ControlAir controls for iTunes. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET There are a lot of different ways to control media playback on your Mac. You can use the built-in keys on the keyboard, the Today widget, the mini-player, an app on your iOS device, and the list goes on. Today, you can add yet another way to …
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An Xprt chat, trying to help me setup Gmail on Outlook. Jason Cipriani/CNET I think it’s safe to say we’ve all come across a tech-related issue that’s completely stumped us. Search efforts were futile, calling the family nerd resulted in a miffed response and a trip to visit the Geek Squad would be overkill. A new iPhone app called Xprt …
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Smart Lock setup on a Chromebook. Jason Cipriani/CNET Google recently launched its Smart Lock feature on Chromebooks, where a user can unlock his or her laptop simply by having an Android device nearby. The feature was easy to setup on Gmail account, but as noted in this guide walking users through the setup process, my Google Apps account was lacking …
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A Chromebook waiting to be unlocked using Smart Lock. Jason Cipriani/CNET Smart Lock may sound familiar to Android users with devices already updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The feature allows you to set specific locations as safe zones, or Bluetooth devices as trusted connections, both of which disable your device’s security screen. The theory is that since you’re in a …
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iTunes Widget. Jason Cipriani/CNET On Thursday Apple released an update to iTunes, bringing the version number to 12.1. In addition to improving sync performance with iOS devices, the update also introduces an official widget for iTunes for OS X Yosemite users. You can download the update by launching the Mac App Store and selecting the “Updates” icon. Process for adding …
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Snapchat Discover landing page. Jason Cipriani/CNET On Tuesday, Snapchat announced a new service called Discover. The service brings daily video content from various content provides such as CNN, Vice News and ESPN. The content is refreshed every 24 hours with new stories, videos and photos for you to view. Think of Discover as a place within Snapchat (of all apps) …
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Glimpse on iOS 8. Jason Cipriani/CNET Now this is an interesting app. Glimpse is designed solely to display webpages of your choosing in the Today view of Notification Center. The thought behind it is that we all often refresh a webpage or site in order to check for updates, and by putting the page in widget form we can do …
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Hocus Focus menu. Jason Cipriani/CNET For me, having multiple apps and windows open on my Mac’s desktop is the norm. While I often shuffle through them with the Command-Tab shortcut, my cluttered desktop can feel a tad overwhelming at times. I may go over an hour before I need to look at a particular window, yet there it is, distracting …
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Screenshots on iOS. Jason Cipriani/CNET The use case for screenshots has undoubtedly expanded beyond troubleshooting an issue or showing off your home screen arrangement. Screenshots are a quick way to capture and store information you’ll need access to. Say, for example, a friend sends you a recipe in iMessage and you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through your chat …
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KeyTouch waiting to unlock a Mac. Jason Cipriani/CNET With the launch of iOS 8, Apple introduced a new feature called Handoff. The feature connects your nearby iOS and OS X devices to each other, making it possible to seamlessly switch between devices while not having to worry about losing your place or work. One feature missing from Handoff is the …
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