Andy’s iPhone Blog

I was recently in New York City on a business trip. There were major events going on in the city and I could not get a room in Manhattan. I ended up staying at the Holiday Inn, near JFK. Not cheap even so - at $250+ a night. I had a meeting in the morning in Brooklyn near the water, close to the Manhattan Bridge. There are many high-tech companies that are locating in this area, in restored old brick buildings. This area is not one that taxis or limos like to drive to/in, though this is obviously changing. The location I was going to was pretty much “off the map”. My iPhone was the tool that got me to my meeting on time!

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One of my favorite Macintosh-oriented sites, macosxhints.com has added a new RSS feed for the iPhone. I have found macosxhints to be a *great* site for hints, tips and as a general resource. Just one example: add or change a forwarding number for your iPhone. More info can be found - here. Add this feed to your favorite RSS reader!

Apple has just released iLife ‘08. As part of the iPhoto upgrade, there is a new feature that allows you to create Web Galleries. These are similar to regular albums but automatically sync to a photo gallery on your .Mac site. One option to an iPhoto web gallery is to enable emailing of pictures to the gallery. You attach pictures as attachments and send to your gallery email address. A new option in the iPhone “Photos” application appeared “magically” when Apple released iLife ‘08. You can now select a photo and “Send to Web Gallery”. Good stuff!

OK, after much research and visiting of a couple of Apple stores - and viewing, touching and trying different iPhone cases - I have chosen the InCase Leather Folio to cuddle my precious iPhone. The case is very well made. The belt clip is low-profile and securely sewn onto the lined leather pouch. The pouch fits securely on my belt and doesn’t protrude into my stomach, as some other cases did. The phone is easy to retrieve and allows access to the headphone jack. Headphones stay plugged-in when removing the phone. The only minor issue I’ve had is to getting to the phone when the case is sitting on a table or desk. This requires two hands and I’ve missed calls wrestling with access. I now pull the iPhone completely out of the case when I’m not wearing it. Highly recommended!

This tip has been posted on lots of sites but you may not have seen it Put your iPhone in field test mode by accessing the Phone application, tapping Keypad, then entering *3001#12345#* and pressing Call. You will see a “Field Test” menu that offers the ability to view information in various categories: Network, Cell, GPRS, PDP, Call and Versions