The iPhone’s programs can crash just like those on your desktop or laptop computer. And, just like on your regular computer, this can be pretty frustrating – sometimes more frustrating even, since we expect our phones to work right all the time.
In the early days of the iPhone, users reported these problems most frequently with the Safari web browser, the iPod program, and email. Now that most iPhones are stocked with apps from the App Store, crashes are as likely to occur with third-party apps as the built-in ones (though …

When the iPhone crashes or locks up in a way that prevents the iPhone from responding to the normal iPhone restart procedure, you need to reset the iPhone. Resetting the iPhone is simple.
Reset the iPhone by holding the sleep/wake button at the top right of the device and the home button at the bottom center of the face at the same time. Hold them both until you see the screen go black and the white Apple logo appear. When this happens, you can let go – the iPhone is …

Tired of charging you iPhone every other day? Here are a few quick settings adjustments that you can make to get the most out of your battery charge.
For most cell phone users, a long battery life is an important concern. With the iPhone, the battery life is better than most, considering the gorgeous, large touchscreen display. The new iPhone 3G S has better battery life for most functions, but there are always ways to improve the amount of work and fun you have on a single charge.

Bluetooth

For those of us …

The iPhone goes to sleep by default after it’s been inactive for a certain period of time. But what if you want to actually turn off the iPhone, not just let it sleep? Or what if you want to restart it?
To do either, start by holding down the sleep/wake button at the top right-hand corner of the iPhone for a few seconds.
This will bring up a screen asking you to run the slider across the screen to turn the phone off. If you don’t want to do this, just hit …

Buying music from the iTunes WiFi Music Store is a joy. It’s simple, fast, and fun. Here’s how you do it.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Varies based on goals
Here’s How:

Make Sure You Have a Compatible Device – The iTunes WiFi Music Store works on the iPhone and iPod touch with firmware version 1.1.1. Anything else won’t work.

Connect to a WiFi Network – You can only access the WiFi Music Store when connected to a WiFi network, so find one and start buying.
Access the Store and Find Content – To access the store, …

You can zoom in on any web page in the iPhone’s Safari browser just with a couple of simple finger motions. Here are two ways to zoom in using Safari.
Double Tap
In Safari, if you want to zoom in on a particular section of a web page, simple double tap it with your finger. This will enlarge that section of the page. The same double tap will zoom out again.
Multitouch
If you want more control over what you’re zooming in on or how much zooming you do, use the multitouch feature.
To use …

Despite having the same dock connector as the fifth-generation iPod, the iPhone doesn’t work smoothly with all iPod accessories. In fact, when you plug an iPhone into an iPod speaker dock or similar audio accessory that uses the dock connector, you may get an onscreen warning telling you that the accessory isn’t designed to work with the iPhone.
Though you can click past this and still use the accessory, sometimes you’ll hear interference in the speakers. This is coming from the iPhone and has to do with the phone and data …

Introduction
The iPhone tops out at just 8 GB of storage for all your data – including music. Most people have iTunes music and video libraries of much more than 8 GB. So, you’re forced to choose just part of your iTunes library to include on the iPhone. This can take time and a lot of sorting.
But, iTunes can automatically create an iPhone-optimized playlist that you’ll be sure to love using Smart Playlists.
Smart Playlists are a feature of iTunes in which iTunes can create customized playlists for you from your library …

Copy CD to iPod, Introduction

To begin copying songs from your CDs to iTunes and your iPod (a process called ripping), open iTunes. Be sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
Then insert the CD you want to import into your computer’s CD/DVD drive.
Your computer will think for a few moments, and then will show you this screen. If you are properly connected to the Internet, the CD name, artist name, and song titles will all display in this window.
If they don’t display, double check that you are connected to the …

Introduction to Syncing iPhone

Once you’ve activated your iPhone, you’ll be forwarded to the sync management page, which looks juts like the page used to manage iPod syncing and content.
As soon as you get there, the iPhone automatically begins syncing your phone with the contacts, calendars, web bookmarks, and email accounts it finds on your computer. You can choose to accept whatever it finds or you can customize what gets synced.
To change your syncing options, just click the on the tabs at the top of the window.
Syncing Calendars, Contacts, and Email to iPhone

You …