How to Use an iPhone for Absolutely Everything: Part 1

In just ten short years, the iPhone has had an incredible, irreversible even, effect on the way in which we conduct modern life. In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can do anything with an iPhone. Well, almost anything.

The moniker iPhone doesn’t really do justice to such an incredible device that gets thinner, more powerful and more capable by the year and sets the standard for an industry that it created. This is how to use an iPhone to do anything; this one, small, pocket-sized device replaces all of these things:

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Apple AirPods Explored and Explained

Launched on 16th September 2016, Apple’s iPhone 7 was notable for the absence of a headphone jack socket. Yes, the enclosed earphones had a Lightning connector. And, yes, included in the box was a 3.5mm to Lightning convertor lead.

Also announced was Apple’s new wireless AirPods, their wireless earphones to connect to the iPhone (and other Apple devices) via Bluetooth.

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Setting Up a Child’s First iPhone, Part 2: Practicalities

In this, the second tutorial, I’ll show you some of the practicalities of setting up an iPhone for a child. I’ll look at the apps to consider, online safety, the physical safety of the device and ongoing device management.

If you have not already done so, read the first part of this tutorial in which I look at the best ways to select an iPhone, the checks that you should do before buying and selecting a contract.

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Setting Up a Child’s First iPhone, Part 1: Considerations

In this, the first of two tutorials, I’ll show you some of the things that you’ll need to consider in order to set up an iPhone for your child. I’ll look at the best ways to select an iPhone, the checks that you should do before buying and selecting a contract.

In the second part of the tutorial, I’ll show you at the practicalities of setting up an iPhone for a child. I’ll look at the apps to consider, online safety, the physicial safety of the device and ongoing device management.

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How to Get the Most From an Old iPhone

As anticipated by industry analysts, tech pundits and the public alike, Apple announced new iPhones at its “Hey, Siri” event, in San Francisco, on Wednesday 9th September 2015.

Since its introduction, in 2007, the iPhone as disrupted the mobile phone industry and has defined what a smartphone should be. Since the iPhone revolution, Apple has continued to evolve iPhone at a remarkable pace.

In this tutorial, I’ll explain the options for an old iPhone when you choose to upgrade to an iPhone 6 or 6S.

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In-App Purchases: It’s Not the Parents’ Problem

This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

Reports of kids racking up huge bills through in-app purchases (IAP) is certainly en vogue in the mainstream media at the moment. The tech media, too. When the story ingredients include young children, the (on occasion) largest company on the planet and mammoth credit card bills for normal, hardworking parents then you’re guaranteed eyes on the page. The conclusion being that Apple is, after all, evil.

For tech-heads like us, immersed in this technology every day, it’s easy to blame the parents. It’s wrong to do so, though — it’s just too convenient.

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Wunderlist 2: Get Things Done

This article first appeared on iPhone.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPhone apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

It seems almost impossible to believe that just three years ago we didn’t synchronise much data between devices. Until recently, most people used just one computer to do everything. Ok, maybe two: home and work, but the fact remains that syncing data normally involved a physical device such as a USB drive.

Of course, Apple users had MobileMe to synchronise contacts and calendars between their Mac and iPhone, but this was before Apple’s Reminders app existed. Despite a whole App Store packed with countless task managers, none allowed the wireless syncing of data until 6Wunderkinder shook things up with Wunderlist and its cloud syncing across different devices. Now they’re back with Wunderlist 2 on the iPhone, but the landscape has changed, so how does it stack up?

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Letterpress Techniques and Strategies to Make You a Winner

This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

It has been available on the App Store for less than two months but Letterpress already has a massive following. If you are a fan of word games, or even a fan of strategy games, then Letterpress could be for you. It’s completely addictive, and I’ve come up with a few strategies to turn Letterpress matches to your advantage.

In my previous article, Letterpress: Perfecting the Perfect Word Game, I talked about how the app itself could be improved in the future. In this article, I discuss ways that you can raise your game and win more often.

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Improve Your Communications With Wavedeck Voice Messenger

This article first appeared on iPhone.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPhone apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

With the advent of smartphones, and largely driven by the market-defining success of the iPhone, the way in which we employ these devices has changed. The telephone and the mobile phone were designed so that we could speak to each other with distance being no object. Nowadays, we increasingly email, text, iMessage, twitter, facebook or google. We are using mobile phones to talk increasingly less. Despite this, an app called Wavedeck Voice Messenger PTT makes it easier to communicate than, say, texting.

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Letterpress: Perfecting the Perfect Word Game

This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

It’s only been out since 24th October 2012, but Letterpress (the new iOS app from Loren Brichter of Tweetie fame) has taken iOS gaming by storm. The crashing of Game Centre — the weekend following the launch of Letterpress app — has been attributed to its huge success. So what is the appeal of Letterpress, is it really the perfect word game? Following it’s update to version 1.1, on 17th November, is there really any room for improvement?

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