iPhones and iPads are great for journaling and one of the best ways to take advantage of journalling is to learn to deal with negative thinking. We can be our own worst bully. If our inner voice pushes us down the path to worry, criticism, victim-hood, perfectionism, and avoidance, our thinking has turned negative and we need to do something about it. This is ZENandTECH!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Daily Tip: How to stop your iPhone or iPad asking to join Wi-Fi networks
When your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is not connected to a WiFi network and it sees one, it will ask if you want to join. This is a really handy feature when you want to join it however what about if you don’t? If you are in an area with a lot of networks it can quickly become very irritating, dealing with these pop ups. Well the good news is that you can stop it from happening.
- Start off by selecting Settings
- Then open WiFi
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page
- Flick the toggle switch for Ask to Join Networks to Off
That is all there is to it. You will no longer receive pop ups asking you to join WiFi networks. Of course if you do want to join a network you will have to do it manually from now on.
- Start off by selecting Settings
- Then open WiFi
- Select the network you want to join
- Enter any password needed to access that network
Daily Tips range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to dailytips@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…)
Case-Mate Advertises iPhone 5 Cases with Revealing Photos
Being ahead of the game, accessory manufacturer Case-Mate has been hard at work designing new cases for its upcoming case lineup. More specifically, the company’s iPhone 4S/5 collection. Of course, we do not have any solid details of the design yet, certainly not regarding exact dimensions, but that has not stopped Case-Mate from placing its chips on uncertain information. The origin and validity of such details would have to be questionable at this point, but nonetheless it is certainly possible that a trustworthy source was found to aid in case development.
Case-Mate had accidentally published a page containing iPhone 5 case designs on Thursday, revealing renderings of products and the potential footprint of the device. Adding an air of plausible truth to the likeliness that this is indeed the new look, renderings do line up quite well with prior ramblings and Case-Mate must have done a fair amount of research beforehand.
The design of iPhone 5 is shaping up to be a stark contrast to iPhone 4′s boxy, glass-dominated looks. Renderings show off a thin, iPod touch-esque rounded shape. Another notable observation is how the mute switch is on the device’s left side rather than on the right as it has been.
Every accessory manufacturer wants to be the first in line for a popular new phone’s early buyers; even if risky in terms of specifics, accessory development has to start somewhere early on. Thus this could completely be all guessing on Case-Mate’s part. On the other hand, we are sure Apple would supply some manufacturers with a mold or blueprints early so that customers do not have to wait weeks to purchase what some consider essential. (If so, Case-Mate may have just lost that privilege…)
Preparations have also begun for the imminent iPhone 4S, Case-Mate seemingly unsure which will be released. All signs point to iPhone 4S sharing the same look as its predecessor, in which case nothing would have to be done by accessory manufacturers other than rebranding. If iPhone 5 also makes its way to market (fingers crossed), then check out more Case-Mate cases that could be protecting its new design below.
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App Giveaway: Calculate the cost of gas with Cost2Drive for iPhone
Cost2Drive is an iPhone app that helps you price out the cost of your commute or road trip. It calculates this cost by using realtime gas prices along your route. And if you’re curious if it’d be cheaper to drive, Cost2Drive will do that comparison for you as well.
I will be making a huge move from Colorado to California in a few months, and you bet I’ll be using this app to help me price out the cost of the move!
Cost2Drive helps you quickly calculate the cost of driving anywhere in the US based on real time gas prices along your route, and now you can compare it to the cost of flying with our new flight cost comparison feature.
The good folks at C2G, LLC have provided us with 4 promo codes for Cost2Drive to giveaway to our readers! For a chance to win, just let us know how long your longest road trip was in the comments below!
Cost2Drive is available on the iPhone for $1.99.
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Qantas to test in-flight iPad entertainment system
Qantas has announced they will begin a trial run for an in-flight entertainment system centered around Apple’s iPad tablet, initially limiting the test to a single Boeing 767-300 which allows streaming of music and video content to all of the aircraft’s 254 seats.
In what it’s trumpeting as a ‘world first’, Qantas will next month begin trials of Apple’s iPad for in-flight entertainment, using wi-fi to stream content to the tablets from a central server on the aircraft.
The central server will use 5 WiFi access points throughout the aircraft, of which each iPad can connect to using a custom pre-loaded ‘Q Streaming’ app that bypasses Apple’s default iOS homescreen and instead presents users with an on-demand library of content to stream. Qantas says that if any passenger decides to take one home with them, the iPad will be essentially rendered useless outside of the aircraft thanks to their Q Streaming app lockdown.
Passengers who opt to bring their own tablet or laptop can also hook into the new content streaming system, and Qantas will additionally allow a 24-hour viewing window for those using their own device if the movie is cut short by the flight. If successful, Qantas will add an additional 10 aircraft to the program and they’re also considering bringing it to the Airbus A330.
I don’t know about you, but the prospect of being able to hook my iPad into a content-rich streaming system would surely make a cross-country flight a lot less unbearable.
BiteSMS now available for iOS 5 [jailbreak]
BiteSMS, one of my favorite jailbreak apps, just got updated for iOS 5. It is a beta version and the developer is asking that you don’t submit bug reports just yet as they already know about a lot of them.
Due to the overwhelming number of emails from users wanting to be private beta testers, we have decided to release this iOS 5 compliant version via a public beta repos.
This is a very early beta release, so at this stage please don’t email us bug reports as we most likely know about them. This is not a normal beta, it’s more that users running iOS 5 would no doubt prefer something as opposed to nothing!!!
Saying that, it’s a pretty stable release and we hope you like the new look Quick Compose and Quick Reply plus the deep integration with the Apple Notification Centre. Also iMessage works seamlessly inside biteSMS.
If you’d like to try out the beta version of BiteSMS for iOS 5, simply add the following Cydia repository:
http://test-cydia.bitesms.com/
Once you install the beta version simply perform a tethered boot and you should be good to go. If you try it out let us know what you think. If you need more help, check out our TiPb jailbreak forums!
More iPhone 5 And iPhone 4S Internals Spotted
Hey, are you ready to stare at a mess of electronic components and try and guess about the future of iPhones? Because I sure am!
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