[Macworld]

Post your comments for New Year's resolution: Vanquish technology vices here

[thubsch]

The third way to remove iPhone apps is using the iTunes program on your computer to which the iOS device syncs: Get to the listing of apps on your iOS device (in 11.01, the 2nd button from the right, just below the title bar brings up a pull-down menu of the devices your computer can detect, either by WiFi or if they are plugged in). This listing presents the apps on your iOS device sorted in one of five ways (e.g., by size), so you can quickly go through the list and decide which ones to "Remove." While at it, you can also reorganize the apps between the screens and any iOS folders you have. Then "Sync," and the reorganization is transferred to your iOS device.

If you plan to do some extensive "Spring cleaning," the iTunes interface is much more effective.

[cagleracing]

The best way to delete apps from an Android phone is to correct your mistake and step up to an iPhone. Give Apple a try and you'll like what you experience.

[MacPower]

I agree with thubsch. iTunes is the most robust and effective way to clean out and organize your iOS apps.

Why this writer didn't mention this I don't know. It could be Macworlds anti iTunes stance.

Get over it.

[bastion]

 Macworld, on 01 January 2013 - 03:30 AM, said:

The first step in cleaning up these files is to sort them. On both Macs and PCs, the Desktop is a folder as well as a virtual space. On a Mac, right-click the desktop, choose Sort By from the contextual menu, and choose a sort criterion. On Windows, right-click and choose Arrange Icons By or Sort By (depending on the version of Windows you’re using); then choose a criterion.

Or, if you've actually got your desktop in some semblance of organization that you don't want destroyed while you're looking for some neglected things you can prune, you can open a Finder or Explorer window pointed at the desktop and do your sorting and experimenting in there. That's ~/Desktop on a Mac and C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Desktop on a default Windows installation.

[Vafudhr]

People still keep things on the desktop?!? With all the smart folder, metadata, spotlight and gimmicks you are still cluttering the desktop?!

My new years resolution is to keep using my old hardware as long as it can lasts and not buy new things only to satisfy a false sense of accomplishment dictated by social pressure and marketing strategies.

Cheers

[macless]

That Is also my new years resolution. Like who buys a new car every 6 months or every year even.

[kinoav8r]

What's with the Android thing? I thought this was MAC-world.

[bastion]

 Vafudhr, on 03 January 2013 - 07:29 AM, said:

People still keep things on the desktop?!? With all the smart folder, metadata, spotlight and gimmicks you are still cluttering the desktop?!

It's only clutter if it's disorganized or purposeless.

[bastion]

 kinoav8r, on 04 January 2013 - 02:51 AM, said:

What's with the Android thing? I thought this was MAC-world.

Odd as it may seem, I'm given to understand some Mac users have Android phones. I don't understand it, but then I don't understand why most people have mobile phones at all.

[MollyS]

Thank you! Totally agree with the "only clutter if it's disorganized or purposeless" comment. If I put something away in a folder (on the computer or in the physical world), subconsciously I think it's been handled.

[golfintosh]

>>>Odd as it may seem, I'm given to understand some Mac users have Android phones. I don't understand it, but then I don't understand why most people have mobile phones at all.

I have Android/Galaxy S3 because -

1. The iPhone is TOO SMALL!
2. The AT&T Store had NO STOCK of iPhone 5s and I needed to change plans immediately (couldn't wait for weeks).

[everynameiwanthasbeentaken]

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What's with the Android thing? I thought this was MAC-world.

I am a long time, dedicated Mac user. I also use an Android phone. In an article such as this one, it is quite appropriate—and appreciated—to include tips for Android users. Remember, there are far more Android phones out there than iPhones. Certainly, I am not the only Mac-head with an Android phone!

[sportyguy209]

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>>>Odd as it may seem, I'm given to understand some Mac users have Android phones. I don't understand it, but then I don't understand why most people have mobile phones at all. I have Android/Galaxy S3 because - 1. The iPhone is TOO SMALL! 2. The AT&T Store had NO STOCK of iPhone 5s and I needed to change plans immediately (couldn't wait for weeks).

Actually, I'd prefer a smaller phone than my iPhone 5. I'd like the features, capabilities, and thinness of the 5 in the smaller 4 length. Don't need a larger screen, but if it came in a smaller size that would be great. What I mean is that I'd like a 4 in length, but have the screen go edge to edge. If the 4's screen was like that, it would fit in the 4.