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May 16 2013

How to use the iPhone to take better photos

Here’s a highly specialised App for the serious photographers out there SetMyCameraPro.

Taking photographs can be a tricky task, especially if you need a better quality or a more specific image then a standard point and shoot camera can provide, SetMyCameraPro can help.

SetMyCameraPro is not a regular camera app for the iPhone, in that it’s not designed to capture photos, it’s an app to help you take better photos on your professional standard camera.

Providing multiple tools to help you calculate the best photo, SetMyCameraPro allows you to check your shutter speed calculations, depth of field, field of view as well as providing tools for distance unit calculations and remote photo capture.

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Tune your Pictures

Most photos are impacted by camera movement and SetMyCameraPro provides a utility to help you minimise the risk to your images by suggesting a minimum shutter speed based on complex calculations for the amount of camera movement.
SetMyCameraPro allows you to easily select your camera type so you know the provided settings will be accurate for your device.

If you aren’t familiar with Traditional photography then you might find this App complex to use, although a good user guide is included, but if are a serious photography and you need your photos to be right first time then SetMyCameraPro can help you be prepared and really make a difference.

You can download SetMyCameraPro from the Apple App Store.

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Apr 12 2013

How to Block In-App Purchases on the iPhone and iPad

In App purchases have made the news recently as a number of young children have managed to generate large bills through apparently free games.
Fortunately there’s an easy way to prevent In-App purchases on iOS devices.
To Block In-App Purchases on the iPhone and iPad.

  • Open the Settings App
  • Click on the General Section
  • Open the Restrictions tab.
  • Turn on Restrictions by selecting Enable Restrictions

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  • You will be asked to set and then re-enter a Pin Code, don’t forget this number
  • You will now be able to alter the restrictions on your device – Turn the option to turn In-App purchases off.
  • You can reactivate the ability to make in-app purchases at any time but you’ll need to know your Pin Code.

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Feb 4 2013

Updated Procedure to Synchronise your iPhone with your Google Mail, Calendars and Contacts

In this previous article I covered how you could Synchronise your iPhone with your Google Accounts, however Google recently ended support for Exchange style synchronising for new accounts, and recently that email synchronisation was no longer in near real time, instead mail was being batched into hourly updates.

However Google are still supporting recognised standard ways of connecting to their services, and these are described below:photo

To synchronise your email and calendar with your iPhone:

  1. Open the Settings App
  2. Select mail, Contacts, Calendars
  3. Select Add Account
  4. Select the Gmail option
  5. Enter your name into the top box
  6. Enter your Gmail (or Googlemail) email address into the second box
  7. Enter your password into the next box
  8. Select Next
  9. Make sure that the Mail and Calendars options are turned on

To synchronise your Contacts with your iPhone:

  1. Open the Settings App
  2. Select mail, Contacts, Calendars
  3. Select Add Account
  4. Select the Other option
  5. Select the Add CalDAV Account options
  6. In the server box enter google.com
  7. Enter your Gmail (or Googlemail) email address into the second box
  8. Enter your Gmail Password into the Password Box
  9. Select Next
  10. Make sure that the “Contacts” option is turned to on

Following this procedure you will be able to synchronise all your Google services with your iPhone.

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Oct 24 2012

How to Download Videos from the Web onto your iPhone

When browsing the Internet you often come across videos which you would like to download to your iPhone. As standard the iPhone is somewhat limited in features for downloading multimedia through its web browser but here’s a nice App which does the job well.
Video Downloader Super Lite is the free version of Video Downloader Super+ which allows you to download web based videos onto your iPhone.
Providing an alternative web browser the App lets you navigate to a web based video eg a video on YouTube and download it into your iPhones RAM for offline viewing, and if the video isn’t protected you can even save it to your iPhone’s Camera Roll.
Video Downloader Super allows you to prepare a video for off-line viewing if you know that you are going to be in a poor signal area, or to store videos in a library for long term storage.
Check it out in the Apple App Store know.

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Oct 3 2012

How to Use Nokia Maps on the iPhone

Many iPhone users are experiencing difficulties with the new Apple Maps App and are looking for alternatives and In this previous article we looked at how to install Google Maps on the iPhone. There are other respected suppliers of map apps and Nokia has developed a good reputation for the quality of both their Maps App and their Maps data. Traditionally Nokia have produced their Maps App for their own hardware platforms but they also produce a Web App version which works rather well on the iPhone. One advantage that Nokia Maps has over some of its rivals is that its possible to download routes and maps for off-line use.

To install Nokia Maps on the iPhone:
1) Open the Safari Web Browser
2) Navigate to http://maps.nokia.com in the browser
3) You’ll see a box inviting you to install the Nokia Maps Web App.

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4) Tap the Arrow Icon
5) Select the Add to Home Screen option

The Nokia Maps Web App will be installed on your iPhone.

