Power Apple iPhone User Tips: How To Transfer Files Between Your Computer and iPhone?

 

You know how USB Flash Drives are convenient, and easy to use, but hard to keep track of? We've all had this experience: You have a presentation at school/work, you load the powerpoint onto the little flash drive, and then when morning comes you haven't got the slightest clue about where the little USB drive is. Now you've gotta get back on the computer and email the file to yourself, and now you're late for work.

Well, wouldn't it be nice to be able to put the files onto something which you'll never lose? Like onto an item that's always in your pocket? Follow these steps and you'll be able to tranfer files from your computer (Windows/Mac OS X) to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

With this guide, you'll be able to transfer files to and from a PC/Mac through your iPhone, over WiFi or through a USB cable, so even when there's no internet, you'll have your files available. And it's all free.

Note: You will not be able to load these files and use them on your iPhone. In other words, you won't be able to listen to the song file or watch the video file, you'll simply be able to store it, and transfer to another computer. Just like a flash drive.

Over WiFi:

Windows:

1. Download FileAid on your iPhone/iPod Touch

FileAid is a free app in the App Store. Download it here. 

2. Start the App, Click on the Share Icon

3. Right click Start, press Open

 

4. Enter ftp://______________________

In the blank, fill in the IP number:port it gives you in the application (just look at the app in your iPhone).

 

5. Drag and DropJust drag and drop whatever files you want stored on your iPhone/iPod Touch. To transfer them from the device to another computer, just drag them out. It's that easy.

Mac:

1. Download FileAid on your iPhone/iPod Touch  

iTunes Link 

2. Download and install Cyberduck 

http://cyberduck.ch

3. Click on the "Bonjour" tab and double click your device (iPhone/iPod Touch)4. Check "Anonymous Login" and click "Login"5. Drag and Drop Files

Tranfser via USB:

If you're transferring larger files, you might want to do it through a USB connection to your computer. Also, if you have to deal with a computer that doesn't have internet connection, this is the way to go (obviously.)Windows:

1. Download DiskAid for PC

The file is free, get it here. DiskAid is made by the same folks who make FileAid. 

 

2. Install and start it

 

3. Drag and Drop Files

You can also create folders to better organize the files. With DiskAid, you can transfer files to and from your device. It's very simple. Mac: (same as for Windows above)

1. Download DiskAid for Mac,

The file is free, get it here. 

2. Install and start it 
3. Drag and Drop files from Finder Files supported by FileAid:JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF

• PDF 
• MS Word 
• MS Excel 
• MS Powerpoint 
• iWork Pages 
• iWork Numbers 
• iWork Keynotes 
• OpenDocuments 
• Plain Text 
• RTF 
• ZIP 
• HTML 
• Web Archives 
• MP3 
• AAC 
• Audible 
• Apple Lossless 
• AIFF 
• WAV 
• CAF 
• MPEG-4 
• H.264 

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2011 Tech News Update: iPhone is the top selling phone on Verizon and AT&T

According to BTIG Research, the iPhone is the top-selling phone at Verizon and AT&T. This result comes from asking 250 Verizon and AT&T stores around the US.

Even though the iPhone 4 was launched on Verizon’s network just five months ago it is already their top selling phone. 51% of the Verizon stores said that the iPhone 4 was their top selling phone while 38% said that it tied with an Android phone, which would usually be the Samsung Droid Charge or the HTC Thunderbolt. This, despite being over a year old now and very close to the launch of a newer model.

At AT&T stores, the iPhone was again in the lead, with 65% of the stores saying it was their top selling phone while 31% said that it tied with an Android phone.

What this means is that as a platform iOS may be trailing behind Android in terms of market share in the US but as a single model it outstrips almost every Android smartphone out there.

As for other platforms, they can be barely spotted in the diagram above. Only a handful of the stores that were asked, that too only those belonging to AT&T, said that a BlackBerry or a Windows Phone 7 device was the top-seller. This points to a lack of interest in both the platforms, with the former struggling to survive and the latter struggling to find its feet.

This post is sponsored by:
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**** BUYER BEWARE ****
Please note that Dr Mobiles Limited is the only professional mobile phone repair centre that DOES NOT CHARGE inspection to look at your faulty phones.  Besides that, other charge up to $85 to produce a damage report for insurance claims; Dr Mobiles Limited will NOT charge your even a single dime to produce such report!  Terms and conditions apply, see www.drmobiles.co.nz