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iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard has predictive mapping
By Anonymous (not verified)
The iPhone and iPod touch’s keyboard has a built-in dictionary that predicts what words you are about to type. Using these predictions, the keyboard readjusts the size of the “tap zones” of letters, making the ones that you are most likely to type bigger and making the letters that are less likely to be typed smaller. The keys themselves don’t get bigger—just the tap zones.
Select iPhone/iPod touch in the source list in iTunes panel
By Anonymous (not verified)
After you connect your device to your computer, iTunes should pop up on your computer automatically. If it doesn’t, you should launch it. Once opened, it should display your iPhone in the Devices list in the left-hand panel. If it doesn’t, check your connection. If that doesn’t work, restart the computer.
New app lets you access free Task2Gather online service
By Jim Karpen
Task2Gather is a free online service for task and project management that organizes your personal, family, social and business lives by keeping all your commitments in one place. Unique features include hierarchical structure of tasks, sharing separate tasks with different people, and the ability to discuss tasks directly within the service.
iPhone developer makes $250,000 in two months
By Jim Karpen
This is great to see — the developer of popular iPhone game Trism made $250,000 in two months, according to an article in Wired's Gadget Lab blog. He stands to earn $2 million by July 2009 if the game continues to sell at this rate. These kinds of numbers are good for the iPhone industry, because they help spur more developers to jump in.
How to change your iPhone wallpaper
By Jim Karpen
Wired has a great guide on how to change your iPhone wallpaper. Maybe such a task is simple and self-evident to you, but if not, this tutorial tells you everything you need to know, complete with screen shots. But it goes beyond the basics, showing you how to use as wallpaper your own photos that you've taken, as wall as showing you how to Photoshop your own wallpaper. (As an aside, this how-to is a wiki, meaning that anyone can change it or add to it.
Speed up typing with keyboard shortcuts
By admin
The keyboard has a number of features built in that are designed to speed up the typing process.
Use the Caps Lock feature
By admin
You can set the keyboard to include a Caps Lock feature. Go to Settings >General >Keyboard and set the “Enable Caps Lock” to the On position. This will make the shift key a Caps Lock key—double-tapping it will turn it on, which is indicated by the button turning blue. Tap it once to turn it off.
Sync Mac or PC’s Web bookmarks with iPhone/iPod touch
By admin
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.
Combine address (phone) books from different sources
By admin
You can also use your device to combine different address books in iTunes, such as Outlook on a PC and Address Book on a Mac. Doing this will load all of your contacts onto all of your machines—your iPhone, PC, and Mac. Here’s how you do it:
Get content on your iPhone/iPod touch from multiple computers
By admin
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
By admin
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.