UPDATE: The 1.1.1 firmware update for the iPhone “broke” iToner and erased any custom ringtones on your phone that were created by it. With iToner version 1.0.3, Ambrosia Software has fixed these problems. You can create ringtones for your iPhone using Apple’s iTunes and selected songs from the iTunes Store. Apple has made, as usual, [...]

I was in a rush to get ready for my business trip to Washington, DC. I was trying to save a few pennies as I was traveling on a Sunday and had time to take mass transportation to my hotel in Arlington, VA. I fired up Google on my Mac, looking for transportation from Dulles [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

I recently visited my local Apple Store to purchase a case for my iPhone. I had used a leather “hip holster” in the past for my Treo but was not happy with the life of the case due to the belt clip pulling off, over time. My daughter has a Contour iSee case for her [...]

Bookmarklets are bookmarks that encapsulate Javascript code. The code runs in the browser and can provide cool functionality. Examples are: searching the current web page (with highlighting), translation using Google or Babel Fish, viewing page source (HTML, CSS, etc.), dictionary lookup, links and/or images listing or even launching a blog editor. Go to iPhoneAtlas to [...]