Review: Replace your iPhone’s Contacts app with Buzz Contacts
It’s easy—and cheap—to stick with the native apps that Apple installs on its iOS devices. But sometimes third-party apps are heads-and-shoulders above what’s already on offer. Buzz Contacts, a $1 offering from Savvy Apps, is in that catego…
Why I continue to jailbreak
Much as I think of myself as an honorable person, I admit that I occasionally break the rules when I believe that doing so harms no one and enhances my life. Take jailbreaking—the process of getting complete access to an intentionally hampered d…
How to extract voice and text messages from an iPhone
Reader Amy Campbell has all the right reasons for extracting data from an iPhone. She writes:
A Mac-using relative recently passed away, and there are some SMS and voicemail messages on her phone that we’d like to have copies of. I don’t see a…
How to Improve Your Handwriting on an iPad
Even in a world where SMS messages can be pecked out on a virtual smartphone keyboard, and internet searches can be done with a single voice command, there’s still a place for handwritten notes. For those of you that prefer jotting down your memory j…
Starting August 21, AT&T Text Messaging Will Be Unlimited or Per-Use Only
If you’re an infrequent texter with a commitment to AT&T, you may want to reevaluate your usage starting this weekend — that’s when Ma Bell kills off everything except unlimited and per-use text messaging fees in an effort to “streamline” …
