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How-To: Set up iTunes Match

iTunes Match setupSubscribing to iTunes Match is about as easy as making an iTunes purchase. All you need to do is plop down $25/year, set up the software, and get to streaming. Yay!

When it’s all said and done you’ll have access (in the U.S. only for now) to all of your music (up to 25,000 songs not counting iTunes purchases) streamed (downloaded) to all of your devices (5 computers with a max of 10 devices) at 256 kbps (unless your songs don’t match up with any in the iTunes catalog) for the most part. Yep, it’s that easy!

When you’re ready and you’ve decided not to dupe your libraries or use a free streaming app alternative, let’s get started with setting up all your devices to work with iTunes Match.

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How-To: Fix Personal Hotspot in iOS 5

personal hotspot screenshotI up and paid for tethering when iOS 4.3 was released. Frankly, I was tired of having to re-jailbreak my iPhone every time there was an update just so I could use MiWi.

The other day I updated to iOS 5 and immediately noticed my Personal Hotspot menu had vanished. Since I was headed out of town soon I needed to figure out what the issue was and fix it. I looked high and low. Then it dawned on me what to do.

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How-To: Sync music between your iPhone and multiple computers

iTunes 10 logoSo here’s my problem. My iPhone is associated with my home PC, but I listen to music on two other computers: a Macbook and a Mac Pro. How can I sync music between my iPhone and multiple computers?

In the past I used this approach and a hex editor (PC | Mac) to copy the Library Persistent ID from my main computer to my other computers (if you’re on a PC check out iTunes DB Cloner). This process worked like a charm. I could plug my iPhone into any of my computers and manually manage my music, video, and podcasts.

Then Apple released iTunes 10, and I lost my powers. Luckily, I figured out how to get ‘em back.

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How-To: Fix iPhone Battery Drain

iPhone Battery drain fixI was playing around on my iPhone the other day after noticing the location arrow all up in my business. I checked out Settings and couldn’t find any apps displaying a purple (active) arrow. Puzzled, I closed all open apps. Still, that location arrow was mocking me. Back into the iPhone’s Location Services settings I went one level deeper into System Services and sure enough there was a purple arrow next to Setting Time Zone.

Instead of periodically polling nearby cell towers to determine the iPhone’s location, the new iOS 5 feature constantly talks to cell towers. As a result, and regardless of which iPhone you own, your battery drains and drains and drains. The good news…there’s a fix.

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How To: Fix Windows Live Mesh for Mac

Live Mesh iconI love Windows Live Mesh. I braved the Live Mesh to Live Sync to Live Mesh transition on the PC. I braved the Mac betas.  And I outlasted my most recent headache with Live Mesh for Mac not syncing after uninstalling and reinstalling the program.

Now, you might think that I could’ve gone straight to the forums to find a resolution. You would be wrong. I Googled “Live Mesh for Mac not working” and ended up here which took me here and then here which eventually led me back to here. Seriously, what a pain in the ace. Well, I finally pieced together the solution from all the sites I visited and my files are once again up to date. When you’re ready let’s begin.

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