Getting Song Information from the Internet in iTunes
iTunes retrieves song information (the song's name, the recording artist, the album it was on, and so on) from the Internet. You can set iTunes to get the information automatically, or you can retrieve [more…]
How to Update Your iPod or iPhone Software
iTunes tells you whether your iPod or iPhone has the newest software installed. Just connect your iPod or iPhone to your computer and select it in the iTunes Source pane [more…]
How to Change the E-Mail Settings on Your iPhone
You can customize the e-mail you send and receive in lots of different ways. There are four e-mail settings that you can change; you start by tapping Settings on the Home screen. [more…]
How to Set Up an E-Mail Account on Your iPhone
Your iPhone has built-in technology to make setting up an e-mail account with Yahoo!, Google (Gmail), AOL, or MobileMe a snap. Just tap the e-mail icon on the Home screen; then select Mail, Contacts, Calendars [more…]
Visiting Web Links on Your iPhone
Web links on sites you are browsing on your iPhone work just like they do on your PC or Mac. Web links, usually text that is underlined in blue, transport you from one site to another. [more…]
How to Bookmark Web Sites on Your iPhone
Bookmarks are saved Web sites you visit frequently that are added to a list so you can return to them quickly. You can bookmark a Web page on your iPhone just as you would on your home computer. [more…]
How to View Web Page History on Your iPhone
The History feature of your iPhone keeps track of Web pages you have visited recently. To return to a recent Web page, especially if you didn’t bookmark it, tap the Bookmarks icon, tap History, and then [more…]
How to Search the Web on Your iPhone
You conduct a Web search on your iPhone in pretty much the same way you search the Web on your home computer. The iPhone relies on the Google and Yahoo! search engines, although you can use others if you [more…]
Using the Maps Feature on Your iPhone
The Maps feature is one of the great things about having an iPhone. With Maps on your iPhone, you can quickly and easily find nearby restaurants and businesses, get turn-by-turn driving directions, and [more…]
How to Bookmark a Map on Your iPhone
You can bookmark your Maps on the iPhone. In the Maps application, bookmarks work just like they do in Safari. When you have a location you want to save as a bookmark so that you can reuse it later, tap [more…]
How to Use Maps Recents on Your iPhone
Your iPhone's Maps has a feature called Maps Recents. Maps automatically keeps track of every location you’ve searched for in its Recents list. To see this list, tap the bookmarks icon in any search field [more…]
How to Search YouTube on Your iPhone
You can use your iPhone to search videos on YouTube. You can find YouTube videos on your iPhone by tapping any of the following icons: [more…]
How to Open a Web Page on Your iPhone
Your iPhone makes it easy to open a Web page. By following the steps described here, you’ll be surfing the Web on your iPhone in no time. [more…]
How to Open Multiple Web Pages at Once on Your iPhone
You can open several Web pages at the same time on your iPhone, using Safari. Once the Web pages are open, Safari lets you breeze your way between them. [more…]
How to Use Maps Contacts on Your iPhone
Your iPhone's Maps feature has a trick called, Maps Contacts. In a nutshell, this puts the friends and family in your Contacts list on a map. To use the Contacts feature in Maps, tap the bookmarks icon [more…]
How to Track Stock Prices on Your iPhone
You can track stocks and investments using your iPhone, and you can edit the list (adding new stocks you are tracking and deleting any stocks you've lost interest in) whenever you wish. Every time you [more…]
How to Check the Weather on Your iPhone
You can use your iPhone to track weather forecasts in the places that interest you. Weather is a simple application on your iPhone that provides you with the current weather forecast for the city or cities [more…]
How to Read E-Mail Messages on Your iPhone
One of the reasons you probably bought an iPhone in the first place is because you wanted to use it to check your e-mail. Once you've set up your e-mail account, all you have to do is tap the Mail icon [more…]
How to Manage E-Mail Messages on Your iPhone
The e-mail program on your iPhone works like most other e-mail systems you have probably used. When an e-mail message is on your iPhone screen, you can choose to do several things with it: [more…]
How to Send E-Mail on Your iPhone
Your iPhone makes it easy to send e-mail messages. To start a new e-mail, you simply tap Mail on the iPhone’s Home screen. [more…]
How to Reply To and Forward E-Mail Messages on Your iPhone
Responding to e-mail and forwarding messages on your iPhone works a lot like most other e-mail programs you've used. When you receive a message on your iPhone and want to reply to it, open the message [more…]
How to Read E-Mail Attachments on Your iPhone
You can read e-mail attachments in a wide variety of file formats on your iPhone. Your iPhone can read several types of attachments, including the following file formats: [more…]
How to Share YouTube Videos on Your iPhone
Not only can you view YouTube videos on your iPhone, you can share them with your friends by using the iPhone's e-mail application. Share any YouTube video as you are watching it by tapping the e-mail [more…]
How to Use Wi-Fi on Your iPhone
Your iPhone is Wi-Fi enabled. Wi-Fi is typically the fastest wireless network you can use to surf the Web, send e-mail, and perform other Internet tricks on the iPhone. [more…]
How to Access a VPN on Your iPhone
You can access a virtual private network (VPN) on your iPhone. This enables you to securely access your company’s network behind a firewall — using an encrypted Internet connection that acts as a secure [more…]
