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While the default iOS notifications are fine for the occasional text or push notification, they can become a righteous pain when you receive multiple pop-ups in a short period of time. This really comes down to two things: the first is the inability to track down individual notifications in the …

  Now that Apple has made the Find My iPhone feature of Mobile Me free, many have decried that they cannot set up older devices with the service.   Technically, that’s incorrect.  However, you DO need one of the more recent, “blessed” devices to make it happen… To get all of …

PlainText (Free, or $4.99 for ad-free) and Elements ($4.99) are two iOS note apps I know of that feature Dropbox sync, but for all of those other Dropbox-less apps out there, there’s Habilis. All you do is log into Dropbox, set up a Habilis e-mail, and then e-mail your text …

iPhone 4 Made Simple.  In simple terms, that should tell you all you need to know.  If you read that title, and think, “The iPhone 4 already is simple.  Why do I need a book?” then you’re probably right.  If you read that title, and think, “Finally, something to help …

A little while ago I wrote a little rant about the most recent Rock Your Phone update, which essentially turned the entire app into a glorified bookmark. However, all that raving ended up doing me a little good, in the form of two comments from Saurik. The second one, in …

It happens; you buy an app, you use it, for some reason decide that you don’t like, want, or need it, delete it, and then months down the road decide that you need an app just like it – but you can’t remember – did I buy that app, or …

(Image courtesy Apple, Inc.) Back in 2007, when the original iPhone was introduced, I was rocking out my Treo 650 and had pretty much dismissed the iPhone as a serious replacement, largely because there was no physical keyboard. Of course, as most iPhone owners have found out, the soft keyboard …

Synchronicity is a two dollar jailbreak tweak that allows you to use your iPhone even while it syncs. I absolutely hate how the iPhone is put into stasis every time I plug it in and I’m so glad someone has come up with a current solution for bypassing the “Sync …

Yes! You read right. Prior to iPhone 4 and iOS 4 (Apple’s latest Mobile Operating System) – Locking your iPhone was only done numerically with a 4-digit Passcode lock, but did you know you can opt to have a ‘Password’ instead? If you’re security conscious and need a bit more …

I haven’t updated to iOS 4.1 because I don’t think it’s incredibly pertinent to my 3GS experience (and I like my current jailbreak – thanks), but those of you who have made the leap to 4.1 and Game Center accounts may find Marco Arment’s tip useful. This is really just …

My friend just got an iPhone 4 and his work schedule can be pretty erratic, so I thought we’d try sharing Google Calendars for a little bit to see if it would make scheduling easier. He shared his schedule with me and I saw it instantly on the desktop, but …