You are here: Home / Archives for safari

QuickTip – Clear History in Safari

February 20, 2009 by

AiS Sticking to my Safari theme, here is this weeks QuickTip! If you have a QuickTip you would like to submit you can email it to QuickTip@appleiphoneschool.com.

QuickTip – When using Safari, it keeps track of your browsing History (similar to a Mac or PC). This is a nice feature for those times when you would like to go back to a website you were at a few days ago but cannot remember the site’s url. To see your Safari history, while in Safari, select the icon on the lower menu bar that looks like a book. You will then see an option titled History. When selected, it will display your browsing history for the current day as well as the last five days. To view one of the website’s in you history, just tap on it.

While in your history, you will also notice that there is a Clear option on the lower menu bar. You can choose to clear all your history or you can tap on a certain date and then clear the history just for that day. This is a quick and easy way to erase your Safari history. See screenshots below.
[Read more…]

Filed Under: QuickTip, safari Tagged With: , , , , ,

QuickTip – Change Default Search Engine

February 14, 2009 by

AiS Well, I still have a few more QuickTips for safari so, I will be sticking to my Safari theme again this week! If you have a QuickTip you would like to submit you can email it to QuickTip@appleiphoneschool.com.

QuickTip – When in Safari, it automatically defaults to the Google search engine. Meaning, it uses Google when you search for things within Safari. However, this can be changed so that it defaults to the Yahoo search engine. If you go into the stock Settings application on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can select the Safari option. Once in the Safari option, there is a Search Engine option. When selected, you have the ability to choose between Google and Yahoo. If you would like to switch the default search engine to Yahoo….just tap on Yahoo! You can then open Safari and you will notice that the quick search is now Yahoo instead of Google. See screenshots below.

Personally, I’m all about Google but I know some of you do prefer Yahoo! So, happy surfing! [Read more…]

Filed Under: QuickTip, safari Tagged With: , , , , ,

QuickTip – Link Preview in Safari

February 4, 2009 by

Once again, sticking to my Safari theme, below is this week’s QuickTip. If you have a QuickTip you would like to submit you can email it to QuickTip@appleiphoneschool.com.

QuickTip – When in Safari, you can preview a link’s url by tapping and holding it. When you touch and hold your finger down on a link, it will bring up a bubble displaying the link’s url. If you would prefer not to be directed to the link, just slide your finger off the link. If you would like to be directed to the url, just hold your finger down a little longer and then release your finger (instead of sliding it off the link). This QuickTip also works in the Mail application when in an email.

A very useful way to view where a link is going to take you without actually clicking on the link…saves time and avoids spam! See screenshots below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: QuickTip, safari Tagged With: , , ,

QuickTip – Save Images from Safari

January 28, 2009 by

#AiS Once again, sticking to my Safari theme, below is this week’s QuickTip. If you have a QuickTip you would like to submit you can email it to QuickTip@appleiphoneschool.com

QuickTip – When in Safari, you are able to save images from a web page to your iPhone. When you are on a web page, you can tap and hold your finger on any image within that web page and save that image to your iPhone’s Camera Roll. When you hold your finger on an image, you will get a pop-up with the options to Save Image or to Cancel. You will also notice that the image has been highlighted in the web page so you know exactly what is being saved to your iPhone. When you select the Save Image option, that image is then saved to your camera roll…just go into your stock Photos application and select Camera Roll to view the image. This works with any image within a web page be it a photo, a logo, a graphic…as long as it is an image. Overall, a great feature that allows you to email, twitter, or save images for future reference. [Read more…]

Filed Under: QuickTip, safari Tagged With: , , , , ,

QuickTip – Safari “Tabbed” Browsing

January 22, 2009 by

Sticking to my Safari theme, below is this week’s QuickTip. If you have a QuickTip you would like to submit you can email it to QuickTip@appleiphoneschool.com

QuickTip – When in Safari, you can have more than one web page open at a time. To do so, open Safari and then select the icon in the lower right corner (it looks like two boxes, one overlapping the other). This will minimize your current web page and allow you to create a new page by selecting the New Page option in the lower left corner. When you have more than one web page, a number will be added to the box icon in the lower right corner indicating how many web pages you correctly have open. You are able to have eight web pages open at one time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: QuickTip, safari Tagged With: , , , , ,

pastebud – Copy and Paste for the iPhone – Step by Step Instructions

December 12, 2008 by

pastebud I’m sure many of you have heard about pastebud releasing copy and paste today for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Well, I finally had a chance to test it for myself. Below are instructions on how to set-up and use pastebud’s copy and paste technique.

The pastebud method of copy and paste allows you to copy and paste between Safari and Mail. This is basically achieved using a series of bookmarks via Safari. The initial set-up can be a little tricky (I will walk to through it) but, after that, it is a very sleek and smooth process!

For those of you concerned about the security of using this method…here is what pastebud has to say about that, [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guides, pastebud, safari, videos Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

YouTube Thumbnails Now in Safari

July 17, 2008 by

YouTubeWith firmware 2.0 Safari now supports embedded YouTube videos. The videos don’t actually play in the browser, but it does show a thumbnail of the video and when you tap on it you can watch the video full screen. Another nice thing is when you tap done on the video it goes right back to the Safari page you were on. For some reason the thumbnails don’t always appear on all websites but the button to play is still there. [Read more…]

Filed Under: safari, youtube Tagged With: ,

Save Pictures from Mail and Safari

July 17, 2008 by

PhotosOne of the new features of the 2.0 firmware is the ability to save photos from your email and from web pages in Safari. All you have to do is hold your finger on a picture for a few seconds. A little toolbar will pop up from the bottom and give you the option to save it to your camera roll. If the image is also a link it will give you the option to visit the link. The really nice thing about this is it’s saving the original file size. So once you plug your iPhone or iPod Touch to your computer you can pull the full resolution picture off. [Read more…]

Filed Under: mail, photos, safari Tagged With: , , ,

Creating your own website launching app

November 28, 2007 by

I found a website called iPhone Apper that helps you build your own website launching app. There are a couple things you’ll have to do to get it to work. First, you can’t visit the site in Internet Explorer on your computer. I had to use Firefox. Second you’ll have to use whatever SSH program you use to change the permissions on all the files of your new app to 755 or 0755. For an added bonus you can create you’re own launch screen by overwriting the Default.png file with a wallpaper of your choice. I made an app that opens google reader. If you need help just email me at help@appleiphoneschool.com. If anyone knows how to make it not launch in a new window let me know!

Filed Under: safari, tools

WPhone

November 23, 2007 by

A new WordPress plugin now lets you see your admin pages optimized for the iPhone kind of like iWPhone that optimizes the content of your site for the iPhone. This will be real nice for posting and managing comments on the road.

WPhone WPhone WPhone
[Read more…]

Filed Under: safari, Web Apps, WPhone

AppSnapp Instant Jailbreak from Safari

October 29, 2007 by

There is now an easier way to jailbreak your iPhone. Just visit jailbreakme.com from Safari on your iPhone and follow the instructions. No need for a PC or mac. This works for iPhone and iPod Touch on version 1.1.1. And according to the F.A.Q. on jailbreakme.com – jailbreakme.com this works on non activated phones. There is a way to get to Safari by typing in some key commands. Here is what AppSnapp can do for you: [Read more…]

Filed Under: AppSnapp, Installer.app, jailbreak, safari
« Previous Page