Tips about all topics

Keep Contacts list manageable and useful

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:26:28 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

The Contacts list lets you access phone numbers and other important info quickly, but it can get very long, very fast. When that happens, it becomes hard to use. Here are some suggestions:

Don’t enter info on every person you meet. For example, I collect a lot of business cards at trade shows, and keep them in an old-fashioned card file, alphabetized by company name. I do not enter a person’s phone number into Contacts until I start communicating with them on a regular basis or until I’m sure I want them in my Contacts list.
Keep your most important contacts in your Favorites list, but keep that list manageably short. (Open Contacts, tap on an individual listing, and then tap on “Add to Favorites.) Don’t be afraid to make someone a temporary Favorite, for the duration of the project you’re working on, or until you make the sale. Then remove them from Favorites but keep them in Contacts.
If a person is important enough to make it to your Contacts list, make sure their listing is complete. Include name, address, all phone numbers and e-mail addresses, etc. You can use the Notes field for additional info.
When convenient, enter contact info on your desktop computer and then sync it to your iPhone. It’s faster and a lot easier that way.

Restrict use of content and apps

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:27:55 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

With OS 3.0, you can restrict the use of certain content and apps on an iPhone or iPod touch. For example, you can disallow the downloading of explicit audio/video content purchased via iTunes; disable Safari, YouTube, the iTunes Music and App stores; block the installation of third-party apps and, on an iPhone, disable the Camera app as well. The icons for the disabled apps disappear from the Home screen. Here’s how you do it:

Go to Settings >General >Restrictions, and tap on “Enable Restrictions.”
Enter and then re-enter a 4-digit passcode. (You’ll need this when you want to disable the restrictions.)
Set the specific restrictions by tapping the individual controls on or off (“off” restricts its use).

If you want to remove the restrictions, go back to Settings >General >Restrictions. Enter the passcode, tap “Disable Restrictions,” and enter the passcode again.

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Speed up Safari: clear its cache

Rich Hall — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:31:50 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

The cache is used to store images and html documents for Web pages you have recently visited. It speeds up the loading of Web pages if you go back to a page you've already visited. The problem is that the amount of memory allocated for the cache is limited. If it is full and you go to a new Web site, it has to delete some of the existing files before it can save new ones. If Safari is loading games slowly or hanging up frequently, you may need to Clear is file cache.

Clear out the file cache, history, and cookies folder by going to Home >Settings >Safari.

To clear the cache, go to Home >Settings >Safari and scroll down until you see the Clear Cache button. Tap it and confirm your choice when the pop-up appears. This page also lets you clear out the history folder, which tracks the Web pages you've visited, as well as empty the cookies folder.

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There are many ways to send a text message

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:35:16 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can send a text message directly from the Favorites, Recents, and Contacts lists in Phone. Open Contacts, tap on the desired name or number, and tap on Text Message. Open Favorites or Recents, find the desired name or number in the list, tap on the right arrow next to the name, and tap on the Text Message button.

Enable AutoFill to enter contact info, usernames, and passwords automatically

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:26:00 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

Many Web sites have “Web forms” you need to fill out. For example, you may need to enter your name and address when you purchase something online, or you may have to enter a username and password to log onto a Web site. The new OS comes with an AutoFill feature that lets you use Contact info to fill out Web forms. It also lets your device “remember” usernames and passwords, and fills them in for you automatically. The AutoFill feature must be turned on before you can use it.

Go to Settings >Safari >AutoFill
Turn on Names & Passwords. (When this feature is on, Safari remembers names and passwords of Web sites you visit and automatically fills in the information when you revisit the site.)
Turn on Use Contact Info, tap on My Info, and select an item from your Contacts list. (Usually, this will be a contact with your own, personal info.) Safari will use this information from now on to fill in fields on a Web form.

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Open Web link in a new page

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:22:40 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

With OS 3.0, you can open a link in a new Web page. When you see a link you want to open press and hold the link until the pop-up menu appears. Then tap on the button labeled “Open in New Page.” You can also copy the link’s URL to the clipboard and paste it elsewhere.

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Create passcodes with random number generator

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:29:51 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

A scientific calculator was added to the iPhone and iPod touch with versions 2.0 and later of the OS. Among its functions is a random number generator. Press the “Rand” key at the bottom of the screen and Calc displays a random number with 15 decimal places, between 0 and 1. Developers could use this feature to create registration numbers; regular users could use it to create truly random passcodes or passwords. For example, if you wanted to create a random eight digit password, you could hit the Rand button and use the last eight digits of the random number for your password. If you need to create a password with numbers and letters, you could change at least one of the last eight digits to a letter. For example, “32034856” could become e20e4856.” 

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Using Voice Memos

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:17:53 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

This new app lets you create and save short voice recordings using the iPhone’s built-in microphone, the iPhone headset with mic, or third-party headsets certified to work with the iPhone. Simply open the Voice Memos app, tap on the round red record button, and start talking. When you’re finished hit the square black button in the lower right.

Here are some additional tips:

The app displays a recording level (VU) meter at the bottom of the screen. You can adjust this level by moving the microphone closer to or further away from the audio source. Experiment with this to find the distance and voice level that works best for you.
Recordings using the built-in mic are mono; you can create stereo recordings using an optional stereo microphone.
You can improve the quality of your audio recordings by loosely blocking or cupping the microphone hole on the bottom of the iPhone. This is particularly useful when you are outside on a windy day, or when there is a lot of ambient noise.
Display and play voice memos. Tap on the bottom right button to display a list of the memos you’ve recorded. Tap on the desired memo until it is highlighted in blue; then, tap the small Play button to the left of the memo.
Press the Speaker button in the upper left corner to play a voice memo through the built-in speakers. If you can’t hear your voice memos when you play them, this feature is probably turned off. Hit the button to turn it back on. When on, the button will be blue; when off, blue-grey.
Trim voice memos. Tap on the blue arrow button to the right of the memo in the list, and then tap on Trim Memo. Tap and hold on the beginning or end of the blue audio bar until a small time indicator bubble appears. Then, drag your finger to the left or right to adjust the beginning or end of the recording. Tap on the small play button to the left of the blue bar to preview your edit. When you are satisfied, hit the yellow Trim Voice Memo button. (Note: You can’t undo a trim; make sure you’re satisfied before you hit the yellow button.)
Share voice memos. You can send a voice memo to a friend or associate via e-mail or MMS message. Tap on a memo in the Voice Memos list and then the Share button on the bottom left. Next, press the Email Voice Memo button. A New Message window will open and the voice memo will already be attached. Fill in the rest of the info and press Send.

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Opening e-mail attachments

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:29:14 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If you get an attachment with an e-mail, it will appear at the bottom of the message, with the file-type icon, title of the attachment, and file size. Tapping on it will open it full-screen, and you can zoom in and out and scroll around on it. Note that you can only open and view Word, Excel, PDF, and graphics files-you cannot edit them.

Publish videos to YouTube (3GS only)

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:09:12 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

YouTube

Publish videos to YouTube (3GS only)

A number of features have been added to the YouTube app, including the ability to sign onto your YouTube account from the iPhone or iPod touch and save favorites, make comments, access subscriptions, and more. You can also publish videos to YouTube from the new iPhone 3GS. Here’s how you do it:

While viewing a video, tap on the Send icon at the bottom of the screen and hit the Send to YouTube button.
Sign onto your YouTube account.
Enter publishing information such as Title, Description, and Tags.
Tap on Category and select a category.
Tap on Publish.

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Play a slide show of your photos

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:08:32 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can easily play a group of photos in a slide show on your iPhone or iPod touch. Go to Photos and tap on an album, then tap the Play button on the bottom of the screen. You can stop the slide show at any time by tapping anywhere on the screen, which will display the photo controls (tap Play to start the slide show again).

If you want to change how the slide show plays, go to Settings >Photos. Here you can choose how long you want each slide to appear, pick a transition, choose to Repeat the slide show (loop it over and over again), and/or choose Shuffle to play the photos in a random order. 

You can adjust the settings for slide shows  on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Pop to the top of the list

Steve Green — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

When you need to get back to the top of a long list, e-mail, Web page, etc., simply tap the title bar at the top of the screen and you’ll be back at the very top instantly. This works for most apps.

