http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com iGottaIPhone.com - apps and tips, news and reviews, all for your iPhone Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:47:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The excellent Ars Technica has a look at two new programs that attempt to connect your iPhone with a television, iPhone TVOut and SCREENSPLITR: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/19/iphone-gains-two-new-tv-out-utilities http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=78 Dragging me into the world of iTunes, my iPhone re-introduced me to the world of podcasts, which now are one of my favorite parts of having an iPhone.  There are WORLDS of both audio and video podcasts on all subjects and I have overloaded my laptop hard drive by sampling ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=59 Many updates and posts to come, but a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all readers before it gets too late to say that... to ring in the New Year, Apple can celebrate by enjoying the iPhone's new landmark: 500 MILLION downloads from the App Store! Read more @ ARStechnica: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/16/iphone-app-store-half-a-billion-served The iPhone is ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=55 Ars Technica (a must-visit site if you aren't familiar) has posted a list of Apple's "Most Downloaded Games."  I like that it is divided into free and paid downloads.  Some of my favorite games aren't on the list, but it's still worth checking out to see what everyone is playing: http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/12/03/apple-reveals-most-downloaded-iphone-games-of-2008 And ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=52 With a nod to the bad economic climate, I share with you http://iPhone.myopenbar.com a site that lists events with free beverages in 5 major cities (including NYC and LA). The listings get a little stagnant after a while but the site is optimized for the iPhone so enjoy... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=38 For my first iPhone TIP of the MONTH, I thought it beared reminding that AT&T FINALLY made good on promises to deliver free Wi-Fi for its iPhone customers at all of their "hotspots."  This is especially important as AT&T has recently supplanted T-Mobile as the provider at the STARBUCKS chain.  ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=35 Well, my install troubles appear to have been rectified.  Now if I can just get those hours back... Luckily, I regularly sync my contacts with my Gmail account and I also save the iPhone backup files (which in WINDOWS XP are Located in <DRIVE>/Documents and Settings/<YOURNAME>/Application Data/Apple Computer/MobileSync/Backup When everything is nice ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=32 I made the mistake of leaving my iPhone unattended while updating tonight and when I returned sometime later, I found myself in a position a lot of people have found themselves in: [caption id="attachment_26" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Updating to 2.2 brought me this"][/caption] After all the reasonable tricks your pet monkey would try ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=25 This is a test... Of Wordpress... For the iPhone. ie I'm posting this from my iPhone! The iPhone app maniac in me couldn't wait to try the combo of two things that work GREAT: Wordpress and the iPhone. http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=20 Maximizing your iPhone involves a balance between the iPhone's great capability and the connectivity issues between you and networks.  Between the AT&T network, spotty wi-fi signals, and dead laptop batteries, sometimes that key bit of information is just out of reach of you and your iPhone.  For these situations, TAPFORMS ... http://igottaiphonewp.theandroidfactory.com/?p=17