From the monthly archives:

March 2008

How to convert almost any video file to play on your iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on March 31, 2008

Windows iPod

This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to convert pretty much any video file to a format that your iPhone and iPod Touch can play. And the software used to accomplish this is free. [click to continue...]

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Simple Help is Social

by Ross McKillop on March 31, 2008

If you’d like to stalk me online, please feel free to view/add me on FriendFeed. If you’re more of a Twitter person, you can follow my rantings here. And who can leave out Facebook - you can be a Simple Help fan or join the Simple Help group, whatever floats your boat. But there’s more - Simple Help is on StumbleUpon and MyBlogLog.

I really do hope that these social networks give OpenSocial a chance.

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How to install the iPhone applications Mail, Notes, Stocks, Weather, and Maps on your iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on March 29, 2008

Email iPod

Update - May 1st 2008: The original method I outlined in this tutorial no longer works. But don’t worry, I’ve figured out a new one! What I’m getting at is that this tutorial has been completely re-written.

This tutorial will guide you through installing the iPhone apps Apple MobileMail, Apple Google Maps, Stocks, Weather and/or Notes on your iPod Touch. Note: this tutorial assumes you have a jailbroken iPod Touch using the 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 firmware, and are *cough* legally allowed to install these applications on your iPod Touch. [click to continue...]

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How to add additional sources to Installer on your iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on March 28, 2008

iPod

I suppose this goes without saying, but just in case - make sure you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. Without it, you won’t have Installer.app on your device. To add additional sources to Installer - which will give you a wider variety of software to install, follow the instructions outlined below. [click to continue...]

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How to customize the music icons (buttons) on your iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on March 22, 2008

iPod

One of the things I adore about Apple products are how intuitive they are. Most of the time. Once in a while I run into a bit of an exception, and this is one of them. This brief tutorial will show you how to customize the icons/buttons that are displayed while listening to music on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

the music buttons for the iphone and ipod touch
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How to easily create great comics

by Ross McKillop on March 20, 2008

I’ll admit, this is a bit of a plug for my friend Ba (yes that’s his name). He has recently launched a fantastic and terribly easy-to-use online product that allows you to create comics - Bitstrips. For those of you who may be witty as hell, but aren’t artistically gifted, Bitstrips does the heavy lifting for you. What are you waiting for, go check it out. And please feel free to leave links in the comments to any comics you create!

bitstrips

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