Booby Trap: “FaceTime Failed – XXX is not available for FaceTime” error
If you’re unable to connect immediately to a iPhone 4 or iPod Touch that should be able to accept FaceTime calls, here’s what to do: 1. In iPhone Settings > Phone, turn FaceTime OFF and turn it back ON again 2. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings Done Apple admits to an issue when porting old numbers to the new phone, and several other normal situations,...
Read MoreiPhone 4 Review
Call it what you will, Apple’s a conundrum. Even in the face of submitting a possible dud for public consumption, many frothing, finger-wiggling Apple fans were unhindered and eager to unleash their wallets and all but throw the cash (or credit only in this case) through the doors of Apple Stores nationwide. The only difference in the release of new iPhone 4, and previously successful...
Read MoreStream Music Throughout Your Home or Office With AirPort Express
Once upon a time, streaming audio through your entire home required a thousand dollar solution and involved running speaker wire all through your walls. Welcome to the 21st century. Leveraging the Apple Airport Express, for $100 per room, plus any stereo with AV inputs (or even just powered computer speakers), you can have music in every room in your home or office. You can control it from any...
Read MoreBonjour – Be a Printer God!
Plugging printers or plotters into an existing network usually requires giving a printer an IP address, just as you would any computer. This requires a certain amount of skill once the printer is unwrapped. Yawn. But years ago, Apple released a technology that allows anyone that can manage the unboxing of a printer to set it up on a network, have both PCs (since 2005) and Macs connect to it and...
Read MoreHow to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)
File under: oops Google accidentally let their mail sending server’s security certificate expire. When you go to send an email, you will see an alert message that reads “Unable to verify SSL server smtp.gmail.com”. Hopefully Google will fix it soon. In the mean time, we can tell our computer to trust the server in question. Click on Show Certificate Check Always Trust...
Read MoreHow sweet it is!
I’ve been a .Mac–uh, MobileMe–user ever since it was called iTools and it was free. Apple has revamped it’s .Mac service to include complete integration of calendars, contacts and email. Using the MobileMe sync along with .Mac IMAP email means that I can have my essential data anywhere. The web based calendar interface for MobileMe is almost like using iCal on my Mac. A...
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