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Fixing iTunes 12 Crashes On Windows 10

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iTunes 12 iconInstallation problems and crashes – the never-ending story of iTunes on Windows systems. Although it is proved that iTunes 12 is running on Windows 10 (technical preview), the number of users reporting issues with iTunes on Windows 10 is permanently increasing. And the pattern seems to be the same as it is on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1: Either installation problems or crashes are reported. But you don’t need to be desperate: iTunes 12 crashes and installation problems on Windows 10 can be fixed following the workarounds already described for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.   Read more... (251 words & 3 images, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)

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How To Install Windows 10 For Phones (Technical Preview)

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Windows 10 icon blueDo you want to install Windows 10 for phones (technical preview) on your Windows Phone? Learn how to download and install Windows 10 for phones (technical preview). On February 12, 2015, Microsoft announced the first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones. So far, only certain Windows Phones are compatible to Windows 10 for Phones (technical preview), e.g. the Nokia Lumia 635. The Lumia 520 is yet not supported.  Read more... (428 words & 8 images, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

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Plex, PlexConnect And OpenPlex Running On Apple TV 7.2 beta

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Plex icon with Apple TV logoPlex (v0.9.11.0, October 12, 2014), PlexConnect (v0.5, December 14, 2014) and OpenPlex (beta 0.4.2, January 15, 2015) running on Apple TV 7.2 beta (“iOS 8.3″) and Mac OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta 2 (build number 14D87h, “pre-release”). On February 23, 2015, Apple released the Apple TV 7.2 beta (build number 7504) software and iOS 8.3 beta 2. Similar to Apple TV 7.0.3, the Apple TV 7.2 beta software is only available for Apple TV 3rd generation (Model number A1427 – AppleTV3,1 – MD199LL/A) and 3rd generation rev a (Model number A1469 – AppleTV3,2 – MD199LL/A). This means that the final Apple TV 7.1 software will only work on Apple TV 3 (3rd generation) and not on Apple TV 2 (2nd generation).  Read more... (447 words & 4 images, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

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OneCalendar Syncs Google Calendars With Windows 10

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OneCalendar icon largeOneCalendar syncs Google Calendars with Windows 10 (Technical preview). Both multiple Google calendars and Gmail accounts are supported. Further more, you can add Exchange calendars (including Office 365), Facebook events and birthdays and outlook.com calendars (hotmail, live calendars). So far, Windows 10 calendar app is only able to sync Google calendars and iCloud calendars via ‘read-only’ mode. You can download and install OneCalendar from the Windows 10 App Store (beta).  Read more... (299 words & 8 images, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

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How To Sync Google Contacts With Windows 10 People App

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Google Contacts icon newLearn how to sync Google contacts with Windows 10 People app. This work-around is an updated version of ‘Setting Up Google Contacts In Windows 8 And RT Contact App‘. It also applies to Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (Technical preview, build 9926). In the same way, you can sync your Microsoft Exchange contacts, Skype contacts, Yahoo! contacts, Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts, Sina Weibo contacts and Twitter contacts. However, you cannot sync iCloud contacts with Windows 10 People app.  Read more... (494 words & 11 images, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

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SyncToy 2.1 Compatible With Windows 10

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Synctoy iconSyncToy 2.1 is compatible with Windows 10 (technical preview). Despite it is officially only compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, SyncToy 2.1 is also working on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. SyncToy 2.1 is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations, e.g. network drives and Windows PC. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.  Read more... (395 words & 5 images, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

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Windows 10: How To Format External Hard Drives To FAT32

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Windows 10 icon blueLearn how to format external hard drives to FAT32 without 32GB limitation on Windows 10. The former recommendation fat32formatter is an excellent small tool to format external hard drives to FAT32 on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, but does not work anymore on Windows 10. Fat32formatter can be started, but you cannot format any drive. I found the freeware Macrorit Disk Partition Expert v3.5.6 and it is working seamlessly on Windows 10, although the recommendation is only up to Windows 8.1.  Read more... (304 words & 5 images, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

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Plex, PlexConnect And OpenPlex Running On Mac OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite Beta 1

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Plex icon with Apple TV logoPlex (v0.9.11.0, October 12, 2014), PlexConnect (v0.5, December 14, 2014) and OpenPlex (beta 0.4.2, January 15, 2015) running on Apple TV 7.0.3 (“iOS 8.1.3″) and Mac OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta 1 (build number 14D72i) released on February 5, 2015. I positively tested on an Apple TV 3 running on Apple TV 7.0.3 software and Apple TV 7.1 beta 1 software. 

Mac OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta 1 adds the awaited new Photos app and the WiFi issues seem to be resolved at last.  Read more... (481 words & 3 images, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

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miApple.me – Tech.Blog: iTunes Podcast Published

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miApple.me Logo square 2048x2048 pixelsmiApple.me – Tech.Blog just released its iTunes Podcast. The iTunes Podcast of miApple.me – Tech.Blog delivers ‘How-to’s’ for Mac and Windows related issues. The iTunes Podcast is available for subscription on iTunes for Mac OS X, Windows, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Beside miApple.me’s YouTube Channel miApple.tv, the iTunes Podcast is another option to follow miApple.me – Tech.Blog’s tutorials and latest news.  Read more... (154 words & 3 images, estimated 37 secs reading time)

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Plex, PlexConnect And OpenPlex Running On Apple TV 7.1 beta

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Plex icon with Apple TV logoPlex (v0.9.11.0, October 12, 2014), PlexConnect (v0.5, December 14, 2014) and OpenPlex (beta 0.4.2, January 15, 2015) running on Apple TV 7.1 beta (“iOS 8.2 beta”) and Mac OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite final release (build number 14C109). On February 2, 2015, Apple released the Apple TV 7.1 beta (build number 7002) software and iOS 8.2 beta. Similar to Apple TV 7.0.3, the Apple TV 7.1 beta software is only available for Apple TV 3rd generation (Model number A1427 – AppleTV3,1 – MD199LL/A) and 3rd generation rev a (Model number A1469 – AppleTV3,2 – MD199LL/A). This means that the final Apple TV 7.1 software will only work on Apple TV 3 (3rd generation) and not on Apple TV 2 (2nd generation).  Read more... (425 words & 3 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)