Are you having trouble backing up you iPhone using iTunes?   If it’s hanging at step 2 of 5, this solution may work for you too:

1) Reset your synchronisation history

2) Delete all previous backups (C:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup)

3) Right click on command prompt and select “Run as Administrator”

4) run the command “netsh winsock reset”

5) As always, finish with a reboot!

Hope this works for you too!

Is iOS 5 killing your battery life?   See our recent iOS 5 Battery post for a discussion of the problem

Let us know your experience in the poll below :

New reports are starting to appear on Twitter that the recent iOS 5 update is having detrimental effects on iPhone battery life.

Some people are putting this down to the new notification system included in iOS 5, however we’ve been unable to confirm this so far.   The problem appears to only affect some users though, with others even reporting better battery life?

Searches for iOS Battery have certainly increased this month on Google as you can see in the chart below:

Are you experiencing the same problem?   If so, let us know in the comments.

Update 1: Vote in our poll and let us know your experience

Update 2: Interesting suggestion from @HalifaxTech – could this be due to the new location aware reminders continually polling for your current location?

It looks like the WiFi stability problems are still happening on OS X Lion, even though there have been reported fixes under the 10.7.1 and 10.7.2 patches.

I’ve taken a look at the latest 10.7.2 WiFi related tweets and here are the results:

So it looks like in general, most people are still seeing WiFi related problems with OS X even after the 10.7.2 update.

Check out our other post for a list of possible workarounds/solutions for OS X WiFi dropouts.

Looks like Apple are struggling to keep up with demand for iOS 5 updates today!

If you’re receiving the message “internal error” or “3200”, it’s due to Apple’s servers not coping with the demand.

In fact error 3200 is now trending on Twitter as so many people are reporting the problem.

You can keep re-trying the update and maybe get through, or wait until later when things have calmed down a bit.

Don’t forget – run a backup before updating as some people are reporting lost apps having updated today.

Lots of people on Twitter are currently reporting issues when upgrading to iOS 5 which was released by Apple today.

Apparently many people are losing apps, music and photos during the upgrade process.

Make sure that you run a complete backup via iTunes before installing this update, and if possible take your own copy of the iTunes files before running the install.

We’ll update this post with further news and suggestions as we here them.

If you’ve experienced problems, lost apps, and/or have solutions, please let us know in the comments.

Latest Tweets:

Apple have just announced that they’ve released the v10.7.2 patch for OS X.    The major feature in this update is support for iCloud, however there are a number of fixes too.

Commenters are still reporting problems with WiFi and OS X, however one of the fixes mentioned in the release notes is:

“Address an issue that may cause a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep”

Let us know if this patch helps with your WiFi connectivity!

Here’s the list of other fixes included in the patch:

• Allow reordering of desktop spaces and full screen apps in Mission Control.
• Enable dragging files between desktop spaces and full screen apps.
• Address an issue that may cause the menu bar to not appear in full screen apps.
• Improve the compatibility of Google contact syncing in Address Book.
• Address an issue that may cause Keynote to become temporarily unresponsive.
• Improve VoiceOver compatibility with Launchpad.
• Address an issue that may cause a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep.
• Enable booting into Lion Recovery from a locally connected Time Machine backup drive.
• Resolve an issue that causes screen zoom to stop working.
• Improve Active Directory and LDAP integration.
• Resolve an issue with Mail in which you may be unable to send through your MobileMe Mail account.
• Resolve an issue with Mail when searching.
• Address an issue that could cause iChat to prompt you for an account password which has already been saved.
• This update also includes RAW image compatibility for additional digital cameras.
• Disk Image (.dmg) and installer packages (.pkg) files are no longer included in “safe” file types.

Release Notes

Update – latest tweet show mixed reactions – fixed for some people and broken for others:

Apple has now released an update to their recent OS X Lion release.    This update reportedly has fixes to WiFi – a problem that lots of users have been experiencing.

You can update now using the OS X update utility:

Further information on the update can be found here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4764

Let us know in the comments if this fixes your WiFi problems.

A commenter over at our post discussing the problems people are seeing with WiFi since upgrading to OS X Lion has posted a possible solution from Apple:

“I have a Macbook, and was experiencing the EXACT annoying problem. I called the apple support phone number and they gave me a solution to the problem and it finally works again!”

1. Go to system preferences and open or click Network

2. On the Wifi tab, click on Advanced button near the lower right corner

3. On the Wi-Fi tab go to the Preferred Networks box where it lists the networks your computer knows to connect to

4. Now delete all of the networks that you do not recognize, especially ones that may be in your apartment building or that your computer may be in range of. Make sure that your network is at the top of the list. You can drag them. The tech person said it was ok to have a couple other ones, but to make sure that mine was at the top of the list.

5. Click OK then apply. now try it out and see if it worked At first Safari gave me the same error message but about 3-5 seconds later it automatically loaded up my homepage. Then after 2 more times of shutting or putting my computer to sleep to test it, it started loading my homepage like normal again. I really hope this works for you because I know how enraging the problem is !

Let us know if this fix works for you!

Surprisingly, Apple have quietly released an update to the Mac Mini.   The new Aluminium uni-body device now comes with an HDMI port built in.

Using Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics – the new device can now take up to 8GB of RAM, which is now easily upgradeable via a removable panel underneath (see below).

Introducing The Mac Mini

Mac mini comes to the big screen.

It’s easy to connect Mac mini to the biggest screen in the house — your HDTV — courtesy of a built-in HDMI port. Plug in one HDMI cable and start enjoying content on your Mac mini in brilliant HD. Like movies and TV shows from iTunes, the Internet, and your photo library. There’s also a handy control that lets you easily adjust the output on Mac mini to fill even the biggest HDTV screen. And when you just want to listen to music, you can play your entire iTunes collection through your home entertainment center, or stream it to a set of speakers in any room via an AirPort Express Base Station.

Plenty of ports make it ready for anything.

Mac mini makes things happen. It can connect to any digital display right out of the box. In addition to HDMI, Mac mini comes with both Mini DisplayPort output and an HDMI-to-DVI adapter, so it’s ready to connect to the Apple LED Cinema Display or a third-party display you already have. You can even connect two displays to see more of your photos, movies, and files. And there’s a built-in SD card slot, which makes it easy to grab photos and videos from your digital still or video camera. Mac mini gives you ports galore: four USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 800 port, so you can plug in your keyboard, mouse, iPod, iPhone, iPad, digital camera, DV camcorder, external hard drive, printer, and just about any other device you use.

Souped-up graphics.

Mac mini refuses to act its size. It gives you next-generation NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics — the fastest integrated graphics processor on the market today — and speedy DDR3 memory. With 48 processing cores and 256MB of shared video memory, this graphics processor delivers up to twice the performance of the previous generation. It brings more pixel-pushing power to the latest 3D games and graphics-intensive applications. And you’ll notice a big difference when you

work with high-resolution photos and high-definition video. The most surprising part? You don’t have to sacrifice efficiency for speed. The NVIDIA GeForce 320M is more energy efficient than its predecessor. All of which proves you really can do more with less.