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Password protect your iPhone/iPod touch backup

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:06:07 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

You can secure the backup iTunes makes when you connect to your computer. To do this, connect to your Mac or PC, go the device screen, and click on the box labeled “Encrypt iPod backup.” You will be prompted to enter and confirm a password. Do so, and make sure you remember it! You won’t be able to access and restore the backup without the password.

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Incoming calls you don’t want to answer

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:41:18 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

Your iPhone “rings” and you see that it’s a call you don’t want to answer. Press the Wake/Sleep button once and it will stop ringing; press it twice and the call will be immediately forwarded to your voice mail. 

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Set “Auto-Check”

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:13:39 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If you are not using a Microsoft Exchange push e-mail service, you can configure your iPhone to “Auto-Check” for new e-mail messages every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or Manual. To set Auto-Check:

Go to the Home screen
Tap on the Settings icon
Select Mail at the bottom of the screen.
Auto-Check is below the Accounts section.

NOTE: The more frequently the iPhone auto-checks for e-mail, the more battery power you use. Set the time higher or set it to Manual to conserve battery power.

Organize your e-mail in folders

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:07:11 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

Folders are a great way to organize your e-mail, especially if your job requires you to wear many hats. You can’t create separate mail folders on the iPhone or iPod touch. However, if your mail service is hosted on an IMAP server, you can create these folders on your PC or Mac and sync them with your iPhone or touch. 

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Viewing a record of past Calendar appointments

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:28:25 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

Unless you delete them, the calendar or appointment book program on your PC or Mac keeps a record of your past appointments. This can come in handy for checking expense reports or following up on meetings. The record of past appointments on your desktop computer will suffice for most purposes, but if you need to have this record with you wherever you go, you can use iTunes to sync your past as well as current and future appointments with your iPhone or iPod touch. Follow these steps: 

Connect your device to your computer and open iTunes. 

Click on "your device" in the left-hand column. 
Select the Info tab. 
Scroll down to Calendars and check the box labeled “Sync calendars with.” 
Select the Personal Information Manager program you want to sync with.

If you want your entire calendar synced with your device, make sure the box labeled “Do not sync events older than…” IS NOT CHECKED! 

If you want a portion of your calendar synced (say, the last year), check this box and enter 365 days. 

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Avoid tagging photos with location data

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:45:15 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

When the iPhone’s Location Services is turned on (iPhone OS 2.0 or later), Camera photos are tagged with location data. This data is used with some applications and photo-sharing Web sites to track and post where you took your pictures. If you don’t want to include location data with your photos, turn off Location Services by going to Settings >General >Location Services. Once it’s been turned off, you may be prompted to turn it back on when you open the Camera app. If that happens, decline!

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Sync Notes with desktop computer

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:03:35 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

With OS 3.0 you can now sync your Notes with your Mac or PC desktop/laptop computer. You set this up in iTunes by connecting your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, opening the device screen, clicking on the Info tab, and browsing down to the Notes section. Click on the box labeled “Sync notes with” and select the application you want to sync with from the drop down list. (Usually, there will only be one option.)

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Configuring your music settings

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:37:48 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You have a number of options in configuring the sound of your music, which can greatly enhance your listening enjoyment. Go to Settings >Music and tap on one of these three options:

Sound Check: This feature works as a kind of volume compensator to smooth out the differences between tracks, since tracks from different albums are often recorded at different volume levels. Tap the On/Off button to use it.
EQ: This list of sound frequency presets (or equalization settings) is similar to those provided by many of today’s music players. It has a total of 22 different presets, from Rock, Hip Hop, and Classical to Bass Booster and Spoken Word. Each setting boosts or reigns back different frequencies to highlight and emphasize sounds appropriate to each genre or sound effect. Note that you can use only one setting at a time.
Volume Limit: This option allows you to set a volume limit so that you can protect your own (or your child’s) hearing. Tap Volume Limit and then tap and drag the slider bar to the point where you want the highest level of sound to be. Then tap Lock Volume Limit and enter in a 4-digit passcode, and type it again to confirm it. Note that you do not have to type a passcode in for the Volume Limit to work, only to lock it.

The Music settings screen also allows you to set the speed
at which you want audiobooks to be played. Tap Audiobook
Speed and choose from Slower, Normal, or Faster.

Apple’s warranty does not cover misuse

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:21:56 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

The iPhone is covered by a one-year limited warranty that covers it against defect, but not misuse. So, for example, if you bounce it off the wall or throw it on the ground, you’re responsible for the damages. In addition, if you hack the device, open up the case, or make unauthorized repairs, you void the warranty. You can extend the iPhone limited warranty for an additional year for $69 ($59 for the iPod touch). Repair for an iPhone not covered by a warranty will cost you $200-$250 plus shipping ($150-$250 plus shipping for the iPod touch). Replacing the battery costs $69 plus shipping ($79 plus shipping for the iPod touch). You can purchase this extension and access information about the repair service at the iPhone’s support Web page (apple.com/ support/iphone).

See percentage of battery life  (iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPhone 4)

SolomOn27 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:35:39 +0000

Issue:

Sept/Oct 2010

If you want to see a more precise measure of the amount of power remaining in your battery, activate the Battery Percentage feature on the iPhone. 

Open the Settings app and go to General >Usage. 
Flip the "Battery Percentage" switch to the "On" position.

This causes the percentage of remaining power to be displayed next to the battery power icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Forget your passcode? Restore your iPhone

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:49:25 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

The best way to avoid this is to write down your passcode and keep it somewhere safe. If you don’t do this and forget your passcode, you’ll have to connect your iPhone to your computer and use iTunes to restore the iPhone software. This will wipe out Contacts or Calendar info you have on the device, along with any music or videos on the device. You can then sync it with your PC or Mac to get the info and files back on.

Use Yahoo! as your search engine

Rich Hall — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

Safari’s default search engine is Google. To search the Web, tap the search field (on the right side of the title bar), type in a word or phrase that describes what you’re looking for, then tap the Google button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

To set Safari to search using Yahoo!, go to the Home screen and select Settings >Safari >Search Engine, and then choose Yahoo!.

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If your iPhone goes into sleep mode too quickly…

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:23 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

To conserve power, the iPhone and iPod touch are designed to go into sleep mode automatically if it hasn’t been used for a set period of time. The default setting is 60 seconds; the screen dims 15 seconds before this and then goes blank at 60 seconds. Once the device has gone into sleep mode, you have to press the Home button and move the slider to the right to unlock the device and use it again. 

If you find yourself getting frustrated with this—having to unlock your iPhone over and over again—you might want to change the default setting. From the Home screen, go to Settings >General >Auto-Lock and set the time to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Minutes. To start out, bump it up to 2 minutes and see if you’re comfortable with that. Remember that the purpose of this feature is to save power; keep it as low as you can. 

If you’re finished using your iPhone, don’t wait for it to power down automatically. Press the Sleep/Wake button on the top to power down immediately. If you want to power down your device completely, hold down the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears on the screen. Then drag the slider.

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Using the Sync Applications feature

Michael Vallez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:31:43 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

My favorite new feature is Sync Applications. I have over 500 apps in my iTunes library that have been rather difficult to manage until now. This feature makes it easy to install and uninstall apps and move icons around Home pages. To use this feature:

Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer and sync.
Go to the “Applications” tab in iTunes. This tab displays a list of the apps you’ve purchased on the left side of the screen, and a representation of your Home screen(s) on the right side.
To install an app, drag it from the list on the left to one of the Home screens, or simply check the box next to the app in that list.
To uninstall an app, uncheck the box next to it in the list on the left.
To move app icons, click and hold on them on the Home screen and drag them to the place you want them. You can move them around the screen they are currently on or drag them to another Home screen.

The “Sync Applications” tab has a very helpful search feature located immediately above the purchased apps list. It is particularly useful if you’ve purchased or downloaded a lot of apps and want to find one without having to scroll through the list. Simply start typing the name of the app for which you are looking, and it will appear after you’ve entered a few letters of the name.

