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How To Redeem A Damaged iTunes Gift Card

In: Entertainment| Mac OS X| Tech| iPhone

7 Dec 2009

Went a little overboard with the card scratching, eh?
Don’t Worry! Here’s How To Fix It!
Every year around the holidays the iTunes gift cards start rolling in. It’s a safe play for distant relatives, friends and colleagues. Needless to say, I’ve gingerly scratched the adhesive backing off many an iTunes gift card. That said, I wasn’t [...]

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Tags: gift card, help, iTunes, lost code, redeem, scratched

Simulating an iPhone App: iWebKit vs. iUI

In: Mac OS X| Tech| iPhone

28 Aug 2009

For those of you out there looking to produce a mobile site that simulates the look of a native iPhone app, you have probably run head first into two separate (but free) CSS/Javascript packages aimed at helping you achieve just that. If you’ve yet to stumble upon them, it’s your lucky day. The purpose of [...]

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Tags: iPhone, iphone site, iUI, iWebKit, mobile safari, mobile site

Safari’s Elusive Develop Menu

In: Mac OS X| Tech

15 Jul 2009

To be honest, I’m surprised to be making a post about this but I’ve been asked this question a few times in recent weeks. If you’re a hardcore developer or designer, you undoubtedly already know about this, but if you’re an amateur webmaster it might be new to you.
If you’re like me, perhaps the biggest [...]