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The Interface Designer
Takin' It to the Streets
Optimizing Web Pages for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Issue: 6.6 (September/October 2008)
Author: Toby Rush
Article Length (in bytes): 9,202
Starting Page Number: 0
RBD Number: 6616
Resource File(s): None
Related Web Link(s):
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/index.html
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml
http://realbasic.maccoding.com/#Authorization
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Years ago when I purchased my Titanium PowerBook G4, I took advantage of an Apple promotion that allowed me to get a $300 10 GB iPod for $80 after a rebate. I had debated on whether or not to spend the $80, thinking I probably wouldn't use the iPod much at all. Of course, I was dead wrong; I used that little white beauty every day at work, in the car, and at home.
A few months ago, we got a new MacBook for my wife, and I took advantage of a similar promotion and got myself a new 8 GB iPod Touch for free. Going into that purchase, I figured that I would use it just how I used my previous iPods, and the wireless internet access would be a nice little side benefit. And of course, I was wrong again; while I use it just as much for music as its predecessors, it has become an indispensable tool for web browsing, e-mail, and much, much more.
Expressway: Next Left
The version of Safari that is included in the iPhone OS is, of course, amazingly full-featured, and as such, most web pages can be read and navigated fairly easily and clearly on the iPhone without needing to be specially optimized for the iPhone's smaller screen. However, as anyone who has used the iPhone OS for any length of time will tell you, it is still much easier to surf the web on a 17" or 19" screen.
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