Tag: iphone
Google Inbox iOS app – a great alternative to Apple Mail App
Google Inbox has become my preferred email app for my iPhone. I have been using it alongside Apple Mail for about a year but in the last couple of months I have completely ditched the Apple Mail app in favour of Google Inbox. It’s just lovely to use, where do I start?
Best bluetooth car kit for iPhone
In this article I reviewed 3 bluetooth headsets for audio quality: the Motorola Roadster Pro, the Parrot Neo HD and the Jabra Freeway. I didn’t like any of them. They sounded fine to the driver of the car but the driver’s voice sounded bad to the person on the other end of the phone. Since then…
How to charge your iPhone from your laptop battery.
Here is how to charge your iPhone from your MacBook Air battery. (It will work for a MacBook Pro as well.) Plug the phone into the MacBook Air USB port. Open the lid and power up the MacBook Air. Close the lid, putting the MacBook Air to sleep and the iPhone will continue to charge!
Removing old email addresses from iPhone mail
Have you ever had the problem in the mail app on the iPhone that when you start to type a person’s name all their past (obsolete) email addresses come up! Even after you have deleted someone from your ‘Contacts’ they can appear in the ‘To’ field of Mail app when you are writing a new email. This is because the…
Best Selfie Stick for your iPhone
I was skiing last week and noticed quite a few people using ‘selfie sticks’. You may love selfies, you may hate selfies, but these selfie sticks are actually quite a cool piece of hardware. They plug into your iPhone headphone socket and the button on the selfie stick acts as the shutter button for the…
How to get rid of the symbol button on your iPhone keypad
By default there is a world globe symbol next to the dictate button on the iPhone keyboard, the second key in from the left on the bottom row. I sometimes press the world globe button when I want to press the dictate button. You can remove the globe button, here’s how.
How to undo typing on your iPhone or iPad
Did you know that if you shake your iPhone you can undo your last action to do with typing? This can be really handy.
3 things you need to know about iCloud Photo syncing
Apple has updated their iPhoto app to ‘Photos’ and included some pretty cool iCloud syncing. All your photos are available everywhere all the time. It keeps smaller copies of the photos on your iOS device while allowing the larger original ones to stay in the Cloud and it can download the larger files to…
How to DIY repair a broken iPhone lightning cable.
These white iPhone lightning cables are the worst cables from Apple that I have experienced. I have Apple mice with USB cables that are 10 years old and still working, but I have not had a lightning cable that has lasted the year out. It’s even worse than this. I’m moving my mouse around…
7 tricks for creative iPhone photography
From using a drop of water on your iPhone for a macro lens to filming under-water with a drinking glass, this video has some great ideas!
How to update all your iPhone apps from your mac
It’s easy upgrade all your iOS apps directly on your iPhone – you just go into the ‘App Store’ app on your iPhone and press the ‘update All’ icon. But it can be a bit tricky trying to find out how to upgrade all the apps from iTunes on your mac. Here’s how to do it.
The fix for iPad or iPhone difficulties with dry fingers
Some people have difficulty controlling the touchscreen on an iPad or iPhone with their fingers, especially older people. The iPhone touch sensitive screen works on capacitance and it does not respond well to dry fingers. Read on for some experiments I did and how to fix the problem!
The ultimate drone camera (with iPhone app).
When you play the above video be sure to click on “Settings” and select the 1080p HD version – it’s awesome! This film was taken by a friend of mine Geoff Mallinson on a Phantom 2 Vision +. Geoff never does anything in halves.
How to copy your OSX contacts to any phone.
I just purchased this Alcatel phone. It’s a bit of a dud, I wouldn’t recommend it, but if you do end up with one, here’s how to copy contacts across from the OSX address book. I assume this will work on any mobile phone.
How to convert a DVD to a Movie that you can watch on your iPad or iPhone or in Keynote.
Here’s how to copy a DVD to your harddrive and convert it to a movie that will play on your iphone, ipod or in quicktime on your computer.Â
10 ways to improve your Apple iPhone battery life
A lot of people are reporting problems with their iPhone battery life, especially with the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. Here are some tips to get longer battery life on any iPhone simply by disabling some of the features of the iPhone.
How to filter incoming calls on your iPhone
The iPhone has a ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode that allows you to filter incoming calls and disable incoming texts. Here’s how it works.
What’s the best external iPhone Microphone?
Good external microphones for the iPhone/iPad are expensive – not the kind of thing you want to buy and find out they are no good! Here’s a comparison of three external iPhone microphones: The Apogee MiC, Fostex AR-4i and Tascam iM2.
How to Air Print to a non-airprint printer from your iPad or iPhone
Apple has introduced a ‘print’ button onto iPads, iPhones and iPods to allow you to print directly to a printer from your iOS device. Unfortunately  you need a special AirPrint enabled printer.
How to watch and record TV on your Mac
To watch digital TV on you mac you need some hardware to get the TV signal into your computer, and you need some software to decode and display the TV in a window and to record programs etc. Here’s how to get it going.
Some nifty free iphone apps
Soem great free iPhone apps.