The good news: iPhone software 2.0.1 didn’t make anything worse. The bad news: applications still crash the iPhone, and once you’ve crashed with one application you can’t open any of the others- just like before. Turning off the iPhone and turning it back on doesn’t solve the problem- also just like before. I’m working here... Continue Reading →
iPhone software 2.0.1
It’s here! They say it fixes some bugs. We’ll see.Do yourself a favor and wait until I’ve tried it and given it a thumbs-up. Look for info here within 24 hours.
eBay on the iPhone
If you’re an eBayer, having eBay on your iPhone is about the handiest thing ever. Here’s what it looks like on the iPhone.Click this link and get it.
iPhone Improvement of the Day
The iPhone lets you program the Home button so that a double-click takes you either to the Home screen, to your favorite phone numbers, or to the iPod application. The first choice is simply what a single click does, so that’s not really “a choice” at all. The other two are OK, but wouldn’t it... Continue Reading →
I Thought I Was Going Nuts
All this week I’ve been showing people my iPhone and how to do cool stuff with the applications that I’ve downloaded. And all this week I’ve had trouble finding the applications. None of them seemed to be where I thought they were. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that they moved overnight. (And... Continue Reading →
Groovy new search engine
There’s a new search engine-- www.cuil.com. It’s really cool. In fact, that’s how you pronounce it. Give it a whirl.UPDATE: they're out of business.
Another brilliant idea for improving iOS
I wish we could "wrap around" when swiping through Home screens on the iPhone. At the moment, we still can't. Maybe someday.
If I Were King
I have some ideas that will make everyone's life better but we're going to have to make me King first.
iPhone Stuff I Like
If you have an iPhone, even an old one, you surely know that (as of July 11th) there are gobs of new programs that you can add to an iPhone to make it do cool stuff. Being a “cool stuff” person, and also a “I would rather not pay for something if I don’t have... Continue Reading →
More iPhone stuff
I hate to say that I’m disappointed in the new iPhone, but I’m disappointed in the new iPhone. And in the new 2.0 software. The new phone just isn’t very much better than the old one. If you don’t have an iPhone at all, I say go get one. But if you have one of... Continue Reading →