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Showing posts with label iPhone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPhone. Show all posts
Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
EdZachary! Webclip for iPhone
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.
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!
- 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 ...
Friday, December 28, 2007
iPhone wishes ...
iPhone basically rocks. There are a few items that I would love to see though in future firmware updates.
- Must haves!
- - Copy/Paste
- - Copy/Paste
- --> Where the hell is it?? That is tops of my list!
- - Chat
- --> Gotta have gtalk or iChat or something!
- - Drive Mode
- --> Seriously ... I want to be able to steal company secrets and take it home with me
- - Delete Multiple Emails
- --> Can't believe this isn't available
- - Speed Dialing of some sort or Improved Favorites (voice dialing perhaps)
- --> I really don't want to click multiple times to get to a quick list of contacts
- - Flash support in iPhone Safari
- --> Really ... how can I get to the really good pr0n without that??
- - Auto suggested words
- --> I would rather click on the auto suggested word to insert it rather than clicking on it to not have it inserted.
- Other Annoyances
- A partial list from my buddy Rappin' Reggie. I'm inclined to agree with him on most of these. Although not high on my list ... I definitely would like to see them at some point
- - Quick access to Contacts
- - Save pictures sent in an email to your camera roll
- - Email multiple pictures in a single email
- - Customize email send and receive sounds
- - Reorder of icons
- A partial list from my buddy Rappin' Reggie. I'm inclined to agree with him on most of these. Although not high on my list ... I definitely would like to see them at some point
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Questionable iPhone Battery Life?
I think we all know by now that the battery life on the iPhone isn't spectacular. There are small tweaks that you can make that will prolong the charge a bit ... like turning of wi-fi when you don't need it. Google how to extend battery life or something since I'm not writing this to explain how. What I would like to point out is that there are some great little USB external batteries/chargers that can really help out if you are an iPhone junky. Seriously ... I have a buddy that is constantly stroking his iPhone like it is an effing magic lamp. Anyways, I recently made a purchase of one of these USB devices. Works fantastic and it is small. Check out the Lenmar PPU2100B. 
It will rape you in the ol' wallet to the tune of $49 ... but it is sweet. You can get 5 iPhone charges out of it per single charge. You can also use it to supplement your usage of the iPhone. You should be able to get about 50hrs of video playback from the iPhone by using this little guy. Who the hell does that anyways? I keep one of these little bastards in my gear bag at all times. I'm a huge fan of Lenmar batteries. I think they are super sweet. I use them in my digital cameras and video cameras with great results.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Make Free iPhone Ringtones using iTunes 7.5
Since Apple was good enough to "break" their fix for creating free ringtones in iTunes 7.5, I figured I would go ahead and type up a quick how-to on creating your own ringtone. The trick is that you need to pick a file that is 30 seconds long or less. 30 seconds is plenty since your phone won't play any more than that anyway ... not to mention that iTunes won't transfer the song if it is over 30 seconds using this method. So now the problem is getting your hands on a 30 second clip from a song. Sure you could buy some nice little program or use a tool like Audacity to trim off a segment. But honestly, you can just use what is in front of you ... iTunes itself. I'll show you really quick how to make a 30 second clip in iTunes and then tell you what to do with that to make it a ringtone.
First off, you need to go into your iTunes preferences and make sure that you have the AAC converter turned on. To check, go into the iTunes preferences and click on the 'Advanced' tab. Click the 'Importing' tab and under 'Import Using' should say 'AAC Encoder'.
It's all set right? Sweet! Now pick a song that you want to get a 30 second clip from. Right click on the song and select 'Get Info' from the menu.
Just for simplicity sake, lets just say that you want the first 30 seconds of the song. You will click on the 'Options' tab and change the Start and Stop time. Click the checkboxes and change the Stop time to 0:30. Feel free to use any 30 second segment that you wish. Just note the start time and add 30 seconds to it for the stop time.
The hard part is done! Now just exit out of the 'Get Info' screen and right click on the song that you just modified and select 'Convert Selection to AAC' from the menu. Let iTunes work it's magic.
You will get a second song in your iTunes library ... but it will only be 30 seconds long! You can right click and select 'Get Info' and change some tags to make it easier to find in your iTunes library. I like to change the artist and genre to 'Ringtones' so that I know right where to find it.
Exit iTunes. Locate the file in your iTunes music directory and rename the .m4a extension to .m4r.
Once you have renamed the file, just double click on it so that it adds itself to your iTunes library again ... but this time as a ringtone!! iTunes will launch, and the ringtone you just created will appear in the Ringtones list. If for some reason you are having an issue with this the first time, you might want to check in your iTunes preferences and see if you have the “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized” option checked. Having that checked will automatically create a ringtone folder for you.
An alternative to the double click method is to simply open iTunes, open your ringtones library and then drag the .m4r file from windows explorer or finder (on mac) into the ringtone library. Either method should work.
A lot easier than it seems. Let's see how long this lasts for. Maybe apple will realize they made a "mistake". Let's hope that it is just an effort to keep the masses happy. I for one make most of my ringtones from movie quotes. Can't do that with the official 99 cent way. Keep rockin' ding dongs!
- 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 ***
For those of you that are experiencing a "worked the first time, but not the next" problem, Jonah posted a comment on how to get around the issue. It sounds like a good solution, so I'm incorporating it into the article here. Thanks Jonah!
"I think I found a fix. I did everything according to your directions (including the space before the extension). When I double click to get the m4r file, it still goes to the library and not the ringtone file. But, what I learned is, highlight the 30 second m4r file that isn't going to ringtone and is in your library and delete it. A message will come up asking, "Do you want to move the selected songs to the Trash, or keep them in the iTunes Music folder?" Click "Keep Files." Then go back and look in the folder and you will see the m4r file still there. Double click on it again and this time it will work. It has worked everytime."
**** UPDATE!!! ****
This process still works in iTunes 7.6. So keep on rockin' it yo!
**** ANOTHER UPDATE!!! ****
For those people that are using iTunes 7.6 with iPhone 1.1.3 and are having issues with the sync, I tweaked my steps a little based on Jonah's comments and some forum postings I found. Poster Beegs then was gracious enough to tweak those steps ever so slightly and it works fine for him now. Here are those steps:
My original steps for 7.6/1.1.3
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. Find the file in your iTunes music directory and move it to your desktop.
5. Rename the file extension from myringtone.m4a to myringtone.m4r (substitute 'myringtone' for whatever you want the ringtone called).
6. Double click on the .m4r file.
7. When iTunes comes back on screen, look in the iPhone ringtones tab to verify that the file is there (Do not sync!)
8. Find the file again in your iTunes Music/Ringtones Directory.
9. Rename the file from myringtone.m4r to myringtone.m4a
10. Sync
Beeg's steps that he says works for him
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
Sunday, July 1, 2007
iPhone in my hot little hand!
The iPhone launch has come and gone and I got one! OK, so I didn't actually get an iPhone. I just sat on my ass thinking about having an iPhone. I did see Ratatouille though ... so I gave Steve Jobs a few bucks just the same. Anyone out there get one? Is it hotter than Satan's ass? Let me know!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Countdown to iPhone!
It's getting sooooo close!!! I'm about to wet myself. Why do I want an iPhone?? Well ... I just do k!
Thanks to whoever built the little timer there ... awesome job. Link
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