10 posts tagged “tuaw.com”

Now that the iPhone 1.0.2 update is out and growing its installed base, do any of you prepaid users notice a difference in the number of "You Last Transaction Cost $0.00" messages? Maybe it's just me but I'm getting the sense they've been cut back significantly. If you have a prepaid account, let me know whether this latest update has affected your useless message count.

Update: Looks like this is a server-side fix according to several readers.

I found this at

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/

Earlier today, by request, I posted about a way to restore your notes.db file after inadvertantly deleting it via a firmware upgrade. As several readers have pointed out, it's a lot easier to perform a full backup before the restore than trying to backtrack afterwards. Here's a quick forcing back-up how-to for the Mac.

1. Disconnect your iPhone from your Mac.

2. Navigate to Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ in your home folder.

3. Move all backup folders out of the way. If you're using Terminal, just mv them up to the parent directory. If you're using Finder, move them to your Desktop. It doesn't matter how you do this so long as the folders are moved before you reconnect your iPhone.

4. Connect your iPhone to your computer and sync normally. A fresh backup gets created in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/. Go ahead and restore or upgrade your iPhone secure that your backup is recent and fresh. If you're especially paranoid, copy the new backup folder to a secure location.

Here is where your iPhone stores its key databases:

SMS. /var/root/Library/SMS/sms.db

Calendar. /var/root/Library/Calendar/Calendar.sqlitedb

Notes. /var/root/Library/Notes/notes.db

Call History. /var/root/Library/CallHistory/call_history.db

Address Book. /var/root/Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb and /var/root/Library/AddressBook/AddressBookImages.sqlitedb

Keychain. /var/root/Library/Keychains/keychain-#.db. The number varies.

Voicemail. /var/root/Library/Voicemail/voicemail.db. Individual voicemails are stored as 1.amr, 2.amr, etc. If you've recorded a custom greeting, it's stored as Greeting.amr.

In addition, Here are a few other folders to keep in mind:

Photos You can grab your recently snapped photos from /var/root/Media/DCIM/100Apple. Photos synced from iPhoto are stored in /private/var/root/Media/Photos.

Safari You'll find Safari bookmarks and history files in /var/root/Library/Bookmarks.plist and History.plist. Cookies are stored in /var/root/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist.

Email If you want to back up email, it's not straightforward. The files are stored in /var/root/Library/Mail however attachments are mime encoded (stored in /var/root/Library/Mail/(account name)/INBOX.mbox/Messages) and the "Envelope Index" folder is actually an sqlite db storing information about those attachments.

I found this at

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/more-on-iphone-backups/

Song Sender allows you to pick a song from your iPhone's song library and send it to a friend via email. If you'd like to use a song from your library as a ringtone, you can do that too. Install the package into your iPhone using your favorite installer application. When run, the software reads through your library, creating a scrolling list of your songs. Tap any song and you'll be prompted with three choices: play it, send it by email, or add it to your ringtones.

It practically reaches Zune-levels of squirting functionality! Small print: Fair use only. This software is not intended for pirating purposes. Use your powers for good, not evil. Do not take internally. Software is not a substitute for advice provided by a doctor, lawyer, or the EFF. In case of rash, itching, or swelling seek medical attention immediately. This software was brought to you by the letters E. r. i. c. and a.

Update: Version that does not rely on whether you've installed /bin/cp is found here.

The iPhone Navigation Bar offers a simple way to add button-based navigation to your iPhone applications. Defined in UIKit/UINavigationBar.h, this class allows you to add one or two buttons to the kind of blue iPhone-looking bar shown here. Use these buttons to move between program screens or to add direct functionality to your application.

Here is the code for a very simple application that makes use of the Navigation Bar by placing two buttons on the top of the screen. Tap the buttons to update the displayed text. The source for this application includes:

• Makefile
• mainapp.m
• SampleApp.h
• SampleApp.m

To use a navigation bar, you must allocate it and initialize it with a frame. The frame defines the boundaries the bar will occupy in your window. The standard frame for one- or two-button navigation bars is 320 pixels wide by 48 pixels high frame based at the top-left of the iPhone window.

The showButtonsWithLeftTitle: rightTitle: leftBack: method sets the number and kinds of buttons. Set leftBack: to YES or NO to specify whether the left button uses the back-pointing shape you see for many iPhone applications. Pass standard NSStrings to each title or use nil to omit the button from the display. e.g.

e.g. [nav showButtonsWithLeftTitle: @"Hello" rightTitle: @"Bye" leftBack: NO]; produces the two buttons shown here.

[nav showButtonsWithLeftTitle: @"Back" rightTitle: nil leftBack: YES]; shows a single back-styled Back button.

You can set the names on your buttons at any time as well as update their appearance. For example, you can jump between the two presentations examples I just listed above without penality.

Make sure to set the navigation bar's delegate to your main application to be able to receive the navigationBar: buttonClicked: message. The button number (0 or 1) tells you which item was tapped. In this sample, the text updates (goodbye or hello) based on the clicked button.

I found this at

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/16/iphone-coding-working-with-the-navigation-bar/