iPhone & iPad Tip: Use iOS 5′s Reader Feature to Automatically Load the Next Page of an Article
Multipage articles on the web can be annoying, especially when you have to click to the next page every few hundred words. It’s a dirty trick websites use to inflate pageviews for advertisers, all at the expense of user experience. …
Review: Zippy BT-500 Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard With iPad
If you’re looking to write the next Great American Novel on the iPad, good luck using the iPad’s touchscreen keyboard. You’re going to need a physical keyboard. And wireless bluetooth keyboards are the current solution for connecting a traditional tactile …
Review: Motorola SD10-HD Bluetooth Headphones
As a runner who runs with his iPhone, I purchased the “sweat proof” Motorola S10-HD ($85) wireless bluetooth headphones hoping they’d be a great solution for my long runs. Being wireless and sweat proof made the SD10′s seem like the …
iPhone Tip: Full Song Title Not Visible? Hold Your Finger On It
One major annoyance for me on the iPhone is when long song titles, podcasts, videos, etc, don’t fit on the screen and are cut off. Thankfully, Apple offers a simple solution to see the full title, just hold your finger …
How to Sort Your Photos Into Albums on the iPhone
Photo albums are a new feature introduced in iOS 5. Sorting your photos into albums is not only a way to give order to the chaos that is the Photos app, but it also makes it easier to show off …
Tips for Child Proofing Your iPhone and iPad
1. Binder Clip A common binder clip is a simple solution for preventing kids from pressing the home button and quitting out of apps—a huge source of frustration for parents and kids alike. Best of all, you may already have …
How to Get Push Notifications for Emails From a Specific Contact
Jason Snell from MacWorld has an awesome tip on how to get a push notification (for the Notification Center) every time a specific contact sends you an email. This tip requires Gmail and the wonderful Boxcar app (free). Check out …
How to Easily Share an iPhone Contact’s Details Via Text Message or Email
You can easily share any of your iPhone contact’s details with just a few taps. The iPhone is compatible with the vCard format, which is essentially a digital version of a business card. iPhone vCards can be exchanged via text …
How to Launch a Website From Spotlight Search (iPhone & iPad Tip)
You may know the iPhone’s Spotlight Search feature can be used to quickly find and launch apps, but it can also be used to launch your favorite websites. This can save you a lot of typing and frustration. Web clips, …
Tip: Quickly Insert Emoji Using iPhone Text Shortcuts
Everyone loves emoji, the cute little icons most commonly used in text messages. But inserting them can be a lumbering, multistep process. Here’s a much quicker way to insert emoji using the new text shortcuts feature on the iPhone. Just …
How to Add Words to the iPhone’s Dictionary
You can add words to the iPhone’s spelling dictionary to prevent the iPhone’s auto-correct feature from automatically fixing them. To do this, however, you must add the words to a very unobvious place on the iPhone: in the iPhone’s “text …
Cool Tip: How to Add Icon Shortcuts to iPhone Settings Without Jailbreaking
Here’s an awesome tip. One of my major annoyances with iOS is having to navigate deep into the settings every time I want to turn Bluetooth on or off. But here’s a neat little trick that will let you create …
Dog Hates the iPhone (Video)
This cute little pug dog really hates the iPhone, barking furiously whenever it appears on TV. Is it just me, or does the dog actually bark “iPhone” at one point?
How to Add Text Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPad
A text shortcut is a new time-saving feature on the iPhone that allows you to type just a few characters and turn them into much larger words and phrases. By default, Apple has provided one default shortcut: omw, which expands …
How to Force the iPhone to Shut Down and Restart
There may be times when the iPhone suddenly freezes or its screen goes dark with the power still on. Don’t panic or run to the Apple Store quite yet, simply force a shutdown and restart it. To do this, hold …
How to Force an App to Close (iPhone and iPad Tip)
If an app suddenly freezes or becomes stuck, there is a way to force that app to close. This method will completely shutdown the app and clear the app’s saved state from the iPhone’s memory. It’s a simple two-step process: …
Tip: How to Rename Your iPhone or iPad
Your iPhone has a name. You’ll see it in iTunes in the left sidebar when the iPhone/iPad is connected. You may not remember, but you gave it that name when you originally set up your iPhone/iPad. You’re not stuck with …
How to Add a Pause to Telephone Numbers on the iPhone
You can easily add pauses to phone numbers on the iPhone for those times when you need to dial into automated phone systems or use calling cards. It’s pretty simple, just hold your finger on the * key until you …
Using Apple’s New Self-Checkout at the Apple Store (Video)
Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney put together this nice video of himself using Apple’s new EasyPay system at an Apple Store. EasyPay allows shoppers to do self checkout on many items in the Apple Store using their iPhone. The process …
How to Quickly Add Holidays to the iPhone or iPad’s Calendar
There’s no need to enter holidays into the iPhone’s calendar one by one. There’s a much easier way. In fact, If you’re reading this on an iPhone or iPad, simply tap this link to add all US Holidays to your …