Do you ever accidentally call people on your iPhone?

On Saturday I was holding onto my phone, doing lots of things, and noticed I accidentally called a friend.  My iPhone showed that I was 15 seconds into a call to my friends Tracey & Vito.  (Hi again if you are reading this.)   This is not the first time this has happened.  I remember accidentally re-dialing a Hilton in Boston once.  After a friendly hello and sheepish explanation to the reservation clerk, I hung up.

On Saturday, I hung up on the accidental call and then purposely called my friends back to say hello and explain that my leg accidentally called them.  What a nice way to say “Hi” and add a little humor to one’s day…

If you’d like to avoid doing this you can put your iPhone in sleep mode and lock your touchscreen: http://www.ehow.com/how_2274575_lock-iphone.html.

iPhone sleep-wake button

Locking your phone will conserve your battery’s usage too.

Do you have a story about receiving or placing an accidental call?  Please comment.

Checking Your Calendar and Talking on the iPhone at the Same Time

Palm Pre

I was watching a demo of the Palm Pre which shows multitasking features and really great “Synergy” which allows you to check all your email in one place or view all of your contact information from one place and much more.  See: Palm Pre Video.

iPhone Calendar

With my iPhone I can talk on the phone and check my calendar at the same time.  BUT it’s hard because I can’t hear the person talking to me very well when I’m looking at the calendar.

Apple- can you please make the volume higher on the iPhone?

Prototyping for the iPhone Effectively

This stencil looks like a great way to make sketches that are legible!

iPhone Stencil

iPhone Volume and Touchpad Sensitivity

I brought home a brand new iPhone on Thursday April the 24th. Since then I’ve had a few problems with it, but so far the benefits of the phone outweigh the experiences I’ve had while learning to use it.

Problem: I called John and he sounded as quiet as a mouse in a tin can even though I had the volume turned up. I also had to warm up my fingers by breathing on them each time I pressed the touchscreen. This made me feel like a person with very cold finger tips who has impaired hearing. The man at the AT&T kiosk could not solve this problem.

Solution: I was able to improve the volume and sensitivity of the touchscreen dramatically when I simply removed the plastic cover/sticker from the touchscreen. (yes, the plastic peel off protector that comes when you first buy the phone)

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