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“Send to gallery” feature on iPhone’s photo menu?
You may have noticed the “send to web gallery” feature suddenly appear on your photo menu and wondered what the heck it was. To use this feature you will need a .mac account on your iPhone (you may already have that set up if you see this feature). You will also need an upgrade of [...]
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 | No comments -
Find wi-fi hotspots to keep you off the EDGE
Next time you lose patience with AT&T’s EDGE network, fire up JiWire’s free wi-fi finder to see if there is a speedy network nearby. This great little utility let’s you filter your searches to include free or paid hotspots. Each search result is linked to detailed information about the site along with a map.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 | No comments -
More accurate typing with iPhone’s virtual keyboard
Key-presses register as you let go of the key, not as you press it. If you are having trouble hitting the correct keys, just press and hold as you type a letter. If you hit the wrong key, slide your finger and release when you are on the correct one.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 | No comments
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iPhone tip - good at phone calls, bad at colonoscopy
Okay, this iPhone tip might be pretty obvious to most of you, but if you ever have the stinking urge to shove one up your rear, please read this story first. The iPhone’s form factor is great for the human hand, not the human ass. Thank you Gizmodo for this amusingly uncomfortable tail, er, tale.
Monday, August 6th, 2007 | One comment -
All your lists are belong to us - Listingly
To-do’s, books to buy, groceries, Home Depot shopping, wishlists… Managing all your lists could not be easier with Listingly, now fully optimized for iPhone and still 100% free. Once you sign up for the service, you can access and edit your lists from any web browser. Listingly has some nice features such as “smart lists” [...]
Monday, August 6th, 2007 | No comments -
iPhone web app portal via Leaflets
Leaflets is an iPhone application portal, of sorts, providing a suite of web apps for Search, Feeds, Newsvine, App-List, Upcoming, Flickr, and del.icio.us. The interface is very iPhone-ish and each app is optimized for the iPhone. It’s worth a bookmark if you use any of the apps in the Leaflets suite.
Monday, August 6th, 2007 | No comments -
No-frills, just news from NYTimes
Cut out all the clutter and just read the news from the New York Times by going to the NYTimes River. This text only version of the NYT web site is great when you want to catch up on current events but have to use the AT&T Edge network instead of wi-fi.
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 | One comment -
iPhone tip to make free calls
If you have an AT&T voice plan then in-network calls will be free. The following iPhone tip will help you identify which calls to your contacts that will be free.
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 | 2 comments
“In the iPhone address book, change the ‘mobile’ label for the caller’s contact info to ‘AT&T mobile,’ and that’s what will show up on your [...] -
Multi-client IM on the iPhone
Mundu is the slickest IM client currently available for the iPhone. It allows you to access all of your IM buddies on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, .Mac, and Google Talk. You can log into them all simultaneously, but you need to enter a password for each one (no master password yet). The interface feels natural and [...]
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 | No comments -
Screen capture utility for iPhone
Erica Sadun from our pals at TUAW has created a most excellent iPhone utility for capturing screenshots. That’s right, no more taking pictures of your iPhone with another camera. Erica’s utility runs from the command line and saves screen captures as PDF. You can even set the camera to no sleep and run the utility [...]
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 | One comment -
Over 20,000 free ebooks on the iPhone
BooksoniPhone.com has released the first version of its service for reading ebooks on Apple’s iPhone. BooksoniPhone allows iPhone users to view electronic books and features a native iPhone interface to navigate. No additional applications, downloads, or other software is required. Users can instantly read and choose from 20,000+ titles utilizing powerful search or browsing through [...]
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 | No comments -
See where iPhone links are going before tapping them
When in Safari, holding your fingertip down on a link instead of tapping it produces an information balloon that displays the underlying URL. The same thing happens in Mail when you hold a link, which makes this tip much more useful. Now when those “account update� e-mails appear, you can press and hold on the [...]
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 | No comments -
Prevent car accidents - SMS with your tongue, not your thumbs
Text messaging while driving is practically insane. It’s even crazier with iPhone’s virtual keyboard that lacks the tactile buttons required to feel your way around the alphabet without having to look at the letters. Now with free instant voice messaging from Pinger, you can keep your eyes on the road [...]
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 | No comments -
Scrolling boxes on a web page
Here’s an iPhone tip to save you some frustration. When trying to scroll a box inside a web page you probably see the entire web page scroll instead of the box embedded within that page. To scroll the box, simply zoom into that area, then scroll the box with two fingers.
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 | No comments -
Saving your email messages as drafts
We have heard horror stories from people losing messages after tapping out a nice long email and suddenly, it disappears. There is no obvious way to save email drafts on the iPhone unless, of course, you know the trick. Simply tap the Cancel button. Instead of deleting the message, iPhone will prompt you to Save, [...]
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 | No comments -
Get driving directions quicker
iPhone’s Map application is great for getting driving directions. You will find the Bookmarks button at both the starting point and destination fields, so you can quickly use a bookmark, recent location, or contact when searching for directions. The first thing you should do in Maps is find your own addresses (work, home, school, etc.) [...]
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | One comment -
iPhone tip for this month’s travelers
If you and your iPhone end up in one of 13 U.S. airports this month you can bask in your wi-fi glory with free internet access from Boingo Wireless. To use this service simply connect to the network using the airport’s “concourse SSID”, fire up Safari and enter your email address and off you go. [...]
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | One comment -
Get a bigger keyboard on the iPhone
This iPhone tip only works for text entry on web pages. When you use iPhone’s Safari to view a web page and tap on an entry field to edit text, iPhone opens the virtual keyboard which can be a little narrow for our fat fingered friends. To get the wider keyboard simply rotate the iPhone [...]
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | No comments -
Get your game on with contests galore
Tapatap.com is an entire online community built around contests. The site just launched last month and today they released an iPhone optimized version of the site. This month’s prizes include all of our favorite things: Nintendo Wii game consoles, trips to L.A., Ed Hardy clothes, and of course, iPhones! Go win some loot now.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 | No comments -
iPhone travel cases from WaterField Designs
These sleek new iPhone cases a offer different levels of protection and accessibility. The Smart Case offers impact protection, carrying options and a light, slim design; the Travel Case includes padded pockets to carry the iPhone and accessories for the longer haul; and the Suede Jacket protects the iPhone from scratches and minor bumps in [...]
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 | 2 comments
