Category: Apple

  • iTunes Match and Apple Music Breaks Play Count Edit

    iTunes Match and Apple Music Breaks Play Count Edit

    Last updated on June 20th, 2023 at 05:50 pm In 2010 I wrote a script for Windows’ iTunes users called Adjust Play Count. I though some people may be interested in it. It is the most popular post on my blog and it’s had more than 400 comments (although I’ve lost a lot of them…

  • Encrypt iPhone backup

    I’ve updated my Apple iPhone to a 6S and adjusted the custom iPhone backup location on my external HDD. This time I’ve enabled the Encrypt iPhone backup feature in iTunes. Apple does not backup important data to transfer to a new phone if you don’t encrypt your backups. Things like: Account passwords WiFi passwords Health app data HomeKit data iCloud backs…

  • Enable iCloud for old Unsupported Apple ID

    Enable iCloud for old Unsupported Apple ID

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 02:42 pm I have had an Apple ID that predated iTunes. It wasn?t in the form of an email address, it was just ?funpaul?. Now that I have an iPhone 4S and am developing apps for ?iOS I thought I should start using iCloud. But I was getting…

  • iPad for me

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:01 pm I’ll probably be getting a iPad when it’s released in Australia. I replaced my blackberry with my first generation iPhone, plus my 15″ laptop stays home too. I can email and web-surf directly from the iPhone. I take the laptop if I want to update a…

  • Mac OS X Keyboard navigation

    Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 10:45 pm For those switching from Windows to a Mac go and read the excellent HOWTO Switch To The Mac article from Tao of Mac If you?re keyboard-oriented, go into System Preferences | Keyboard and Mouse | Keyboard Preferences and Turn on full keyboard access. Now you can…