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The iPhone and the clipboard: an uneasy alliance

I recently spent some time as a guest of the Ontario judicial system. No, not as a prisoner, something much more unpleasant: jury duty. Recommended Reading This is the second time in five years that I’ve “done my duty”, and … Continue reading

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An Audible Improvement in iTunes 9.1.1

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the latest iTunes patch, version 9.1.1, fixed a problem with Audible audiobooks on my iPhone and iPod Touch. Previously, whenever I added new content from Audible I would lose my current place in … Continue reading

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ePub Crawl: Pulling a Book out of an App

A few months ago, technology publisher O’Reilly began selling some of their books as iPhone apps [iTunes link] for a surprisingly low price — generally just $5.  These are the full versions of the books, not just an extract.  The apps … Continue reading

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Review: Best iPhone Apps

This book is a top notch implementation of a questionable concept.  Like a shiny new sports car on a dealer’s lot, it looks and performs great right now, but its value will fall as time goes by. The problem is … Continue reading

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The best iPhone case that $4.38 can buy

Shipping included.  Seriously! I bought one of these to protect my multi-thousand dollar (including data plan) iPhone 3Gs.  The photo pretty accurately reflects the styling (meh), but it doesn’t do justice to the fit. The phone sits snugly in the … Continue reading

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Simple fix to iPhone/iPod dropped USB connections

A couple of months ago, my iPod Touch began to intermittently drop its connection to my PC during synchronization.  The iTunes synchronization progress bar would stop moving and, after a minute or so, iTunes would report that the device was … Continue reading

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iPhone Preview: Monopoly!

No, I’m not talking about a version of the board game for the iPhone — that’s been done.   ( I predicted that, too, just not out loud). I’m talking a shameless, glorious capitalistic monopoly. You just know that Steve Jobs … Continue reading

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