Tag Archives: Apple

iPhone Travel Apps: Me v. National Geographic

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Tom King

One screen of my iPhone is dedicated to essential travel apps and I’d like to share that list with you. For comparison I’m also including a link to and the short list of Travel Tech: Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps … Continue reading →

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Switch iPhone from MobileMe to iTunes Sync Without Losing Bookmarks

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Tom King

Once used on the iPhone, turning off MobileMe sync for bookmarks will result in deletion of all the bookmarks on the iPhone. Furthermore, there is no way to force the iPhone bookmarks to over-write things on the Mac if the … Continue reading →

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What if… MTV Cribs for iPhones and Macs

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Tom King

It’d be cool if there was a “geek work cribs” that showcased the preferred tools of geek celebs (and minor celebs). If there is, I don’t know about it. Nonetheless, we all find posts and pages to that effect here … Continue reading →

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iPod-based Language Learning w/Virtual Characters

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Tom King

I saw that 9to5 Mac picked up a story on iPods as mobile training devices for soldiers to learn new spoken languages. I immediately recognized this from some demos I’d seen from Carol Wideman of Vcom3D. Fantastic to see that … Continue reading →

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Paste Text into Web Forms on iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Tom King

Here is a new utility web page to easily create javascript: bookmarks (bookmarklets) that paste a custom text string into a web page form in Mobile Safari on iPhone or iPod Touch– http://mobilemind.net/iphone. On iPhone and Touch, that page will … Continue reading →

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Develop iPhone Web Apps w/out an iPhone

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Tom King

I saw my friend Aaron twitter a question about this topic, so I thought I’d pull together a quick post with some resources for those with a Mac (and 1-2 for Mac or Win Firefox) and general tips. Briefly the … Continue reading →

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TryPhone or iPhoney = iPhone + Lost in Translation

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Tom King

The TryPhone site run by MobileComplete is very nice if you want to check out the menu structure and general user interface of most popular cell phones. It breaks down a bit on more complicated user interfaces with gestures, button … Continue reading →

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Easily Create iPhone Bookmarklets

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Tom King

Not sure if I got frustrated, creative, generous, or all of the above. I made a web form called iPastelet Maker that lets you easily create custom bookmarklets that paste text into web forms on the iPhone. Use it to … Continue reading →

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