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iPhone 101: Keep recent photos, eliminate dupes
Since it's so much fun to view photos on an iPhone, you'll want to sync your iPhoto library. However, even an 8GB phone can fill up quickly. Here's a tip for displaying your most recent photos and eliminating duplicates.In iPhoto, create a smart album that finds your most recent photos: From the File menu, select "New Smart Album..." Set the 1st condition to "Date," and the 2nd to "Within the last...." I've selected 14 days. Next, connect your iPhone and launch iTunes. Click the "Photos" tab and opt to sync only our smart album. Done! Now you've got a dynamically populated (and auto-purging) album that displays your most recent shots.You may have sent photos taken with your iPhone to iPhoto. For some reason, iPhoto won't delete those photos after synchronization. Since our smart album found them, it's safe to nix their space-hogging counterparts and keep "Camera Roll" empty.
iPhone 101: Take decent photos
There's one aspect of the iPhone that's counter-intuitive - the camera. Unlike nearly every camera ever made, the iPhone takes a picture when the "shutter button" is released, not pressed.*I've gotten some nice snapshots, but only after I figured out my current process: Press and hold the shutter button Compose the shot Release the button Now, isn't that better?*Yes, many digital cameras feature a "two-stage" process (half a press to focus, full to capture the image), but most take the photo upon a full press, not release, of the shutter button.
iPhone 101: Locate your callers
Here's a neat feature that almost works beautifully. If you've received a call from a number you don't recognize, go to "Recents" and touch its blue arrow. A window appears that lists the number as well as the geographic origin, based on area code. Pretty cool.Of course, if a person purchased her phone in New York and them moved to Colorado, this information would be incorrect. Still, it could help you identify that "mystery caller."
iPhone 101: What's my number?
When I activated my iPhone, I received a brand new phone number. The first time someone asked me for it, I felt a mild embarrassment. "Oops," I realized. "I don't know my own phone number."If you find yourself in this situation, don't panic. Your iPhone itself can tell you what your number is.The first place to look is in your contacts list. Touch "Phone" then "Contacts." Scroll to the very top of the list and you'll see "My Number..."Or, touch "Settings" and then "Phone." Your number is displayed at the top of the screen.
iPhone 101: Updating your "Sent from my iPhone" email signature
Is that "Sent from my iPhone" message starting to get on your nerves? By default, every email sent from your iPhone gets appended by a signature specified in Settings > Mail > Signature. To clear out this signature entirely, delete all the text from the Signature text field. Your emails will lose that "Sent from my iPhone" tag. Of course, if signatures don't particularly bother you, you might want to add a more personalized quote or even some contact information (although preferably not using unnecessary ASCII art). Or, you can put on your antipersonnel hat and start messing with people's minds, e.g. "Sent from my Blueberry." How do you intend to sign your emails?
