Using the iPhone as a Wi-Fi Personal Hotspot

I made a post under the title of Internet Tethering on April 1st. It's in the archives of this blog. It related to using your iPhone as a personal wi-fi hotspot for an iPad or other wi-fi device.

Jason Murray has been testing this for a while, and this is his feedback "I just wanted to say thanks for your info on the personal hotspot within our iPhones !!!  I have an iPad which I was very fortunate to be given, however it was only wi-fi enabled, restricting me to web surfing and checking mail at home.  Now with the ability for my iPhone to act as my own personal wi-fi hub I can take my iPad everywhere, and use my iPhone's Internet connection.  This is a fantastic leap forward, thanks so much for putting it out there and sharing it with us."

So thanks to Jason for this feedback. Obviously, it works well and I encourage more of you to try it. 

Transferring Data from iPhone to Android Phones

Thanks to Geoff Kirkwood for this tip. If you decide to change from an iPhone to an Android based smartphone, or even if you get a second phone that is Android based, how do you transfer all your contacts, data, texts, accounts and even music across?


This link to a video and article should  be quite  helpful in showing you how do so: Transferring data to an Android phone.

Voice Reminders Make Life Easy!

I was recently shown an app called Vocal that allows you to record a voice reminder on your phone and then have that reminder played back at a specified time and date.


If you are like me, you'll often think of something you want to do later, but don't have the time or opportunity to type it into your phone. This is where the app comes in surprisingly handy, as it combines a voice memo function with a calendar, and an alarm. 


I didn't think I'd use it that much, but I do because it's quick, it useful and it's easy.
You can download it from iTunes at this link: Vocal Voice Reminders