Monthly Archives: July 2010

iPhone 4, 3GS tip: Tap-to-focus also sets exposure

Tap-to-focus is a handy feature on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. But did you know that exposure may also be affected by where you touch the image? Wherever you tap the on-screen preview (before taking a shot), your iPhone will assume that that is your subject. It will adjust exposure to make sure that [...]

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iPhone, iPod & iPad Wallpaper part 3

Welcome to the third installment in my series of wallpapers for iPhone, iPod and iPad. To view all posts in this series, please visit the iOS Wallpaper page. iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & [...]

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Firefox tip: Send mailto links to Google Apps webmail

Firefox lets you choose Gmail as your email service, but it doesn’t work if you’re using Google Apps on your own domain name. Here’s how you can configure Firefox to send mailto: links directly to your Google Apps web email interface: In Firefox, open a new window (File menu, then New Window) In the address [...]

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iPhone, iPod & iPad Wallpaper part 2

Welcome to the second installment in my series of wallpapers for iPhone, iPod and iPad. To view all posts in this series, please visit the iOS Wallpaper page. iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & iPod | iPad iPhone & [...]

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First month of iPhone 4: Is 2GB enough?

I’m close to the end of my first AT&T billing cycle to consist primarily of iPhone 4 use. So far I have used about 1.5GB of 3G data with wifi disabled, and at this rate I should come in at less than 2GB by the end of the billing cycle. With my iPhone 3G I [...]

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iPhone, iPod & iPad Wallpaper part 1

What’s This? Starting today I am posting wallpapers for iOS devices on my blog. They will appear in weekly installments. There are two versions of each image. They are edited and cropped with your iPhone, iPod or iPad in mind, to make sure they look their best on whatever device you use. This Week’s Images [...]

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Tip for iOS 4 and Twitter: Enable SMS Character Count

Most Twitter users today post using the Twitter website, or a program or browser extension on their desktop, or an application on their phone. But lest we forget, Twitter was originally conceived with text (SMS) in mind. Consequently “tweets” are limited to 140 characters in length so that they fit in a single text message. [...]

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