“Who is calling me?” Phone number reverse lookup for the iPhone

Caller ID doesn’t always tell the big picture about who is calling. Do you answer that call coming in from an unknown area code? Do you answer if you get a call from a local area code… but don’t know who it is? It could be the car dealer letting you know they left a …

Getting GameCenter Achievements with your iPhone snow pics

Everyone knows about the GameCenter that comes with the latest versions of the iPhone OS. The usual use of this is to share high scores and play games against others. Now, there is another use… getting achievements by sharing out pictures through your iPhone. I am putting together a bigger post about the new Photo …

Using the iPhone to get holiday card addresses into your address book

It seems like such a great idea, just snap a picture of a return address label on a holiday card and the data goes into your contacts. Maybe tag them and next year you just pull them up to know who sent you a holiday card this year. Well, a great idea yesterday is easy …

Finding local businesses that accept PayPal though the iPhone

When PayPal started, it was financed through a Palm ‘beaming’ money to another Palm. Now, you can transfer funds via acct or ‘Bump’ your iPhone with another to transfer funds. In the most recent free version of PayPal for the iPhone is a new ‘beta’ feature that lets you search for local companies that will …

Mapping work processes on the iPhone

I was sitting in a rather painful meeting last week regarding work processes for another group. The presenter was trying to fit it all into a spreadsheet. It had items with sub items that where indented but didn’t look right on another person’s computer. The meeting then turned to just doing a big text document. …