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Dear Aunt TUAW: Retina MacBook Pro, buy now or wait?
Dear Aunt TUAW, My brother is getting one of those devilishly good lookin' new Retina MacBook Pro's. Should he order now and wait the 2-3 weeks? Or wait and see when it comes in stock at a local Apple Store? Your loving nephew, Jesse Dear Jesse, Do you need to customize your processor and RAM? You'll probably do better online. If not, and you're close to an Apple Store retail outlet, go ahead and look for one in-store. Remember, the Retina MacBook is not end-user serviceable, so you'll need to purchase a unit with the exact memory and storage you'll use for the lifetime of your system. Auntie recommends buying as much RAM as you can afford. (Feel free to max out any specs you can handle monetarily, but Auntie's particularly a fan of RAM for best system performance.) As to where to buy, Apple's online order system generally gets backlogged quicker than its in-store availability. Auntie suspects that demand for the new Retina Pro won't be as high as for that of a new iPad or iPhone, so store inventory should be steady. Whatever you do, especially as you're planning to buy near the top of the Apple ecosystem, make sure you buy into AppleCare. Yes, this raises the base cost of a system by $349, but Auntie considers it an absolute essential for a Retina purchase, as well as for any MacBook Pro. AppleCare greatly increases the likelihood that you'll have a good customer experience over the lifetime of your unit -- and Auntie rarely buys consumer warranties for anything. By purchasing AppleCare, you're buying into Apple's Genius Bar and telephone support ecosystem for a full three years. It's worth the cost differential. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me stick my scroll bars
Dear Aunt TUAW, I know I'm late to the party but Lion killed my scrollbars. Please bring back my scrollbars. I miss my scrollbars. Sobbing, Scrollbarless in Seattle Dear, um, "Scrollbarless", Head on over to Settings > General and just set the "Show scroll bars" preference to "Always". Auntie prefers "Jump to the next page" action as well. Your mileage may vary. Hugs, Auntie "Scrollbars are our friends" T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Can I switch to Virgin Mobile on my iPhone 4?
Dear Aunt TUAW, Will my AT&T iPhone 4 work on Virgin's no contract plans announced today? Your loving nephew, Dan Dear Dan, Unfortunately, it would appear not. Virgin is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) for Sprint. Virgin uses Sprint's network infrastructure to provide service, which means you'd need a compliant CDMA iPhone instead of your AT&T GSM iPhone. CDMA and GSM are two distinct technologies for providing 3G cellular service, with CDMA being popular primarily in North America. If you want to go with Virgin Mobile, you'll have to purchase a new handset. Today's announcement suggests that prices for those will start at US$549. Hugs, Auntie T. Thanks everyone who helped out Auntie on this question.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me track my iTunes spending
Dear Aunt TUAW, Pardon the OCD question here, but I have not been able to find an adequate answer. Every time I purchase an item from Apple, I get an email listing the item and the price I paid. I have hundreds of these emails saved. Is there a tool that will parse them and summarize how much I spent on each app? There are tools that look at what you currently have in your apps folder (which may or may not be all of them) and indicates the current price on the app store (which may or may not be what you paid), but this is not what I am looking for. I would like to extract a full list of what I paid from the return emails. All Apple will suggest is that you tediously click in iTunes through hundreds of receipts, and even then, there is no way to copy (export) the text from iTunes. All you can do is screen shot one receipt at a time. How can I get a full list of my purchases? Help me, Auntie TUAW. You're my only hope! Your loving nephew, Sterling Dear Sterling, Auntie doesn't have good news for you here. She contacted Apple directly to see if she could request a sales history list in a more common form, like CSV. iTunes already uses this format for vendors, allowing them to review sales. Unfortunately, she got nowhere. With names and emails changed to protect the innocent, here's what iTunes support replied: I understand that you would like a spread sheet of your purchases by month wise or year wise. I will be happy to assist you further. Auntie, I am sorry to inform you that we would not be able to send any information as requested by you. Please review your purchase history for further help and let me inform you that I was unable to locate your account "auntie@tuaw.com". This was followed by standard instructions on how to use View My Account in iTunes. You can find a number of parsing solutions on this Ask MetaFilter discussion thread that may help with your archived emails (although the point of the discussion was on categorizing apps, not purchases in general). Auntie doesn't have your archive (she groups her work purchases by month via her credit card statement) so was unable to test them. Best of luck! Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me adjust app volume
