iPhone 101: Why you need to reboot your iPhone and iPad

July 30, 2012 – 5:31 am | 20 Comments

iPhone 4 memory usage after quitting open apps

Your iPhone is a computer. To help keep it running smooth, rebooting should be a regular part of your iPhone’s maintenance. When I did Mac desktop support, rebooting the computer fixed about half the problems. Seriously.

Photo App Review: SnapDot is a great concept, but lacks a few pixels.

July 1, 2012 – 3:02 am | One Comment

SnapDot applies a pointillist or “stipling” effect. SnapDot is a slick app with a lot of promise, but it needs to add quite a few more dots before I could recommend the app.

Instagram’s new web interface. Third-party services seem safe for now.

June 29, 2012 – 1:35 pm | 4 Comments

It’s been a bounty week for Instagrammers. In addition to the first significant update since the Facebook purchase, Instagram also quietly added new features to the web interface.

Want a FREE copy of NoIMGdata? We’ve got some promo codes.

June 29, 2012 – 12:39 am | 33 Comments

I’ve got some promo codes for both the iOS AND the Mac OS versions of NoIMGdata to give away. To find out how you can get one, read on.

Cool new hidden feature of Instagram 2.5. Hint: it’s not Explore.

June 27, 2012 – 3:58 pm | 3 Comments

Instagram 2.5 was just released this week. It’s the first significant upgrade to the popular free social photo app since being purchased by Facebook.The update features an undocumented shortcut for direct access to your iPhone’s camera roll

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

May 8, 2012 – 8:21 pm | 7 Comments

The iOS 5.1.1 update was quietly released by Apple today. It’s mainly a bug-fix release, but there is one new fix that is of interest to iPhoneographers. The new update “Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut”.

ClassicTOY and ClassicSAMP Updates Have Updated iOS Requirements

July 18, 2011 – 7:19 am | No Comment

Recently ClassicTOY and ClassicSAMP were updated. They were both listed as a “minor update (just a few bug fixes)”, but I also noticed that both apps now require a minimum of iOS 4.2 to run.

WWDC: Cool New Camera Features in iOS5

June 6, 2011 – 1:15 pm | 5 Comments

Today was the Apple keynote from WWDC. In addition to previews of the Mac OS X Lion and iOS5, we got a sneak peek at the updated Apple Camera in iOS5.

iOS iPhone Photo App Compatibility Grid

March 10, 2011 – 1:52 am | 31 Comments

Life In LoFi has created this searchable grid which lists the minimum iOS requirements of popular photo apps (and even a few obscure ones). The database also lists the maximum output resolutions and if there are any other known issues with the app. Updated regularly.