• iOS 5's most useful feature

    Now that my wife and I both have iPhones running iOS 5, the single most useful feature for us is Reminders. I've used to do lists on and off for years, but never found anything that was always accessible and easy to use. With iOS 5 and iCloud, I have access to my reminders on my desktop, iPhone and iPad. Furthermore, with Siri on my iPhone 4S, I can add reminders when I'm running or when I'm driving.

  • Repurposing an iPod touch

    Now that my wife has an iPhone 4, I decided to take her old iPod Touch and repurpose it. For the longest time, I wanted to be able to control the thermostat from upstairs, however I never found it economical solution to do so. That is until now.

  • iPhone Upgrade Saga With AT&T

    My iPhone 4S arrived today and I knew I had my work cut out to swap it with my iPhone 4, add a line for my wife and port her number from Sprint. The process was supposed to be:

  • Ford Sync - Interesting Concept

    I listen to the MacBreak Weekly podcast and they keep mentioning Ford Sync. As I'm not a fan of American cars (old biases die hard), I never thought I'd get a chance to try out Ford Sync. On our recent vacation, we rented a car which happened to be a brand new Ford Focus (it had 8 miles on it when we got it). Since I've never had good luck getting radio stations when renting cars, I made sure I brought cables to plug in my phone. I had a USB cable as well as a 3.5 mm patch cord. I was about to plug in the patch cord when I realized there was a USB plug in the center console. I plugged in my iPhone and the system immediately recognized it.