Iphone Question

[Renysmom]

You all sucked me in and I bought the Iphone 3G to go with my new mac. I've spent a good portion of the day loading up my music and such.

Question, can you somehow store documents on it and how? I have all our upcoming trip info in a word document and want to get it on the phone if I can? If you can how do you do it?

Thanks

 

[davinakb]

email it to yourself as an attachment. you won't be able to edit it, but read it. FWIW.

 

[jcb]

I have used the e-mail method before. You may have to adjust the e-mail settings to show more (up to 200) past e-mails - depends on how many e-mails you get while gone.

One other method is to create a webpage. The eastiest way is to create a blog at blogspot or wordpress (it is free), make the setting so that only you can view it (in Blogger, it is "settings", "permissions", "Who can view this blog - only blog authors") unless you want everyone on the DIS to see your itinerary and upload your trip info to your blog.

Have fun.

Also, I e-mail the link to the blog as it beats typing it in.

 

[Renysmom]

I have used the e-mail method before. You may have to adjust the e-mail settings to show more (up to 200) past e-mails - depends on how many e-mails you get while gone.

One other method is to create a webpage. The eastiest way is to create a blog at blogspot or wordpress (it is free), make the setting so that only you can view it (in Blogger, it is "settings", "permissions", "Who can view this blog - only blog authors") unless you want everyone on the DIS to see your itinerary and upload your trip info to your blog.

Have fun.

Also, I e-mail the link to the blog as it beats typing it in.

Thanks - actually already have a website and had thought of that but we will be on the wonder for 4 days and I am turning off the internet/phone (don't need the charges). Anyway, I asked DH to figure it out as I am so over this new mac computer and now the Iphone. Love them both but lots to learn and I have to think about everything since none of it is 2nd nature yet. Anyway he went and found a app in the app store called folders which does exactly what I wanted to do.

My plans will be on my site soon and I plan to live report there so I will share the link when I get the info up.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

 

[jcb]

Kelly,

There are at least two iphone apps that permit you to transfer files to the iphone. One is "air sharing" the other, mac friendly is DataCase. Both are $7 to purchase. I have tried air sharing slightly and found it cumbersome. If you have a mac, you might have DH try DataCase.

I'm also curious how they work as we are taking the Wonder in early December and I hope you have a great trip.

I will say the Macbook confused me to death - I couldn't figure out how to turn it off so I just let the battery die - but I have had no problem using the iPhone.

 

[cslittle999]

Kelly,

There are at least two iphone apps that permit you to transfer files to the iphone. One is "air sharing" the other, mac friendly is DataCase. Both are $7 to purchase. I have tried air sharing slightly and found it cumbersome. If you have a mac, you might have DH try DataCase.

iLounge has a fairly comprehensive review of the applications in this space. I personally use Air Sharing (becase it's free). DataCase would be my second choice.

I will say the Macbook confused me to death - I couldn't figure out how to turn it off so I just let the battery die.

You select Shut Down from the Apple menu or press the power button and click Shut Down.

 

[robertgp124]

There was a discussion about this on MacBreak Weekly #102. They mentioned Files and DataCase. If you want to hear the pros and cons about those, you can download the podcast. Both sounded cool.

 

[OKW Lover]

iLounge has a fairly comprehensive review of the applications in this space. I personally use Air Sharing (becase it's free).

Air Sharing is no longer free. Its now $7 to download. I believe those of us that got it for free during the initial period still can use it, but newcomers will have to pay for it.

 

[cslittle999]

Air Sharing is no longer free. Its now $7 to download. I believe those of us that got it for free during the initial period still can use it, but newcomers will have to pay for it.

I knew it was switching to a paid app but I couldn't remember how long the initial free period was.

Conceptually I would prefer an app that did some kind of sync with the desktop. Air Sharing works fine but I have to remember to update the files.