Caution and Warning free for Christmas Day

Caution and Warning gives you a bright, flashing warning sign that you can use while stranded to get attention or make sure people see you in an otherwise dark, dangerous scenario. Caution and Warning for the iPhone is free today only!  Get your copy now!

You Tube loading slow? Clear Safari’s cache

Thanks to this discussion on the Apple forums, I ran across and verified a little performance tip. If you You Tube videos seem to load slowly, even over WiFi, try clearing Safari’s cache. Go to your iPhone settings, then click Safari, then click the Clear Cache button at the bottom.

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iPhone 4 Road Trip Report

My wife and I travelled to Canada over the weekend to visit family and I had the chance to test the iPhone 4 on the road. My wife drove up so I was able to test the iPhone 4 during the 5 hour drive from Portland to Vancouver, BC. I used the phone until the… Continue reading iPhone 4 Road Trip Report

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ScreenTime

How long will it be before we have ScreenTime? Start a FaceTime call and switch to showing what is my screen (sans the image of the other person). Would be useful for support, no?

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Apple offers support via FaceTime – let SupportRoulette begin!

Looks like Apple support is about to get very interesting.  See bolded, red text in the bottom right corner.     Shop Online |     Find a Store Everything you need to know about your iPhone. Find the iPhone User Guide bookmark in Safari on your phone. Select it, then tap the plus sign to… Continue reading Apple offers support via FaceTime – let SupportRoulette begin!

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On FaceTime

A lot of people are talking about FaceTime, Apple’s new iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 video chat. I’ve had three calls now and all were very successful. The video and audio quality is amazing. The wifi range on the iPhone 4 is incredible, allowing me to cross the street, when my Airport Extreme N (100baseT)… Continue reading On FaceTime

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How good is the retina display?

Here is a screenshot, showing my connection to the microcell. however, notice how clear this screenshot is? Now imagine it on a tiny screen. yeah, super sharp. Update:Drag n drop from mail to MarsEdit caused the PNG to be converted to a jpg. Here is an even better version.

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Jawbone Prime on the iPhone 4

Fantastic. Never before have I had such a strong, quick bluetooth signal with any combination of headset and phone. This same headset would connect slowly to the iPhone 3GS, or sometimes make a lot of static and then disconnect. Not with the iPhone 4. I talked for almost two hours to various people. The quality… Continue reading Jawbone Prime on the iPhone 4

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Partially updated apps

I tried updating 6 apps via the iPhone 4 today. 4 updated, 2 did not. They have the empty progress bar badge across their icons. Rebooting the phone asks me for my iTunes password, but they won’t update. Fun! Update: Never mind, it is updating Navigon at 1.5gb on the last page.

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AT&T iPhone 4 woes

So my new iPhone 4 can’t make calls. On 3G, I get 1 bar or no service. On my 3GS, things were not great, but I could make calls, but they might drop. AT&T now says my closest tower is 3.5 miles away, with heavy terrain blockage, while the second tower is 4.8 miles away… Continue reading AT&T iPhone 4 woes

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iphone 4 arriving june 23rd!

Looks like my iPhone is arriving a day early! I just received this email from Apple: Dear Apple Store Customer, You recently received a Shipment Notification email from Apple advising you that your iPhone has shipped. This email is to confirm that your delivery will occur on June 23rd. Although Apple and FedEx tracking information… Continue reading iphone 4 arriving june 23rd!

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Ars reviews iOS 4

Ars has reviewed iOS4 and you’d be kind to yourself to use the Safari Reader to read the article. It’ll stitch all of the pages together for you. Click the Reader button in the address bar:

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Notes syncing in iOS4

Dan Frakes does an excellent job explaining the new wireless note syncing in this MacWorld article. Check it out. Notes sync via your IMAP email account (like gmail) so you can enter them easily in Mail.app on your mac and they’ll instantly show up on your iDevice!

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