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iPod

iPhone App Review: Diner Dash

by Ross McKillop on April 20, 2009

iPhone iPod

This iPhone App review is a guest post by Jason Kaneshiro, who does lots of iPhone App reviews on his site, Webomatica, in addition to Switching To Mac.

In Diner Dash you help Flo wait tables at an increasingly busy restaurant. Seat customers, take orders, serve food, and bus tables as efficiently as possible. Taking too long at any task creates unhappy customers, who just might leave in frustration. [click to continue...]

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How to purchase US iTunes content in Canada

by Ross McKillop on February 17, 2009

iPod

Thanks to my friend Armen for this trick. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to buy or rent content that’s only available in the US version of the iTunes Store, from Canada. I would be hugely appreciative if you could give this a try if you live in Australia, England, France, Italy or any country other than Canada and let me know if it works by leaving a comment. [click to continue...]

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How to download and convert YouTube videos (and others)

by Ken Murray on October 30, 2008

Firefox iPod

This tutorial will guide you through downloading YouTube videos and other media using Download Helper. It also covers conversion of downloaded media to iPod, Nokia N95, or other portable media players. [click to continue...]

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How to jailbreak your iPod Touch running the 2.1 firmware (Windows)

by Ross McKillop on September 22, 2008

Windows iPod

Here we go again. Another new firmware, another jailbreak tutorial. This one will guide you through the process of jailbreaking your iPod Touch running the 2.1 firmware. [click to continue...]

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How to jailbreak your iPod Touch running the 2.1 firmware (OS X)

by Ross McKillop on September 13, 2008

Mac iPod

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to jailbreak your first generation iPod Touch running the 2.1 firmware, in OS X. NOTE: this will not work on the new 2nd generation iPod Touch devices. [click to continue...]

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How to enable or disable WiFi on your Jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch with one tap

by Ross McKillop on September 8, 2008

iPhone iPod

This brief tutorial will guide you through using Cydia on your Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch to install WiFiToggle - an app that makes enabling and disabling WiFi a “one tap” affair. [click to continue...]

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How to jailbreak your iPod Touch running the 2.0, 2.0.1 or 2.0.2 firmware in Windows

by Ross McKillop on August 28, 2008

Windows iPod

This tutorial will guide you each step of the way through jailbreaking your iPod Touch using the QuickPwn software for Windows. [click to continue...]

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How to create a custom iPhone and iPod touch icon for your web site

by Ross McKillop on August 11, 2008

Web Design & Dev iPhone iPod

This brief tutorial will explain out how to create a custom icon to display on the iPhone and/or iPod touch springboard for your web site.

custom site icon for simplehelp.net on the iphone springboard
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How to quickly insert a period while typing on your iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on August 8, 2008

iPhone iPod

Double-tap the space button in any application (with the on-screen keyboard) and it will add a period, a space, and automatically switch to upper-case for the next key. Yep, that’s it.

notes for iphone
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Troubleshooting Remote for the iPhone or iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on August 4, 2008

iPhone iPod

If you’re having problems setting up the Remote software for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch, follow the steps outlined in this tutorial and you should be up and running in no time. [click to continue...]

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20 Great Resources for iPhone and iPod Touch Wallpapers

by Ross McKillop on July 31, 2008

iPhone iPod

Below you’ll find 20 resources that contain a total of over 15,000 wallpapers for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [click to continue...]

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Screenshot Tour: WordPress for the iPhone and iPod Touch

by Ross McKillop on July 21, 2008

Blogging iPhone iPod

WordPress for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch is now available from the App Store. Keep reading for a brief overview with plenty of screenshots.


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How to jailbreak your iPod Touch running the 2.0 firmware in OS X

by Ross McKillop on July 20, 2008

Mac iPod

This tutorial will walk you through every step required to jailbreak your iPod Touch running the latest (2.0) firmware. Note: this tutorial uses the Pwnage Tool v2.0 - which is currently Mac only. The Windows version of this tutorial (Jailbreaking the 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 firmware) can be found here. Update: if you’ve upgraded to the 2.1 firmware and you want to jailbreak your iPod Touch (using OS X) - see this tutorial. [click to continue...]

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How to take screenshots of your iPhone or iPod Touch screen

by Ross McKillop on July 14, 2008

iPhone iPod

Here’s another reader requested tutorial - how to take screenshots using your iPhone or iPod Touch (with the 2.0 firmware, non-jailbroken) and how to access them. [click to continue...]

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How to reorder the icons on your iPhone or iPod Touch springboard

by Ross McKillop on July 14, 2008

iPhone iPod

This tutorial was created in response to several emails I’ve received on the subject. It’s another one of those “obvious, but easily overlooked” topics.

  1. To change the order of the icons on your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen (often referred to as the springboard) - tap and hold down any one of the icons. After holding down the icon for a couple of seconds, all of your icons will start to “wiggle”, and the applications that can be removed - generally those you have installed from the App Store - will have small X’s in the upper-left corner.
  2. iphone/ipod touch springboard
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  3. While the icons are wiggling, tap and hold down the one you want to move, and drag it to whatever location you want.
  4. iphone/ipod touch springboard with icons relocated
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  5. Repeat step #2 until you’re happy with your springboard layout. When you’re done, click the “bottom” button on your iPhone/iPod Touch.

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