Tag Archives: ios

iPad Air cannot access (hotmail) mail server?! [SOLVED]

Q. My new iPad Air stopped downloading my Microsoft Hotmail and now I am stuck at about a month ago on my email! I have it set to download all time email in my settings yet every time I try to download it says something like ‘cannot connect to mail server’. Any ideas? -Ian G. A. Hi Ian, I am sorry to hear about your Hotmail problem. 🙁 It seems that in iOS7 there are a number of issues with

Using a DSLR with Instagram

After getting an Eye-Fi for Christmas, this week I am finally putting it to the test! What better way to utilize the card than to make a higher-end camera (DSLR, mirrorless, or bridge camera) easily compatible with Instagram. 🙂 Here are two links to get us started: Useful Photography Tip #19: Partner Eye-Fi Mobile With Instagram for Sharper, Funner Photoshttp://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/04/21/useful-photography-tip-19-partner-eye-fi-mobile-with-instagram-for-sharper-funner-photos/Instagram is an extremely fun app to use that promote social photo sharing and has a major emphasis on simplicity. While

iOS apps can now be transferred between developers!

When I developed iOS apps I was never very impressed with the backend (developer portion) of the app store 🙁 Thankfully though, it looks like Apple has been plugging away at improving their app store features for developers 🙂 Here is a great example of the improvement, Apple now allows apps to be transferred between developers! Here is the email I received: Apps can now be transferred from one developer to another within iTunes Connect, for example after an acquisition

How can I manually install legal apps on a jailbroken iPad?

Location for your legal iOS .ipa app backups on Windows: C:\Users\User Name\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications (adjust your path accordingly) Location for placing* your .ipa backups for installation on you iPad/iPhone/iPod: /private/var/mobile/documents/installous/downloads/ *DiskAid is helpful in placing the .ipa files in the appropriate location. last portion via jailbreak – How can I manually install applications on a jailbroken iPad? – Ask Different.  

iPod touch 64GB 3rd Generation

The latest entry in the Bought & Sold series: Apple iPod Touch I was a bit sad to depart with this lovely device. Samantha got it for me for Christmas in Hawaii 🙂 She really spoiled me as I never expected to get an iPod Touch, let alone the 64GB big-daddy version! This truly was one of my most used electronics devices and I got a LOT of good use out of it. It also held up to the test

35mm equivalents of various smartphones cameras (iPhone 5, Galaxy S3, etc.)

iPhone 5 4.1mm lens, to give a 33mm equivalent field of view (source) iPhone 4S 4.3mm lens, 35mm equivalent view (source) Nokia Lumia 920 F2.0 26mm equivalent view 16:9, 28mm for 4:3 (source) HTC One X F/2.0 3.6mm lens, 28mm equivalent view (source) HTC Windows Phone 8X F2.0 28mm (source) backside illuminated sensor HTC One V (samples)

How to reset iTunes Match, How to delete duplicate playlists

There are some very helpful iTunes Match tips in the second half of this Wired article: I restored my up-to-date offline library and left this machine without Match enabled for a few days while I looked up how you reset your iTunes Match account. And that’s where the fundamental problem with the service rears its head: you cannot reset it. I contacted Apple to find out if this was true, and it is. Fact of the matter, I was told,

Notebooks app for iPad

This is a page containing miscellaneous links related to the Notebooks app for iPad. It will be added to as I come across more resources/tips/links. 🙂 Notebooks Handbook: http://www.notebooksapp.com/Download/Notebooks%20Handbook.pdf Syncing Notebooks using Dropbox “Importing the notes from Dropbox actually is very easy: just set up Dropbox sync in Notebooks on your iPad and then sync from the top level book. This will import all your books and notes from Dropbox. Cheers, Alfons” http://www.notebooksapp.com/faq/ [End]