Category: iPhone

  • GarageBand 4.1.1 Update Includes “Send Ringtone to iTunes” Feature

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Apple Phone Show Weblog reports that GarageBand Version 4.1.1 (the update that was released yesterday), includes a fix for the “Send Ringtone to iTunes” feature that’s found in the “Share” menu. The article implies that they tested this feature and it works. This gives iPhone users another way to create…

  • Use Smart Playlists for Endless Combinations of Christmas Music

    Reading Time: 2 minutesKathleen and I have hundreds of Christmas songs that are part of our iTunes libraries. When we shared a 10 Gigabyte iPod, I had to move large playlists off of it to make room for the Christmas music. Now that I have my own iPhone, I was concerned that I would have…

  • Getting “The Yule Log” onto My iPhone

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI grew up in Denville, New Jersey, a small town about forty miles west of New York City. On Christmas Eve, WPIX, television channel 11 in New York City aired a program they simply called “The Yule Log”. This program was a three hour film loop showing a crackling fire in a…

  • “The Apple Phone Show” is a Can’t Miss Podcast for iPhone Owners

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been listening to The Apple Phone Show since before the iPhone launched. I think this is the one podcast that I’d recommend to all iPhone owners. The Apple Phone Show provides a good balance of features, news, and discussion about the iPhone in a concise format. Host Scott Bourne and…

  • Building the Ultimate Exercise Playlists

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ll probably end up doing some running around Newtown in the next few weeks. Although I’ve had quite a few college varsity and club-level games on my officiating schedule so far this year, my schedule from December 7 to January 2 is totally empty. Part of this is the nature of college…

  • Now Using iPhone Version 1.1.2

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI updated my iPhone to version 1.1.2 on Wednesday, and I’ve had no issues with it so far. Remember, I am not in the jailbreak camp at all, so I am using the platform more or less as Apple intended and only using web-based applications to extend its functionality. The things…

  • Using Yojimbo and Webjimbo as a Mac and iPhone Password Management Solution

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe only thing I’ve missed since I switched from my old reliable Treo 650 to my iPhone is an onboard password / information management tool. On the Treo 650, I used a utility program called SplashID, which was great for remembering hundreds of sets of application and server credentials. (I mentioned that…

  • Replacing My iPhone Headphones and Evidence That Apple’s Supply Chain Is a Little Stretched?

    Reading Time: 2 minutesHere are the FedEx Tracking Details from the $30 Apple Store order that got shipped from China. I crushed one of my iPhone earbuds the other day in the parking lot of BJ’s Warehouse Club in Langhorne, PA. I dropped my headphones while trying to load the car during a shopping trip…

  • How to Get Your $100 Credit for an Early iPhone Purchase

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI received my $100 credit at the Apple Store today to compensate me for purchasing the iPhone when the price was $599. To get the credit, I did the following: I visited the Apple Web Site iPhone Store Credit page at: http://www.apple.com/iphone/storecredit/, and clicked the Get Started button. I entered my…