Dear Aunt TUAW, Is there any app you know of that i could use to turn down the volume of individual/specific apps on my Mac without turning down the whole of the system. If you've ever used it on windows seven then you'll know how useful it is. Any apps you could recommend. i'm willing to pay (but not that much - just in case apple introduces its own solution?) Your loving nephew, Ben Dear Ben, You'll want to take a look at Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba. With it, you can hijack each application you want to adjust and apply a filter (Auntie imagines "gain", with the gain turned down) to tweak the sound levels. You can read more about using Audio Hijack Pro for per-application volume tweaks in this write-up. Rogue Amoeba's Paul Kafasis explains, "While Audio Hijack Pro is geared as a recording tool, we've seen lots of users taking advantage of it for audio adjustment as well. Once an app is hijacked, Audio Hijack Pro provides fantastic control over the audio output. The Mute button is handy for temporarily silencing annoying apps, and the Effects area provides all sorts of power. The Gain slider found there makes it possible to turn audio down or up. As well, plugins like Double Gain can amp things up further (helpful on laptops with weaker speakers), while the 10-band equalizer is nice to have in all sorts of apps which lack their own." Holding your breath for a 10.8 or 10.9 feature direct from Apple? Kafasis told Auntie, "It seems rather unlikely Apple is going to add this - it's been a desire since 10.0, and has never been added." Audio Hijack Pro offers a free trial period so you can experiment before buying. Best of luck, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I post a website on Dropbox?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I read Uncle Steve's write-up about posting an iWeb site to a Dropbox folder. It's a great blog post and neat trick! But it's using the Public folder... Is there a way to use a non-public folder to do the same? Your loving nephew, Seb Dear Seb, Auntie is fond of Kissr.co, not just because of its name, of course, but because it makes setting up a website on Dropbox super easy. Just register for a name, and use Uncle Steve's save-from-iWeb secret techniques, and boom, you'll have a full website running from your Dropbox in no-time. If you want a custom domain, Kissr offers those for a small charge. If you're more interested in wikis than blogs, take a look at WikiPack. It's a markdown-powered Wiki service that also serves from Dropbox. (And Uncle Brett consulted on the project!) Auntie has tried both services (albeit, just poking around, no serious testing) and both seem to offer practical, portable, usable solutions. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Where should I buy my George R. R. Martin fix?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I want to buy "A Dance with Dragons" as an eBook and I am hesitating between buying it for Kindle or iBooks, the reason being the Kindle version will be available on my Mac, my iPhone and my iPad. Is it possible to do the same if I buy it for iBooks or will I be "stuck" with reading on my iPhone and iPad? Your loving nephew, Andre Dear Andre, Although Auntie is looking forward to iBooks for Mountain Lion, she's not holding her breath either. Apple hasn't announced it. The practical answer is that Kindle books can be read anywhere: from Macs to Windows, Linux to Android, iOS to webOS. Plus, Kindle books can be loaned. iBooks is iOS-only. So yes, if you buy it for iBooks, you'll be "stuck" reading on your iPhone or iPad, which isn't a horrible thing for most people but keeps you from reading it on your Mac. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: I'm going to WWDC. What should I pack?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I've got my golden tickets to WWDC but this is my first time traveling to Oz. Do you have some suggestions for what I should pack and any tips for dealing with things once I'm out there? Thanks a bunch! Your loving nephew, Arthur Dear Arthur, Auntie turned to two of her favorite nephews for advice. Oliver Drobnik of Cocoanetics offered her an extremely practical list. His suggestions include A camping chair if you plan to queue from 6 am for the keynote and some friends (or make some) that will save you your seat or place in line when you need to step out. For MacBooks without Ethernet: the USB Ethernet LAN adapter, A power adapter for your Macbook with a US-plug converter, possibly a 10W USB adapter to charge iPad and iPhone with independently from MacBook, and an iPad/iPhone loaded with all your done or in-progress apps that you want to show off to your colleagues, apps that you want to schedule a design review for, and apps that you want to speak to the app review team about. Business Cards with your Twitter account on it and possibly a promo code for your best apps Some good questions and possibly example projects to ask the Apple engineers in the labs, CATiledLayer, iCloud with CoreData, etc. Auntie notes that you'll want to bring along a sweater or jacket for that campout (it gets cold out there). Plus, you can purchase a folding chair once you get there. One less thing to pack. Here's Yelp's report on drugstores near Moscone. Auntie has purchased her chairs at Walgreens. Consider donating your chair to a worthy local before heading home. As for business cards, TUAW's favorite vendor for high quality cards is moo.com (You can get a discount if you're an about.me customer). Nephew Chris Forsythe of the Growl Project recommends that you consider loading a clean OS X and Xcode install via VMWare or Parallels. That way, you can do the labs at WWDC without affecting your dev workspace. Finally, Auntie recommends that you pack some sucking candy (helps keep your ears from popping on flights, make sure to bring along enough to share with everyone), some deodorant (be thoughtful to the other 5000 geeks standing in line with you), and that you call Auntie on your cell during the keynote so she can listen in. Hugs, Auntie T. p.s. Auntie's nephew Rudy points out: "If you plug your laptop power brick into the power strip, hogging multiple outlets, you will be unplugged by your fellow conference goers." Bring the corded adapter and consider purchasing one of these.