Ever since the very first iPhone was released over 2 years ago, I’ve been enjoying mine.  Recently, I upgraded to the iPhone 3GS, and couldn’t believe the speed difference!

I’m always on the lookout for shortcuts, and tips to get things done more efficiently.  If you have any good things to share, please do!

Here are 7 iPhone Shortcuts You Should Know:

1. Send an incoming call directly to voice mail.
   If you’re receiving incoming call, and want to send it directly to voice mail, simply press the on/off button (upper right, top of phone) twice.
2. Search your iPhone with Spotlight.
   Spotlight on the Mac has been an amazing tool, and when they introduced it on the iPhone with the v3.0 release of iPhone’s software – I couldn’t wait to try it out.  To get to Spotlight, simply press the Home button when you’re looking at your Applications screen.  To go back to your Application screen, press Home again!
3. See a web page up close.
   This is awesome!   If you want to zoom into a column of text, or a picture (or any element for that matter) on a web page.  Simply double-tap on it, and the iPhone will zoom into it.  If you keep double-tapping, it will zoom back out.
   
4. Zoom out with one hand in Maps.
   So often I use the Maps feature as a GPS when I’m renting a car.   It’s easy to zoom into the Map by double-tapping, however, if you want to zoom out, without having to use two hands, you simply need to double-tap with two fingers.
5. Get to your Favorites FAST!
   The iPhone let’s you create a Favorites list of people you call most frequently.   To get to it, quickly, from anywhere, simply double-click the Home button (it’s the only physical button on the front of the iPhone).
6. Automatically add a period and space when typing.
   This saves tons of time, simply double space when you’re typing (in e-mail, text, on the web, etc), and a period (.) and a space will automatically be inserted.
7. Reset your phone!
   I’ve only had to do this twice in over 2 years, but if your phone gets totally locked up, it might require a reset.   There are two types of resets, a soft reset, and a hard reset.   It’s recommended to start with the soft reset, which is accomplished by pressing and holding the On/Off button on the top of the iPhone until the red slider appears.  For a hard reset, press and hold the On/Off button and Home button until the Apple Logo appears.

If you’re looking to learn more about your iPhone, I highly recommend checking out The IPhone Book on Amazon.

Just recently, Skype released it’s App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it’s FREE!

“Ok… a month ago I was getting ready for a trip and…

realized the old iPod had a battery that wouldn’t charge any longer…. so… a trip to the apple store agonizing between a Touch and an iPhone.

Not wanted to switch to ATT, I ended up with a Touch…

Now…here’s the neat part… Skype has released a voip application that works on the Touch, as long as you have WiFi, you can make calls. So, with the purchase of a $20 earphone/microphone combo, downloading the Skype app from the iTunes store, I now have a Touch that can make phone calls. Skype to Skype calls are free, other calls cost a bit over 2 cents a minute… 10 bucks buys you over 400 minutes….

neat!”