ipod touch

Expo Special– Free Time Capsule and iPod Touch Apps

freeloader 20070913 212511 Expo Special   Free Time Capsule and iPod Touch AppsThere’s nothing like the excitement of a MacWorld Expo Keynote. But after the lights fade, the our empty wallets remind us that all those pretty things come at a price.

So, what if you want the convenience of backing your Mac up to another over the network or some new features on your iPod Touch you are going to have to get creative.

Join me for this week’s Freeloader Expo special: we’ll roll up our sleeves and set up cross-network backups, rearrange your iPod Touch applications, add webapps to your home screen and even triangulate your Touch’s location with wifi

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iPhone/iPod touch Starter Kit– Cases, Software and More

ipodTouchSM iPhone/iPod touch Starter Kit   Cases, Software and MoreJust get an iPhone or iPod touch? Had one for a while, but are still refusing to take it out of the house?

Working these devices into your every-day schedule can take some planning. Check out our reccomendations for cases, accessories and more. Join me for a starting guide for your iPhone/iPod touch.

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A new book from one of our own ‘Mercs helps you get your site iPhone-ready

mobilesafaribook 20071104 140211 A new book from one of our own Mercs helps you get your site iPhone readyWe all know that Mobile Safari, the browser found in the iPhone and iPod Touch, does not support Flash, but what other considerations should webmasters make when optimizing their sites for these new multi-touch web devices? Our own August Trometer has recently had a written work published under the title Optimizing Your Website for Mobile Safari: Ensuring Your Website Works on the iPhone and iPod touch that will answer that and other questions.

The “Digital Short Cut” from InformIT sells for USD$9.99 and covers such topics as:

  • Ways to detect Mobile Safari, using JavaScript and PHP

  • How to serve up a style sheet that’s Mobile Safari-specific to ensure your website is viewable on the iPhone and iPod touch
  • Mobile Safari-specific CSS attributes that take advantage of Safari’s WebKit
  • Which MIME types are supported–and more importantly, not supported–by Mobile Safari
  • How to create video content for viewing in Mobile Safari

If you have a website, Mac-centric or otherwise, you owe it to yourself to be aware of the differences in the way the web is viewed on used on these devices. They are changing our online world, doesn’t it make sense that you be ready with a few well made changes of your own?

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