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help Siri call me Gerry
Dear Aunt TUAW, Is there a way to change Siri's spelling of my name at the end of an email? I would like it to print out "Gerry" and not "Jerry," but I can't figure out how to do it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Your loving nephew, Gerald ("Gerry") Dear Gerry, That's actually a really hard request, since you're asking Siri to replace a known well-enunciated name with an alternative spelling. The only way Auntie can figure out how to handle this is to spell out the name during the dictation. "Gee. Ee. Ar. Ar. Why." This creates an upper-case presentation that may work well enough for you, e.g. It's Auntie's considered opinion, however, that you'd probably be better off simply adding your name to your normal signature, e.g. "From Gerry. Sent from my iPhone" or similar. You can edit this in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, > Signature. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Why can't I find a USB hub that charges my iPad?
Dear Aunt TUAW, When you go to Amazon or Best Buy or Newegg and search for powered USB hub for a nice new iPad... Good luck! The results provide lots of choices. The kicker is adding the iPad to the search terms does not help, as all it does is get items that explicitly state they will not fast charge an iPad. Have you folks found any powered hubs that will fast charge iPads? Your darling nephew L. Randolph Dear Nephew L, When Apple released the iPad, it came with recommendations for power management on the device. The provided battery tips are mostly commonsensical, but the charging rules are not. Since the iPad "fast charge" mode requires extra power compared to the standard USB specification, the best way to charge it is using the provided 10W iPad adapter. Second best: connecting the device to a high-power USB port on a recent vintage Mac. Connecting the iPad to other powered ports results in "slow charging," although the screen indication says the iPad isn't charging. It actually is -- as long as you leave the screen off (or turn the iPad off completely), it will eventually top off the battery. There's a great primer from Plugable on how the iPad charging process works, and what tricks you can do to get charging traction (in trickle mode/"Not Charging") with your iPad and a powered hub. Plugable is now selling a 4-port hub that supports the USB Battery Charging 1.1 specification, which enables high-power charging for devices like the Kindle Fire, but as far as we know Apple's devices aren't yet working with that new spec. It is possible (although not necessarily recommended) to trick the iPad into drawing the extra power it needs from a standard USB port. BoxWave's $7.95 sense cable doesn't support syncing, but if you don't have too much else plugged into your hub it may work for fast charging. (If anything catches fire, we never had this conversation, capice?) Cirago sells a small hub with a dedicated iPad charging port -- but like the BoxWave cable, this is a charge-only port that does not allow you to sync simultaneously. Uncle Mike hasn't tested the device, but it's not expensive ($29.99). The folks at Aviiq have a portable charging station with a single iPad-friendly high power port ($59.99), and most of the Powerbag products also have one port to charge iPads. Professional-grade multidevice charging is the province of companies like Datamation, which offers a full suite of charging, sync and storage setups. The 16-port PowerPad 16 delivers charges for up to 16 iPads simultaneously -- at the bargain price of $710. Happy charging! Uncle Mike
Dear Aunt TUAW: What is this remote?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I found a mysterious Apple-branded remote control at a friend's place (picture attached) and I was wondering what it's for? Can you identify it? Your loving nephew, Richard Dear Richard, Auntie believes this is a remote from one of the many early Apple Video/TV systems like the Macintosh TV. A variety of computers in the Performa, Quadra, and LC line offered multimedia solutions that allowed you to watch TV or connect inputs from VCRs, camcorders, or laserdisc systems. The Macintosh TV was introduced in October 1993 for just over US$2,000. Sporting a Motorola 68030 chip and 5MB onboard RAM, it was discontinued in February 1994. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me remote-control my Mac mini from my iPad
