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What is this anonymous Twitter database on my iPad?

January 23, 2012 Read the full article →

Question On my iPad, under Safari/settings/databases, there was an entry from mobile.twitter.com with the name anonymous. I don’t Twitter, never have, and don’t understand how that entry could have gotten there given the descriptions and my understanding of how the databases are supposed to work. In short, how does a person that doesn’t use Twitter or [...]

Internet

Do you have a mobile version of your website?

December 12, 2011 Read the full article →

What does having a mobile version of your website mean? You may have heard talk about having a “mobile friendly” or “mobile version” website design. Mobile Friendly A mobile friendly website design means that your website looks good on a mobile device such as an iPhone, Blackberry, or iPad. You would also want to avoid [...]

iPhone

Fun with iPhone 4s and Siri

November 7, 2011 Read the full article →

The iPhone 4s came out a couple of weeks ago. One of the best things it has to offer is Siri, an intelligent voice attendant. You can ask it to do all kinds of  things from having it set appointments for you, asking about the weather, or googling something for you. But, a great past [...]

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Where did my iPhone emoticons go?

October 24, 2011 Read the full article →

Question I had this program installed on my iPhone called emoji. It allowed me to have these cool emoticons for texting. Now that I’ve upgraded to iOS 5, they are gone and a microphone icon is in its place. I like the mic, but, how do I install emoji again? Answer Good news. With the [...]

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What is the difference between Fetch and Push?

October 17, 2011 Read the full article →

Question I am now syncing my phone and computers so that my calendars, emails will all have the same information. But, when I go to my settings I see options for “Fetch” and “Push”. What is the difference? Which one do I want to use? Answer Fetch and Push are items that tell your devices [...]

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My iPhone Won’t Sync!

April 11, 2011 Read the full article →

Question Whenever I try to sync my iPhone I get this error “The iPhone cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (13019). How do I fix this? Answer There are several things you can try to fix this. They range from “easy and might work” to “more work but should fix your problem”. USB Make [...]

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Sync Outlook Contacts with iPhone

January 24, 2011 Read the full article →

Question Did you ever get any info about how to get my MSOutlook contacts from my PC into my iPhone? Answer Synchronization of contacts between Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and your Apple iPhone or iPod touch requires Apple iTunes. You can configure which items are synchronized during a one-time set up process. After the initial [...]

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Ask Lena: How do I lock the rotation on my iPad/iPhone?

December 27, 2010 Read the full article →

Question After I upgraded to the new OS the button that locks the gyro orientation now clicks mute on and off and the lock button no longer stops the automatic rotation. Have you experienced this? Answer After the latest iOS4.x for the iPhone and iPad the ability to lock your screen seems to be missing. [...]

Humor

Fun cases and stands for your iPad or iPhone

September 13, 2010 Read the full article →

Here is a quick roundup of some amusing stands and cases I found for iPhone and iPad recently Clever Stand: Comprising of a contoured plastic disk with criss-cross slots, the Sniper Stand simple fixes to the back of your mobile media device. You then simply insert a credit card to complete the stand and create a [...]

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What can I do with my old iPhone?

August 30, 2010 Read the full article →

Question I just  bought a new iPhone 4. Do you have any advice on what I can do with my old 2nd generation iPhone? Answer You have several options available to you for that old iPhone sitting on your desk. Read on and see what is the best solution for you! Give it away You [...]