With the unveiling of iTunes 10, it is reported that Apple has removed the “create your own ringtone” feature. After the launch of the iPhone, feature was first introduced. It lets iPhone users to create ringtones from a track purchased from the iTunes store. As Mac Life realized, the feature is still found on iTunes 9.2.1 but is no longer built into iTunes 10. You can still use a manual method to create your own custom ringtone for your iPhone by using iTunes 10 for free.

If you want to create your own custom iPhone Ringtone , simply follow the step-by-step procedures. As I am a Mac user, the guide is written particularly for Mac user. That said, it should also work for those using Windows. I have highlighted the difference (if any) so Windows user can also follow. What if you are using the older version of iTunes (say, iTunes 9)? Despite the guide is specifically written for iTunes 10 user, you can also follow it to create ringtone on older iTunes version. The procedures are very similar. Okay, let’s get started. Step by Step Procedures to Create Free Ringtone on iTunes 10.

1. Launch iTunes and pick a song you want to convert to ringtone
2. Right-click on the song and click “Get Info” to view the song properties
3. Select “Option” and fill in the “Start time” & “Stop time” to extract the song you want to create as your iPhone ringtone. Ensure that the length is not longer than 30 secs. Otherwise, iTunes will not recognize it as a ringtone.
4. When you are ready, click “OK” to confirm.
5. Again, right-click on the song and select “Create ACC Version”.
6. iTunes automatically extracts the portion of song you have instructed in the previous step. The new song file is 30 sec in length. That’s the song you work on from step 6 and onwards.
7. Next, right-click on the song and select “Show in Finder”. This will launch Finder and locate the song file you just created. (Note: For Windows user, you should choose “Show in Windows Explorer” instead.)
8. Rename the file extension from “.m4a” to “.m4r”.
9. Next, go back to iTunes. Right-click on the song you have created and select “Delete”.
10. Click “Remove” to confirm the removal > click “Keep File” when you’re prompted. This instructs iTunes to remove the song from iTunes library & keep the actual file.
11. Go back, double-click on the ringtone file (with extension .m4r) you have just renamed. Your ringtone will automatically add to your iTunes’ ringtone library. You can sync it to iPhone using iTunes.

If the appearance of the iPhone, iPad and iPod is lost and you want to have similar appearance on your Windows PC then iOS Pack is the best choice for you. It’s a transformation pack that helps you to bring Apple’s iOS devices look of to your Windows 7 computer. iOS Skin Pack changes the overall appearance of the operating system including boot screen, login screen and Windows Explorer. The package also includes cursors, wallpaper, icons, visual style and some extras. Below are the steps for transforming Windows 7 into iOS with iOS Skin pack.

1. Before installing iOS Skin Pack on your computer, you should create a system restore point, disable the User Account Control (UAC) and close all open programs.
2. After performing the above recommendations, just download iOS Skin Pack and run the file setup (exe) that you downloaded to start installing the packet processing on your computer.
3. The installer offers quick installation (Quick) and Custom (Custom). The custom installation allows you to select the components of the packet processing you want to install on your PC.
4. The package also includes the UxTheme Patch file needed for the installation of third-party themes in Windows 7.
5. After completing installation, restart your computer to apply the look of Windows 7 iOS.

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Research and development exploring new possibilities in information technology, life for all is cosseted by the advantages of luxurious tech goodies. One such goodie is the iPhone and the iPad from Apple. Music wherever you go is what iPad facilitates while iPhone is like your mobile phone and also has all the features of iPad. Undoubtedly, your iPhone or iPad has all your personal information, chat history, text messages, pictures, music files and may be even some confidential data; data which you cannot afford to lose.

So how do you ensure that the backup in your iPad or iPhone is safe? Encryption of password will protect your iPad or iPhone and the steps to follow are pretty simple. This can be done with the help of iTunes application. But before you encrypt or delete the backup, it is essential to check whether iTunes is available on your PC. If yes, the whole process can be completed with a few clicks on your system. The step by step procedure to do this is as follows:

• Open the iTunes application on your system.
• Connect your iPhone or iPad using the USB cable to your system.
• Now, click on the newly found hardware on your system i.e. iPad or iPhone.
• Click on the ‘Options’ of your Apple device and select ‘Encrypt iDevice Backup’.
• A dialog box will appear asking you to create a password. One important factor is to never forget the password since you will not be able to recreate it again.
• Once you click on ‘Set Password’, iTunes will automatically encrypt the backup of your Apple device.

