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In Mourning–Honoring Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 – 8:51 pm | No Comment
In Mourning–Honoring Steve Jobs

 There is other tech news but I feel that any of us that earn a living writing about or selling products related to Apple, need to take a moment to honor Steve Jobs, a man …

Be Ready for Your iPad 2 With an iPad Purse-Best Way to Carry Your iPad
March 2, 2011 – 11:22 pm | One Comment
Be Ready for Your iPad 2 With an iPad Purse-Best Way to Carry Your iPad

The big news today may be the  iPad 2 with its  cool new cover.  You still won’t want to just throw it into your laptop bag or a big purse. After all, the iPad2 is …

Video Call between iPhone and Macs with Facetime Beta Download
October 20, 2010 – 7:21 pm | One Comment
Video Call between iPhone and Macs with Facetime Beta Download

If you have an iPhone 4 or new iPod Touch, you may have tried out FaceTime to make video phone calls.  If you don’t have a iPhone 4, you may have watched others make those …

What is HDR? Taking Your Best Photos on iPhone i0S4.1and Above (including iOS5)
September 13, 2010 – 6:33 pm | 2 Comments
What is HDR? Taking Your Best Photos on iPhone i0S4.1and Above (including iOS5)

HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a feature of the newest iPhone software upgrade, iOS4.1.  (You can upgrade your phone today by connecting to iTunes and clicking on “download and install” in the upgrade dialog box.)
Perhaps …

What is an FM Transmitter? A Comparison of the Best iPhone/iPod/iPad FM Transmitters
September 10, 2010 – 8:59 pm | 2 Comments
What is an FM Transmitter? A Comparison of the Best iPhone/iPod/iPad FM Transmitters

Now that you’ve stored your favorite music on your iPod, iPhone or iPad, you can take it with you everywhere.  Rather than listen to the music from the itsy bitsy speakers on your iDevice, certainly …

iTunes 10- How to Ping
September 2, 2010 – 10:58 pm | No Comment
iTunes 10- How to Ping

iTunes 10 became available this morning.  iTunes didn’t automatically update when I opened my iTunes but I got it here.
A major new feature of iTunes 10 is “Ping.”  Ping is social networking for iTunes.  It …

The Best Way to Listen to you iPhone Music in your Car
August 31, 2010 – 6:04 pm | One Comment
The Best Way to Listen to you iPhone Music in your Car

Listening to music in cars is almost as old as the automobile itself.  The first portable radios were car radios back in 1922. The first known car radio is said to have been invented by …

The Best (Must-Have) Apps for Road Trips
August 29, 2010 – 8:38 pm | No Comment
The Best (Must-Have) Apps for Road Trips

How did I ever do road trips before my iPhone?  After a greasy spoon breakfast, we returned to the road from Seattle to Bend, Oregon (about 6 hours to go).  Not an hour later, we …

Tips to Protect your iTunes Store Account
July 13, 2010 – 3:04 pm | No Comment
Tips to Protect your iTunes Store Account

I don’t like to jump on the bandwagon and bash a company.  And I don’t like doom and gloom.  But sometimes it would be irresponsible to not to caution my readers and give them tips …

Step by Step: How to Organize Apps into Folders in iTunes (iPhone OS4 & iOS5 Tips)
July 2, 2010 – 12:17 am | 7 Comments
Step by Step: How to Organize Apps into Folders in iTunes (iPhone OS4 & iOS5 Tips)

Got tons of applications (apps) on your iPhone , and tired of flipping through screens to find them? With OS4 you can make it easier to find your apps by putting them into folders.  Now …