Saturday, October 31, 2009

iPhone backgrounds

There are four default art backgrounds with the iPhone. These aren't named on the iPhone. Two of these are well-known masterworks from household-name artists. The other two, not so much:

Mona Lisa - Da Vinci
Starry Night - Van Gogh
Still life with apples and oranges - Cezanne
Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte - Seurat

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Best and easiest suggestion for iPhone

Apple,
After about 15 minutes, I gave up on finding a link to submit this directly to you.

The problem:
In the philosophy of the iphone touchscreen, my finger controls what is happening on the screen, a tap opens something, a flip advances the screen very quickly and a double finger motion zooms in and out. So why is it that when I press the screen and turn the iphone sideways, that the iphone - not my finger - does the controlling?

The solution:
When your finger is pressed to the screen, ASR (automatic screen rotation) is temporarly disabled. This would be great for reading in safari when you are in bed and lying to the side.

You're welcome.