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Start camera app quickly

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:53:14 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

If you take a lot of photos with your iPhone and want to be able to launch the Camera app quickly, attach it to the Home button by going to Settings >General >Home and selecting Camera. This configures the iPhone so that pressing the Home button twice in quick succession launches the Camera app. 

How to forward phone calls

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:48:39 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

The ability to forward a phone call can come in handy if you’re in a meeting or on vacation and want an associate to handle your calls. It could also come in handy if you’re traveling to an area with no cellular coverage, and want your calls forwarded to your hotel. Here’s how you do it on the iPhone:

From the Home screen, go to Settings >Phone >Call Forwarding.
Then, turn on Call Forwarding and tap on Forwarding To.
Finally, enter the number you want your calls forwarded to.

WARNING: To set up call forwarding, your iPhone must be in range of your cellular network. So if you’re going to an area without cellular coverage, set it up beforehand.

Free up memory to improve performance

Rich Hall — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

There are two types of memory on the iPhone and iPod touch: Storage memory and RAM. If you download a lot of music and videos and install a lot of third-party apps, you can run low of storage memory, especially on the 8 GB devices. One of the things you can do is to delete third-party apps, music, and videos when you are no longer using them.

Both devices have 128 MB of RAM, which is used to run the OS and applications. Some users have complained of slowdowns and other problems associated with not enough RAM. Fortunately, the iPhone and iPod touch will warn you if you are low on memory. If you receive one of these warnings asking you to do something, do it immediately—don’t put it off. Also, if you’re finished with an app, close it down completely. With the app displayed, press AND HOLD DOWN the Home key. This will close it down and take you to the Home screen.

Finally, you might consider investing in a third-party app that will help you manage the memory on your device. A number are available on the App Store, including iStat ($1.99), Free Memory ($0.99), and Memory Status ($0.99).

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Setting up Home Sharing

Michael Vallez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:26:43 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

Until the release of iTunes 9, the computer you used to purchase music from the iTunes Store was the computer the music lived on. It was possible to play it on another computer, but you had to jump through some hoops to do so. iTunes 9 includes a feature called Home Sharing that allows you to share music, videos, and other media on up to five authorized computers in your home network. Here’s how it works:

Open up iTunes 9 on your computer.
Select “Home Sharing” in the left sidebar. (If it’s not visible, click on the “Advanced” menu and select “Turn On Home Share.”) This displays the Home Sharing screen.
Enter your iTunes user name and password, and then click “Create Home Share.”
Repeat these steps for each computer with which you want to share music.
To import items from another computer, select the computer from the list below “Shared” in the left sidebar and drag the desired songs from its library to yours.

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Access extra punctuation marks and symbols quickly

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:01:22 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

We've mentioned before that if you hold down on a vowel in the iPhone's pop-up keyboard, you are presented with accented variations of the vowel used in other languages. You can also enter less common punctuation marks and symbols using this method.

For example, go to the number/symbol keypad and hold down on the following keys: 

Hold down on the double-quotation mark key and you get ascii (straight) quotation marks, typeset (curly) quotation marks, and other options. 
Hold down on the dollar symbol and you get the symbols for other major world symbols. 
Hold down on the dash key and you get the option of entering the longer "em-dash." 
Hold down on the quotation mark and you get the option of entering the inverted quotation mark used at the beginning of sentences in some languages.

Other alternate symbols are available by pressing other keys. 

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Get map to Contacts address quickly

SolomOn27 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:19:55 +0000

Issue:

Sept/Oct 2010

If you need a map showing you the location of a person in your Contacts manager, go to the desired contact and tap on his or her address—Maps opens and shows you the location.

Locate your friends in Maps by selecting their address from their contact info

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Import contacts from another mobile phone’s SIM card

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:47:56 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

When you buy a new iPhone, you probably want to transfer the phonebook listings from your old phone to the new one. Fortunately, phones that use a GSM-based network like AT&T, T-Mobile, and most of the rest of the world, use SIM cards to store phone numbers and contact info. To import contact info stored on another SIM card, follow these instructions: 

Remove the iPhone’s card and slip the other SIM card into the iPhone (instructions in user guide). 
From the Home screen, select Settings >Mail, Contacts, Calendar. 
Tap on the button labeled “Import SIM Contacts.”

If you have Contacts enabled for both MobileMe and Microsoft Exchange, you are prompted to choose which account you want to add the SIM contacts.

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Practical, everyday uses for Camera

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:51:07 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

You can use the Camera app on your iPhone to take photos of your family and friends, but there are other very practical uses for this function: 

If you're in an accident, document the location and damage to your car with photos; take a photo of the other car's license plate. You can e-mail them to your insurance company or if necessary, the police.
If you leave your car in a large mall or airport parking lot, take a photo of it and make sure you have one of the parking lot ID signs in the photo (e.g., "Lot E4"). It will help you find the car when you are leaving. 
If you see something you want to buy at a store, but need input from your partner before you make the purchase, take a photo of it and e-mail it to him or her. These can be items of a personal nature, like a living room lamp, or work related, like a piece of office equipment.
Take a photo of all your pets and keep it on the iPhone. If they go missing, you can reproduce it for your "missing pet" posters or to show people what the pet looks like. 
If you're visiting a home or business and see a room design that you like that you may want to reproduce in your own home or business, take a photo of it. 
Take a photo of important documents (wills, birth certificates, Social Security Cards, etc.) and keep them on your device.
Take a photo of the hand-drawn map to the potluck or the handwritten recipe for your mom's delicious key lime pie.

There are many, many more practical uses for the iPhone's camera.

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Unpair one headset before pairing another

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:31:42 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can only pair your iPhone with one Bluetooth accessory at a time. If you’ve paired your iPhone with one accessory and want to pair it with something else, you have to unpair it first. Here's how:

From the Home screen, go to Settings >General >Bluetooth
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on.
Select the paired accessory from the list
Tap on Unpair.

Zooming in and out on e-mail messages

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:48:33 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

You can use the same pinching gestures and double-taps used in Safari to zoom in and out on e-mail messages.

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Keep templates of common responses

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:46:51 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

If you use your iPhone for business, you may have to respond to the same question or request over and over again. In that case, you will want to keep a copy or template of each response so you don’t have to keep writing it out. Unfortunately, you can’t use the draft procedure described above to keep copies of common responses. Every time you open, finish, and send a draft, it disappears from the Draft folder. However, there are a couple of workarounds:

The first and easiest solution is to create one or more template messages and e-mail them to yourself. Then, move them into a special folder named “Responses” or something like that. Every time you need to send that response, go to the Responses folder, open the desired template message, hit the Reply/Forward button, and select Forward. Modify/personalize the message as needed, add the correct e-mail address, and hit Send.
With iPhone 3.0, you can keep common responses in Notes and copy-and-paste from Notes to a new message.

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Undo and redo typing quickly: Shake it, baby!

SolomOn27 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:24:54 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

Undo and redo typing quickly: Shake it, baby!

The new OS takes advantage of the accelerometer to let you do some quick, basic editing in any app that accepts text.

Simply shake the iPhone or iPod touch to undo the text you just entered. A pop-up appears, allowing you to confirm the action by hitting the Undo Typing button, or cancel it. If you decide you didn’t really want to undo the typing, shake the device again. This time, the pop-up will let you Redo Typing.

This feature only works with text you just entered in the current data field. For example, if you create a note with the phrase “Pick up hardware for door” and close the note, that text cannot be deleted with the shake feature if you open the note again. Also, if you’ve filled in the To field in an e-mail message, and move to the Subject field, you can’t go back and use the shake feature to delete the address. Fortunately, there are other ways to delete text that cannot be shaken away.

issues/Fall2009/TIpsIphone3GSAndOS3.0

Enter Web address extensions quickly

Steve Green — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:18:26 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

If you are entering a Web address into Safari (e.g. iPhoneLife.com), you don’t have to enter the “http://www.” prefix or the “.com” suffix. Safari assumes those and will take you to the site without them (e.g., all you have to enter is iPhoneLife).

If the Web address has a different suffix (.edu, .org, .net, .gov, etc.) you will need to enter it. The quickest way to do that is to hold down on the .com button at the bottom of the screen (Fig. 7). A pop-up will appear, displaying .net, .edu, and .org. Slid your finger over the suffix you want and lift up to enter it into the address bar.

