iPhone's Mophie Juice Pack Instructions

From the juice pack manual on Mophie's website: https://www.mophie.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/juicepack-air-iPhone4-manual-eng.pdf
and be sure to register for their 1-year warranty per below.

Charging your juice pack air
Connect the juice pack to a power source using
the micro USB cable that came with your juice
pack. The USB cable can be plugged in to your
computer or any “Made for iPhone” wall-plug
style power source with USB out including the
standard iPhone USB wall adaptor. (The LEDs
located on the back of the device will blink
when charging, as the juice pack becomes
more charged the LEDs will indicate how full
it is, but one LED will remain blinking until
completely full.)

Important
The juice pack air comes charged and ready to
go, but after the initial use, normal charging
will take only 2 to 3 hours for maximum power
– AND you can then charge it while the iPhone
is inserted or separately.
Charging your iPhone 4 using the juice pack air
If your iPhone is drained of power or if you want
to extend the battery life of your iPhone, simply
slide the iPhone into the juice pack air. Make
sure that the pin connector is securely inserted
into the bottom of the iPhone and the switch is
turned On (green). When the iPhone recognizes
the juice pack, a battery symbol will appear on
the screen and you will hear a chirp from the
iPhone, this indicates that the iPhone is
charging and/or using the power from the juice
pack rather than from the iPhone itself.
If your iPhone is drained of power, the juice
pack will first charge your iPhone. If your iPhone
is fully charged, the juice pack will act as your
primary battery and no power will be lost from
the iPhone internal battery until the juice pack
is depleted. So you keep on talkin’, rockin’,
surfin’ and sendin’!

Checking the status of the juice pack air
You are always in the KNOW! To check the
battery status of the juice pack, press the
button located on the bottom of the device.
When pressed, the LED lights will illuminate for
several seconds. Four LEDs means that the
juice pack is fully charged, and one LED means
that it is almost empty.


Stand-by mode
If you’d rather use your internal battery and
not the juice pack, use the switch on the
lower-left corner of the juice pack, to put it into
stand-by mode. The dot near the switch will
indicate whether the juice pack is in stand-by
mode (red) or charging mode (green). When
your internal battery is low, simply flick the
switch On and your iPhone will begin charging
immediately.

*Note: Using the stand-by switch will give you
even more total battery life, as the iPhone uses
additional power to be on a constant charge.

Sync with your computer without removing 
While connected to the juice pack air, you can
still sync your iPhone with a computer. Simply
connect the included micro USB cable from the
juice pack air to the computer and sync your
iPhone the same as if it was directly connected.
To keep your juice pack air operating to its
fullest potential, make sure to do the following:
1. Keep your juice pack dry and away from
moisture and corrosive materials.
2. Do not wash the juice pack with harsh
chemicals, soaps or detergents. Just wipe the
case with a soft, water-dampened cloth. Wipe
the pins gently with a soft, dry cloth.
3. Re-charge your juice pack once every three
months when not in use, and remember to
charge it for one hour before putting it away
the first time.

Warranty
At mophie, we are dedicated to making the
best quality products we can. To back this up,
your juice pack is warranted for 1 full year from
the date of purchase. Be sure to register your 
product at mophie.com to activate it and check
for the latest product updates as they develop: https://www.mophie.com/articles.asp?id=155


Customer Service
Telephone: 888.8mophie
Web Contact: www.mophie.com/cs
Service Hours: 9am to 6pm M-F  ET

I like this too: http://www.mophie.com/mophie-Juice-Pack-Reserve-p/2035_jpu-reserve-2-red.htm

How to Remove iPhone Speck Cover

Works perfectly, keeping the steps here for safe keeping:

1. Put the iPhone down with it turned so the volume buttons and mute slider are away from you.
2. Slide your finger under the edge of the Speck case closest to you.
3. Slide a second finger and then move both fingers to the right corner.
4. The corner should pop apart but you may have to hold it with a finger from your other hand.
5. Move to the next closest corner (the one above the mute slider) and pop it away from the iPhone.
6. Continue down that side until the case comes completely off.

Source and thanks to http://www.intellectualpoison.com/2010/08/how-to-remove-speck-iphone-4-case.html

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Remove iCloud Calendar from Outlook

This is how to remove the iCloud calendar from Outlook. You can still sync your contacts/calendar with your iPhone or iPad, you just want to do that within iTunes (very easy too). You can also continue to use iCloud to sync pictures you take on the go, etc (that's what I do).

First you'll need to uninstall iCloud from your machine (you'll re-install later below):

1. Close Outlook.

2. Go to Control Panel

3. Under Programs: Uninstall a Program

4. Double-click iCloud and select Remove

Now go back into Outlook, right click and delete the iCloud calendar.

Next you'll re-install iCloud:

Locate "iCloudSetup" (it's probably in your Download folder. If you don't have the program any longer, see further below), double-click and follow instructions to reinstall. Once installed, open and UN-CHECK the option to sync with Outlook.

Also, I would go into Settings, iCloud, and switch off everything that syncs with iCloud except for Photo Stream and Find My Ipad. All those other items you should sync through iTunes (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc.) - Otherwise you are ripe for a 3-way collision.

