iPhone, what apps do you use.

[Analog6 (Odille)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Odille,

Rather than download the apps via your phone, use iTunes and use your Internet connection to download the apps. If you have a wireless network at home, connect to that and use that to download the apps. Then, run a sync in iTunes and it'll install the app for you.

Planetarium software will not use any data, as all the skymaps and objects are built-in.

To uninstall, connect to iTunes, go to the Apps link on the left. It will now bring up icons for all your apps. Simply right-click and delete (or uninstall, I can't remember).

Hope this helps.

H

Thanks for that. It wasn't the download time, I was meaning when you run them, do they use data $$ or am I mad? Since I put some on the data seemed to run out incredibly fast so I stopped using them.

I'll hook up and take a couple off, I think.

And I will buy starmaps, just what I want.

[gbeal]

What, "never buy a Mac", you gotta be winding me up Satch, LOL. You really need to get out more often,
Gary
Sorry, I am a down and out Mac-Freak.

[gbeal]

Originally Posted by Analog6

And I will buy starmaps, just what I want.

Try Voyager for the iPhone, it really is nice, and to be able to control an mount (most mounts) via wifi is an incredible experience. Great software package as well.
Gary

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by gbeal

Try Voyager for the iPhone, it really is nice, and to be able to control an mount (most mounts) via wifi is an incredible experience. Great software package as well.
Gary

I take it that you have your new SkyFi working Gary Great, isn't it?

[Tilt (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

To answer the earlier criticisms concerning enterprise-level security and multitasking... OS 4.0 is nearly here.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/

It's a pretty long review of some of the new (100's) features, but is well worth the watch. I think that Blackberry had better watch out in the business sector.

Sensational! Finally, multitasking

[gbeal]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

I take it that you have your new SkyFi working Gary Great, isn't it?

"Great" falls a bit short for this old fart, "Incredible" springs to mind, almost magical. LOL.
I am about to build up a cable though, the current method is a bit archaic to my mind, but I suppose it is the "fits all" system.
I am looking to wire straight from the RJ12 that fits into the SkyFi, to the Din that fits the EM200.
Marvellous though.
Gary

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by gbeal

You really need to get out more often,
Gary
Sorry, I am a down and out Mac-Freak.

Ouch .....Gary, I think you mean you are an 'enthusiastic Mac product user'. Real computer freaks revel in constantly upgrading their components and getting the fastest machine for the smallest amount of money, not `cooing' about how `user friendly' their operating system is.

Real computer freaks don't sit in front of off the shelf boxes that the company forces into redundancy as they don't let you upgrade components. Anyway by that definition , real computer freaks use PC's . Its as simple as that

[gbeal]

You are likely right Mark, did the down and out part give it away, LOL?
Gary

[luminary (Ben)]

anyone else got the iPad yet?

A friend brought me the 16gb wifi from the us 2 days ago and its an amazing device. Just need an amber gel for the screen and its good to go.

[Chillie (Henry)]

It will be available in Australia late May according to Apple Australia.

[astrospotter (Mark)]

Have a droid but I bet these are on iPhone as iPhone was earlier. I am going to mention some tools that I enjoy that help in planning observing sessions and will not be diving into this thread's 'flame' but it is both amusing and informative.

MoonPhase shows the full month with phases and is 'cute' and handy to plan ahead a few weeks.

SunMoon: This is a 'real' (valuable) app that tells me actual moonrise/set and sun rise/set that I think is appropriate for astronomy.

I use them both because MoonPhase is good for a quick glance all at once to see what the weekend will be like ahead of time and SunMoon is to be used on the day you are going out OR you can bump forward or back the days to get times.

Now back to our regularly schedule 'flame'. As of yet I have not 'drank the kool-aid' for Apple products but I recognize why many people have 'religion' in this age-old debate. In the end, ya just gotta pick and go with the one that works for you (Even if you are wrong, you will be happy )

[avandonk]

The battery in my phone is dying or close to death. It is a prepaid and costs me $49 per month. It looks like I can get an iPhone for the same monthly costs on a 24month contract. What are the hidden costs if any?
I never had the $49 prepaid run out unless I did it deliberately.

Any advice gratefully accepted.

Bert

[Steffen]

Hi Bert,
I don't think there are any hidden costs, the carriers are required to disclose everything upfront. Basically, if you sign up to a 24-month contract the carrier will subsidise your phone. Depending on the contracted monthly spend they may cover part or all of the purchase price of the phone.

You can adjust the contracted monthly spend upwards during the term of the contract but not downwards, so be careful what you sign up for. You'll also want to check what data allowance is included in the phone contract (if any) and buy an additional data pack on top of that. You cannot use an iPhone without adequate data allowance (at least 100MB per month I'd say).