Fig. 7: Hold down on the “.com” key and alternate Web address suffixes will appear.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Enter a pause in a phone number

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:51:55 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

Some business phone systems require that you pause between numbers. For example, there may need to be a pause between the main number and the extension to give the phone system time to “pick up.” To insert a pause while entering or editing a phone number in Contacts, place the cursor where you want to insert the pause, tap on the lower left button (+ * #), and hit the pause button that appears next to it. Repeat the process to insert another pause. The pauses appear as commas in the displayed number.

How to set Parental Controls

Rich Hall — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

You can restrict the content that can be accessed from your iPhone using the Restrictions screen in the Settings app. This allows you to block content with explicit lyrics from being accessed using Safari, YouTube, iTunes, or App Store. To do this, go to Settings >General >Restrictions and set the “Explicit” filter to “On.”

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Check AT&T account balance

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:35:19 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

This tip is based on an excellent article at Macworld.com. You can check the balance on your AT&T bill or the remaining number of voice minutes you have directly from your iPhone. From the Home screen, go to Settings >Phone >AT&T Services. Select the button labeled “Check Bill Balance” or “View My Minutes.” AT&T will promptly send you a free SMS with the info.

http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Winter/TipsIphone3GS

Add and size contact photo

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:44:20 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

You can add a photo to a contact by opening Contacts, tap on the desired contact, press the "Edit" button in the upper right corner, and tap on the square labeled "add photo" to the left of the contact's name. Next, tap on the "Choose Existing Photo" button and you are taken to the Photos app where you can select the desired photo.

If you have an iPhone, you can take a photo of the person and select that for the contact photo. You can also import photos of the individual from your Mac or PC using the iTunes sync feature. Finally, you can attach photos to e-mails and send them to your iPhone or iPod touch.

When editing a contact's Info page, you can add a photo of the contact to the listing. 

Once you've selected the photo you can size the photo to zoom in on the face. Tap on the photo, which at this point should be labeled "edit." Then, tap on the "Edit Photo" button in the pop-up menu. This takes you to the "Move and Scale" screen where you can adjust the picture. 

You can use pinching gestures or double tap on the screen to change the size of the image. You can also use your finger to drag the image to center it. When you're satisfied with what you see, tap on the "Choose" button and the photo is saved to the contact. Look over the contact info one more time to make sure everything is accurate and press the "Done" button in the upper right.

http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Summer/TipsForIPhone3GS

Apple’s Online Help site for the iPhone and iPod touch Need some help with your iPhone or iPod touch?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:25:54 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

The full user manuals in PDF format can be downloaded from Apple’s Web site (apple.com/support). Apple also has online help sites for both devices, formatted for the smaller screens. You can access them by pointing Safari at the following Web addresses:

iPhone: help.apple.com/iphone
iPod touch: help.apple.com/ipodtouch.

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Quicker way to enter a period at the end of a sentence

Rich Hall — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:30:28 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

If you want to enter a period into a note or in any application that accepts text, the standard way to do it is to tap on the “123” icon in the lower left corner of the keyboard. This brings up the numbers, symbols, and punctuation mark keyboard. Fortunately, there’s a quicker way to do it—simply hit the space bar twice quickly. It will enter a period and a blank space following it.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Organize “mobile” Web sites into special folder

Rich Hall — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

As the number of iPhone and other smartphone users increases, more and more Web sites are offering “mobile” versions of their Web pages. Because these pages have a simpler design and fewer graphics, they require less bandwidth to download. It’s true that Safari can display almost any Web page, but it will download these mobile pages more quickly and you’ll have to do less zooming and scrolling to access the information. Save Web sites optimized for the iPhone in a special “MobileSites” bookmark folder.

Web sites can “sense” what type of device is connecting to them and may automatically redirect iPhone’s Safari browser to the mobile version of the site. If it doesn’t, there may be a link to the mobile site on the home page of the regular site. When you discover a mobile site you like, save it in a special bookmark folder in Safari. That way, it’s easier to access sites designed for your device. To create a special folder, open Safari, tap on the Bookmark icon at the bottom of the page, hit the Edit button at the bottom of the Bookmark page, and then hit the New Folder button. Name the folder “MobileSites” or something like that.

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard  has predictive mapping

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:50:37 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

The iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard has a built-in dictionary that predicts what words you are about to type. Using these predictions, the keyboard readjusts the size of the “tap zones” of letters, making the ones that you are most likely to type bigger and making the letters that are less likely to be typed smaller. The keys themselves don’t get bigger—just the tap zones.

Set timer to stop playing music

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:19:57 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

It’s easy to fall asleep while listening to music or watching a video late at night. If you find yourself doing this a lot, you can set a sleep timer that will stop playing music or video, and close any other open app after a specific period of time. Here’s how you do it:

Open the Clock app from the Home screen.
Select Timer at the bottom of the screen.
Flick the “hours” and “mins” wheels to set the time until shut down.
Tap the button labeled “When Timer Ends,” select the “Sleep iPod” option, and tap on the “Set” button.
Hit the “Start” button when you want to start the timer.

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Rotate iPhone 2.0 device to get scientific calculator

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:17:30 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Apple added a scientific calculator to the iPhone 2.0 software. Tap on the Calculator icon to open the standard calculator. Rotate the iPhone or iPod touch to horizontal and the scientific calculator is displayed.

The iPhone 2.0 software has standard scientific functions.

Forwarding or turning a "read" message into an "unread" message

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:11:18 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

Even with a spam filter, you can end up getting a lot of e-mail. You probably respond to or delete most of it, but there may be a few that you don't want to (or can't) respond to immediately. You can deal with these in one of two ways. 

First, if you know what needs to be done with the message, you can forward it to yourself with a description of what needs to be done in the message header or the text body. On the iPhone or iPod touch, simply open the message in your Inbox, hit the "Reply/Forward" button at the bottom, and select "Forward." 

Second, if you need to look at it again but don't know what needs to be done, you can mark it as unread. On the iPod touch, open the message, tap on "Details" and select "Mark As Unread." On the iPhone, open the message and tap on the "Mark As Unread" button. 

http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Summer/TipsForIPhone3GS

Answering, ending, and switching between calls using the headset

Steve Green — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

The headphones that came with your iPhone let you answer, end, and switch between calls without having to pull the iPhone out of your pocket. A button located on the microphone capsule controls these functions: 

When a call comes in, press the button once to answer it. Press it again once to hang up. 
Send an incoming call to voice mail by holding the button down for two seconds. 
Press the button once during a call to answer another incoming call. This places the first call on hold.  
With two calls on the line, press the button once to toggle between them. 
With two calls on the line, press and hold the button down for two seconds to hang up on the call you are currently talking to and go back to the other call.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Hidden track controls, fast-forwarding, and other options

SolomOn27 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:31:48 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

There are a number of ways you can control the playback of your music from the Now Playing screen on your iPhone or iPod touch. To display the Now Playing screen, tap the Now Playing button in the upper right corner of the screen, and then tap once anywhere on the album art. This will open a screen giving you three options:

The Loop button to the left of the progress bar (immediately above the album cover art) allows you to play the particular album you are currently playing over and over again (it will turn blue when you tap it). Tap the Loop button a second time to endlessly loop the currently playing song (a “1” icon will appear). Tapping Loop a third time will turn it off.
A progress bar takes up most of the menu and tells you the amount of time that has elapsed on the song (to the left), the amount of time remaining on the song (to the right), and the slot number that the song occupies in the current playlist or album (below). You can drag the slider button on the bar forwards or backwards to skip to a certain part of the song.
The Shuffle button to the right of the progress bar will play the songs on the currently playing album or playlist in random order, and will turn blue when you tap it. Tap it again to turn it off.

To fast-forward or rewind a track, hold down the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom of the screen. Note that if you keep holding down these buttons, the speed will continue to accelerate.

The iPod (or Music) settings screen allows
you to customize the type of sound you
want and set other options.

Saving trip directions

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:02 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

You can’t save a specific trip in the Maps application, but you can bookmark starting and ending points, and select them to recreate the trip. Tap on the Maps search button and enter the starting or ending address. A push pin will appear on the map, with a label indicating the address you entered. Tap on the arrow to the right of the label and select “Add to Bookmarks” at the bottom of the page. (You should immediately bookmark your home and work addresses, since most trips will originate or end at one of these two locations.)

