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WordPress iPhone App – The ideal iPhone App for WordPress Blog Owners

by Shane McDonald | Jan 11, 2010 | iPod / iPhone Apps

If you run a WordPress blog and you have an iPhone (or indeed an iPod Touch) then the WordPress iPod App is for you.

You can run multiple blogs using the same App. There was a previous version of the WordPress App but if you had this old version WordPress for iPhone 2 or 2.1 won’t automatically update the old app to 2.0.

The new WordPress App has a better user interface overhaul, some improvements to the software, some bug fixes, as well as some requests.

The WordPress App 2.0 and 2.1 allows you to add and update your posts and blog pages.
The updates in the 2.0 / 2.1 version of the app are.
* A better user interface making it easy to view comments, posts, and pages with a brand new comments interface
* Posts are automatically saved and restored if network connection is lost during publishing
* The WordPress App re-opens in the blog you last used
* You can manually enter the XMLRPC endpoint for non-standard setups – other XML issues resolved.
* Fixed edge case where local drafts were sometimes not saved WordPress App Posts Page
* Fixed the order of photos so that they’re displayed in the order they’re uploaded
* A post or page can be deleted by swiping across its title in the Posts or Pages list
* People who made comments, their email addresses are now visible
* Fixes for the link helper, errors in using the more tag, Comments section and URL issues.

The benefit of this great App is that you can compose a few blog entries even without WiFi or 3G connection. As soon as you have connection you can just hit the post button and update to your hearts content.
You can Download the WordPress iPod App from the iTunes App Store.
http://itunes.com/app/wordpress2

FrontPage of WordPress iPhone App

How to fix an iPhone which won’t start

by Shane McDonald | Oct 9, 2009 | iPod / iPhone Apps, Software

How do you fix an iPhone that won’t start?

Have you ever wanted to know How to fix an iPhone that won’t start? If your iPod Touch or iPhone won’t start, then you are probably having a very frustrating time with it.

This is what’s probably happening to you if your iPod Touch or iPhone fails to start. It can be an iOS issue or some form of deadlock within the operating system.

What happens when an iPod Touch or iPhone won’t start

How do you fix an iPhone that will not start?

Using the iPod Recovery Mode helped me!
Hold down the iPod Touch’s home button (circle at the bottom center of the iPod or iPhone) and then plug the iPhone / iTouch into your computer, while always keeping the iPod Home button depressed. This should launch the iPod recovery mode system. Recovery Mode is a specialized diagnostic mode that allows your iPod Touch’s software to be reinstalled.

Warning
This deletes everything from your iPod, so be aware. If you have been synching your iPod regularly the system should reinstall your apps, emails, text messages, settings, and files from the last full synch of the iPod.

If you don’t know what you are doing, get somebody who does … This worked for me, but if you are unsure contact an official Apple registered service company. Also, some online solutions to this issue say to lightly Bang the iPod beforehand … I can’t see how this would help so I wouldn’t recommend doing this!

When to Try iPod / iPhone Recovery Mode
Try this if you’re unable to get a response from the device even when it’s plugged into a computer with iTunes. You may not even get a response if you plug direct into an iPod charger.

How Long does iPod Tuoch / iPhone Recovery Mode Take?
This depends on the number of apps, number of files etc that have to be reinstalled. My iPod recovery took about 90 minutes.

Note : Recovery mode may not be the ideal solution for your iPod issue, but might help if you have tried everything else.

What Caused it to Stop Working
For me, I started downloading an App Update via the iPod Touchs’ App Store section. As the App was downloading I moved to an point in the building where there was no WiFi coverage and download stopped. As soon as I was back in WiFi coverage, I was asked for my iTunes password and within 2 minutes the device turned off – perhaps some sort of unrecoverable deadlock conflict between a half downloaded App and the new download. All further attempts to restart gave the response shown in the graphic above.

All working now, All Apps back on the iPod – all thanks to iPod Recovery Mode!

NOTE – THIS IS AN OLD BLOG POST ON HOW TO RESET OR RESTART AN IPHONE 3 /4 WHICH WON’T START
GET PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH YOUR PHONE.

iKitt App – iPhone App Review (iKitt)

by Shane McDonald | Sep 29, 2009 | iPod / iPhone Apps

The iKitt App and iPhone App Review (iKitt)

I am going to review a few Apps for the iPod Touch and iPhone over the next while. Some apps are pure rubbish and some I could not do without. This is the iKitt App a Knight Rider style app. As a fan of Knight Rider for many years this app is something which was right up my niche and I was delighted to see it on the app store/

iKitt App

This app emulates the distinctive KITT voice graphic and speedometer from the classic 80’s show Knight Rider. If you are familiar with Knight Rider then you will know that KITT speaks, as he is the Knight Industries Two Thousand microprocessor.

To get the most out of the app you need GPS on the iPhone as the iTouch does not display any speed but it does work well and is accurate to about 5mph.

The voice section and lights have 8 x 3 banks of soundbites. Some of the sounds are ones that have no application but some are a bit of a laugh. The updates that they say are coming in the next version include better sounds, a front scanner light, and other tweaks.

iKitt App Screenshots

iKitt iPhone App

iKitt App – Speedometer

Next Version

Apparently, in the next version, there are some additions to the app.

Version 1.2 of iKitt will offer:

– A Configuration screen
– KARR sample set
– First-season KITT voicebox
– KITT scanner light (with sound)
– Randomly timed sample playing
– Many more improvements

Notes regarding iOS Updates and this Knight Rider App

As I update this post, iOS 17.1 is now running on most iPhones (October 2023). As a result, I have found that the speech recognition section of the app is less accurate than it once was. You have to repeat yourself a few times. Now, either KITT on my iPhone is now sentient and he is ignoring me or the iOS updates have taken a toll on the sensitivity of the speech recognition part of the app. The front scanner still works when you tilt it and I have found that the speedometer is no longer functioning at all but I will test that and see if there is any improvement on the next iOS updates.

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