Tips

When I purchased my iPhone I ran into a few problems. One problem was resolved 36 hours after I purchased the iPhone, trying to activate (Yes I was one of the many users that had that problem) and the other problem was my battery life. My iPhone was also amongst the many that would not charge fully. After exchanging the phone for another, I searched the Internet for some battery tips, because I was not sure how I should charge the phone. I am an X-user of a Blackberry Pearl and wasn’t sure if I should treat the iPhone the same way when charging.

I got a little bit of information from forums. Those always seem to help. I also had prior knowledge of going through a charge cycle once a month because I am also an iPod user. What I really wanted was information from the company that created the product—Apple. Well they finally posted up some optimizing tips that will put me at ease. They also stated that they are working on ways to optimize the battery life even better, so be on the lookout for… more...

I was so excited to hear that the screen of the iPhone was scratch resistant before I purchased it. The beautiful giant screen would kill me if I saw a scratch on it! Unfortunately, the metal sides of the phone are not scratch resistant, and I have experience my first scratch on my iPhone.

Of course, no one else would notice it but I seem to zoom right onto the scratch every time I use it. There is still hope though, and it requires a few supplies and three simple steps.

Macrumors forum user MeekB2G has come up with a way to make the sides of your phone look like the brushed metal look we all know and love. Supplies needed are: Electric Tape, Scotch Bright Sponge, and an iPhone. It is advised to try this at your own risk. Check it out!

Blackfriars Communications, a company that “helps organizations market and communicate in the face of information overload”, has created a quick and easy way to see which Apple stores around the United States have iPhones in stock.

Now I know the Apple website also has this feature, but this execution allows you to see the entire country in one map. Green flags means “in Stock”. Red flags mean “Out of Stock”, The majority of readers of this site already own iPhones but it is an interesting visual nonetheless.

Reports on Apple’s new strategy of distribution are gaining more coverage That is, the deliberate steady release of iPhone supply to meet demand rather than the initial huge release of stock and weeks of backorders (and unhappy customers). This map not only gives you a great visual to see the clustering of Apple stores around the country, but just how many green flags their are.

View the map here.

It scared me at first. I thought my iPhone was sending deadly radiation waves to my brain when I made calls and to my “Family Plan” when my iPhone was in its belt holster.

Every time I would walk by a computer, a conference phone, and any other type of electronic device, a buzzing interference sound would fill the air; pumped through the speakers like some loud proclamation that I was radioactive.

I thought to myself, “Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear?” To which Dr. Brown told me, “No, no, no. This sucker is electrical.”

Actually the interference sound that ranges from a hiss to a full-on buzz is not dangerous, just annoying. For people like me, who have up to now used Sprint or Verizon as the cell carrier, this is new news. For those who have been on the Cingular/AT&T and T-Mobile networks, you may already know about this.

According to a post by Jamie Lendino at Smart Device Central (who was just as annoyed with this as me):

The cause of this buzzing has to do with GSM’s “time division”… more...

Wow. That’s really all I can say. There are some super cool people at AppleHound. They spent the equivalent of a standard full work week testing out iPhone and documenting every bug they could find. But just in case you are wondering whether they just have faulty iPhones, they reproduced each bug on at least 2 iPhones.

Before some of you start complaining about people always “trying to bring the iPhone down” (and the more than 25 people who have emailed me accusing me of just that, you know who you are), I’d like to say, “Stop whining people.” And Robert at AppleHound has something to say about that too: “We received several messages in response to a previous bug list we created asking what we were trying to accomplish by finding flaws in the iPhone. It is our thought that if we stumble upon an issue and Apple fixes it, then we will all have a better iPhone update!”

Here’s an example of one of the bugs:

Serious Bug: The screen will begin flashing off and on when the proximity sensor detects an object for only one second. To reproduce, call a friend -> press the home… more...

Every time I Dock my iPhone I am annoyed iPhoto launches. It has a reason to after all since my iPhone does function as a camera and that’s what the App views my phone as but I Dock my iPhone several times each day and quitting iPhoto several times a day isn’t enjoyable. However Macworld has got you covered.

This tip isn’t limited to the iPhone but any camera that iPhoto can interact with. First you’ll need to open Image Capture (Applications folder) and enter the App’s Preferences. Under General you’ll see what your Mac will do when a Camera is connected and is set to launch iPhoto. Select the drop down menu and select “No Application”

By disabling this any Camera you connect, iPhone included will not launch any Applications besides iTunes but within Image Capture you can specify what App you do want to launch such as Image Capture itself to handle your photos or something else.

Via: Macworld