OK ... so I was bored and decided I would create a webclip icon for EdZachary! and make it available for those interested. Load up the site on your iPhone and wait for it to load completely. Add the site to your desktop and you should see the new webclip icon! If it sucks, let me know. One of my buddies called it "shifty". I'll take that as a compliment for now since I feel proud of my useless crap. Enyoy!
Want to make your own webclip icon for your site? Go to the iPhone Dev Center website and read how it is done. Here is the rundown:
To specify a bookmark icon for all pages of a web site, place a PNG image named "apple-touch-icon.png" at the root directory of your web server - similar to the "favicon.ico" for site icons.
To override the site bookmark icon on a specific web page, insert a <link> element similar to <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/customIcon.png"/> within the <head> element of the page.
The bookmark icon dimensions should be 57x57 pixels. If the icon is a different size it will be scaled and cropped to fit.
Safari will automatically composite the icon with the standard "glassy" overlay so it looks like a built-in iPhone or iPod application.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Make Free iPhone Ringtones using iTunes 7.6
I'm happy to report that making free ringtones in iTunes 7.6 is still functioning after the software upgrade! If you need to know the steps, please see my post about how to create them in 7.5.
Make Free iPhone Ringtones using iTunes 7.5
I'm stoked that this still works. Right on playa!
*** UPDATE ***
This continues to work in iTunes 7.7 and iPhone 2.0!!! Kick ass!
**** UPDATE ****
Beegs posted a modified version that he says works for those of you having issues with the sync portion of the steps. Here is my rundown of those steps:
1. Under Edit-->Preferences-->Advanced, check the boxes for "Keep iTunes music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library"
2. Follow my steps on creating the 30 second clip and converting to AAC.
3. Delete the newly created AAC file from the iTunes library. Do NOT move the file to the trash.
4. Exit iTunes
5. Find the file in your iTunes music directory and move it to your desktop.
6. Rename the file extension from myringtone.m4a to myringtone.m4r (substitute 'myringtone' for whatever you want the ringtone called).
7. Double click on the .m4r file.
8. When iTunes comes back on screen, look in the iPhone ringtones tab to verify that the file is there
9. Sync
Make Free iPhone Ringtones using iTunes 7.5
I'm stoked that this still works. Right on playa!
*** UPDATE ***
This continues to work in iTunes 7.7 and iPhone 2.0!!! Kick ass!
- Q&A with Head Honcho (aka "I followed your steps but ...")
- Q: I try to sync, but I get multiple versions of the same ringtone. What's the deal?
- Q: I try to sync, but I get multiple versions of the same ringtone. What's the deal?
- 1. On the iPhone summary tab, uncheck the box for "Manually manage music and video"
2. On the iPhone Ringtones tab, check the box for "Sync Ringtones" and the radio button for "All Ringtones".
3. Sync ... your ringtones should be there. - Q: I have made a ringtone, but when I sync, it is not on the iPhone. Does that suck or what?
- Yeah ... it does. Make sure that you have entries for Name, Artist and Album supplied for the ringtone. Doesn't have to be correct ... it just has to be there.
- Q: I try and sync, but I get a message that says that I can't play this song on my iPhone.
- This is probably due to the version of the firmware that you have and the version of iTunes that you are using. Try upgrading iPhone firware and iTunes to the latest versions or both.
- Q: I try to use an M4P file and it tells me that it is protected. What is that all about?
- Sorry, the file is protected ... nothing you can do about that. You can either find a piece of software that will strip the protection ... OR ... burn the song to a CD and then reimport it into iTunes as an AAC file.
- Q: I can't see any file extensions. What do I do?
- Windows users:
Open your windows explorer and select Tools-->Folder Options from the menu. Click on the View tab and uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for known file types". Then click the "Apply to All Folders" button at the top of the screen.
Mac users:
Open finder and select song. Right click and select 'Get Info'. Under the Name and Extension segment, uncheck the box that says 'Hide Extension'. Extension is also visible there at all times, so you can always just edit on the spot.
**** UPDATE ****
Beegs posted a modified version that he says works for those of you having issues with the sync portion of the steps. Here is my rundown of those steps:
1. Under Edit-->Preferences-->Advanced, check the boxes for "Keep iTunes music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library"
2. Follow my steps on creating the 30 second clip and converting to AAC.
3. Delete the newly created AAC file from the iTunes library. Do NOT move the file to the trash.
4. Exit iTunes
5. Find the file in your iTunes music directory and move it to your desktop.
6. Rename the file extension from myringtone.m4a to myringtone.m4r (substitute 'myringtone' for whatever you want the ringtone called).
7. Double click on the .m4r file.
8. When iTunes comes back on screen, look in the iPhone ringtones tab to verify that the file is there
9. Sync
Monday, January 14, 2008
Copy and Paste for iPhone?
What will the next iPhone firmware hold for iPhone. Will the "crazy that it is missing" copy and paste function finally show up? Ever thought of how you would implement it on the iPhone? This guy has ... Lonelysandwich
I have to say ... I buy it. That is a solid solution and I would use the hell out of it. Not too mention the video mock up is just damn funny. I love you ...
I have to say ... I buy it. That is a solid solution and I would use the hell out of it. Not too mention the video mock up is just damn funny. I love you ...
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