iPhone 3G owners may wonder how to know exactly when the device is fully charged. The icon in the upper-right corner of the screen will show a lightning bolt for what seems like an eternity. When the iPhone is completely charged, this icon will change to a plug.
Source: iPhone User Guide
Using the Caps Lock function on the iPod Touch can be difficult to figure out for some. Here’s how:
First ensure that Caps Lock is enabled by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Caps Lock.
When this feature is enabled, you can then use Caps Lock by double-tapping the Shift key on the keyboard.
The iPhone’s auto correct feature comes in handy when typing certain words that contain apostrophes. When you need an apostrophe, instead of using the additional keyboard, you can type the final letter of the word an additional time and it will trigger the auto-correct feature to add an apostrophe where needed.
There are some words that work slightly differently. For example, typing itsa will auto-correct to it’s.
Marking an email as unread on the iPod Touch isn’t that apparent. You have to mark it from within the actual email message.
1. Open the email.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap Mark As Unread.
The list of compters in the Screen Sharing application can become mighty cluttered. It’s common for the list to contain computers that don’t even exist anymore. You can remove computer names or IP addresses from this list.
The file that controls this list is located at /Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ScreenSharing.plist. You can trash this file if you wish to clear the list out entirely. If you wish to just remove items from it, download and install the Property List Editor so that you can double-click this file to edit it.
If you find that your Dashboard doesn’t come up properly, has frozen or doesn’t do anything when you try to open it, you may have to reset it. Here’s how:
1. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences/
2. Delete 2 files:
3. Log out then log back in.
Give the Dashboard a try. Hopefully it works now.
Q: How do I change the name of my iPhone 3G name in Bonjour?
A: This name is controlled by setting it in iTunes. Attach the iPhone to the computer, run iTunes and rename the iPhone on the left pane.
In Mac OSX, you may encounter a problem where the Special Characters option crashes, disappears, freezes or doesn’t appear at all.
To solve this problem, try trashing the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CharPaletteServer.plist file. The file should recreate itself and should fix the issue.
How do you enable and use the Caps Lock feature on the iPhone 3G?
1. From the Main Menu, select Settings.
2. Select General.
3. Select Keyboard.
4. Ensure that Enable Caps Lock is set to On.
Now when you need to use this feature, simply double-tap the Shift button on the keyboard. Pressing Shift again will disable it.
We get tons of requests for tips on the iPod Nano. Here are the top 5 most accessed Technipages tips for the popular music player.
People add a lot of third party software to their device. This can cause many issues with the software. Luckily there is a way to reset it.
2. Extract Music From Any iPod to PC
Many people have lost their computer hard drives and are left without a backup of their precious music files. The files on the iPod are all they have left. Luckily there is a way to pull them off the device.
3. Quickly Fast Forward or Rewind Using the Wheel
Access any point in an audio file quickly by using the wheel to fast forward or rewind.
4. Turn iPod Nano Into a Recorder
Many people don’t know this, but the iPod can record audio as well as it plays it.
5. Add Songs to On-The-Go Playlist
Figuring out how to add a song to the On-The-Go Playlist is surprisingly difficult for many people.
I recently discovered a cool trick with the iPod Nano. I usually fast forward by pressing and holding the forward button. I can also rewind using the back button. However if I’m listening to a long audio book or podcast, this can take forever. Luckily there is a feature that allows users to get where they need to be in the audio file quicker.
While playing a track, simply press and hold the Center button until the bar appears. You can then use the wheel to move back and forth throughout the track.
Q: How do I delete a Web Clip from the Home screen of my iPhone?
A: Press and hold any icon until they wiggle. Now an X should be available. Tap the X on the Web Clip to delete it.
How many times have you started a long iPhone 3G backup only to find that somebody has called you and canceled the entire process? You can prevent this from happening. Just take the SIM card out of the iPhone 3G. If you have another phone that uses SIM cards available, you can put the SIM card in that phone while performing the backup. Finish your backup, then when it’s done, pop it back in.
Deleting email messages in the iPhone 3G email application can be tough for people to figure out. Once you figure it out it’s simple though.
1. On the screen, simply draw a cross across the email you wish to delete.
2. Press the Delete button.
To delete multiple messages, select Edit, check off the desired emails, and then choose Delete.
How do you save an image in Safari for the iPod Touch?
1. Simply touch and hold the image that you wish to save.
2. A menu will appear. Select Save.
The image is then placed into your Camera Roll.
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