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iOS 10 Apple’s release notes in full

By Rob (James Robinson)iOS
If you love details then you’re in for a treat. Apple have published the full release notes for iOS 10.

13
Sep

iOS 10 / 10.0.1 Direct Download Links

By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, iOS, iPad, iPhone
If you’d like to download the iOS 10 firmware files and perform a clean install (via iTunes) on your iDevice(s)…

How to: Toggle Apple Watch between Miles and Kilometres

By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, How To
Kilometres (or kilometers depending on which version of English you use!) aren’t the distance measurement of choice for many citizens…

Apple Watch bashing – the new cool amongst Apple tech writers?

By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, Opinion
The Apple Watch turned one last week. In the run up to its first birthday I noticed a build up…

How to: Fix Ubuntu repository error when running apt-get update

By Rob (James Robinson)How To, Plex, Technology, Ubuntu
I look after several Ubuntu servers. A couple of them recently threw up an error whilst I was running routine…

How to: Install OS X Leopard on a PPC Mac using an external USB device

By Rob (James Robinson)How To, Mac, OS X
I recently got hold of a iMac G5 (PPC) that was heading for the recycling centre. I thought I’d have…

How to: Add a iCloud Drive shortcut to the OS X dock

By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, How To, Mac, OS X
When iCloud Drive first came out I was frustrated by Apple stopping me from creating a shortcut to the path…

How to: Fix iOS not updating applications

By Rob (James Robinson)App Store, Apple, How To, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTouch
There are occasions where our (mostly) perfect portable Apple iDevices (yes, I’m still using that term!) don’t quite work…

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