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Jim's Tips Sites
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Written by Jim Barr
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Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
IPTtips.com Launches
After purchasing an iPod Touch (IPT), I quickly discovered that its capabilities far surpassed being just a media player with its Multitouch interface, WiFi, Web browsing, and basic PIM applications. And with existing "unofficial" and forthcoming "official" applications, the IPT could easily be destined to become the killer next-generation PDA. So, in keeping with tradition, I registered IPTtips.com to provide Tips, reviews, and information about the iPod Touch.
I'm really excited about the iPod Touch, particularly because Apple has plans release a Software Development Kit (SDK) so we should soon see additional applications. There is also an "unofficial" group of dedicated and skilled developers who are also creating applications that really boost its capabilities.
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PDA's: Back to Basics Check out my new Palm Z22 PDA articles! First, is an article where I explain how I am trying to simplify my PDA use by moving to a Palm Z22. Next, I review Palm's Air Case for the Z22. Finally, I review the good bad, and simple of the Z22 PDA.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 March 2008 )
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Written by Jim Barr
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Thursday, 06 March 2008 |
 I'm always looking for decent cases for the devices I carry, and I have found another case for the iPod Touch that I just love. The Belkin Silicone Skin Case is a molded case made of silicone rubber that stretches to fit snugly around the iPod Touch. It provides cut-outs for the screen, top power button, brightness sensor, Universal Connector, and headphones. There is also a recessed portion over the front Home button giving it a great look and nice tactile feel. The case nicely protects the chrome back from scratches, and it provides the iPod Touch with a great grip. It only adds just a fraction of an inch to the overall size, so your iPod Touch remains slim and sleek.
This case is simple, yet elegant in design, but like similar "skin" cases it does not provide any protection for the screen, so a modest screen protector is included. (I personally use some left-over Palm PDA screen protectors, though the supplied protector will work just fine.) This setup makes the iPodtTouch very "front-pocketeble", and I am much more likely to regularly carry it with me because of the small size and confidence in the protection. After all, what's the point of having a device that contains your favorite content if it is too bulky to take with you? Currently, this is my case of choice. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 March 2008 )
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Written by Jim Barr
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Thursday, 06 March 2008 |
Text entry on the iPod Touch's on-screen keyboard is surprisingly easy, but sometimes, it can be tedious to enter numbers, symbols, or special characters. But did you know that there are a few "shortcuts" that you can use to make this kind of entry quicker and easier? Read on for some tips on "shifting" letters, inserting numbers, symbols, and International characters, and making a quick entry correction.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 March 2008 )
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Written by Jim Barr
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
 Arguably, one of the greatest current contributions to the Internet is Wikipedia, a solid encyclopedic resource for general knowledge of topics spanning literally millions of articles. Though the accuracy of some of its articles is questionable, overall, Wikipedia does an excellent job of presenting generally reliable content. A point of note that any researcher, student, or general Internet user should know, is that because of its susceptibility to error and vandalism, Wikipedia, should not be used as a difinitive research resource, it should be considered a great starting point for researching a topic.)
Like searching on Google, Wikipedia is fast and intuitive to use. On the iPod Touch, the Safari Web browser renders Wikipedia pages very well. But accessing Wikipedia from the iPod Touch has one major drawback: you must be online. Recently, however, there have been several sfforts to provide Wikipedia content in an offline format. This article covers two such offerings:
Wikipedia.appWiki2Touch (My Pick!)
I review what I like about them, what I dislike, and which I like best, so read on for a full review of these two applications.... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 March 2008 )
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Written by Jim Barr
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
Web Clips on your iPod Touch's Home Page are very handy, but if you accidentally delete one, how do you get it back? Well, you can't. When you create a Web Clip, consider also creating a corresponding Bookmark in Safari. This way, should you ever accidentally delete your Web Clip, you will have an easy way to get it back. Bookmarks can also be optionally synced through iTunes providing additional backup.
To create a Bookmark from a Web Clip, simply launch your Web Clip, tap the "+" button and select "Add Bookmark".
To create a Web Clip from a Bookmark, launch Safari, select the Bookmark, let the page load, and then tap the "+" button and select "Save to Home page".
An added benefit of maintaining Web Clips as Bookmarks is that you now have access to Web Clip pages right from within Safari instead of having to exit Safari to the Home page and selecting the Web Clip. I like to store these Web Clip Bookmarks in a "Web Clips" folder in my Bookmarks, but you can organize them however you want.
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