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Sep 26 2012

What to do if the Social Media Icons are missing from the Notification Centre on iOS6

One of the more useful additions to iOS6 is the addition of the the Social Media shortcuts that sit in the Notification Centre that pulls down from the top of the screen. The shortcuts allow you to post a Facebook Status Update or to send a Tweet to Twitter quickly and easily.

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Social Media Shortcuts

A number of users are noticing that one or both of the shortcuts are missing from the Notification Centre, so here’s a couple of checks to make if you can’t see the shortcut buttons.

1) Make sure that you have provided your Twitter and Facebook user credentials in the settings section on your iPhone. To do this:

  • Open the Settings App
  • Scroll down until you see the Facebook and Twitter icons
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Make sure that your Social Media Accounts are set up.

  • Go into both sections and provide your username and password.

2) Make sure that the Share Widget is Activated. To do this:

  • Open the SettingsApp
  • Select Notifications
  • Make sure that the Share Widget is visible in the ‘In Notification Centre’ Section
  • If it isn’t then tap the edit button and drag the Share Widget Button into the ‘In Notification Centre’ Section
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Make sure that the Share Widget is Active

The Social Media Shortcuts should now be visible in the Notification Centre.

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Sep 21 2012

How to install Google Maps on iOS6

With the launch of iOS6 apple have replaced the existing Maps App, with an entirely new Maps application.
The new Maps app uses a different source of data and many users have found that the Maps are no longer of the same quality, and some key functionality is missing.
The original App used source data from Google and they also have a Web App version of their Maps App, which offers the same maps and similar functionality to the old style iPhone Maps App.
Until Google formally launch their official iOS Maps App, many users may prefer to switch to the Google Maps Web App.

To install the Google Maps Web App on your iPhone:
1) Open the Safari Web Browser
2) Navigate to http://maps.google.com in the browser
3) You’ll see a box inviting you to install the Google Maps Web App

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Installing the Google Maps Web App

4) Tap the Arrow Icon
5) Select the Add to Home Screen option

The Google Maps Web App will now be installed to you iPhone’s home screen. Those familiar with the old iPhone maps App will have no problem in using the App.

 

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Sep 20 2012

How to Upgrade your iPhone to iOS6

Apple have recently released iOS6 for the iPhone3GS and above bringing several important updates. Previously you had to use iTunes to update your iPhone but if you are already running iOS5 you can upgrade straight from your iPhone handset.

In this very brief article, we’ll look at how to upgrade but before you do so make sure you have a backup of important files and also to plug your phone into the power supply.

To upgrade to iOS6 using your handset.
1) Open the settings App on your iPhone.
2) Select the General section
3) Select the Software Update option
4) Follow the instructions to upgrade to iOS6

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Sep 20 2012

How to take Panoramic Photos on the iPhone with iOS6

Apple have recently released iOS6 and one of the significant improvement in functionality is the ability to take Panoramic Photographs without the need for any additional Apps, a feature which has been a main stay on other phones for a while.

Its not immediately obvious where the feature is but it has been implemented very well and the results are impressive, opening up a new form of photography to the millions of iPhone owning consumers.

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Impressive Panoramas are now possible on the iphone

To take a Panoramic Photo on iOS6:
1) Open the Camera App
2) Press the Options Button
3) Choose Panorama
This will put the Camera into Panorama Mode.

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Press the Panorama Button

4) To start capturing the Panorama hold the iPhone in a portrait orientation and press the capture button.
5) Follow the onscreen guide to capture the photo.

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Follow the on screen Guide

6) Press the capture button to end the process and save the photo.

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Aug 14 2012

How to Scan Business Cards on the iPhone

Despite the progress in Technology the most common way to share business contact details is still through the use of printed business cards, a practice which causes storage issues for mobile workers who need to collect and store the cards. Sharing contact details would be much easier if you could quickly and easily import the contact details into your electronic contacts list, fortunately there’s an App for that with this iphone business card scanner.
WorldCard is an App for the iPhone which can scan business cards, perform Optical Character Recognition and automatically input the data into your Contact list.

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There are four ways of capturing contact details in WorldCard, the first and primary method is through the iPhones camera. Simply point the camera at a business card, capture the image press the recognise button and the App starts its magic.
WorldCard automatically recognises key fields e.g. name, business name, tel number, email address etc and puts them into the appropriate fields, the percentage of success on recognition is very high but you are given the chance to amend any of the fields if you wish.
It is also possible to capture contact details from previously taken photographs of business cards, email signatures or QR codes. You can also add social media contact details to help build a professional social network.

Text Recognition on Business Cards

You have choices on how you can store the contact details, you can choose to store the captured contact details in either your normal contact list, just in the App or in both. If you choose to only save contacts within the App then you can still interact with the contact in the usual ways.
There are very few Apps that can be considered to be essential purchases but if you use your iPhone as your primary work phone and meet many contacts then WorldCard Mobile is an essential app. You can download World Card Mobile from the App Store or by clicking here.

You can see World Card in action in the following video

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