Application software. Applications, or apps, for short, is software that runs a computer.
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Best app to switch between all open windows (alternatives to Witch)
After 4 years of being a Mac user, there is only one thing that I still miss from the Windows world, and that is being able to switch with a single keystroke between all open windows in the computer.
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What iPhone apps can't you live without? [closed]
What are your "must-have" iPhone or iPod touch apps—the ones you can't live without? (Figuratively speaking, I hope.) Please omit apps that come pre-installed.
Rules
One app per answer.
Use this ...
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Is there a way to password protect individual apps?
Is it possible to password protect a specific Mac application?
For example, I am interested in protecting Mail because even if you cannot retrieve new emails, you still can read all the already ...
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How can I reinstall an application that the Mac App Store thinks is installed already?
I'm the developer of an application that is currently on the Mac App Store. I'm trying to download my own application so that I can test out the binary that is on the store. (As opposed to running it ...
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Can I record a phone call on an iPhone?
Nothing more to say than "Is there an app to record the current phone call ?" :-)
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iOS 4 - Can I close an app without it staying open in the background?
I am aware that after closing an application (pressing the home button) you can enter the multi-tasking tray, hold your finger down on an icon and close an application properly. But is there an easy ...
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Is there a way to disable OS X auto termination of applications?
Is there a way to tell OS X Lion to disable auto-termination for a given application that you do not want to auto terminate?
FYI Lion is a quitter if you did not already know, what if you don't want ...
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How do I get a refund on an iOS app I just bought?
I just bought an iPhone app knowing that it may or may not provide the feature which was the entire reason for me buying it. I figured I could always get a refund if it doesn't do what I want. It ...
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Can Facebook and other iOS 5.0 apps be installed for iPhone 3G on iOS 3.1.2?
I recently found my old iPhone 3G with iOS version 3.1.2. I'm planning to let my 4-year old nephew to use it. But then, I'm having a problem on installing apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. ...
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How can I open a .pkg file manually?
Some applications come in .pkg files, and ask for you administrator password, even if all they do is copy the binary to /Applications.
I like to have my applications in ~/Applications, and I do not ...
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Is it possible to merge two iTunes Store accounts so we can share apps and other purchases?
My wife and I each have iTunes on our PCs. Originally, I set these up with separate iTunes Store accounts. I was led to believe that we ought to do this because an email address is used for the ...
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Can I develop iPhone apps in Windows?
I would like to develop iPhone apps without using Mac OS X.
Is it possible to do this on Windows OS?
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Does deleting Mac App Store apps in Launchpad delete related files in the Library folders too?
When I delete Mac App Store apps in Launchpad, does it delete related files in the Library folders too? I mean files like preferences, application support files etc.
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How to permanently put TextEdit in the Open with… menu list?
I'm a developer and often dealing with unusual file types. If I want to open one of these files in TextEdit, I have to start it first and then open the file with it, or drag the file to the TextEdit ...
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Is there a way to sort the apps by usage frequncy?
I want to know if there's a quick way to find out the number of times one opens each app so that we can know which apps are really used by us frequently and we can sort them in that order.
I've tried ...
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How do I fix duplicate 'Open with…' options? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I modify the list of Applications under 'Open With…'?
OS X > 10.8
When right click a file, select 'Open With', some applications are duplicate.
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Is there any way to disable the Home button on an iPad?
My professor asked me to help him out to find some information about the iPad.
We are going to buy like 10 iPads to give it out to our senior of the school board and we want only the PDF file that we ...
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HTML / CSS / Javascript editor for the iPad?
I'm interested for a code editor for my iPad.
I've made a search on Apple Store for "HTML", and I've got a huge amount of results..
Can anyone recommend any of them?
It would be nice to have ...
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Changing Preview.app's default View state in Lion
One thing I dislike about Preview.app in Lion is its defaulting to Continuous Scroll as the view option when a new PDF document opens. My recollection is that previous behaviour was for the last-used ...
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Automated/Simple Deletion of Apps from iTunes Library
Is there an approach to querying the local iTunes library to remove apps that aren't currently installed on any of your devices?
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How to determine iOS app usage frequency for iPhone or iPad
I have over 200 apps on my iPhone 4 (32GB). No one needs that many apps, right? I want to organize my installed apps based on how frequently I use them, and/or how recently I last used them. I ...
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What's the best iPhone SIP app?
I was thinking of and cataloging the iPhone apps I can't live without.
Siphon is the best SIP app I've tried. MobileVOIP and TruPhone are very nice too (and don't need jailbreaking). And then I ...
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How can I remove pending downloads in iTunes?
I have an update for the Dexter game on iPhone which is 400MB in size. Since I don't play this game anymore, I deleted the app. But iTunes still wants me to download the update and tells me I have "1 ...
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Is there a C compiler for iPad?
I would like to study C using iPad. Just simple programs. So, is there a C compiler for iPad?
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How can I convert a .mov into a .gif (or a .apng)?
I want to put a .mov file I have as the background for a website. I am guessing the best way to do this would be to convert it to a .gif file but I can't find any programs that do it.
I have tried ...
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How to disable Self Control application?
