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How to create iPhone Ringtones using iTunes

iPhone users can now create iPhone Ringtones using the music files on their computer and the iTunes software. You may follow the guide by clicking here to create iPhone Ringtones.

Please follow all the steps carefully to ensure the ringtones get into your iPhone.

Selecting the Custom Ringtones
After you have complete the sync of the iPhone ringtones, you may select it by going to Settings > Sounds > Ringtone. All of the ringtones you create in iTunes should be in the Custom.

Note: Ringtones must be less than 30 secs or it will not be sync to your iPhone.

iPhone Syn to new computer

iPhone users will be asking what happen to my data on the iPhone if I buy a new computer or I have to reformat my computer. The first thing you will lose will be your music, videos and photos if you have not backup it to an external storage. However once u download an Apps on iTunes, you will have a record of it in the system. I guess you will have no prob if you redownload it again even if it's a paid apps. Contacts will not be lost as you can merge the data with your new computer.

You can backup your Applications from your iPhone to iTunes on your new computer
1. Right click on your iPhone in the left hand explorer bar
2. Select “Transfer Purchases”

It will copy all the apps from your iPhone to the new PC.

Some things will be transferred back to your PC (contacts and apps mainly) through iTunes with the first sync. Just make sure to tell itunes to "Merge" data between your iPhone and PC/MAC when it prompts you. If you need to get media(Songs, Videos and Pictures off of your phone, you will have to resort to third party software to move it to your PC. After moving to your PC, you can add them back to the iTunes Library.

By right, the apps shouldn't be affected. I will open my iTunes first without connecting my iPhone to the computer. After that I will login to my iTunes account first and then connect my iPhone to do the sync.

But you can follow this method to backup your apps before reformatting your computer.

If you are using windows, iTunes is backed up in (this is the default folder)

C:/>Documents & settings>"user name">My Documents>My Music>iTunes

All the apps and store in this folder (this is the default folder), copy the entire itunes folder to a external storage (USB, external hard disk)when you have reformatted, install iTunes and copy the iTunes folder from the external source to the same destination
C:/>Documents & settings>"user name">My Documents>My Music>iTunes

So if u change the default folder to some other folder,basically u just do the same thing again.

iPhone Apps as Gifts

Apple gave us a nice Monday surprise as it added the ability to buy an app for a friend or acquaintance as a gift via the App Store. The feature has long been available for music and movies, but until today had been mysteriously absent from the App Store since its launch almost two years ago.

Read the original story by clicking here>>>

Car Charger for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS

Plugs into your car cigarette lighter and charges your mobile phone when you are driving.

Features

• Car power Adapter: 12~24V
• Plug never heats or overcharges the battery
• LED charging indication
• Fits for all iPod + iPhone 2G/3G/3GS
• Cable length: 156cm

Buy Car Charger for iPod/iPhone 2G/3G/3GS (150CM-Cable)@$3.82

Assassin Creed 2

Assassin’s Creed 2: Multiplayer, an exclusive game for iPhone & iPod touch and the first game in the series that allows you to compete against your friends.
Check out Assassin's Creed II at Ubisoft>>>

It is currently ***FREE*** during the launch period. Download it now before it start to charge you for the application.
Click here to download the application>>>

Loading Facebook pages in Mac OS X

My MAC was not able to loading certain webpages which include FaceBook. This happens on and off but I found out I was not the only one having this problem. To fix the problem, I change my Maximum Transmisson Unit (MTU) on my Ethernet settings to 1400. I was also advised to change my MTU on the router to 1400 but did not do it as loading problem rectified already.

My default MTU was set automatically by the MAC. I shall monitor whether this is really effective for my MAC Book.

You can visit the Apple Support Pages to change the MTU on your MAC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2532

8Mansions Fengshui

8Mansions Fengshui for the iPhone makes authentic Chinese FengShui simple and practical for everyday life. Every time you walk into a meeting and are not sure where to sit, use this application to determine your best facing direction and grab that chair! Whether having dinner with friends, engaged in yoga or doing meditation at home, studying or simply resting/sleeping, use 8Mansions Fengshui to ensure you always receive auspicious Qi energy by facing your good directions and avoid getting bad Qi energy from your unfavorable directions.

How it Works?

In the Eight Mansions school of Chinese Fengshui or Geomancy, each person is assigned a Kua number that is calculated using his/her date of birth and gender. Based on that Kua number, there are eight magnetic compass directions that bring different Qi energies which affect a person's life in different ways. These eight directions are different for each Kua number.

Of the eight directions, four of them bring auspicious Qi energy and should be tapped into, while the other four bring unfavorable Qi and should be avoided. 8Mansions Fengshui for the iPhone first computes your personal Kua number using your date of birth and your gender. After that, the app uses the iPhone's built-in compass to determine whether the current direction will bring good auspicious Qi energy luck or negative unfavorable Qi energy.

It is meant for iPhone 3GS as it needs to made use of the Compass to determine your direction.

Price: US$0.99

How does iPhoto stores the Photos?

Many users are not aware where iPhoto stores the photos after importing them. This is especially so if you are a Windows users and have just started to use the MAC. It really do not work the same as your Windows System.

iPhoto places the imported photos into the Originals folder within the iPhoto Library package (located in your Pictures folder). I understand many of you will want to access the photo for use outside of iPhoto.

There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.

1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.

2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.

3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

How iPhoto Stores your Photos?
 
In Ver 8 the iPhoto Library Folder has become a Unix style Package File. Goto the Pictures Folder and right click on it and choose 'Show Package Contents'. Here's how the core of the library is set up: There are three core folders inside this folder

• Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
• Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.

This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
 
• Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.

It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.

iPhone Firmware 3.1.3

Apple has released the iPhone Firmware 3.1.3 for iPhone and the iPod Touch to address a few critical issues. It is to improve the iPhone 3GS battery accuracy, any third-party application crashes and crashing of the software while using the Japanese Kana keyboard.

This update for iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard

Please do not perform the update if you have jail break your phone as you may lose the ability to jail break your phone again. 

How to do print screen on Mac?

Doing a print screen on the MAC is as easily as the Windows PC. But the fact is that there are no print screen button on the MAC. There are some special keys you need to press to do a screen capture on the MAC. Follow the steps below and you will be able to do a screen capture in Mac OS X.

Screen Capture for the whole screen

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 3 and release all
• then use your mouse to click on the screen
• Done. You will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture.

You can also do a screen capture for a portion of your screen.

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release all key
• Now, You will see the mouse cursor will change to +
• You can start to drag your mouse to select the portion you wish to capture.
• Once finish, you will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture!

If you want to do a screen capture for a particular application window, you can follow this:-

• Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
• Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release all key
• Now, You will see the mouse cursor will change to +
• Press the space bar once
• You will see the mouse cursor change to a camera
• Now you can use the camera to select which application window to screen capture
• Once finish, you will see a picture file in at your desktop. That’s the screen capture picture!