How To: Redeem an iTunes Gift Card or Promo Code from iTunes or iOS device

For some people the best way to buy apps, music, movies, books and more from the iTunes Store is by filling their iTunes account with iTunes Gift card credit; this way you don't need a credit card. But for those that still haven't done this, here's how you can redeem an iTunes Gift Card and even a promo code to download free apps, songs, etc. from iTunes.

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Battery Life Problems with Your MacBook? Calibrating the Battery Might Solve It

If you owned a MacBook for quite some time and have begun to experience problems with the battery, this post can help you. "What kind of problems?", you might ask. The battery life has been reduced considerably and it doesn't last much anymore. 

But before thinking of buying a new one, try calibrating the battery instead. I have done this a couple of times and in most cases it solves my battery issues.

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Location Services in the Background Can Burn Your Data Plan

Smartphones are great ways to connect to the Internet, use the data with an never-ending variety of apps that use that connection for different purposes. But the convenience of having Internet connection doesn't go well with current data plans offered by mobile carriers.

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iOS 101: Options in the Multitask Bar

Apple introduced the multitask bar with iOS 4, and quite frankly it is more like a section where you can find the most recently opened apps where you can access them fast by double clicking the home button on your iOS device (iPhone,iPad,iPod Touch). Rather than the apps running in the background, they're just "paused". Here are a couple of things you can find in the multitask bar other than apps.

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OS X Mountain Lion 101: Power Nap

Many people have been asking about the PowerNap feature on OS X Mountain Lion. Basically this feature enables the Mac to be in sleep mode and still do a lot of stuff, like:

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Things to Have in Mind Before Updating to OS X Mountain Lion

When it comes to updating to major versions of operating system there are a few things one should have in mind before performing the update. Below are a few things you should know in order to successfully update to OS X Mountain Lion.

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Check If Your Apps are Ready for OS X Mountain Lion Before Updating

One important thing before updating to a major new version of your computer's operating system is that you need to check if the apps you use everyday, the apps that you depend the most for your job, school, etc., are supported for the new OS, in this case OS X Mountain Lion.

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iPhone 101: Get the Most out the iPhone's Keyboard

If you are an iPhone user, one of the things with what you will be interacting the most is the keyboard. Whether it is for SMS, or tweeting, etc. the keyboard is essential these days and the more you know how to use it, the more productive you can be.

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Mac and iCloud 101: Place Photo Stream in the Finder for Easy Access

 comes a tip that I know most of you will find useful. This tip places the Photo Stream folder, accessible through iPhoto on Mac OS X, in the Finder so you don't have to open iPhoto all the time.

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iOS 101: Twitter Integration on Your iOS Device

With iOS 5, Apple introduced Twitter integration to iOS devices. This means that in the Settings you will find a place to sign in to Twitter so apps that add this iOS Twitter integration can make it easy for users to sign in to the social network.

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