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Five iPhone Tips
I recently got an iPhone, and like any good geek, immediately started banging my head against things I didn’t know how to do. If you’ve had an iPhone for awhile now, you probably already know these, but if you’re a newbie like me, these tips may help you out. Some of these tips will only work on the 3GS.
Use Google Sync to sync your contacts, calendars, and gmail
I was able to get my gmail to load on my iPhone using IMAP pretty easily, but it was trickier to get my contacts to sync. At first I was using iTunes to sync my contacts, but that would grab EVERY gmail contact, and didn’t get my calendars. Google Sync is the way to get around that. Basically, it sets up an exchange connection, and then your contacts on your iPhone are synced with the “My Contacts” group in your gmail contacts.
Email Full-Resolution Photos
I love uploading photos from my phone to Flickr, but by default the iPhone sends smaller resized versions. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to get the full-size ones. Just press and hold on a photo in your gallery until you get the copy option, and then paste it into your email to send to Flickr. Works like a charm.
Enable Autofill in Safari
Despite the fact that the Autofill button is visible on every form in Safari, it doesn’t work unless you enable the option in Preferences. Why isn’t this enabled by default?
Make Your Own Ringtones For Free
It’s really easy – just take an MP3, convert it to AAC, and then change the extention to M4R, and when you import it into iTunes, it’ll show up as a ringtone. I did it, and now I have the greatest ringtone ever.
Make Your Logon Screen Transparent
Simple trick to make it look like your login screen is a pane of frosted glass, letting you see your icons underneath.
New Year's Resolutions 2009
Every year, I pick a bunch of stupid resolutions, and I never manage to stick with them. So this year, I’m keeping it simple:
No Soda at my Desk: I typically drink two or three cans of soda every day. Water in the morning, but then I’ll have a soda with lunch, and I’ll keep drinking soda until I leave the office. In the past, I’ve tried giving up caffeine or soda entirely, and failed. Instead, I’m just going to say that I’m not allowed to have soda at my desk. If I want one with lunch, that’s no problem, but when I leave the breakroom, I’m done with the soda, and I’m only drinking water at my desk.
Upload all Photos to Flickr: I’ve got about five years’ worth of digital photos on my computer, and for the last couple years, I’ve been uploading the good ones to Flickr. The problem is that I’ve been doing it a little bit at a time, and I’m taking photos faster than I’ve been uploading them. So I’ve got all my photos from 2003 and 2004 uploaded, and everything since Zoe was born, but nothing between there. So my goal is to finish the job this year so that going forward, I only have to deal with new photos. Plus, then Annie and I can print up photo books of our old photos!
Wish me luck!
Zoe's Amusing Pigtails
The other day, Annie and I noticed that Zoe has just enough hair to put it into little tiny pigtails. As you can see, I was greatly amused by the results.
Everybody Pukes
Zoe’s second monthly newsletter is late, but I have a good excuse: Everyone is sick. I stayed home from work today to help take care of Zoe so Annie could rest. Last night, Annie threw up on the floor in the basement. While trying to clean it up, I also threw up. Then, while Sean was cleaning up the rest of it, I went to pick up Zoe, who was crying, and discovered that she had spit up. Still, you know what they say about the family that pukes together…
Anyways, while you’re waiting for me to finish writing the newsletter, I uploaded a whole bunch of photos and movies, which you should go check out, including this, which is my new favorite photo of Milo.
