One for the best things about iOS for the iPhone is the number of features you can discover by simply rotating the phone. In this guide I will show you how to access advanced functions in the iPhone’s calculator so that you can do a lot more than addition and subtraction on the iPhone. Rotate…Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself wanting to search for information in a text message, but didn’t know how? I know I have, especially when I needed to find a number of bit of information texted to me by someone else. In this guide I will show you how to search text messages on the iPhone…Continue Reading
With Mac OS X Lion availability around the corner I thought it would be a good idea to put together a quick guide to help you prepare your Mac for the Mac OS X upgrade to Lion. Below you will find a couple of guides to help you determine if your Mac is ready and…Continue Reading
One of the simplest and most elegant implementations of Google Maps can be found in iOS. In all its simplicity, Google Maps for iOS is packed with features that are not very obvious due to the streamlined and clutter-free UI the native iPhone app sports. In this guide I will help you navigate all of…Continue Reading
While viewing a map in the Maps app powered by Google Maps, the default view is the Standard view. We previously mentioned that there are two more views that can be used while using Google Maps. The guide below will show you how to enable additional views when using Maps as well as provide you with…Continue Reading
Now that you are familiar with Maps and available views, the next topic we are going to cover is how to use your iPhone’s built-in GPS to quickly find your location. Most of the time when you are searching for a place using Maps the Current location indicator is not visible on the map. If…Continue Reading
Now that you are familiar with how Maps works, how to map your current location and how to view the map in different modes, it’s time we learn how to search for places and addresses using Maps on the iPhone. In this section we will search for a place by name and address. I will…Continue Reading
Now that we know how to find places and addresses on the iPhone, we’ll need to explore getting directions and using the features available. In this guide I will show you how to get directions on your iPhone and I will also show you how to use some of the coolest features including public transportation…Continue Reading
We’ve learned how to use Maps on the iPhone, search for places and get directions. In this guide I will show you how to extend Maps functionality. Maps for the iPhone truly provides a complete mapping using experience. You can bookmark places you frequent, access those bookmarks, add an address to an existing contact or…Continue Reading
Do you find iPhone notifications obtrusive and annoying? You’re not the only one. Until Apple releases a better notification system in iOS 5 later this year we are stuck with a notification system that sucks. So if you wish to disable it altogether or keep certain apps from constantly bugging you, follow the instructions below…Continue Reading
Location services on the iPhone allow iOS and apps to locate you on a map. This information can be useful when you are googling something on Safari or while checking in to a local venue with Foursquare. Problem with Location Services on the iPhone The problem with location services is twofold. The first is that…Continue Reading
Although 3G data does give your iPhone a huge boost when accessing content on the web, it also takes its toll on your iPhone’s battery life. If you find that you mainly use your iPhone for voice calls instead of surfing the web all the time you could disable 3G and conserve a lot of…Continue Reading
I’m sure you’ve heard that disabling search indexing in Windows and Mac OS can save battery life while your computer’s on battery mode. Well, the same applies to your iPhone. When Spotlight is turned on (the default setting), the iPhone’s search feature indexes the content on your iPhone. This index includes emails, contacts, apps, and…Continue Reading
If you’re building up an extensive collection of movies in the new Blu-ray format, chances are that you’ve spent a couple of bucks putting it together. To help protect that small fortune that you call a movie collection, there are a couple of apps out there that will help you backup these discs so that…Continue Reading
If you are looking for a quick, easy and FREE method to convert your favorite movies and TV shows to a format you can take with you anywhere, you need to check out BDlot Video Converter. BDlot Video Converter is part of a greater suite of applications that allows you to convert videos to any…Continue Reading
With the imminent launch of iOS 5 for the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is moving forward with its new music offering for iTunes, Match. iTunes Match stores your entire music library in iCloud (another new service from Apple debuting this fall). When you store your music in iCloud you can access it from anywhere…Continue Reading
One of the settings I always enjoyed in Outlook is the ability to customize work hours so that my available time (work time) would appear on the calendar as a reminder not to schedule anything past a certain time. Google has taken this concept event further and now allows users to hide those morning and…Continue Reading
Just the other day I needed to print a monthly calendar in Mac OS X and realized that I had never done it before. When I opened the print dialog box I was amazed at the number of options available to print a calendar in iCal. So I decided to write this guide to help…Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself looking for a particular set of files that are either named similarly or are of the same file type? Rather than perform a search in Mac OS to locate these files each time you want to access them, you have the option of creating a Smart Folder to simplify this…Continue Reading