Dear Aunt TUAW, So, I bought the new iPad hoping it would replace my need for a Mac. It's great, but just not quite there. I am wanting to set up a high end Mac mini at home to run OSX on my iPad via remote access. There seems to be a lot of remote access apps. What do you think is the best. Your loving nephew, Adam Dear Adam, There are many superb remote access apps available on App Store. These include iTeleport and TeamViewer, not to mention Splashtop, RDM+, and Screens VNC. But when Auntie polled the TUAW family, all fingers pointed to one favorite: LogMeIn. LogMeIn offers convenient remote access, and best of all it is now free. Last December, the company issued a slimmed down version of their popular Ignition app, simplifying the app's features to only those needed for basic control over your remote computer. You can log in and run apps, with the screen transmitted to your iPad. A strong collection of keyboard and gesture options let you perform all the tasks you normally do, from clicking to dragging to using command-key combinations, all from the comfort of your iPad. So what features got removed from the free app? There are two key premium features that didn't make the cut: file transfer and HD media streaming. Both are available, however, through in-app purchase or you can buy the Ignition app separately. You may have read this post from last year about LogMeIn's file management and transfer capabilities. The full-featured Ignition offers a browser feature that provides access to all the data stored on your remote computer. If you have a good Internet connection (and if you're using LogMeIn to begin with, you probably do, it's a bandwidth hog, unsurprisingly), you can transfer files to and from your iPad. This lets you download documents and open them in other apps using iOS's built-in "Open in" menu, or go the opposite direction and transfer data from your iPad back home to your desktop computer. Extended options let you perform that same file transfer to the cloud (DropBox and Google Docs support are built in) and between LogMeIn-enabled computers. The second premium feature offers HD streaming. If you have iTunes running on your home computer or you've got a recorded TV episode open in EyeTV or QuickTime, the media you're playing back there streams in real time to your iPad. Basically, you can watch and listen to items from your computer in high quality. Both of these are great features, but they come at a rather high cost. You can buy lifetime access to them for $130 by purchasing Ignition directly. If you already own Ignition, which used to cost just $30 on the App Store before LogMeIn split the app into its Free and Premium options, then you already own these features as well. Alternatively you can buy 3 months of use for $20, 6 months of use for $30, or 12 months for $40 through in-app purchase from the free app. Auntie thinks the free version of LogMeIn, exactly as is, is just dandy for nearly all the remote access features most people will need, which is why she doesn't hesitate to recommend it to you for your Mac mini scenario. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: I got two phones. Now what?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I recently added a 2nd iPhone in our house, and we have a MacBook Pro as well. Are there any "cool things" I can try out with 2 iPhones? Or, possibly include the MBP in the scheme of things too? What I can do with 2 iPhones that I can't with 1? Your loving nephew, Anup Dear Anup, Auntie is so glad you asked! A second iPhone opens up lots of possibilities when it comes to device-to-device gaming. You don't need an Internet connection to use a local Bluetooth connection. Be aware though that setting up GameKit connections can be pretty frustrating, so schedule in a bit of extra time before jumping into those head-to-head battles. We here at TUAW like using external screen gaming with our phones too, like with Real Racing 2. With Reflection you can use your MacBook Pro as your big gaming screen, so that's another idea for you. Of course, Auntie would be remiss if she didn't remind you that you can use that little green icon to place calls between your two devices -- even if you're not physically in the same location! Your iPhone is also a phone! Got any other ideas for Anup? Add them to the comments! Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Is AT&T killing my iPhone?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I just received this text from AT&T: "Network changes may soon impact your 2G phone service. Exchange 2G phone @ AT&T store w/free 3G AT&T U2800A phone by 5/15 & avoid service impact." I wonder what this means? On the one hand, it's an excuse to get a new iPhone; on the other, I really wanted to hit the 5 year mark using this phone. :( It has served me well, even after an unpleasant fall into a toilet. Anyhow, I'm sure I'm not the only one still using the original phone. Is AT&T making my original iPhone unusable? :( Your loving niece, Lisa Dear Lisa, AT&T announced this policy about a year ago. If you want to keep using an iPhone, you can pick up a free 3GS from them in exchange for agreeing to a 2-year contract. Otherwise, you might consider buying one used from eBay. It will let you continue service sans contract, but be aware. Once you start using 3G service instead of EDGE, your monthly unlimited data will rise from $20 to $30 a month. You can, of course, accept their offer for the free U2800A phone -- but why give up your Apple iOS lifestyle? Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Did my wife just get a free upgrade?