Once you’ve bookmarked the two locations, you can get directions between the two locations by tapping on the Directions button at the bottom of the screen. (If it’s not there, hit Search first and it will appear.) Then, go to the Start field, tap on the open book icon to the right, and select one of the bookmarked locations. Do the same for the End field. Tap on the Route button to display a map of your trip.

You can get a list of turn-by-turn directions by tapping on the turn-page icon in the lower right corner of the screen and selecting the List option.

Final note: At the bottom of the Bookmarks screen there are two additional tabs. Recents lets you access recent trips you’ve made using Maps. Contacts lets you select individuals in your contacts database as your Start and End points. (You must have addresses listed for the contacts for this to work.)

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Three ways to ignore   incoming calls

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:24:58 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If a call comes in that you do not want to answer, there are three ways to send the call directly to your voicemail, depending on the circumstance.

If the call comes in while you are using the iPhone, simply tap the Decline button.
If the call comes when the iPhone is locked or asleep, quickly double-tap the Home button.
If you’re wearing the earbuds when the call comes, squeeze and hold the microphone clicker for a few seconds.

Tapping Decline when you get a phone call
will send it directly to your voicemail.

Using App Genius

Michael Vallez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:11:17 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

App Genius helps you locate apps that are similar to ones you have already installed on your iPhone or iPod touch. Since there are over 85,000 apps from which to choose, this new feature should help you cut down on the time you spend searching the App Store. Here’s how to use App Genius:

From the iPhone or iPod touch, tap the App Store icon.
Tap on the button labeled “Genius” in the upper right corner of the display.
Tap on “Turn On Genius” and you’re prompted to fill in your iTunes password. Do so and hit OK. (Note that turning on Genius sends information about the apps you have installed to Apple. If you have a problem with this, don’t use Genius.
You will be asked to agree to Apple’s conditions for using Genius. After you have agreed, Genius will take a minute or two to analyze your apps and send you its suggestions. These may include both paid and free apps, depending on the apps you have installed. You can purchase or download these suggestions directly from this screen.

http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Winter/iTunes9TIps%2526Trick

Pair with a third-party Bluetooth headset or car kit

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:25:47 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Make the accessory “discoverable” or set it up to “search” for other Bluetooth devices. (Consult the instructions to do this.)

Go to your iPhone’s Home screen and select Settings >General >Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth on. Your iPhone will search for nearby Bluetooth devices and list any that it finds, including your headset or car kit. (Note: If it’s not listed, go back to the previous step and be sure you made it discoverable.)
Tap on the name of your headset or car kit in the list and you will be asked to enter a passkey. You get this from the instructions that came with the accessory.

Sync Mac or PC’s Web bookmarks  with iPhone/iPod touch

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:36:05 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

With iTunes, you can sync bookmarks from Internet Explorer (PCs) or Safari (Macs) with your iPhone or iPod touch. Launch iTunes and sync your device to your computer. Then click on your device under Devices in the iTunes Window and click the Info tab. Scroll down to Web Browser, and check the “Sync bookmarks with” box. Now you can choose Internet Explorer or Safari in the corresponding field. Click Sync (or Add) in the lower right corner of the iTunes window, and your bookmarks will be loaded onto your iPhone or iPod touch.

Sharing Web Links from Safari

Rich Hall — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:53:59 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

If you are browsing the Web using Safari and find an interesting Web page you’d like to share with a friend or associate, you can e-mail it to the quickly by following these steps:

With the desired Web page displayed in Safari, tap on the plus symbol at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the “Mail Link to this Page” in the pop-up that appears (Fig. 10).
This causes a new e-mail message to pop up, with the desired link embedded in it. Simply fill out the e-mail address of your friend/associate and hit “Send.”

Fig. 10: In a Web page, tap the plus symbol at the bottom of the page to
display a pop-up that lets you e-mail the Web page link to a friend.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Turn iPhone/iPod touch into a portable hard drive for your PC or Mac

Ken Burkhalter — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

One way to transfer documents (Word, PDF, etc.) created on your desktop computer to your iPhone is to e-mail them to the iPhone as an attachment. You can also use the Yahoo IMAP e-mail service to create a new mail folder which would then appear on the iPhone. However, simpler solutions are available on the App Store.

Files ($6.99) allows you to connect your iPhone or iPod touch to a Wi-Fi equipped PC or Mac and drag-and-drop files between the devices (Fig. 12). In addition, it allows you to view a variety of document formats on your iPhone, including Word (Fig. 13), Excel, Powerpoint, PDF, images, text, html, video, and audio files. The program handles large files well.

Air Sharing ($4.99) also lets you connect to any Wi-Fi equipped Mac, Windows, or Linux computer, move files between the mobile device and the computer, and view documents or play media files in many common formats. The 8-16 GB micro drive on your iPhone or iPod touch provides you with plenty of file storage space. Both of these apps will let you use your Apple device as a portable hard drive with your Mac or PC. And both are available in the iTunes App Store.

Figs. 12 & 13: Files lets you move files between your iPhone or iPod touch and your computer (left) as well as view various document files on your mobile device (right)

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Swipe a note to delete it

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:04:54 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

In previous versions of the OS, you had to open a note and tap on the trashcan icon to delete it. You can now swipe across an item in your Notes list (from left to right, or right to left) to display a Delete button.

issues/Fall2009/TIpsIphone3GSAndOS3.0

Control music playback from headphones

Rich Hall — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:46:29 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

The headphones that came with your iPhone also let you control music playback from the button on the microphone.

Press button once to pause a song and press it again to resume playing the song. (If you do this when a call is coming in, the music pauses and the call is answered. When you press it to hang up, the music resumes playing.)
Press button twice to advance to the next song.
Press button three times to jump back to the previous song.
Press button four times to jump back to the previous song and pause it.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Do information searches in the Google search bar

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:47 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Safari’s built-in Google search bar (tap the Address bar in Safari to bring it up) has the ability to give you specific information instead of Web page matches. For example, you could type in a movie name followed by your zip code (such as “Kung Fu Panda 80024”) to get local show times and nearest theaters. Other examples of useful information searches are as follows:

Weather forecast: “weather san  diego” or “weather 90022”
Stock quotes (by symbol): “aapl”
Dictionary definitions: “define tome”
Unit conversions: “milliliters in 2 cups”
Currency conversions: “15 usd in euros”

You can do specific information  searches
in Safari’s Google search bar.

Passcode-protect important information in Contacts

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:47:32 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If you store important information on your iPhone, you’ll want to prevent anyone from accessing it in the event it is lost or stolen. To do this, you’ll need to set a passcode. Once activated, you’ll have to enter the four digit code when you turn on your iPhone. Here’s how you do it:

Tap on the Settings icon in the Home screen and select General at the bottom of the Settings screen.
Tap on Passcode Lock and enter a four-digit passcode. (You’ll have to enter it a second time to confirm.)
Tap on Require Passcode and specify how long your iPhone must be inactive before you’ll have to enter the passcode. (Immediately, 1, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes, and 1 hour). Note that shorter times increase security.

Set a passcode on your iPhone to prevent someone else
from using it or accessing your personal information.

Add Up to Six Apps to the Dock

SolomOn27 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:17:34 +0000

Issue:

Sept/Oct 2010

Although larger than the iPhone's display, the basic layout of the iPad's Home screen is the same: Icons for the installed apps are arranged in rows and columns, with four of the most used apps appearing in a "Dock" at the bottom of the main Home screen. As you install more apps, additional Home screens will appear to accommodate their icons; the Dock appears at the bottom of all of them.

The Dock on the iPhone and iPod touch accepts up to four app icons, but the iPad has a larger display and can accept up to six. To add apps to the iPad's Dock, press down on the icon of the desired app until all the app icons begin jiggling. Then drag the app icon to the Dock, and press the Home button when you're done.

issues/2010Fall/TipsForIOS

E-mail a note to yourself

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:54:18 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can sync music and videos as well as Contacts and Calendar information with your PC or Mac, but you cannot sync notes. If you want to transfer a note to your computer, tap on the envelope icon at the bottom of a note and e-mail it to yourself. Then open it on your computer and cut and paste it into the appropriate application.