Now you can be sure that without the password you have set, it is not possible for anybody to sneak into your personal data. Likewise, deleting the old backup in your iPad or iPhone is an uncomplicated process; you can complete this task in a few simple steps. The algorithm to go by is as follows:

• Open iTunes application on the system.
• Click on ‘Preferences’ in the Operating System (OS) in the computer.
• Click on the ‘Device’ button and you will get a list of all your backups.
• Click on ‘Delete Backup’ and all is done.

When you delete your old backups in your iPhone or iPad, you get a comparable amount of free disk space without wasting much time. Following these simple steps, you can be sure that your critical information is safe and sound, be it in anyone’s hands.

Mac OS X has a great demand with the credits of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system.  It is used in all parts of the world. Mac OS X has a great credit with its speed and clarity.  Many advanced technologies are implemented and we have many different versions of Mac OS X. Each new version comes up with advanced features as compared to its predecessor and becomes much in demand in the market.

Mac OS X was built with proven UNIX® foundation for multi core CPU’s. We have much useful and different functionality Mac OS X like Xcode integrated development environment and different types of user permission’s and root user can be enabled or disabled depending on the needs. The security of Mac OS X is better than any other OS, this will not get infected with the virus problem so easily or more often we won’t face any problems. We have to follow few easy steps for enabling the root users.

How to Enable the Root User in Mac OS X: To enable root user in Mac OS X is a simple task for the Mac OS X users.  But people think that when they enable root user in Mac OS X it will get into problems or system will get messed up. Unless we do something wrong with the wrong commands or do wrong operations in the root user there will not be any problem in enabling the root user in Mac OS X. The root user is also known as super user. Once we enable root user in Mac OS X and we login to root user the root user has the permission to delete any files in any place of the system, even the system files can be deleted.

Steps to enable Root User:  Administrator account plays a major role in enabling the root user in Mac OS X. We need to know the administrator password and we need to login as admin in the system then we need to choose Utilities in Finder’s Go menu.  In Go menu we need to Select Directory Utility.  We need to click on the lock button and unlock it in Directory Utility window.

It needs administrator user name and password. After entering correct user name and password we can see the lock icon as unlock. Then we need to click on the edit and choose enable root user and there opens a pop up with password and verify password.

Root user is enabled successfully.  We can logout and login to root user now. We can enable root user from other users created by admin also they are not admin users they are guest users but if they know the user name and password they are allowed to change password.

Mac OS X is usually used by professionals. One might wonder why anyone would want to disable a certain key. Caps Lock key is given in the system to have some use. This key is very sparsely used by MAC users, but the main idea behind disabling is not the presence of the key. Disabling is required because one tends to accidentally press the key and that may cause discomfort and irritation at work. Imagine typing some text and later realizing that you have to retype it because you have accidentally pressed the Caps Lock key. One has to again type the text in lower case. This is the reason why most people prefer to have the Caps Lock key to have no action.

The steps involved in how to disable caps lock on Mac OS X is very simple. The steps are simpler when compared to disabling Caps Lock in Windows. When you want to do the same in Windows, you will have to use registry hack. Any key can be mapped to some other key if a person wishes to disable it. When you want to disable the Caps Lock key in Mac OS X, you can remap this key to some other key. Here are the steps involved in disabling the key. You can do it in two simple steps.

Step 1: Head to System Preferences
The starting step for disabling Caps Lock in Mac OS X, is to head into the System Preferences options. After reaching this, you will see a keyboard icon in the list. You will have to click on this icon.

Step 2: Changing Caps Lock
When you have reached the keyboard panel, you will see Modifier keys button at the bottom of the window. You will have to change the action of the Caps Lock key. You can change Caps Lock to ‘no action’ if you do not want the key to do any function. Otherwise, you can make the key follow any other command. The key can be remapped to Option, Command or Control Key, etc.

These steps will change the function of the Caps Lock key or disable it altogether. Disabling Caps Lock key means it will not have any function. Many people refrain from doing so. It is either because they are not aware about the procedure of changing the caps lock key or because they feel that the task of changing it is too tedious. However, as you have seen in this article, the task is quite easy and can be completed in a few simple steps, so if the Caps Lock key is disturbing you or hampering your work, disable it and work smoothly.

