Newsflash: People still use Microsoft’s relatively-unimpressive Hotmail email service. And if you’re a Hotmail user and sport an iPhone, you may have run into difficulties checking your Hotmail account on the phone via Mail. But if you’re thoroughly entrenched and have hundreds of contacts, switching to a new, iPhone-friendly email address may not be an option.
Fortunately for you, our cohorts at Mac OS X Hints have your back, detailing steps that will allow you to use Gmail to access and send Hotmail emails on the iPhone. (You’ll also be able to use these steps to similarly set-up Hotmail-sending-and-receiving in Apple Mail.)
You’ll need a Gmail address with IMAP enabled, and you’ll have to set up your Hotmail account to forward emails to that Gmail address. Tweak a few preferences in Gmail, and set up the account on your iPhone using the recommended settings on Mac OS X Hints.
If you follow the instructions carefully, you’ll be able to use Gmail to view and send Hotmail emails on your iPhone, without ever having to log into Hotmail again (hooray!).
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Written by Dan Pourhadi on December 31st, 2007 with no comments.
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One feature I miss on the iPhone version of Safari is tabs; on my desktop computer, I’m lost without the ability to open multiple Web sites in the same window. If you’re in the same boat, check out Inventive Labs’s Tabulate. Rather than a native application requiring you to hack your iPhone, Tabulate is a JavaScript bookmarklet; just drag the Tabulate bookmarklet on the Inventive Web site (sorry, MovableType has a bug that won’t let us include the link here) to your Safari bookmarks bar and then sync your iPhone with your computer. (This procedure assumes, of course, that you sync Safari bookmarks between your iPhone and your computer.)
Once you’ve got the bookmarklet on your iPhone, just visit any Web site and then choose the bookmarklet from Mobile Safari’s bookmarks; a small, orange flag button in the upper-left corner of the screen lets you know Tabulate is working. After that, whenever you tap on any link on the current Web page, a three-button overlay (shown above) appears on the screen. Tapping the blue circle opens the link in the current window. Tapping the green circle opens the link in a new “tab”–actually just another Safari window. Tapping the orange circle saves the link so you can visit it later.
I especially like the third option. As you click on links and save them for later browsing, the flag button in the upper-left displays the number of saved links. When you’re ready to view those links, just tap on the button and each saved link opens in a new Safari window. (The Tabulate Web site provides a good demonstration video.)
Of course, Tabulate isn’t as good as a real tabs feature; for example, links open in new windows rather than true tabs; you have to re-activate Tabulate for every new page you visit; and some sites, such as Google’s new iPhone site, don’t work with Tabulate. But it’s better than no tabs at all, and I’ve been using it quite a bit.
[Hat tip: TUAW.]
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Written by Dan Frakes on December 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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If you’ve ever worked in Mac IT, or even supported a small collection of personal Macs, you know how useful Mactracker can be. This handy utility, which I reviewed for Macworld a while back, provides detailed information about nearly every product Apple has ever released–from Performas to Power Macs, iBooks to iPods, AirPort Base Stations to Xserves. You can even get the specs on a QuickTake. Information includes processor, bus speed, drives, memory, graphics card, size, weight, supported OS versions, latest firmware update, introduction and discontinuation dates–you name it.
A while back, Ian Page, Mactracker’s developer, provided a way to transfer much of Mactracker’s content to the Notes feature on iPods, so you could have that info available on the go–which, in my experience, is often when I need it most. But now iPhone and iPod touch owners can access this data whenever, wherever thanks to the new Mactracker for iPhone (or, if you prefer, Mobile Mactracker). Basically just a Web site formatted for Mobile Safari that lets you browse Mactracker’s specs, Mobile Mactracker has become one of my most-used “Web apps.” In fact, I even find myself using it on my Mac; it’s often faster to visit the site than to launch the Mactracker application.
A drawback is that Mobile Mactracker doesn’t provide quite as much information as the full Mactracker application. For example, you’re limited to viewing information on desktops, laptops, servers, AirPort Base Stations, the Apple TV, Displays, iPhones, and iPods. So if someone tries to stump you with a question about the eMate, you’re out of luck.
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Written by Dan Frakes on December 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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Do a lot of traveling? Have a hard time keeping track of your pounds, Euros, kroner, rupees, etc? Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an easy way to consult your iPhone and get the latest currency figures, without having to resort to digging through web pages?
A clever tipster over at our sister site Mac OS X Hints points out that Yahoo, which provides the information for the Stocks application, has special ticker symbols you can enter to track currency exchanges as well. So, for example, if you spend a lot of time in the UK, you can add ticker symbol GBPUSD=X, and you’ll have the exchange rate between pounds and dollars at your fingertips.
You can find all the available codes at Yahoo, for all of your traveling/currency needs.
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Written by Dan Moren on December 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Much has been made of the fact that your average user can’t replace the iPhone’s battery; Apple’ll charge you $86 (including shipping) to get a new battery put into your handset. Plus, you’ll have to get a loaner unit. One hopes the batteries last long enough that you won’t be doing this very often, but the phones are still pretty new, so we haven’t really found out yet.
However, if you’re willing to take life-and-limb (at least, of your phone) into your own hands, the guys over at Gear Live have posted a video showing how you can replace your very own iPhone battery. This surgery procedure is, of course, performed at your own risk. Any time you open up a piece of sealed electronics like the iPhone, there’s a chance of something going wrong, so you could end up paying a lot more than it would have cost you to just get the battery from Apple in the first place.
They’ve even provided the video in a format the iPhone can play, so you can watch the video while replacing your—hey, wait a minute!
[via Gizmodo]
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Written by Dan Moren on November 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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