Knoxing | iPhone Templates, Mobile App Development and SEO in Denver

First of all, the iPad is NOT just a big iPhone as droid fans and those who don’t have an iPad may say. This device, with a few apps and familiarity with the iPhone interface is closer to a laptop (for me) than it is any smartphone. To evaluate it and see if it’s a viable option for people like me to use I made decision to not touch a laptop for a couple weeks, forcing me to use an iPad. Well I’m not a typical user, I don’t just use the Internet, check email, type docs and tweak spreadsheets (though all of this is easily done on the iPad). I’m a coder, a webmaster and I like to tinker, break things, fix things and play. I need to troubleshoot email issues, amend websites, post, create images, videos and more and I need to do it quickly and fairly often. It’s clear, the iPad CAN replace a laptop in most cases. It has for me. In fact, I made this entire post on the iPad.

These are my staple apps that allow me to use the iPad on a daily “work” basis. Click the thumbnails to see a bigger
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I admit I’m a fan of the iPhone.  But, unlike those that camp out for days to be one of the first to acquire a new Apple toy (like these guys a week ahead of the release), I am waiting a week or so.

Yeah, my phone has been dropped and kicked a few times – even fell in a toilet, so i do need a new one.

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Every Apple mac user with a Mighty Mouse has had the eventual problem where their ball stopped scrolling vertically.There are hundreds of videos and papers on how to properly disassemble your mouse (break it) and you have the option to go buy a new one.

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It was actually my first app for iPhone but didn’t submit it to Apple. So I did now and they took it.

Thanks to all of you who have sought out the wares and used them and left some great comments and sent nice thanks. From all the “Thank yous” this lone app has rescued over well over $100,000 worth of iPhones – I know there’s more that said nothing. It’s a great feeling. Come back if your LCD acts up again and use it – it’s free.

No, it won’t get much more exposure now even though it’s on Apple.com for it’s king in search for anyone with the affected problem, but it’s nice to see it. Check out the stuck pixel fix for iPhone.

If you want to make your OWN APP for iPhone check out the template I’ve built that gives you everything needed.

Yes, you can detect when an iPhone or iPod Touch is browsing your website, and direct them to an iPhone friendly version.

Just insert the following code in the header of your page and amend it to address your target (iPhone version) location.

UPDATED – As of iPhone Safari 2, the script isn’t accurate. The new Updated script is here.

Thanks to Chris Bailey at Used Boats for bringing this to attention and re-writing the script for us.

I’ve been irritated seeing websites that say “If you’re using an iPhone, click here” – C’mon, people don’t want to go through that and coders need to anticipate this. Seamless to users and polishes your project.

Many (very many) have used my iPhone web app template but I’ve added a few enhancements. Hopefully you come back to find it. It lists some tips for coding your site, corrects some paragraph layout bugs since version 1.1.1, adds custom web clips icons and is now quicker loading. It has examples built in to link to phone numbers and maps too. Oh, and audio/video files without flash.

Comments on this is closed, just refer to the original post.  Enjoy the template!

Remember, if coding is intimidating, you can use WordPress to build an iPhone website too.

Real quick iPhone and Touch developers.

If you want to have a custom icon shown on the home screen when someone makes a web-clipping of your site instead of a thumbnail of the page, it’s very easy. Not only does it polish off your efforts, it also makes the clipping more useful for your users.

It’s a two step process.

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I couldn’t resist.

You all know I develop for the iPhone as well as my “real job” – so here’s the predictable follow-up article for the color picker post below.

Apple accepted it – nice.

After presenting the color picker tool, I ported it to the iPhone. I thought it would be handy for client meetings, especially for those Read the rest of this entry »

Apple is featuring an app intended for medical use developed by Health Web I.T. and it utilizes my iPhone template system.

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It’s easy, it’s legal and it’s safe. STOP paying Apple to make custom ringtones for your iPhone! If you think iTunes is the only way beside trying to hack your half-grand toy then think again. iTunes makes you PAY, hacking can “brick” it – but a quiet release of Garage Band will do it for you.

Upgrade Grarage Band to version 4.1.1 for iLife ’08. You already paid enough for your mac and handheld wonder-toy so don’t worry-Apple won’t either. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple will be releasing a firmware update very soon to version 1.1.2.

If you have “jailbroken” your phone, don’t install the update for it will most likely “brick” your phone to a useless paperweight.

Jail breakers, be sure to check your firmware version before visiting the snap-app site for one missed click could trigger the auto-install of their highly cool package. (but not so cool if your phone isn’t matched. No link provided for your safety – google it to get there)

If you are updating BE SURE to restore your phone through iTunes before updating. Those with hacked phones better just wait and see what happens with this update.

Looking over my logs I’ve found the top dozen most popular articles I’ve posted (ratio of views/day) and have listed them below. Together they really do cover the purpose of this blog, so I guess I’m happy.

• Greg Boser Dispatches The Black Helicopters – Complaints from a realtor that blames an SEO for his trouble.
• Failed SEOs Become “Web Marketers” – My comparison between those that talk the talk, but can’t walk it.
• Seo’s vs. Spammers (Cowards) – My rant on the ugliness of the web.
• SEO’s Control The Reputation Economy – The truth, the future and you?
• Create iPhone Apps With Knox iPhone Template – Made it for myself for rapid development for this great toy and released for you to leverage.
• Fixing iPhone Stuck Pixels – an iPhone app I made to help iPhone users retain the health of their toy.
• iPhone Wallpaper For Guys – Just some eye-candy.
• 3 AdWords CTR Improvement Tips – Brief intro to helping those playing with AdWords.
• Apple Mail Image Spam Solution – Got tired of spam in my email – made a filter and shared it.
• Quick Logo SEO Kung Fu – Important first inch of web site.
• Tell Them It’s Google Probation – Sandbox explanation.
• MySpace The Modern Confessional – MySpace and your reputation.