John Clark is our local “macdoktor.” See his site at macdoktor.blogspot.com. He sent some links about iOS5 for Apple’s various mobile devices as a followup to a class he taught recently. (His classes are excellent and highly-recommended!) I’m parking them here for anyone who wants to use them.
First, here’s a few links to some catch-all articles that cover a lot of the little details mentioned today:
http://safe.mn/3wYA
http://safe.mn/3wYB
http://safe.mn/3wYD
Way at the bottom of the second link above, they mention the keyboard short feature found in iOS 5. I [John] meant to mention this, as it’s really one of the most powerful features in the new OS. Here’s a link that covers that feature in more detail: http://safe.mn/3wYU
Next, I mentioned a few apps, but here’s a more comprehensive list:
Dragon Dictation: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8
Dragon Go!: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-go!/id442975871?mt=8
Quick Office Pro (iPhone): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickoffice-pro/id310723177?mt=8
Quick Office Pro HD (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickoffice-pro-hd/id376212724?mt=8
Peaks: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/peaks/id332170121?mt=8
My-Cast (weather): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-cast-weather-radar/id348779486?mt=8
WeatherBug: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weatherbug/id281940292?mt=8
WeatherBug (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weatherbug-for-ipad/id363235774?mt=8
Netflix: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8
iMDb (Internet Movie Database): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imdb-movies-tv/id342792525?mt=8
Dropbox: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8
Photosynth (amazing panoramic photo tool): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photosynth/id430065256?mt=8
Overdrive Media Console (for accessing ebooks/audiobooks from some public librarys, like Montrose): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id366869252?mt=8
Then, here’s the article that covers the trick I mentioned about creating your own ringtones: http://safe.mn/3wYS
And lastly, for those of you with an iPhone 4S (or getting one soon?), this page covers a bunch of Siri-specific tips: http://safe.mn/3wYT