Two auto performance meters for iPhone

July 30, 2008

I’ve seen a lot of fun accelerometer uses in the App Store so far, but that is probably the coolest — Dynolicious will actually use your iPhone’s accelerometer to determine all kinds of stuff about how awesome your ‘92 Subaru is, from 0-60 and 1/4 mile duration up to lateral Gs and horsepower. Just…

Mac 101: Parental Controls

July 7, 2008

Mac OS X Leopard has a slew of controls meant to keep whipper-snappers at bay protect our kids (and data). They aren’t the most robust tools in the world (especially whether Junior knows your administrator password), but they are helpful.

To form use of Parental Controls, you’ll first have to…

Photographers and the iPhone

July 1, 2008

AppleMatters has published a great list of their top ten ways photographers can benefit from the iPhone. From sharing your portfolio on-the-go to note taking, it’s a good list. My favorite is the example of a wedding photographer who keeps a sort of “check list” of shots to get (grouped shots, i…

Use a Red Bull can as a radio interference shield

June 26, 2008

I love the iPhone, save for one thing. It sits on my desk every night, right near my computer, and the speakers I’ve got hooked up to it. And every 15 minutes, when the iPhone checks e mail for me, I get that buzzing — the sound of radio interference flying across my speaker wires. And nearly e…