Q: I recently stepped up to an iPhone 4s and love all the new built-in features. But I am a bit apprehensive spending good money on apps, though they may be rated well. Any thoughts on how I can play or test apps without a spending too much?
A: The Apple iTunes App Store offers free apps weekly to check out. Look for the link to Great Free Apps along the right side navigation under the App Store Quick Links area. This selection will change periodically, so it's kind of neat to come back to see what's new. Believe it or not, Starbucks is another source for free apps, most of which have a small stand featuring two free apps or songs per week. The card describing the app comes with a free redemption code that you enter in iTunes, then sync to your iPhone.
Q: I'm new to my iPhone and have thought about getting work email on it. I'm a complete novice and have no idea how to do it. Any advice?
A: Welcome to the new era of mobile computing! You'll quickly find that mobile phones have become quite powerful and may possibly replace having to carry that laptop to business meetings. There are many business productivity tools that are essential for phone users and email is by far the most important.
In many instances, your company will have its own specific email settings, but the basic steps include:
· Go to Settings on your iPhone.
· On the Settings screen, tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
· Tap Add Account.
· Tap
Other.· Tap Add Mail Account.
· Enter your Name, Email Address, Password, and a short Description for your email. Tap Next.
· If you have IMAP, tap IMAP. If you're not sure, tap POP.
You want to be sure you have your incoming and outgoing mail server settings next, which is provided to you by your web host or tech department. My incoming and outgoing mail server settings, for example, is mail.byte-technology.com [1] .
· Tap Save.
Now when you go back to Mail, you should see your email messages flowing in.
Tip: I use gmail as my email program because it gives me the benefit of viewing my email from any computer device in the world with an Internet browser. With gmail, my email resides in the cloud so when I send/receive, it's the same from my phone as it is from my laptop, desktop, or tablet. Plus, it's seamless to the recipient of your email. They don't see it from a gmail email account, but rather your professional business email name which happens to be managed by gmail. Plus, gmail is free!
In March 2012, we'll be giving a lecture in conjunction with the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce "Leveraging Your Smartphone for Business," followed immediately by a session to apply the knowledge learned. Watch for a date and time in the ChamberLink section of The Monterey County Herald.
Terry and Clarence Low are co-founders of Byte Technology, a website design firm in Monterey. Their personal technology column appears on alternating Saturdays. Send questions to clow@byte-technology.com , or write to Bits 'N' Bytes, 30 Ragsdale Drive, Suite 110, Monterey 93940, Attention Clarence Low.
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