Dear Aunt TUAW, So my wife's 11-inch MacBook Air went into an Apple Store to get its screen replaced because it cracked. It's got a core i5 1,6ghz processor in it... Or at least it did! We've just got it back home and I clicked on "About this Mac" out of habit and it's reported that it's got a core i7 1.7ghz! So my question is: Can the "about this Mac" info be wrong? Your loving nephew, Matt Dear Matt, That's a puzzler indeed. Do you know if the serial number matches up to what it was before the repair? In Auntie's experience, "About this Mac" is pretty reliable. However, as a nice man at AppleCare pointed out to her today, the store has discretion over how it performs its repairs. If it's too hard to replace a screen on an older unit, they might theoretically pop out the drive and install it into a newer Mac for in-warranty repair. Given that the screen is physically distant from the processor and not naturally linked, this might be the answer to your mystery. Please write back and let Auntie know if all the other facets of the computer match up to the pre-repair condition, or if the Genius Bar delivered a free upgrade to you! Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Can I turn off Messages logging?
Dear Aunt TUAW, Ever since I started using Messages, it appears to be logging everything it does. Can this be disabled, or can the log file be moved to somewhere out of the ~/Documents folder? Your darling nephew Tommy Dear Tommy, Auntie's tending to the spring turnover of the vegetable garden, so she asked Uncle Mike to chime in on this question. The beta of Messages, like its predecessor iChat, has a feature that automatically saves chat transcripts (including transferred files or images, which can get out of control pretty quickly if you're not minding it). Unlike iChat's setting, however, in Messages there's no way to turn the logging off. Be sure to let Apple know that you'd like to see this changed before Mountain Lion ships! With regard to the second half of your question, the answer is absolutely yes; you can go into Messages' preferences, click the Messages icon in the top bar, and then adjust the "Save chat transcripts to:" folder however you like. Since you can't disable the logs, the next best thing would be a way to clear them out periodically -- once an hour, once a day, once a week, whatever. There are scores of approaches to scheduling repeating tasks on your Mac, ranging from the UNIX-savvy one-liners (cron, launchd etc.) to capable and flexible commercial applications (Auntie's terribly fond of Noodlesoft's Hazel). For something like this, though, if you want to clear out the logs once a week, you might give OS X's built-in Automator utility a try. Automator lets you set up a workflow to run when triggered by an iCal event, so it's straightforward to set up a repeating "silent reminder" that simply goes into the logs folder, grabs what's there and tosses it into the Trash. Here's what the workflow would look like: Each step in the workflow passes its results along to the next step, letting us zero in on what we actually want to throw out. This workflow starts by identifying a specific folder (in this case, the iChats log folder), then getting the contents of that folder, and finally moving those items to the Trash. When you save an iCal alarm workflow, it gets dropped right into your calendar. You can then adjust the repeating schedule to make it run at whatever frequency you like. The log files will end up neatly in the Trash; no muss, no fuss... which is more than Uncle Mike can say for Auntie's rows of sugar snap peas. This same technique can be used for any folder that tends to accumulate things you don't actually need to keep. Toodles, UM
Dear Aunt TUAW: Why can't I buy older software for my early iDevices?
