebar, select File > Transfer Purchases from iPad (or whatever you iDevice's name is). iTunes will move all your apps from your device to your computer.
  3. Sync your apps from your device to your computer in iTunes by click the Apps tab from your device page, ticking the sync apps link, and applying. (I forgot to add this step initially—apologies.)
  4. Now, for good measure, right-click your device in the iTunes sidebar and select backup. (I'm not sure this is completely necessary, but it made me feel better.)
  5. Now just download and apply the iOS 5 update like you normally would (that is, click the big Update button). All your apps and settings should remain in tact.
Note: The transfer purchases function will only transfer apps you've grabbed through the iTunes Store, which means, for example, the MP3s you'd synced to your device that you didn't buy from Apple probably won't make the jump. But the rest of your apps and settings should make it over. If something doesn't make it, here's how to download past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store.

Sources : http://lifehacker.com/5849518/how-to-update-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-touch-on-a-new-computer-without-wiping-out-all-your-data

Best iPhone 4S Cases

If you’re one of the true-blooded fanboy who’ve just hit the line for the new iPhone 4S, then the next thing sure is you’ll buy accessories to protect it —-with screen guards, cases and later on upgrades the earphones and avail for good-sounding dock for wireless audio and charging support. However, at the moment we’ll be taking the most basic thing a first time iPhone owner will shed few bucks for –the case.
Normally high quality cases includes screen protectors in bundle, so you don’t have to worry about that. Lets take a trip down for the best iPhone 4S cases available today.

Speck CandyShell Card Case For iPhone 4S



Pregnant Hilary Duff : "It's a Boy!"

Hilary Duff didn't want to be surprised when she gives birth early next year. And so, in an interview that's set to air Monday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the pregnant 24-year-old actress-singer reveals that she's already found out she's expecting a baby boy!
"I haven't told anyone yet. I wanted to tell you first. I just found out," Duff tells host Ellen DeGeneres in the interview. "It's a boy! I had a feeling it was a boy the whole time."
The former Lizzie McGuire star confesses that she thinks she's a little more than four months along, which means her bundle of joy is due to arrive sometime around March. That coincides with the report made about why she was dropped from the upcoming Bonnie & Clyde remake, as a source said Duff likely wouldn't be available after her pregnancy until sometime in June.
Apparently her husband, pro hockey player Mike Comrie, expected this pregnancy to be just another false alarm -- until Duff showed him the pregnancy test proving otherwise.
"My husband makes this joke that I think I'm pregnant like 12 times a year," Duff confesses. "So when it actually happened... he was in the shower and I just held up the test and I was like, 'Oh my God.' And he was like, 'Ahh!' He was soaking wet. We were just a mess and started crying. It was really exciting."
Duff says that she hasn't felt many negative aspects of her pregnancy yet, and hasn't had any morning sickness or odd cravings.
"I feel great, actually. It's been super easy," she shares, though she does admit that she's been having "crazy dreams." "It's kind of like a little alien has taken over your body. You just don't quite feel normal."