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Software

Use an iPhone or iPod Touch to Control Your Mac or PC

by Bruce Keener on July 19, 2008

I’m still tinkering with various apps on my iPod Touch, and am delighted at the variety of apps that exist for it and the iPhone. One that really impresses me is Mocha VNC Lite. This little app lets you connect to your computer via a virtual network, and you can actually control your computer from [...]

A Few More Thoughts on the iPod Touch 2.0

by Bruce Keener on July 15, 2008

Almost immediately after upgrading my Touch to 2.0, I went in search of a good Tasks application. I found one with Appigo, and thought it was so good that I modified my iPod Touch as a PDA and Entertainer post to talk about it. In my view, it turned the Touch into a full-fledged PDA. [...]

My Initial Encounter with MobileMe

by Bruce Keener on July 14, 2008

In this article, I describe my initial experimentation with Apple’s new MobileMe service. Now, while I have encountered a few problems with it, which I describe, some people are not having problems with it at all. For example, my friend Thomas is using it with his new iPhone and it is working perfectly for him. [...]

Problems with iPod Touch 2.0 Upgrade

by Bruce Keener on July 11, 2008

Update: I installed the update at about 8 am this morning (July 12), using iTunes, and it went very smoothly. The download is about 222MB. I have tried out several applications, and am very impressed with the upgrade. I have updated my popular iPod Touch as a PDA post, to discuss one of the new [...]

iPhone and Touch Updates: Let’s Learn Together

by Bruce Keener on July 10, 2008

Well news has literally made it all over the web that the iTunes App Store is now open! There are lots of sources you can check, including Lifehacker and MacRumors, but you probably have your favorites and you may learn some tips and tricks from them to share with us.
I have just upgraded iTunes to [...]