Send free text messages by e-mail

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:13:09 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can save money and send free text messages via e-mail on your iPhone or iPod touch. This is possible through SMS e-mail gateways, which are supported by most wireless carriers. The messages will arrive on a person’s phone just as a normal text message would. The address format for SMS e-mails is the phone number at (@) a particular carrier (e.g., 2125551212mobile [dot] att [dot] net). To find a particular carrier’s gateway(s), do a Web search for “ <carrier> SMS e-mail.” Here is a listing of some of the major carrier’s SMS e-mail gateways.

AT&T: numbertxt [dot] att [dot] net or numbermobile [dot] att [dot] net.
Sprint: numbermessaging [dot] sprintpcs [dot] com or numbersprintpaging [dot] com.
T-Mobile: numbertmomail [dot] net or number@ voicestream.net.
Verizon: numbervtext [dot] com.

Rearrange icons from your iPhone or iPod touch

Rich Hall — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:38:56 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2010

Go the Home page that has the app icon you want to move.
Press and hold down on the icon until the icons begin to shake.
Slide it to the position you want it to occupy on the current Home page. You can also use this technique to move icons from one page to another. Simply slide them to the extreme left or right edge of the screen until the other Home screen page appears. Then move it into the desired position on that page.
Move any other icon in a similar fashion. When you're finished rearranging things…
Press on the Home button to exit the "rearrange" mode.

Reset iPhone to the factory default

Steve Green — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

Resetting your iPhone takes it back to the way it was when it came out of the box. This can be handy if you’ve installed a bunch of apps and your home screen is a mess, or if you’ve misspelled words and the misspelling have been incorporated into your dictionary. To reset the device, simply tap on Settings in your Home screen and then navigate to General >Reset.

From this screen at right you can reset or restore your content and settings, network settings, keyboard dictionary, home screen layout or location warnings. Be warned these resets can’t be undone. Note that if you have set a passcode on your device, you have to enter it before you can reset the device.

Resetting a locked up iPhone

Holding down the power button on top of the iPhone will give the option to power off the phone. But what do you do if your phone locks up and does not respond when you press that button? Try holding down the power button and the Home button at the same time. Keep holding them until the phone resets or shuts off, then let go.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

When/how to replace your battery

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:05:28 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Eventually, as the battery gets older, you’ll begin to notice that your iPhone or iPod touch has to be recharged more frequently. When you’re no longer comfortable with this, it’s time to replace your battery.

The iPhone’s rechargeable battery cannot be replaced by the user and you’ll have to send it in to be replaced. For more info on how to do this, go to Apple’s Battery Replacement Web page (apple.com/batteries/replacements.html). If you purchase your iPhone through AT&T, you can have the battery replaced by their service department. Note that, unless they are defective, batteries are not covered in the warranty. Replacements cost approximately $70-80 plus shipping and handling.

Block pop-ups in Safari

Rich Hall — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

If you’ve browsed the Web, you know how annoying pop-ups can be. Fortunately, modern Web browsers, including Safari, allow you to block pop-ups. From the Home screen go to Settings >Safari and turn on the button next to Block Pop-ups. This screen also allows you to turn on/off JavaScript and Plug-Ins, change your search engine, choose to accept or decline cookies, clear your browsing history, and delete any cookies that have been downloaded to your device.

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Use iTunes to delete synced  music, videos, or photos

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:50:43 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

To transfer music, video, and other content to your iPhone or iPod touch, you must sync with iTunes. Once you have disconnected from iTunes, you cannot delete the synced content directly from the device. You must reconnect to iTunes, deselect the content you want to remove in iTunes, and re-synchronize.

Create an “On-The-Go” playlist

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:23:42 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

When you first add music to your iPhone or iPod touch in iTunes, it will automatically add a playlist called On-The-Go. You can add music to this playlist at any time, even when you are not connected to iTunes. Here’s how:

Open iPod, tap on Playlists, and tap on On-The-Go at the top of the screen. This displays a list of all the songs on your device.
Scroll down the list and tap on the songs you want to add to the playlist.
When you’re finished, hit Done.

If you want to edit the playlist, tap Edit on the top right side of the screen—you now have the option of deleting songs (by tapping the red button to the left and then Delete) or rearranging them by tapping and dragging on the “grip” to the right of each song. When you sync with iTunes, this list is saved in iTunes as “On-The-Go 1.”

Shake & shuffle your music

SolomOn27 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:27:24 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

Even the music in your favorites list can get old after a few months. If you want to skip a song you’ve heard too many times, you can always tap on the Next button in iPod’s Now Playing screen. But with OS 3.0, it’s even easier. Simply shake your iPhone or iPod touch while you are listening to music and the iPod app will skip to the next song. This feature also works with videos and audiobooks.

Note that you must be in the iPod app for this feature to work. You can’t be listening to music in the background while you’re using another app.

issues/Fall2009/TIpsIphone3GSAndOS3.0

How many third-party apps do you have installed?

Rich Hall — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:02:19 +0000

Issue:

Fall 2009

It’s easy to lose track of how many third-party apps you’ve installed on your iPhone. With OS 3.0, you can find out quickly. Go to Settings >General >About and look at the list. It will tell you the network you are connected to and the number of songs, videos, and photos you have on your device. The fifth item in the list tells you how many third-party apps you have installed.

issues/Fall2009/TIpsIphone3GSAndOS3.0

Get photos off your iPhone/iPod touch without iTunes

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:11:50 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Both PCs and Macs will recognize your iPhone or iPod touch as a camera when you connect it. This means that you can offload your pictures to your computer without having to use iTunes. Here’s how you do it:

PCs (Windows XP)

Connect your iPhone/iPod touch via the USB cable, open Control Panel, and go to Scanners and Camera >Apple iPhone (or iPod).
Right-click on it and choose Properties from the menu.
Go to the Events tab and choose “Camera connected” from the “Select an event” drop-down menu.

Pick one of three Actions:

Start this program – The default program is Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard, which will take you through the process of downloading your pictures. You can also choose a different program from the drop-down menu.
Take no action – Choose this option if you want to manage your photos with iTunes. Windows won’t do anything automatically when you connect your device.
Save all pictures to this folder – Choosing this option will automatically download your photos to a folder that you choose whenever your device is connected.

Macs

Connect your iPhone/iPod touch and launch Applications >Image Capture.
Go to Preferences >General.
Under Camera, select Image Capture in the “When a camera is connected, open:” option, and then click OK. Now when you connect your  iPhone/iPod touch, Image Capture will be launched and you can choose where you want to download your images.

Set up your iPhone / iPod Touch

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:23:31 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

The first time you connect your device and launch iTunes, you will be prompted to "Set Up Your iPhone" by giving it a name (e.g. "JohnsIPhone") and deciding whether you want to check the box labeled "Automatically sync contacts, calendars, email accounts, and bookmarks." If you check this box, the iPhone will automatically sync every time you connect it to your computer. If you don't check the box, you will have to initiate the sync manually.

Autopair Apple’s iPhone Bluetooth Headset

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:23:15 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Apple’s iPhone Bluetooth Headset ($129: apple.com/apple) automatically pairs with your iPhone when you place it and the iPhone in a “Dual Dock” that comes with the headset.

Change the audiobook playback speed

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:10 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

You can listen to audiobooks on the iPhone or iPod touch using the built-in audio/music player. You can purchase these books directly from the App Store or Audiobooks.com, and sync them to your device using iTunes. One cool trick is to adjust the playback speed faster or slower to suite your tastes.

To do this on the iPhone, go to the Home screen and tap on Settings >iPod >Audiobook Speed. On the iPod touch, go to Settings >Music >Audiobook Speed. Then select Slower, Faster, or Normal.

Tap on address to see map

Rich Hall — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:54:39 +0000

Issue:

Winter 2010

Tapping on the address in your contacts opens it up in Google maps. 

http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Winter/TipsIphone3GS

How many apps can you install on the iPhone?

