iPhone HTML apps - Using an app startup image (app splash screen)
iPhone HTML apps startup image FAQ: How do I set the startup image (splash screen) for my iPad or iPhone HTML app?This quick blurb from the Apple developer documentation leads us to the answer:On iOS,...
View ArticleiPhone HTML apps - Conditional iPhone style sheets
iPhone HTML web app style sheets FAQ: I'm trying to optimize my HTML/web app for the iPhone, how do I specify a style sheet to be used for just the iPhone?There are several different approaches you can...
View ArticleiPhone user agent - Use JavaScript to detect the user agent
iPhone 'user agent' FAQ: I'm trying to optimize my HTML/web app for the iPhone; how do I detect an iPhone, iPod, or iPad browser in my web application?This Apple page shows the iPhone, iPod, and iPad...
View ArticleiPhone Safari debugging console (iPhone/iPad web app debugging)
iPhone HTML web app debugging - I'm trying to optimize my HTML/web application to look and feel like a native iPhone app; how can I debug my web app on an iPhone or iPad (presumably using Safari)?read...
View ArticleiPhone web apps - the HTML SELECT element
iPhone HTML/web apps FAQ: Can I use the HTML SELECT tag in my iPhone HTML web apps? If so, what does the control look like in the iPhone Mobile Safari web browser?Yes, according to the Apple Safari web...
View ArticleThousands of free eBooks
Just a quick note today that if you're interested in a source for over 30,000 free eBooks, there's a website named Project Gutenberg that specializes in making "free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone,...
View ArticleiPhone and iPad JavaScript dialogs (alert, confirm, prompt) and windows
iPhone JavaScript dialogs FAQ: Can I use JavaScript windows and dialogs in my iPhone HTML app (the JavaScript alert dialog, confirm dialog, and prompt dialog)?Yes you can. According to Apple's iOS...
View ArticleiPod/iPhone DVD movies - How to convert a DVD to a digital movie
iPad/iPhone DVD movie FAQ: How do I get a DVD movie I own onto my iPod, iPad, or iPhone in a digital movie file? (Also written as, "How do I rip a DVD movie to a digital video file?")If you're like...
View ArticleiPad screen cleaning - smudges, fingerprints, cleaning cloth, etc.
iPad screen cleaning FAQ: How do I clean my iPad screen (the glass screen)? Also, what sort of iPad cleaning cloth should I use?read more
View ArticleImprove iPad battery life
iPad battery life FAQ: Do you have any tips on how to improve my iPad battery life?Yes, it turns out you can do a number of things to improve your iPad battery life. Here's a quick list of the best...
View ArticleiPad or iPhone app won't open - solution/help
I just ran into the craziest problem where I couldn't get any third-party apps on my iPad to open. I'd tap them, there'd be a quick blink, then nothing, I was back to the home screen with all my app...
View ArticleiPad base stands (including a 2002 iMac G4 base)
Summary: A look at iPad base stands.For a while now I've been interested in finding an iPad stand that I can use in my kitchen. The idea is simple: If you're cooking something healthy, it takes a...
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iPad four finger gestures (and closing open apps)
I just learned about these iPad four finger gestures recently: a) Swipe left or right to move between open apps; b) swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar; c) pinch to go to the Home screen. With...
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Parallels Access
Okay, Parallels Access looks pretty cool: “Parallels Access ‘applifies’ your Windows and Mac applications, letting you remotely access and experience them as if they were made for iPad. Tap, swipe,...
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Data on website visitors using mobile devices
Data on mobile device usage by the last 100,000 website visitors.
View ArticleMy notes from the book "Jony Ive, The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest...
These are my notes from the book, Jony Ive, The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products, by Leander Kahney. They may not make sense if you haven’t read the book yourself, but they are notes from the...
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Email client market share - February, 2014
Email market share from February, 2014, from emailclientmarketshare.com.
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Apple and IBM, together again (Steve Jobs rolls over in his grave)
Apple + IBM? Wow, you know Steve Jobs wasn’t involved in this. Here’s Apple’s press release on the new Apple/IBM enterprise apps announcement. (I found this image on this apple.com web page.)
View ArticleHow to turn off (disable) iOS AMBER alerts
After a long day of work I had climbed into bed, looking for a good night’s sleep, when suddenly my iPhone began making some bizarre, very unexpected noise. When I picked up the phone and looked at it,...
View ArticleHow to log into an iPad by throwing an Android tablet onto it
I have no idea why this works, but if I throw/slide my Google Nexus 9 tablet onto my old iPad 2, the iPad wakes up and logs in automatically. You can see it happen in this 30-second video:I’m not...
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