[muglo] Fwd: OS X Daily: “Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch” plus 3 more
- From: Frank Birch <fbirch@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:43:01 -0500
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> From: OS X Daily <osxdailycom@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 15 February 2012 08:18:09 EST
> To: Fbirch@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: OS X Daily: “Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
> touch” plus 3 more
>
> OS X Daily: “Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch”
> plus 3 more
>
>
> Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
> How to Force Quit App on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
> Smaller iPad with 8″ Display Being Tested by Apple
> Speed Up Mission Control Animations in Mac OS X Lion
> Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
> Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:11 AM PST
>
>
> You can prevent the installation of new apps onto an iOS device by enabling a
> restriction setting. There are plenty of reasons to want to disable app
> installing, but this is a particularly effective kid-proofing feature before
> letting a youngster use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to prevent any
> accidental charges or purchases.
>
> Disable App Installation in iOS
>
> Launch Settings and tap on “General”
> Tap on “Restrictions”
> Tap “Enable Restrictions” to allow access to additional options and set a
> passcode
> Scroll down to “Installing Apps” and swipe to OFF
> While in the Restrictions settings, disabling in-App purchases is a just a
> bit further down the list and makes some sense to use as well. Similarly, you
> can also disable the ability to delete apps in the Settings screen,
> preventing any accidental deletion of data or apps.
>
> To undo the app install restrictions, you will need to reenter the previously
> set passcode, then swipe the ON switch next to “Installing Apps” again.
>
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> How to Force Quit App on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
> Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:29 AM PST
>
>
> iOS is generally very stable but every once in a while you’ll encounter a
> third party app that isn’t. Apps can freeze or become stuck, you’ll usually
> know instantly because the iPad or iPhone becomes unresponsive to touch
> behavior or something within the app is clearly running amuck. When this
> happens the best thing to do is to force quit the app.
>
> Force Quit an App in iOS
>
> This will be the same on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch:
>
> Hold down the Power button at the top of the device until the “Slide to Power
> Off” message appears and then release the power button
> Now hold the Home button at the base of the screen until the app forcibly
> quits, this can take several seconds
> You’ll know force quitting was successful because the app will close and you
> will be returned to your home screen and icons.
>
> iPhone and iPad apps should rarely freeze, if you continuously encounter
> stability issues you may want to backup and then reset to factory defaults or
> restore to try and resolve the problems.
>
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>
> Smaller iPad with 8″ Display Being Tested by Apple
> Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST
>
>
> It’s the rumor that just won’t die, Apple is said to be actively testing an
> iPad with a smaller 8″ screen, according to a new report from Wall Street
> Journal.
>
> Officials at some of Apple’s suppliers, who declined to be named, said the
> Cupertino, Calif.-based company has shown them screen designs for a new
> device with a screen size of around 8-inches, and said it is qualifying
> suppliers for it.
>
> The smaller screened iPad is said to feature the same display resolution as
> the existing iPad 2 at 1024×768 pixels. The Wall Street Journal cautions that
> “Apple, which works with suppliers to test new designs all the time, could
> opt not to proceed with the device”, but suggests that Apple is continuously
> looking at the smaller iPads as a way to expand the product line in an
> increasingly competitive market.
>
> Many competing Android tablets have opted for smaller displays, most to
> limited success, although the Kindle Fire has become quite popular since it’s
> launch late last year. Rumors of Apple working on smaller iPads, or “iPad
> Mini“, have existed for quite some time, with a recent report from DigiTimes
> stating such a device could ship in the fourth quarter of this year.
>
> For the time being, the only new iPad you should expect is iPad 3, which is
> expected to be announced on March 7 with a retina display, 4G LTE, and a
> quad-core CPU.
>
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> Speed Up Mission Control Animations in Mac OS X Lion
> Posted: 14 Feb 2012 06:05 AM PST
>
>
> Boosting the speed of Mission Control animations can make Mac OS X Lion feel
> a bit faster when switching between windows, spaces, and apps within the
> feature. It’s easy to do and reversible if you decide you don’t like it,
> launch the Terminal to get started.
>
> Speed Up Mission Control Animations
>
> This will speed up Mission Control quite noticeably but still maintain a
> decent looking animation:
>
> defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.15
>
> Now kill the Dock to restart Mission Control:
>
> killall Dock
>
> Do a three-fingered swipe up or down to see the difference in speed.
>
> Super Fast Mission Control Animations
> If you want extremely fast animations, this is your defaults write command:
>
> defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1
>
> Again, kill the Dock for changes to take effect:
>
> killall Dock
>
> As you may have guessed, you can adjust the animation speeds by changing the
> number after the -float flag, the larger the number the slower the animation,
> and the lower the number the faster the animation. The default setting is
> probably about 0.2 or 0.25, meaning anything larger than that starts to be
> slower than default. Whole numbers become increasingly slow, similar to
> holding down the shift key.
>
> Slowing Down Mission Control Animations
> This is marginally slower, but can quickly become a nuisance with usability:
>
> defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 1
>
> Followed by:
>
> killall Dock
>
> Disable Mission Control Animations
> This removes all animations, making Mission Control just snap in and out:
>
> defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0
>
> Killing the Dock is required for the animations to disappear:
>
> killall Dock
>
> The effect of disabling the animation is quite jarring and unless you’re
> trying to preserve frame rate for some reason it’s not very pleasant.
>
> Return to Default Mission Control Animation Speeds
>
> Want Mission Control to be back to normal? Use the following defaults command
> to clear any customizations, returning to the default setting:
>
> defaults delete com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration; killall Dock
>
> Check out more of our Misson Control tips.
>
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