I use SelfControl quite frequently for completing homework and such, but at school, while I was away from my keyboard at the white board, my friend thought it would be funny to set the timer to 10 ...
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Reinstall Purchased Mac App from AppStore
After fresh install the Mac OS X Lion, when I tried to download again my purchased mac apps with App Store, I found that they are checked as installed.
How can I reinstall my paid apps?
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If I buy an iPhone app will I have to re-purchase the app if I get a new iPhone?
I upgraded from the 3G to the iPhone 4 and forgot to backup and transfer my apps. If I attempt to purchase apps that I have previously purchased, will the Apple store charge me? Or will it recognize ...
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My Notes app accidentally got deleted from my iPhone 4s and I cannot locate it in the app list in iTunes when I synch. Any ideas?
I accidentally deleted the Notes app and cannot find it (although when I do a spotlight search it does come up). Any ideas how I restore it to my screen? Thanks!
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Mac App Store: Don't show updates for an uninstalled app
I downloaded the free trial ('lite') version of an app on the Mac App Store. I didn't like the app, so I uninstalled it from my computer.
However, the App Store wants me to install updates for this ...
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Run AppleScript after waking from Sleep?
Is there an easy way to run an AppleScript or application immediately (or a brief delay of X seconds) after waking up from sleep?
I'm looking for a solution that doesn't involve a 3rd-party app.
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An app to play youtube in background on ipad
Is there an app for iPad to keep playing youtube videos in background, even if I switch app ?
ps. Im not interested in playing in safari, with the multitasking trick. I want something super easy to ...
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Is there any way to delete the Personal (Web) notebook and create new notebooks from OneNote for iOS?
I've tried deleting from the web interface, but it only recreates it immediately. I'd love to be able to click the new note icon in the middle of the taskbar but it defaults to this Unfiled Notes ...
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Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on MacOSX?
Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on Mac OSX and or iOS?
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How can I open a single app by an unidentified developer without allowing all
I know to secure safety it is now not allowed anymore to open apps that were not downloaded from the mac app store.
But surely there is a workaround for this to open an app that you know is 'good' ...
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iOS apps “could not be purchased at this time”
Every time I open the App Store on my iPad, after about 30 seconds, a message appears saying that a number of apps "could not be purchased at this time." This problem seems to originate by attempting ...
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Is there a tool I can use to securely wipe data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?
Is there a tool or application that will securely wipe an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad (i.e. any iOS device?)
I'm not interested in a complete wipe that would brick the device. Rather, I'd want to ...
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Does the developer of a Mac OS X app get the crash reports when the app crashes?
If an app crashes while I'm using it in OS X I get a little (apparently) OS-driven dialog that lets me "report the crash to Apple". It sends along a stack trace and some other system information.
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How can I find out which apps I have already downloaded on my iPhone?
When you attempt to download an app that costs money, you will not be charged if you already bought the app. After you press buy and enter your iTunes password, it will say "You have already purchased ...
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How can I view/inspect my Mac’s Parameter RAM (NVRAM)?
Inspired by this question I started looking for apps that allow to read the data saved in my Mac’s Parameter RAM. Aside from a very antique (pre OS X) application for Classic, I could not find any. Is ...
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Software to synchronize two directories (local/remote)
I need software that would detect changes in directory (A) every 5 seconds or so and upload/delete changed files from/at (B) remote directory.
I found non-commercial software, ...
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Why can't I use .app bundles symlinked into /Applications as default in the 'open with' dialog?
I have installed emacs with homebrew, with the --cocoa flag, which makes homebrew create an .app bundle in /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/<version>/Emacs.app. I have symlinked the .app bundle into ...
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How can I remove this half-downloaded app from my iPhone?
On my iPhone homescreen there's an app which in an half-downloaded(actually, more like barely downloaded) state -
(In case you're curious, I was trying to download Rage during it's ...
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iPhone Apps in Waiting mode for the last 4 days
I tried to download the "Dictionary Free" app from the App Store four days ago, but it's been stuck in "Waiting" ever since. I've tried everything: rebooting the phone, restoring from an iTunes ...
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Best practice for installing applications for multiple users?
I have a MBP with Lion (10.7.3) on it and there are two user accounts on it, I use them to seperate work and private stuff, but when I install apps, I generally want to use/upgrade/remove them using ...
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One Apple ID or Two?
Can someone please help me out? I currently own an iPhone and an iPad and my son has a iPod touch 4th Generation. iCloud works well between them, but my wife is looking to get an iPhone as well. If ...
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iTunes shows App Updates Badge, but no updates are available
On my iTunes page, it is showing a 7 next to Apps to indicate I have 7 apps with available updates. When I click on the link to show available updates, regardless of which iTunes account I have, it ...
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What is a good GTD app with cloud sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac?
I am looking for a good GTD (todo/task/project management) app that has cloud sync. I'd like it to be on my iPhone, iPad and Mac. Web app would be nice, too.
OmniFocus is the closest thing I've found ...
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Why are past purchases no longer showing after I change country of my Apple ID?
Recently I’ve changed the country in my Apple ID account. While everything else's fine there's an issue with my purchases. All Apps that were purchased before the change don't appear in Purchased ...
