iOS 4 Rocks

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If you’re an iPhone user and as geeky about it as I am, you’ve probably already done the iOS 4 upgrade. I did it last night and, while it took a bit of time, it was well worth it. This is by no means an exhaustive review, just my first impressions of the features that [...]

iPhone Applications I Really Wouldn't Want to Do Without

Though I have loved my iPhone from Day One, when Apple opened it up to third-party applications, it became even more indispensable. Here are a few of the applications I use every day and love: Remember the Milk • free • This is actually a Web-based application, but it a great, simple to-do list. Syncs between [...]

Merry Christmas, Geek Style

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Here are some of my favorite presents: • the fabulous denim jacket that my daughters helped pick out for my husband to give me — so I would get rid of the 12-year-old one they hate. • the Pottery Barn charging station I bought with my birthday money and some Christmas money — I’ve plugged [...]

What to Do When Your iPod Battery Runs Down

I’m not sure I have the nerve to try this, but I wonder if it really works.

What Not to Do with Your iPhone and Why I Love Apple So Much

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Today I did the unthinkable. I dropped my iPhone into the toilet. Thankfully, it was the post-flush toilet, but that matters little. By the time I recovered from the shock and made it to the Apple store, the phone was pretty much dead except for some strange bluish-gray lines on the screen. So if you [...]