iphone 3.0 tip #16 With exception to cut and paste, there was not much that I though was really useful in 3.0, but there are a few.. here is #16 Open Link In New Tab In Safari Safari now uses tabbed browsing, like big boys do on the desktops, and this new hidden feature is great. If you tap… Read More
Four Tips to Reduce Dropped Calls for the iphone 3G… again I wrote this article for iphoneLife over 1/2 a year ago. For those who remember before the 2.1 update on the 3G, dropped calls was a continual pain. Well, I’m not sure what the story is; or if its just odd coincidence, I and others have been having issues with dropped calls once we did… Read More
How I upgraded my iphone 3G to 3.0 using Pwnage Tool First off, I’m not your typical user, and if you read my blog you would know this; I use jailbreak and LOVE it. However, I also cannot resist experimenting with the iPhone, so once I felt satisfied I heard the jailbreak for 3.0 was relatively stable, I decided to go for it. However, just as an… Read More
An odd twitter bug if you’ve changed your password {note: if you are looking for the stencil story, click here } I’m drafting an article about twitter applications for the iphone. (if you have a fav iphone twitter app, let me know). I changed my password while I test out some apps and I’ve experienced some login issues. It’s even messed up twittFilter. (for… Read More
How to use promo, redeem, access, discount or whatever codes in itunes Every now and again, I get an email asking me to review an iphone app or provide feedback as its being developed. Sometimes I’m asked pretty early so I’m sent screen shots or compiled code, but most of the time its in the App store. Someone once asked me how to put in the code… Read More
Why PdaNet, iPhone tethering and Jailbreak rocks!! Again!! Yes, AGAIN, PdaNet to the rescue. At the 140tc conference today, the wireless was in and out. I needed to do some updates to twittfilter and the FTP updates failed because of the wireless. I then gave up on the wireless and pulled out the trusty PdaNet app. Here is a hint though, if you… Read More
What could multi threading ‘run in background’ support in iphone 3.0 look like? I was writing a post on the best way to use Pandora on the iphone (link to article) and it struck me that THIS is how we may see ‘run in background’ support working on the iphone and why we want it. First a few words on the Pro’s and Con’s of running an app… Read More
The best way to use Pandora with the iphone, having jailbreak helps. I’ve been a Pandora fan for a long time, (more here on my fav radio apps) and when it hit the iphone, it became my default radio station for music complimented with occasional Last.FM. Well, here are a few tips to really get the most out of your new iphone digital radio. First, be aware… Read More
Connecting your iphone/ipod to your radio (stereo) through the CD changer Last week I read an article in popular mechanics (link here) talking about the various ways, and the level of quality, per option. Nothing new here that has not already been talked about, except, the missed out on one.. Over ride the CD changer! Why would we want to do something like that? Well, lets… Read More
Kindle for the iphone is a touch buggy … at least for me .. I prefer Stanza I’m jailbroken, so when an app does not work, I tend to give it 50/50 odds that one of the jailbreak apps could be causing issues. But with the Amazon’s new Kindle, I’m beginning to think it could be more Kindle then jailbreak. When I first loaded the app, it locked up the OS forcing… Read More
iphone tip #29: fix extra icon issue with categories If you have categories on your iphone, you may have noticed that when you update an app, it creates a new icon on the iphone’s ‘desktop’. The fix? Simply refresh categories. Here are the steps… 1) Open categories 2) open any folder 3) click add.. You do NOT have to add anything 4) close and… Read More
Kill process (cnt-alt-del) for the iphone.. SBSettings gets cooler and cooler There is a good reason SBSettings is Ichiban for my 10 ten best iphone apps list, I use it daily. Really.. Daily! Mostly turning the 3G off and on. When 3G is on at my place, my odds of missing a call climbs to 20%. Well, whats really great about this app is other people… Read More
How to play youtube videos on the iphone using a simple workaround Yesterday I wrote about a FAIL where movies for many iphone users are not playing. I do not have a the full answer as to why it’s not working, although it seems that the .flv (flash version) of the video is playing instead of the h.264 (apple version). As of this writing, it still does… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone 2.2.1 is out for both Mac and PC. As expected The dev team is on the ball, as expected. I never upgraded to 2.2.1 because I did not want to bother with it. Note, QuickPwn has been updated to version 2.2.5-2 for the windows users. Remember QuickPwn and PwnageTool are not the same things.. so read up. Here is the link http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ Remember, normal rules… Read More
Insert text, whole words and phrases, cut and paste on the iphone. Re review of Clippy. When I first wrote about Clippy, I liked it but I thought it’s usefulness was somewhat limited. However, its been improving bit by bit over time. Something they added a while back is a feature called the ‘Clipboard Stack’. It did not hit me right off, but one night I was filling out my login… Read More
Improved iphone photos with clearcam.. and yea, it works We all know that the camera on the iphone is about as poor as it gets. Basically its the same thing I had in my treo600/650. I’ve learn to accept this and move on with life. Well, seems like someone was not willing to take this laying down and did something about it. In comes… Read More
Something I did not expect with my Griffin Macro lens When I first got my Griffin Clarifi Macro lens for my iphone, I was pretty happy, but then I realized there is one down side. I keep the lens closed to protect the iphones lens, which is a great plus I did not think about. But I also don’t think about removing the lens when… Read More
How to make a conference call on the iphone both natively and with ifbyphone I saw a new app in Cydia for conference calling over VoIP. That got me ta thin’kin, what are my conference call options with the iphone? Leaving out typical conference call services that work on ‘any’ phone, I did a quick look around and found an app called ifbyphone. Before I get into it, lets… Read More
Track iphone cell minutes with CallCounter useage tracker It’s taken awhile, but finally a function I have really missed when I used to have my treo. I have a limited phone plan, so keeping track of my cell minutes is important, but more importantly, I need to know where my minutes are going. Although you can go on the web to get your… Read More
Training your spell check to be a bit more personal I have said this many times, and just in case you missed it, I really HATE the iphone keyboard. Yea, I used to be a Treo user and really liked having a real keyboard. I normally tell people who do lots of texting or phone based emails, to get a blackberry instead of an iphone… Read More