Rich Hall — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

In addition to the four icons in the bar at the bottom, the Home screen holds 16 application icons. You can create up to eight additional pages for application icons and each page can hold an addition 16 app icons. So a total of nine Home screen pages, each of which can hold up to 16 app icons, plus the 4 icons at the bottom, means that you can have up to 148 apps on your iPhone.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Improve battery life on the iPhone and iPod touch

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:56:36 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

According to tests by Apple, an iPhone with a fully charged battery will provide up to 8 hours of talk time, 250 hours of standby time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback, and 24 hours of audio playback. An iPod touch with a fully charged battery can play music for up to 22 hours and video for 5 hours. There are certain things you can do to improve the battery life:

Both devices

Heat degrades battery performance: Don’t leave your iPhone or iPod sitting out in the sun or in a hot car. Related to this, you can overheat the device if you keep it in a case when you charge it. If you notice this happening, take it out of the case when charging.

Charge your device at least once a month. If you let your device sit unused for a long time, it diminishes the battery’s ability to hold a charge.

Set the hold switch on your iPod or press the Sleep/Wake button on your iPhone immediately when you’re finished using the device. This turns off the display and prevents it from wasting power by being turned on accidentally.  Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it.

iPod:

Settings
General
Network
Wi-Fi

iPhone:

Settings
Wi-Fi.

Turn off the Equalizer setting on either device if you don’t use it. Go to Settings >iPod >EQ. Adding EQ to playback uses more of the processor and requires more battery power. If you have added EQ-enabled tracks to iTunes, they will override the off setting. In that case, set EQ to “flat.”

Update to latest software: Apple software engineers may find new ways to improve battery performance. As they do, they will include it in software updates. Make sure your iPhone or iPod has the latest software update.

Listening to music is relatively easy on the battery; watching videos and browsing the Web requires much more power.

Don’t leave your iPhone or iPod connected to a computer that you have turned off. It won’t charge the device and can actually drain the battery.

iPhone only

Turn off Bluetooth on the iPhone when you’re not using it. Go to Settings >General >Bluetooth.

Lower screen brightness on the iPhone to extend battery life. Go to Settings >Brightness and drag the slider to the left. On the same screen you can also turn the Auto-Brightness setting on to have your iPhone automatically adjust to the current lighting conditions.

iPod touch only

Use backlighting on the iPod only when necessary. When possible, avoid the “always on” setting.

Minimize use of Fast Forward on your iPod for playing music. When you fast forward frequently, it causes the iPod to access the hard drive frequently, and this uses more power. Another way to minimize fast forwarding is to create playlists with the songs you really want to hear.

Tap and drag your finger   to move the cursor

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:56:29 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

When typing, you can move the cursor wherever you want in the text by holding your finger down on the screen until a “spyglass” appears (above). This magnifies the spot in the text where your finger is so that you can easily see the words and the position of the cursor. Drag your finger around the screen until the cursor is positioned where you want it. Then lift up your finger.

Zoom in or out of Web pages

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:20:17 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Perhaps the coolest feature of Safari is its zooming ability. When you open a normal Web page, it will display the entire page on your iPhone screen, just as it appears on a desktop computer. The problem with this is that often times the text will appear much too small to read due to the small iPhone screen. You have two zooming options:

Touch your index finger and thumb to the screen and spread your fingers apart—the page will zoom in. Pinch your fingers together to zoom back out.
If you see a particular section of the Web site that you want to zoom in on (such as a box of text or links), double tap anywhere in that area. Safari will zoom in on that section of the page and center it on your screen. Double tap on the screen again to zoom back out to the full page view.

Web browsing shortcuts in Safari

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:22:30 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Here are three tips that should make Web browsing in Safari easier:

No matter where you are on a Web page, you can tap the top edge of the screen to bring up the Address bar (this will bring you to the top of the screen as well). Tap the Address bar again to bring up the keyboard (as well as the convenient Google search bar underneath the Address bar).

If you want to enter in a new address on the Address bar, you don’t have to tap the X button to the right of it—just start typing, and your new address will automatically replace the old one.

When you are typing an address, remember that you don’t have to type “http://www” or “.com.” You can simply type “hotmail” and the page will load. Keep in mind that if the URL includes a suffix other than “.com” (such as “.net” or “.gov”), tap and hold on the “.com” button and select a different suffix.

Save Web pictures

Steve Green — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

If you’re browsing the Web with Safari and see an image you want to save, touch and hold down on the image with your finger. A menu will pop up (Fig. 8), allowing you to save the image to your photos folders.

Steve Green

Fig. 8: Press and hold on a Web image and a pop-up appears, allowing you to save image in your Photos folder.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Change sort and display order

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:39:05 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can change the way names are sorted and displayed in your Contacts list. Tap on the Settings icon in the Home screen and then tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. The Sort Order and Display Order options are in the Contacts section. (You may have to scroll down to see it.)

Type an Apostrophe from the Basic Keyboard Layout

SolomOn27 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:27:00 +0000

Issue:

Sept/Oct 2010

The iPad's onscreen keyboard approaches the dimensions of a full-size keyboard (in landscape orientation, at least), but the layout of the keys is not completely standard. One of the most maddening things about the default keyboard is that it lacks an apostrophe key. I'm used to the apostrophe's position on a standard keyboard—all the way to the right just before the Enter key. I keep reaching for it with my right "pinkie" finger and end up hitting the Return key instead. I can enter an apostrophe from the "symbols" keyboard, which is accessed by tapping on the ".?123" key. Fortunately, there's a quicker way to do it.

From the default keyboard, press and hold the comma key. When the blue alternate key pops up above the comma key, simply release the key and an apostrophe is entered. You don't have to move your finger to the blue key to select it.

issues/2010Fall/TipsForIOS

Go through dates quickly

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:07:12 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If you want to get to a particular date quickly in Calendar, simply tap and hold on the forward and backward buttons next to the day or month in the Day or Month views—the dates will fly by in no time. To get back to the current date, tap the Today button.

Hold down on the forward and backward
buttons to get to a date quickly.

Holding down the caps key

Rich Hall — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Issue:

Spring 2009

Need to enter two or three capital letters in a row? If you’re using a standard computer keyboard or an old manual or electric typewriter you can do this by engaging the Caps Lock, typing the letters, and disengaging the Caps Lock. Of course, if you’re just typing two or three letters, it’s easier to hold down the Shift key and type. Most mobile touchscreen devices with “soft” (on screen) keyboards don’t let you do this. However, the keyboard on the iPhone and iPod touch does. Hold down the Shift key with the thumb of the hand that is holding the device, and hit the desired letters with a finger on the other hand. 

Warning: The iPhone/iPod’s keyboard automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in a sentence. If you hold down the Shift key for this letter, it and subsequent letters will be entered in lower case until you release the Shift key.

issues/Feb09/Tips&Tricks

Use Contacts as a simple lists database

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:35 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

Contacts is designed to store individual names, phone numbers, addresses, etc. But it can be used as a simple list database to store other information. For example, if you travel a lot on business, you can keep a list of the things you need to pack in Contacts. Simply create a new Contact called TravelList and place the list of items you need to pack in the notes field of the new contact. Other potential lists you might keep in Contacts are…

Things to winterize in September—change oil and antifreeze, close storm windows, order firewood, etc.
Things to “summerize” in April
Things to collect for tax preparation
Steps involved in a particular task you do on a semi-regular basis

You can use the Notes field in a Contacts item to store simple lists.

Of course, you can keep simple lists in Notes, but Contacts may be a better place to store the ones you want to keep around for a while. In addition, one of the limitations of Notes is that you cannot sync it with your Mac or PC. You can sync Contacts, including any lists and other information you’ve placed in a contact Notes field.

Finally, there are a number of inexpensive third-party apps designed specifically to help you create and manage lists. Go to the App Store and check out A Check List, To-Do List, Shopping List, and more. If it is important for you, be sure to check if list or database app can sync to a PC or Mac. Unfortunately, none of these can be sync’d with a PC or Mac.

