How-to
How to erase an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
For those times when you need to start from scratch, here's how to erase an iPad and restore it to factory settings.
How to make your own iPhone ringtones
Just because Apple charges for iPhone ringtones doesn't mean we should have to pay for them. Follow our step-by-step guide to creating your own ringtones using your favourite MP3 files.
Sync iTunes on multiple computers
The Home Sharing feature in iTunes 9 makes the process a fairly simple one, so you can distribute the music and movies you've purchased from the iTunes store to up to five computers.
Erase useless files on your Mac
CleanMyMac does a good job of cleaning out files you don't need and freeing up space on your hard drive.
How to make video playlists for iTunes, iPod and iPhone
Video playlists are less common than their music counterparts. This guide will help you through the few hurdles worth knowing about.
Create Smart Playlists in iTunes
Smart Playlists can be used to quickly create genre playlists, sort out your least favourite tracks or keep your kid's insipid music from infecting your iPhone.
Convert your videos for the iPhone or iPod for free
Brian Tong shows you some free programs that can be used to take all your videos and move them to your iPhone or iPod.
Format a drive for Mac OS X and Windows
If you move a hard drive between the two operating systems, here's what you need to know.
Safely clean a glossy display
Find out how to remove smudges and dust from your glossy laptop display — safely.
Advanced iTunes: Get more from the software
Here's a collection of four tips for getting more out of the software — using multiple libraries on a single machine, the best uses for Smart Playlists, getting true CD-quality rips from your CD, and tips for getting perfect album art.
Move your iTunes library to an external hard drive
If you're an iTunes user whose appetite for music, movies and podcasts is outstripping the capacity of your computer, it might be a good time to think about offloading that library to an external hard drive.
Print your own CD cover in iTunes
Brian Tong shows you how to take your album art and make a custom CD cover in iTunes.
iPhone starter kit
Check out our picks for the most useful, informative, social and media-friendly of the bunch to get you started with your new iPhone or iPod Touch.
Learn how to play guitar in your browser (in 3D)
iPerform3D is a browser-based music learning system that shows users how to play guitar in 3D, and it works on both Macs and PCs.
Turn your iPod Touch into a phone
Apple may have a new mobile phone to compete with — one that runs on its iPod Touch.
I bought to av cable and my ipod classic plays movies on my tv but not my iPod touch! the videos play for like one second and then backs out to the videos menu. Do i really have to buy the cable directly from Apple? How am I having problems with the newer ipod rather than this old 5th generation ipod! Suggestions anyone?