Posted on January 31, 2011 by Alan
Find My iPhone is now a free feature for anyone with an iPhone 4 or newer, and it’s something you’ll want to have turned on, as it can come in extremely handy—not only does Find My iPhone show the location of your iPhone should it be lost or stolen, it can remotely lock the iPhone, […]
Posted on January 13, 2011 by Alan
When you delete an app on the iPhone, it’s not completely gone from your life. It lives on in your iTunes library. You’ll notice this the next time the developer of the app updates it. iTunes will signal you, often annoyingly, that there is an update available to download. As you collect more and more […]
Posted on January 6, 2011 by Alan
As the iPhone becomes available on more carriers in the US, some may wonder how much it costs to get out of their 2-year AT&T contract early in order to switch. To do this, there is a fee called an Early Termination Fee. Here’s how to calculate that fee: 1. If your contract was signed […]
Posted on December 7, 2010 by Alan
The ability to search for a specific bit of text within a web page has long been a sorely missing feature on the iPhone and iPad. Thankfully, Apple added the feature in the iOS 4.2 update. Too bad the iOS browser gives no indication on how to use the feature. But we’ve got you covered: […]
Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alan
The iPhone makes it a snap to activate call forwarding. You simply activate it in the iPhone’s Settings. Just follow these instructions (note that the time you talk on a forwarded call will count against your iPhone’s minutes, even if it’s on another phone): 1. Open Settings: 2. Scroll down and tap Phone: 3. Tap […]
Posted on August 6, 2010 by Alan
iOS 4 brought with it a new way to make playlists on the iPhone, replacing the clunky “On the Go” playlists from the previous version of the iPhone software. Now, playlists can be created, named, edited, and synched back to […]
Posted on July 28, 2010 by Alan
Is the wrong email address showing up in the iPhone’s From: field by default? Here’s how to change it. Note that the default email address only works for new emails created in the “All Inboxes” view and in emails created […]
Posted on July 15, 2010 by Alan
Apple’s iBooks app can read both PDF and ePub documents, but there are times when you’ll want to convert your PDFs to ePub. Why? Because the ePub format is easier to read on smaller mobile devices, as the text is […]
Posted on July 4, 2010 by Alan
Emoji can be used for more than just text messages. The iPhone lets you use them to label folders. Why not use an image of a hamburger to label a folder of your favorite food apps? It’s easy. Here’s how. […]
Posted on June 24, 2010 by Alan
If you’re trying to use the FaceTime feature on your new iPhone 4 and find that there are no on-screen buttons to tap or any way to access it, it’s likely not available because you restored your new iPhone 4 […]