If you are tired of using the same old default web browser on your iOS, why not try something new? When you have the option of using Atomic, Skyfire, Opera Mini, why stick to the boring default iOS browser? In this article we would learn how to change the default web browser in iOS.

In case your iOS device is jailbroken, you may go for the Browser Changer application. This utility is simple to use. It allows you to change your default browser to the browser of your choice. With this, you can make your preferred browser as the default browser on your system. If you are looking for Browser Changer, it is recommended to go to Cydia.
After installing this application, open it by going to Settings.
In the Browser Changer window, you will see the option ‘Enable Changer’, this should be turned on. Another option under the General settings is the ‘Selected Browser’ option; select the browser of your choice under this option. This would set your selected browser as the default browser for opening various links.
As mentioned above there are a number of web browsers that can be used on iOS. Once you have the Browser Changer application installed on your system you may change your default browser anytime you want.

iPhones avails maximum number of application to its users with all of these applications iPhones are now also availing the application related to Health. People who step back to going to skin specialists dn’t need to visit there coz iPhones new application is providing more than 100 disease’s High Defination pictures with their Causes, Symptoms, Precautions and their explanations too. In this DermoMap HD, user can diagnose, compare and practice too (medical professionals /students). It is available in 2 languages One is English and another is Spanish.

DermoMap HD iPhone apps is in very easy english that can be easily understand by students, medical and non-medical professionals, house wife and any age’s people. There are pictures of all type of skin problems which can be easily diagnosis by the users themselves. There is an alphabetical sequence of skin diseases which helps users to search skin disease easily and user can compare the skin problem by clicking their disease and compare with the given skin disease’s picture.
DermoMap is a useful tool to guide in the diagnosis of various dermatological conditions. It provides periodically updated information about the general symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of each disease. DermoMap helps promote, build up and spread dermatological knowledge. It features 4 intuitive, visual and practical sections specifically created to enjoy a truly “iPhone experience:” This application contains pathology images that may cause distress to sensitive people.

Transferring music from your ipod to the computer is quite easy. However, the procedure of moving songs back to the PC via iPod is something that most of you might not be aware of. This article discusses a few simple steps by following which you can transfer music from iPod to computer.

1. Open windows explorer and go to the Tools option, you will get a folder options under tool, under which there would be an option of ‘View’, which needs to be clicked.
Click on view and go to the advanced settings list, there you will get an option of Hidden files and folders. Check the ‘show hidden files and folders’ button and click Ok.
On pressing ‘Ok’ you will get a pop up which would alert you for your windows security. You can ignore this warning.

2. It is now time to plug your iPod in the PC. The windows will detect your iPod and you’ll be able to view a folder named iPod on your computer. This means that the device has been attached properly to your PC.
Now, double-click on the iPod folder and go to the sub-folders; first to the ‘iPod_Control folder’ and then to the ‘music folder’.
You’ll be able to find all your music files in the music folder. However, you won’t find a proper list of your music files. These would all be cluttered around in several small folders. You will also notice that the names of these music files are jumbled. However, don’t get confused, the names of these files can be sorted out with the help of the ID3 tags as these tags remain in place even after transferring to these files PC.

3. Now, create a new folder on the hard-drive and copy paste all the music files into it. Delete all the small folders created by your iPod once you have pasted all the music files into your new folder. This way you will have all the music at a single place.

4. Now, open iTunes and follow the below mentioned steps:
Select Preferences under the Edit option
Select the folder in which you have copied all the music files under the General ‘sub-tab’ under the Advanced tab
Now, check the “keep iTunes Music Folder organized” box and then click Ok.
You must also ensure that all the earlier music files are removed from iTunes.

5. Click ‘File’ under iTunes and select ‘add folder to library’.
Select the folder in which you have copied all your music files.
Your music will now be re-imported to your playlist and that too with the correct song and album names. Be patient as this process may take some time.
Now go back to Windows Explorer and select ‘View’ in Folder options under Tools, just as you did in the beginning of the process and reverse what you did earlier in order to hide the files again. It is also recommended to uncheck the ‘keep iTunes Music Folder organized’ option.