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How to take an iPhone screenshot

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Do you have a high score you’d like to save or show off to a friend? If you are running the 2.0 or higher version of the firmware taking a screen shot of your iPhone is incredibly simple.
Just hold down the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the top of your phone at […]

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An iPhone, Yahoo Mail and the Case of the Disappearing Email

December 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It’s been about a month since acquiring an iPhone. For the most part it’s been a splendid little device. It’s allowed the opening of a new a trail blazing section here at the House called Thoughts From the Throne.
There are the usual annoyances, AT&T’s Edge Network is rather slow, and the ‘keyboard’ is […]

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Last Second Value Gifts for the Apple Fan

December 24th, 2007 · No Comments

You know it’s almost too late to get any shopping done before Christmas.  Maybe there is a Walmart or gas station still open for the ultimate procrastinator.
But you’ve got kids and they love music and they sure would love an iPod this Christmas.  But the problem is they don’t come cheap and your budget is […]

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Tags: Apple · Random Oddities

Thoughts From the Throne: iPhone Tip of the Day

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Today’s thought is more of a past experience that will be shared as a tip for all those iPhone and iPod Touch users out there.
It is not a good idea to handle butter before using you iPhone.
It seems that when your fingers are coated with a greasy substance such as butter the touch screen is […]

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Tags: Apple · Thoughts From the Throne

Beware updating iPod 1.2.2 before iTunes 7.5

November 13th, 2007 · 27 Comments

*Update*  Apple has since released a 1.2.3 version which also appeared to fix this problem.    In March Apple released another update 1.3 which should also solve any issues that 1.2.2 caused.  Good luck.
Apple has released an iPod software update, version 1.2.2. This update is supposed to have some ‘bug fixes’. How important these fixes […]

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Tags: Apple · Petty Gripes