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iPod Touch

using your itouch as a phone... Sure, all you need is WIFI

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Just read in TechCrunch about a new itouch app by UK-based Truphone that allows you to make phone calls on your itouch if you have WIFI access. Sounds pretty good. Calls are free to other itouch users as well as other supported mobile devices and low rates to those outside the system, much like Skype. What is interesting to me here is idea of taking an itouch and getting near iphone capabilities.



Warning!!--Spore Origins very addictive!

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So, my 3rd Apple iPod, the Touch, which I've had for about a month now is quite living up to the hype so far. It is operating in a most excellent manner, and monopolizing all my free time. I get the feeling that my other gadgets are starting to get p**sed. Recently, I made a big mistake and bought a game from the app store called Spore Origins. If you value your time, you will not get this game!! That's right..nice and slowww...just walk away! No, don't look back!



App Store Web site crashes mobile Safari

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I'm new to the iPhone and iPod Touch, so please let me know if I'm missing something obvious... but I just found that one of Apple's Web sites -- a site targeted to iPhone/iPod users -- crashes the mobile browser.  (I have already reported this problem to Apple.)



Use a photo as your wallpaper

Using photos on iPhone/iPod as WallpaperYou can use any 
picture you load onto your iPhone or iPod touch as your wallpaper (the image you see when you awaken your device from Sleep mode). Open Photos, tap on the desired picture, and then tap the options button in the lower left corner of the screen. Then tap Use As Wallpaper, and the “Move and Scale” screen will appear where you can move the image up or down or zoom in on it (by touching and spreading your fingers) until the picture appears as you want it to. When you are ready, tap Set Wallpaper.

 

 

Change iPod browse buttons

You can replace any of the first four browse buttons in iPod with other options as follows:

Sync Mac or PC’s Web bookmarks
 with iPhone/iPod touch

With iTunes, you can sync bookmarks from Internet Explorer (PCs) or Safari (Macs) with your iPhone or iPod touch. Launch iTunes and sync your device to your computer. Then click on your device under Devices in the iTunes Window and click the Info tab. Scroll down to Web Browser, and check the “Sync bookmarks with” box. Now you can choose Internet Explorer or Safari in the corresponding field. Click Sync (or Add) in the lower right corner of the iTunes window, and your bookmarks will be loaded onto your iPhone or iPod touch.

Get content on your iPhone/iPod touch from multiple computers

iTunes won’t let you sync the same content with more than one computer. However, you can sync different content with different computers. For example, you could set up your computer at home to only sync your music and videos in iTunes. You can then set up your work computer to only sync your contacts and calendar in iTunes. Maybe set up your laptop to only sync photos. This way, you can fill up your device with content from different places.

Set up your iPhone / iPod Touch

The first time you connect your device and launch iTunes, you will be prompted to "Set Up Your iPhone" by giving it a name (e.g. "JohnsIPhone") and deciding whether you want to check the box labeled "Automatically sync contacts, calendars, email accounts, and bookmarks." If you check this box, the iPhone will automatically sync every time you connect it to your computer. If you don't check the box, you will have to initiate the sync manually.

How to Rip Music CDs to your iPhone/iPod

The iTunes apps on your PC or Mac is the best way to rip music CDs and download content


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Closing Deals with My iPod touch

As I walked to my Wall Street meeting with a Fortune 100 company, I had a horrible thought. What if my iPod touch malfunctioned? You see, I no longer carry my laptop with me when I make presentations. Instead, I carry video clips from my speaking and fitness DVD on my iPod touch (a.k.a. "iTouch"). These clips are the highpoint of my presentation, and if my iTouch failed me, I was in trouble.


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