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iOS 5 Update Available

tekgoblin writes "Apple has released the iOS 5 update. To update to iOS 5 just open iTunes with your iDevice connected to your computer and press update. I recommend doing a manual backup of your iDevice and make sure all your apps are transferred."

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  1. umm... by Mockylock · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Already years ahead of everything else"? I'm guessing that's why they're adding features that catch up to Android and even some from WP7. But, hey.. if you're a fan, it doesn't mean you need to know about other devices around you, as long as it's shiny and made by Apple, it will suffice.. and if it doesn't, they'll make sure that you think it does.

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    "Please, shut up. Just when I think you can't say anything more stupid, you speak again." -Archie Bunker.
  2. Re:As usual, not the first for the basics by Mike+Buddha · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But Time Machine just rolls it all up to work perfectly with no learning curve.

    ...except when it doesn't work, ditches your backup volume, and requires a complete new backup. Please stop pretending that Apple technology is more than it is.

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    by Mike Buddha -- Someday the mountain might get him, but the law never will.
  3. Re:That didn't take too long to fail by quietwalker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Savor your walled garden, secure in the knowledge that because you're not trusted enough to meddle with it, nothing can go wrong. This is, after all, what users want.

  4. Troll? Re:That didn't take too long to fail by Moridineas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Are you trolling? I don't think anything at all you've said in your posts is right?

    1) A brand new full iTunes download is 103mb, not 700 as you claimed.

    2) I've never ever had to do anything remotely like you claim about removing kernel extensions and rebooting 3 times with iTunes, and in the past month I have bounced forwards and backwards between several beta versions. (b8 -> b9 -> b7 -> 10.5 all worked flawlessly). Just download a new version of iTunes and the installer will upgrade it anyway.

    3) I just dragged iTunes to the trash. OSX asked for my password. I entered it. It deleted.

    4) If you're not comfortable with GUI instructions and are at all competent with a bash/csh commandline, just fire up terminal and using su or sudo delete to your heart's contact. kextstat / kextunload / kextload can be used to view, load, and unload kernel extensions, but I've only ever had to use those commands when I was developing one. sudo rm -fr /Applications/iTunes.app/ etc

    5) Absolutely false what you claimed about Apple expecting a crashed iPhone to just drain off the battery.

    I'm afraid I've only fed into your ego honey pot, but whatever...