Archive for July, 2008

iPhone 101: Geocaching with an iPhone 3G

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone , iPhone 101 Geocaching is a sport / hobby in which you wander about with a GPS and try to find caches, small hidden containers with swag and a logbook inside. One of the first things I looked for in the App Store was a geocaching application that would let me a) look up caches near my present location, b) tell me when I’m getting close, and c) let me log my finds on Geocaching.com .

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iPhone 101 (Canadian edition): Don’t forget to sync with iTunes

Filed under: iTS , iPhone , iPhone 101 , App Store For the past year when it comes to the iPhone, us Canadians have had to watch enviously as our American neighbors got to have all the fun. Well, no more! As of today I have joined the ranks of the enlightened — at least, my wallet has been ” lightened “.

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iPhone 101: Jumping to the top of your mail

Filed under: iPhone , iPhone 101 Mobile Safari has always had a handy feature that i wished Mobile Mail would acquire. Apple must have read my mind, because it’s now available

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iPhone 101: Saving images in Safari

Filed under: iPod Family , iPhone , iPhone 101 Have you ever been using Safari on your iPhone or iPod touch and wanted to save an image? Well, the 2.0 firmware makes this easy! Just tap and hold on any picture in Safari. When you do, a menu will pop up allowing you to save the image to your camera roll or follow the image link.

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