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How to use the Spotlight Search feature on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad (iOS 4-6) – Video Tip

Apple long ago perfected system search on their computers and laptops with a system called Spotlight. Spotlight is quickly accessible and searches automatically for documents, settings, applications and other items and displays the results as you type. It is so good that Microsoft started copying the feature in Windows Vista and came close to duplicating it in Windows 7 and… Read More »How to use the Spotlight Search feature on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad (iOS 4-6) – Video Tip

How to take a great picture with your new iPhone or iPad – Video Tip

Throughout my week, I help many people learn about their new (and sometimes not so new) iPhones or iPads. These devices are truly every bit as remarkable as the hoopla that surrounds them. Learning how to use their built-in features well can greatly increase their utility for those who choose to buy them. Today’s, tip focuses on the camera. With… Read More »How to take a great picture with your new iPhone or iPad – Video Tip

Quick cell phone address book tip

If you use a cell phone (you do, don’t you?), you should also be using your cell phone’s phone book (address book) feature. In it, you can store phone numbers, of course, but you can do so much more. Since there are a bazillion different cell phones on the market, I can’t possibly give you step-by-step instructions like I usually do.

You can keep these little hints in mind when using your phone’s address/phone book feature:

  • Always enter the area code for your entries…yes, even all the local people you add. When you travel out of your home area, you can’t dial from the phone book feature if the area codes aren’t entered.
  • You don’t have to enter the Read More »Quick cell phone address book tip

Cellular coverage at big events

This weekend, I had the opportunity to take my son to the Sundance Film Festival. We are doing it on a shoestring by standing in line for stand-by and wait-list tickets and camping in our VW van at an RV park. So far, it has been great fun…except for cell coverage.

No matter what carrier folks use, they are complaining about slow network speeds, dropped calls, and inability to send texts. This isn’t unique to Sundance or Park City, Utah. Almost any time a largeRead More »Cellular coverage at big events

My iPhone applications after 10 months

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From 1997 through August of 2008, I used only Palm based handheld organizers then the Visor Phone, Palm Treo 300, Treo 600, and Treo 755p.  I purchased an iPhone in August of 2008 because the iPhone proved itself in its short year of existence to be a valuable product, added the ability to allow third party applications, and gained access to the faster cellular networks. With very few exceptions, I couldn’t be happier and haven’t missed my old Palm products.

I use my iPhone for many more functions than just the phone. So almost a year later, I took the following screen shot of the additional software I have added to the iPhone (some of it free, some of it purchased). I added 42 applications to my iPhone so far. Of these 42, I use maybe 8 of them regularly, and the rest sparingly.

After looking over this list, most of my apps are free ones. That could mean I’m either one cheap SOB or there are some excellent free applications out there. The answer is probably somewhere in the middle.

Here’s the breakdown:Read More »My iPhone applications after 10 months