For the Blogger that owns a iPhone

In my day job, I work with a small team that maintain many blogs on a large number of subjects. This site is my ‘fun’ side project for helping other iPhone and Touch owners that I do unrelated to ‘work’. I carry a notebook computer with me for site set up, network interfacing and more …

Keep your personal info securely on your iPhone

Two points to think of when thinking about your iPhone: The button on the top of the iPhone / Touch is a ‘sleep’ button – turning the screen off to avoid accidental launching applications – it does not ‘lock’ the device. And, these are not just phones with call records and a few photos snapped …

Ring Ring… someone is calling

Your iPhone is ringing, someone is calling you… do you answer or not? When a call comes in, slide the on screen lock slider and your talking. But, if you do not want to talk now, you can click the ‘sleep’ button on the top of the iPhone to stop the ringing. If you tap …

Treat your ‘built-in’ battery with respect

After the post on how to get maximum usable hours out of your iPhone through Settings tweaks, emails started coming in asking about if there is anything can be done to make the battery last. Since the battery is ‘built in’, iPhones and Touch devices have to be returned to Apple for battery replacements. Apple …

Add on hardware to max out your usage time

In a previous post we discussed how to adjust your iPhone to go longer between charges. If your like me and like to watch movies on long plane flights then expect to call, email, and use maps for hours after you land – you may need to be able to carry a bit of extra …