Archive for July, 2009

Google Voice search

One of my favorite iPhone app’s thus far is the Google Mobile App. This app allows you to simply speak into your phone’s mic rather than typing in a search term into Google.
To begin simply launch the Google Mobile App speak into your phone, it will then launch Google without having to [...]

The Penny Holster

Okay this was a real bargain! This leather holster cost me $0.01 + $2.98 shipping. Follow this link to Amazon. There were several retailers selling it, all of them for about $3.00, which is a bargain too. But somehow, Bargain Cell was selling these for a Penny + $2.98 shipping. [...]

Morphie Juice Pack Air

When Dan and I were in the Apple Store in Irvine (buying Dan’s protective case), the store clerk (I don’t know what fancy name Apple gives them) suggested a protective case that also included an additional battery.  Unfortunately, after she told us about them, she looked on the rack and they were sold out.  Today [...]

Enable Caps Lock

Have you ever wanted a CAPS LOCK on your iPhone. Well it’s there, but turned off by default. Go to Settings | General | Keyboard (see image below). Once you turn it on, you can activate the CAPS LOCK by double-clicking the Shift button. The key will turn blue. Clicking [...]

Location Service with Push Notification – HeyWAY iPhone App

iPhone app: ‘Hey Where Are You’ can locate your friends instantaneously with the help of this new feature in iPhone OS 3.0 called Push Notification. Basically this app is a location service that lets you keep track of where friends, family and colleagues are. You can send alerts with your current location to your [...]

iPhone Wi-Fi issues with WEP: switch to WPA

After purchasing my iPhone I wanted to see how well it would work on my local wireless network in my home. At first it appeared that my iPhone was able to see my wireless network, accept the pass-phrase and show a decent signal strength. Well that’s where the happniess ends. The iPhone air port indicator [...]