Dear Aunt TUAW, I'm still running iOS4 on my 3GS and have a great app, which I told my teen to download. He dilly-dallied, of course, and meanwhile the app was updated to [be compatible only with] iOS 5. Can I sync my app from iTunes to his iPod 1 and iPad 1? Why is there still no way to buy & download old versions of apps from Apple!? Your loving niece, Em Dear Em, Auntie doesn't see that happening. The overhead costs on this -- not to mention the security and compatibility issues -- would be a nightmare. It's hard enough for developers to try to find their 85% sweet spot where they cover as much of the deployed ecosystem as reasonable. To ask them to support outdated distributions too, well, that's not going to happen. For the most part, people update their firmware pretty quickly after release. Older devices (the iPhone, the 3G, and in a few months likely the 3GS, as well as a number of iPods) fall off the support list for good reasons. A natural end-of-life is to be expected. And for that matter, why shouldn't your teen update to iOS 5? It's supported, you know. Apple is in the business of selling up-to-date devices. It assumes you'll take advantage of those for 18-24 months after purchase. As it is, the 3GS was released in June 2009. Assuming that iOS 6 is not supported on it (and Auntie think's that's a fair guess), it will have had three years of active deployed life. Admittedly, that's a bit of a blow to anyone who took takes advantage of AT&T's deal, last November that clearanced still active, selling those older phones out for $0 with a two-year contract commitment. Those users will still have about a year and a half to go on no-longer-supported devices, but you can easily assume that most software devs will continue to support iOS 5 to at least November of this year. [As pointed out in the comments below, AT&T is still selling the iPhone 3GS today. –Ed.] In the end, no, you cannot buy and download old app versions from Apple, but you can always upgrade software (to a point) and hardware to stay in the current loop. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me transfer documents
Dear Aunt TUAW, I am a college professor who has all my class prep work stored on USB drives. How may I transfer all these Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents to my iPad? I have the new updates for Numbers, Pages, and Keynote on my iPad 2. Please help an overworked teacher do a better job! Thank you! Your loving nephew, Larry Dear Larry, Larry, meet Dropbox. Dropbox, meet Larry. You're going to love each other. As far as moving documents from Office to the iPad apps, you're not going to do much better. Yes, there's iCloud, but Dropbox works on more platforms and with greater flexibility right now. You get 2GB by default, and can increase that by 250MB if an existing Dropbox user invites you with a referral They get an additional 250MB, too). The free plan goes up to 8GB after maxing out referral bonuses. The Dropbox app on iPad has an "open in" option, and you can just save stuff into your Dropbox folder on your home computer, editing as needed. What's more, by saving to Dropbox, you get automatic backup and access to your stuff from anywhere, plus the simplicity of opening files using built-in iOS features. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me skip my app update
Dear Aunt TUAW, The latest update for Quickpick has removed a bunch of features -- particularly that "Actions cannot be launched directly from the Notification Center any more." Well, crap. Do I update and lose features I want, or never use "update all" again? *sigh* Your loving nephew, Tim Dear Tim, There are ways around upgrades, but they aren't convenient or fun, or very manageable over the long-term. Basically, you can copy the original IPA (iOS application archive file) from the Mobile Applications folder in your iTunes library to keep on-hand for reversion. To revert, you delete the app on your devices and in the library, and then copy the original IPA back, then sync. That's a pain, especially if the app had had any important data stored in its Documents folder. (If you accidentally upgraded, the original IPA is moved to the trash, you can recover it there.) The other way -- just as painful -- is to update individual apps rather than the more convenient "update all," fixing your app at the current release. As you point out in your email, you lose any new features the app might offer in the future as well. This is simply one of those can't-really-win-scenarios and Auntie sympathizes with your plight. Hugs, Auntie T.
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me get user guides for iBooks
Dear Aunt TUAW, While it is possible to track down Apple user manual .pdf files on their support site and then import them to iBooks, why doesn't Apple simply make them available for free in a special section of the iBooks app? Your loving nephew, Jeremy Dear Jeremy, They do. Just search for Apple in the iBookstore. For example: iPhone User Guide iPod touch User Guide iPad User Guide Hugs, Auntie T.
