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How to Track Friends with your iPhone

The Find Friends app on your iPhone or iPad lets you track friends and family members who give you permission. It’s an incredibly useful tool. Here’s how to make it work for you.

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Use your iPhone as a handy magnifying glass

I’ve reached that age where I just can’t read tiny print — such as the ingredients on labels at the supermarket — without taking off my glasses and moving the package until my eyes can focus. With a low-cost and very handy app I can solve that problem. Adam Engst explains how.

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Tap and Hold in iOS and Lion reveals unexpected choices

Tap and hold a virtual key on iOS5 to see more options.

Tap and hold on a letter or symbol on an iOS virtual keyboard to see and select alternate characters while typing. Also tap and hold on the Delete key to quickly delete chunks of text. Here’s how. And as a bonus: find out what Lion does with Tap and Hold!

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How to use a Yeti Microphone with the iPad 2

Did you know you can connect an external microphone to your iPad and make music? I had no idea — but that’s what musician Pat Rice-Moule does. She generously shared her Tips for making it work. Read on.

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