Work with your IMAP e-mail offline

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:22:04 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

IMAP e-mail accounts (such as Gmail and Hotmail) keep all of your e-mail on online servers, which means that you can't delete messages or read them unless you are online. Fortunately, you can set up your iPhone/iPod touch to copy your IMAP messages onto the device so that you can work with them offline. Here's how you do it:

Go to Settings >Mail >your account name under Accounts >Advanced >Drafts Mailbox.
Then under On My Phone, tap Drafts.
Now go back and repeat step 2 for your Sent Mailbox and Deleted Mailbox folders

Combine address (phone) books  from different sources

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:33:46 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

You can also use your device to combine different address books in iTunes, such as Outlook on a PC and Address Book on a Mac. Doing this will load all of your contacts onto all of your machines—your iPhone, PC, and Mac. Here’s how you do it:

Sync the device with the first computer’s contacts.
Then sync it with the second computer by choosing a different account in the iTunes Info tab (such as Outlook) and clicking Apply.
iTunes will then ask if you want to “Merge Info” or “Replace Info”—choose “Merge Info.” All of your iPhone’s existing contacts will remain, and the second computer’s contacts will also be added.

Repeat the process with other computers.

Double-tap videos to make them fill the screen

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:44:49 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Some videos on the iPhone or iPod touch have horizontal or vertical black bars bordering the screen. This is because the original composition of the movie or video is too wide or narrow to fill the screen. If you want to have the video fill your entire screen, simply double-tap anywhere on the screen, and the video image will zoom in slightly and magnify the screen so that there are no black bars. Double-tap on the screen again to return the screen to its original configuration. There is also a button for this on the playback controls (which you can make visible by single-tapping the screen) in the top right corner of the screen.

Erase data after 10 failed passcodes

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:30:16 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

You can set a passcode on your iPhone or iPod touch to keep your data secure. To do this:

Go to Settings >General >Passcode Lock and enter a four-number passcode. (Please make it a little more challenging than “1234.”)

If security is very important to you, you may want to set the “Erase Data” option. When set, this option wipes your storage memory clean after 10 consecutive failed attempts to enter the passcode. To activate this:

Go to the Set Passcode screen as described above.
After you have entered a passcode and confirmed it, a second screen labeled “Passcode Lock” appears. Slide the “Erase Data” button to the on position

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Birthdays, anniversaries,  and other repeating appointments

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:59:53 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Set birthdays, anniversaries, and other recurring meetings as repeating events. From the Add Event screen, tap on Repeat and select from Every Day, Week, 2 Weeks, Month, and Every Year. You might set the Alert time a day or two before birthdays and anniversaries to give yourself time to get a present.

Set birthdays, anniversaries, and other repeating events.

Control video playback from Apple iPhone stereo headset

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:42:59 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If you’re using the headset that came with your iPhone to listen to a video, you can control playback with it.

Click on the mic button once to play or pause a video (or song).
Click on the mic button twice to go to the next chapter in the video (or the next song).

Double-tap the Home button to open the Phone/music playback control

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:37:26 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

Double-tapping the Home button on the iPhone (from within any application) will open the Phone application. On the iPod touch, it will open a pop-up control for music playback. When the iPhone and iPod touch are locked, double-tapping the Home button will bring up the music playback control; double-tapping it a second time will close the control.

Entering “.com” in an e-mail

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:29:29 +0000

Issue:

Summer 2009

Safari’s keyboard has a “.com” button at the bottom, making it quick and easy to enter the tail end of a Web address. Hold the “.com” button down, and a pop-up appears, making it easy to enter .net, .edu, .org, etc. There’s a similar feature on the keyboard associated with Mail, but it’s not as obvious.

If you’re composing an e-mail to a friend or associate—something like: “John: Check out iPhoneLife.com”—when you get to the end of “iPhoneLife” press and hold down on the period key. A pop-up will appear, allowing you to select .com or other common Web address suffixes.

issues/Summer09/Tips&Tricks

Increase battery lifespan

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:02:07 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

The “lifespan” of the battery refers to the number of times in can be recharged before it must be replaced. The batteries on the iPhone and iPod touch slowly lose the ability to hold a charge after numerous recharge cycles. For example, after 400 full discharge/recharge cycles these batteries are able to store 80% of their original capacity. This percentage decreases with further recharge cycles. There are things you can do to improve the lifespan of the battery:

Heat degrades battery performance and can damage the battery. Don’t leave your iPod or iPhone in the sun or in a vehicle on a hot day.
Minimize power use to improve battery life as described previously. The longer you go between charges, the fewer charges you’ll have over time, and the longer your battery will last.

Three ways to ignore   incoming calls

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:31:42 +0000

Issue:

October 2008 (Premier Issue)

If a call comes in that you do not want to answer, there are three ways to send the call directly to your voicemail, depending on the circumstance.

If the call comes in while you are using the iPhone, simply tap the Decline button.
If the call comes when the iPhone is locked or asleep, quickly double-tap the Home button.
If you’re wearing the earbuds when the call comes, squeeze and hold the microphone clicker for a few seconds.

Tapping Decline when you get a phone call
will send it directly to your voicemail.

Tips about all topics

Keep Contacts list manageable and useful

Restrict use of content and apps

Speed up Safari: clear its cache

There are many ways to send a text message

Enable AutoFill to enter contact info, usernames, and passwords automatically

Open Web link in a new page

Create passcodes with random number generator

Using Voice Memos

Opening e-mail attachments

Publish videos to YouTube (3GS only)

YouTube

Publish videos to YouTube (3GS only)

Play a slide show of your photos

Pop to the top of the list

Password protect your iPhone/iPod touch backup

Incoming calls you don’t want to answer

Set “Auto-Check”

Organize your e-mail in folders

Viewing a record of past Calendar appointments

Avoid tagging photos with location data

Sync Notes with desktop computer

Configuring your music settings

Apple’s warranty does not cover misuse

See percentage of battery life (iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPhone 4)

Forget your passcode? Restore your iPhone

Use Yahoo! as your search engine

If your iPhone goes into sleep mode too quickly…

Using the Sync Applications feature

Start camera app quickly

How to forward phone calls

Free up memory to improve performance

Setting up Home Sharing

Access extra punctuation marks and symbols quickly

Get map to Contacts address quickly

Import contacts from another mobile phone’s SIM card

Practical, everyday uses for Camera

Unpair one headset before pairing another

Zooming in and out on e-mail messages

Keep templates of common responses

Undo and redo typing quickly: Shake it, baby!

Undo and redo typing quickly: Shake it, baby!

Enter Web address extensions quickly

Enter a pause in a phone number

How to set Parental Controls

Check AT&T account balance

Add and size contact photo

Apple’s Online Help site for the iPhone and iPod touch Need some help with your iPhone or iPod touch?

Quicker way to enter a period at the end of a sentence

Organize “mobile” Web sites into special folder

iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard has predictive mapping

Set timer to stop playing music

Rotate iPhone 2.0 device to get scientific calculator

Forwarding or turning a "read" message into an "unread" message

Answering, ending, and switching between calls using the headset

Hidden track controls, fast-forwarding, and other options

Saving trip directions

Three ways to ignore incoming calls

Using App Genius

Pair with a third-party Bluetooth headset or car kit

Sync Mac or PC’s Web bookmarks with iPhone/iPod touch

Sharing Web Links from Safari

Turn iPhone/iPod touch into a portable hard drive for your PC or Mac

Swipe a note to delete it

Control music playback from headphones

Do information searches in the Google search bar

Passcode-protect important information in Contacts

Add Up to Six Apps to the Dock

E-mail a note to yourself

Send free text messages by e-mail

Rearrange icons from your iPhone or iPod touch

Reset iPhone to the factory default

When/how to replace your battery

Block pop-ups in Safari

Use iTunes to delete synced music, videos, or photos

Create an “On-The-Go” playlist

Shake & shuffle your music

How many third-party apps do you have installed?

Get photos off your iPhone/iPod touch without iTunes

PCs (Windows XP)

See percentage of battery life  (iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPhone 4)

iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard  has predictive mapping

Three ways to ignore   incoming calls

Sync Mac or PC’s Web bookmarks  with iPhone/iPod touch

Use iTunes to delete synced  music, videos, or photos

Tap and drag your finger   to move the cursor

Combine address (phone) books  from different sources

Birthdays, anniversaries,  and other repeating appointments

Three ways to ignore   incoming calls