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Feb 19 2010

Ninja Tips: Alpha-numeric Passcode for iPhone, iPod touch

The shinobi-smart folks over at 9to5mac have posted a way for iPhone and iPod touch users to switch away from the retro 4 number pin passcodes that Apple implements, and into a secure alpha-numeric key:

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Feb 5 2010

iPad GUI Design Recommendations, Templates, and Galleries

If you’re interested in iPad design or development, the internet is already offering up resources for you, including interface recommendations, icon templates, and galleries of Apple examples. And why not? The same people who love [...]


Jan 30 2010

How-to: Make Your Jailbroken iPhone Look Like an iPad

Redmond Pie has a nifty tutorial up for those who want to give their Jailbroken iPhone and/or iPod touch an iPad look-and-feel (or just a hint of iPhone 3.2!). Here’s what you need:

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“Simple iPad [...]


Jan 16 2010

How-to Make an iTunes LP for Your Indie Band

theAppleBlog (via Ars) has put together a nicely detailed, step-by-step how-to for creating your very own — or your indie band’s own — iTunes LP.

The iTunes LP is the new format Apple has [...]


Dec 14 2009

TiPb Answers — Can You Skip AT&T and Use an iPhone Over Verizon (or Sprint) MiFi?

Can you run an iPhone without an AT&T voice or data contract, and could a Verizon (or Sprint) MiFi be used instead (insert iPhone on Verizon! humor here). That’s what TiPb reader Angie wants [...]


Nov 28 2009

Get a New iPhone or iPod touch for Black Friday? Here’s What You Need Next!

So you just picked up a new refurb iPhone 3GS or discount iPod touch G3 for Black Friday, and you’re eager to know what to do with it next? TiPb’s got you covered. Here are [...]


Nov 22 2009

How to: Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3G/3GS 3.1.2 Using blackra1n and blacksn0w — Mac OS X Edition

blackra1n is the latest, simplest Jailbreak tool from iPhone hacker George Hotz (Geohot) and supports all modern iPhone and iPod touch devices running the latest 3.1.2 firmware. blacksn0w is the associated Unlock utility. (Jailbreaking lets [...]


Nov 22 2009

Ninja Tip: How to Use an Apple Multi-touch Magic Mouse with Windows

If you’re an iPhone user running Windows and Apple’s new Magic Mouse made you ache for a little taste of that multi-touch goodness on the desktop as well, you’re in luck! No, Apple didn’t provide [...]


Oct 22 2009

Windows 7 and the iPhone — Help and How-To!

Today’s the day — Microsoft is officially launching Windows 7! If you’ve been using the beta and release candidate for a almost a year already, then maybe today will be just another day. If, however, [...]


Sep 25 2009

AT&T iPhone MMS Arrives Today — Here’s a Walkthrough!

Today’s the day everyone on AT&T has been waiting for — MMS lands now. Well, now-ish, because AT&T is doing a rolling roll-out, and we’ll see how the network holds up.

AT&T MMS [...]


Sep 21 2009

iPhone 101: How to Maximize iPhone Battery Performance

Poor battery life and iPhone are a few words that get mixed together all too often it seems. While some will say it’s fine, others will say it’s pitiful. As many of you know, battery [...]


Aug 11 2009

iPhone Ninjary: How Get More Than 11 Home Screens in iPhone 3.0

Daynah from PHP-Princess.net just couldn’t abide the meager 11 pages and paltry 180 apps provided by iPhone 3.0, so she went about forcing Apple’s SpringBoard home screen manager to give her more. How did she [...]


Jul 29 2009

Apple Posts MobileMe iDisk App Video Tutorial

Just downloaded the new Apple MobileMe iDisk app [Free - iTunes link] to your iPhone or iPod touch and eager to know it better? Apple wants to show you how, literally. MobileMe News covers Apple’s [...]


Jul 27 2009

Pro Tips: How to Secure Your Jailbroken (or Regular) iPhone Against Hackers

The Jailbreak and Unlock wizards behind the iPhone DevTeam are off to DEFCON 17, the security/hacking convention that juxtaposes Black Hat 2009, and have provided a set of tips to help those at the conferences [...]


Jul 23 2009

How To: Troubleshoot iPhone 3.0 Battery Life Problems

No doubt about it, issues with battery life remain a hot topic for iPhone 3.0 and iPhone 3GS users.

Now, if your battery drain is caused simply by use — you never put the iPhone (or [...]


Jul 22 2009

iPhone Pro Tips: Find Text in Safari with Javascript Bookmarklet

If you’re browsing the web on a PC, you can just hit CTRL-F or CMD-F and quickly find any text on a webpage. It’s great for finding things fast, especially on long reams of text, [...]


Jul 14 2009

How to: Search Old MobileMe Mail on the Server

Apple’s lone outstretched hand to the social web, the MobileMe News “blog” is back with another helpful hint for users, this time about using iPhone 3.0 to search older email on the server:

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Jul 11 2009

iPhone 101: How to Access More Than 180 Apps or WebClips via Spotlight on iPhone 3.0

For some, even the newly expanded 11 Home Screen, 180 (including 4 fixed dock) app slots under iPhone 3.0 isn’t enough. It’s not about need — it’s about want. Luckily, iPhone 3.0 offers another handy, [...]


Jul 3 2009

How To: Email Full Size iPhone 3GS Photos via Copy/Paste

Dave wrote in asking TiPb how he could email full size, full quality photos from his iPhone 3GS. Sounds simple, right, but by default if you go into Camera Roll choose one or more photos, [...]


Jun 25 2009

How to: Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 3.0 - Windows PC redsn0w Edition

Disclaimer - Neither TiPb nor I take any responsibility for any problems/issues/bricking/etc. that may occur while using this software to modify your iPhone. Please be aware of what you are doing. This will NOT work [...]