If you want to leave the phone contract early the carrier will make you pay for the balance of the phone subsidy plus any fees they deem proper, an amount that has to be disclosed before you sign up.

Cheers
Steffen.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Agreed with Steffen Bert. Data isn't a biggie either, as 99% of my data traffic to and from my iPhone is carried out inside my home or office - where both are fitted with 802.11 WiFi networks. The phone preferentially and automatically uses these for data transfer of any kind when available. On the road - the only applications that may consume part of your 3G data allocation will be the built-in Map software, which downloads adjacent maps as you move. If you buy and use TomTom, Navigon or Sygic Mobile Maps that pre-store the entire country's worth of maps when you download the app you won't download anything while you're on the move.

[iceman (Mike)]

I recently got a (work) iPhone.. thank goodness to be rid of the blackberry!

Haven't downloaded many apps yet -
- TiltMeterE (spirit level thingo)
- Weatherzone
- Angry Birds (fun and addictive)

The lists here have given me some good ideas. I didn't realise some of the astronomy ones were so expensive ($17-$25) (SkyVoyager and StarMap Pro).

[White Rabbit]

for all those out there about to get an iphone on th $49 cap be warned that it is an 8 gig model and is only 3g not 3gS. If you want the 3gs you will need to fork out another $300 for the 16 gig 3gs mode.

I nearly got the wrong one, if you want to use if for astronomy apps you need to get the 3gs as the 3g does not have the built in compass.

Here is a comparison chart between the two models.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/i...e-of-the-tape/

Thanks
Sandy

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by White Rabbit

I nearly got the wrong one, if you want to use if for astronomy apps you need to get the 3gs as the 3g does not have the built in compass.

It's not quite that bad. I've got a 16GB 3G and run Sky Voyager (as well as a few other astro apps) on it. The compass is not used by all of them and not required by any. It's a nice extra but not absolutely necessary. Heck, the PC and Mac versions of astro software have done fine without compass all these years.

The 3GS is much preferable over the 3G regardless, since it has twice the RAM and a faster CPU. With Sky Voyager and similar apps that really shows.

After almost 2 years with the 3G I'm looking forward to swapping it for a 4G this winter

Cheers
Steffen.

[gb_astro]

3 has the 3GS 16 Gig on a $49 cap + $5 month.
Roams on to Telstra outside the big cities.

gb.

[that_guy (Tony)]

Originally Posted by iceman

I didn't realise some of the astronomy ones were so expensive ($17-$25) (SkyVoyager and StarMap Pro).

You could always jailbreak!

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by Satchmo

I love my Ipod Touch but I will not take this Apple device 100% seriously until they allow Java and Flash applets top run on my Ipod web browser. So many things I use on the internet , like ABC Iview and Online Chess use Java and flash ...I would love to use these on my IPOD . Its advertised as being a full blown net capable, but that is far from the truth .

( Just a minor whinge to make my 1000th post )

Here you go Mark:. Looks like Flash isn't a "gimme"... make up your own mind. Gotta love big business. LOL!

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...0503-u2bk.html

Microsoft: we don't like Flash either
May 3, 2010 - 10:38AM
Microsoft has joined archrival Apple in criticising Adobe Systems' widely used Flash multimedia software, creating a rare bond among the two computing giants.

Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs sharply criticised Flash, which is used to produce videos and games for many internet sites in a blog post on Friday morning Australian time. Adobe's chief executive Shantanu Narayen then went on the counter-attack in a video interview. Apple has banned Flash from its iPhone and iPad.

Now a Microsoft executive has pitched in, saying while the ubiquity of Flash makes it easy for consumers to access video on the web, the standard has flaws.

"Flash does have some issues, particularly around reliability, security and performance," said Dean Hachamovitch, general manager for the Internet Explorer browser.

He said that Microsoft is backing the same protocols for delivering multimedia content over the Web that Apple is promoting, a group of standards known as HTML5.

But Microsoft was more conciliatory toward Adobe than Apple, saying it works closely with Flash engineers to help fix bugs that it finds in the product.

Steve Jobs, by comparison, said in his open letter that it is time for the industry to move beyond Flash.

"Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs," he said. "But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all areas where Flash falls short."

Adobe dismissed the claims, saying that Apple was simply trying to promote its own products.

"Apple's moves to block Flash and other technologies are designed to protect a business model that locks developers and consumers into a single, proprietary stack," Adobe spokeswoman Holly Campbell said.

Some 75 per cent of all video on the web are Flash-based. Popular Flash-based sites such as Hulu can't run on the iPhone or iPad, according to Adobe. But sites like YouTube have worked around this by specially designing non-Flash apps for those devices.

Reuters