Tag Archives: iPhone

Dear AT&T

Posted on September 3, 2009 by agrant

Dear AT&T, Instead of sending me spam email advertising your new GPS service, how about pulling your finger out and providing the MMS service that Apple have been dubiously promoting for around six months now? (“Late Summer” my arse). The … Continue reading →

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Life update!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by agrant

It’s been a wee while, but then I’ve been a wee bit busy lately! Part of that is because I’ve left behind the sun-drenched beaches of Los Angeles for the slightly chillier climate of the Bay Area – San Francisco … Continue reading →

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How much is being featured on the App Store worth?

Posted on December 7, 2008 by agrant

Last week my latest iPhone App, Better Christmas List, was picked to be one of the featured staff favorites on the App Store. Huzzah! The kudos of being selected gets your app a place in the “Staff Favorites” on iTunes, … Continue reading →

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Oh, so close! (& a hidden 2.2 feature?)

Posted on November 21, 2008 by agrant

The ability to download podcasts directly with the new iPhone firmware is very very cool. However there are a few problems that seem to have gone mostly unnoticed; Over the air downloads via 3G (and Edge) are limited to 10MB … Continue reading →

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New iPhone App – Better Christmas List

Posted on November 7, 2008 by agrant

My second iPhone app went live on the App Store last night. Interestingly it was approved in under 48 hours, but took two days to appear in the store. I assume this is because Apple only add so many applications … Continue reading →

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The Best iPhone Programming Book

Posted on August 4, 2008 by agrant

If you want a book that offers a quick way to get up to speed on the iPhone, and that serves as a great reference to both Objective-C and Cocoa, then look no further. Continue reading →

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Testing…

Posted on July 22, 2008 by agrant

Just a quick test post using the new iPhone wordpress client. It seems to be a little bare-bones at the moment. The interface is a bit confusing, particularly the keyboard handling in the editor. (the location of done/save should really … Continue reading →

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How to sync an iPhone with two (or more) Computers

Posted on March 30, 2008 by agrant

(Or, How to sync an iPhone with one computer and manually manage music and videos on another). Note: This tutorial allows you to add music/videos/podcasts from multiple machines. If you just want to sync PIM (Contacts/Calenders etc) on one machine … Continue reading →

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Mobile Admin for WordPress

Posted on November 24, 2007 by agrant

Quite by chance I came across Mobile Admin, a plugin for wordpress that implements a streamlined admin interface for mobile devices. It’s very iPhone orientated but has been done incredibly well. The interface is very slick and offers easy access … Continue reading →

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BBC iPhone podcasts

Posted on November 14, 2007 by agrant

This is very cool. Very cool indeed. Best of all they actually stream over Edge without any noticeable stuttering, so if you have an iPhone you can listen to them pretty much anywhere you have a phone signal. It’s disappointing that the iPhone doesn’t … Continue reading →

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