*To download iCloud again:

http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html - for Windows /PC

http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html - for MAC

To sync your iPad with Outlook: http://digital-qa.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-sync-your-ipad-with-outlook.html

To turn on iCloud on your iPhone:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

IMPORTANT NOTE: New photos you take will be automatically uploaded to your Photo Stream when you leave the Camera app and are connected to Wi-Fi. Photo Stream does not push photos over cellular connections.


On a PC, the default folder where pictures are installed is here: C:\Users\Apple\Pictures\Photo Stream\Uploads. You can change this location by visiting Photo Stream Options in the iCloud Control Panel for Windows.


The photos you upload to Photo Stream are stored in iCloud for 30 days to give your devices plenty of time to connect and download them.


Individual photos cannot be deleted from your Photo Stream. You can, however, delete all the photos in your Photo Stream by clicking the Reset Photo Stream button in your account at icloud.com. The Reset Photo Stream button will instantly delete all Photo Stream photos stored in iCloud, but it will not remove any Photo Stream photos that have already been pushed to your devices.


Source for the iCloud photo stream notes above: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486

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Birthday's on iPhone Calendar

Hide or show birthday's (the dates with the little presents) by:
- Clicking on the Calendar's app
- Under 'Other' click on Birthdays

If you want to know where iPhone gets the dates:
- Click on the Contacts app and open the contact for the birthday you see. You can edit the birthday here.

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Easy Way to Delete all Contacts from iPhone at Once

This is my favorite way to fix my iPad or iPhone contacts when they get screwed up (duplicate contacts, etc.):

"...go to the Info tab in iTunes (when your iPhone is attached). Change the "Sync Contacts with" option to something else that has no contacts in it." e.g. a gmail account, yahoo acct, etc." Now sync. Afterwards you can change back to whatever you had before.

Source and thanks: How to delete all contacts from IPHONE at once | iPhone and iPad Forums

This usually happens if you are syncing your contacts to multiple sources. Pick just one. I picked Outlook for syncing contacts (and mostly only backup pictures taken on the iPhone to iCloud).

Now that you've done that, here's how to:

Remove iCloud Calendar from Outlook

How to sync your iPad with Outlook

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What’s Really Killing Your iPhone Battery?

What’s Really Killing Your iPhone Battery?: At some point I may want to try the app mentioned in the above article, so saving it here: App Store - System Activity Monitor: System Activity Monitor By Recession Apps

In the meantime, see this post for the #1 reason your battery is dying so quickly:
How to Make your iPhone Battery last Longer

And finally, closing those apps doesn't do anything towards extending your battery life!!
Closing out Apps on your iPhone Does NOT Extend Battery Life

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Google Chrome Instant Search

With Instant enabled, most webpages begin loading as soon as you type a URL in the omnibox, before you hit Enter. In addition, if supported by your default search engine, search results appear instantly as you type queries in the omnibox, and in-line predictions help guide your search.

Because search results are requested even while you're typing your query, your default search engine may be logging these as search queries.

Within Google Chrome select the wrench, and in the Basics tab check "Enable Instant for faster searching and browsing".

FAQ's: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=180655&hl=en

IPhone as modem - Verizon Wireless

IPhone as a modem - Verizon Wireless Community:

• First, you must have paid for a plan (e.g. 2gb broadband/wifi data plan, $20/month). You can add the plan by calling 611 from your iPhone. You can can buy this on a month to month basis (I only buy it when I'm traveling).

• Then on your iPhone, go to Settings/General/Network/Personal Hotspot

• Once you turn this on, your laptop can recognize the iPhone as a wireless access point. Then just connect to the wireless network like you normally connect to wireless networks (ala Starbucks, etc.).

This looks good too: http://www.simonblog.com/2011/02/11/how-to-use-personal-hotspot-on-iphone-4-ios-4-34-2-6/
and another link: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/verizon-iphone-hotspot/

Saving this link if needed for troubleshooting: http://community.vzw.com/t5/iPhone-4/bd-p/iPhone

iPhone Email: Change number of Lines Displayed

1. Click on Settings
2. Click on Mail, Contacts and Calendar
3. Scroll down to Preview
4. Click on Preview

Setting up GoDaddy Email in iPhone or iPad

iPhone: Setting up Email @ Go Daddy Help Center

Changing the Cities in the Default iPhone Weather App

How to delete Cupertino or any of the other cities: Tap the little i button in the lower right corner. When you see the list of cities, tap the red circle with the white slash beside the city you want to delete. Use the plus sign at the top left corner to add a new city.

Travelers, if you add a city click the little Yahoo link in the lower left corner to get city tips. :)

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New iPhone User... transitioning from BlackBerry

Love the iPhone, and here I'll start my wish list...

1. Be able to delete individual email messages on both my device and the server (Blackberry can do this).
2. "That blinking red light is the best notification system on the face of the planet
3. Battery lasts longer

The Best Ear Buds ~$89

shure se215 - Google Search After reading multiple reviews, these looks to be great ear buds. If you're going for cheaper, just stick with the ones that came with your device.

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