How to quickly create calendar appointments or call someone when a date or phone number appears in text form in iOS 6

Built in to the basic features of your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch is the ability to quickly create new appointments or make a call when a date or phone number appears in text form on your device. This is true for emails, text messages, webpages, and many other places where text appears on your iOS device. You will know when you can use this feature if the date and/or the phone number is a different color from the rest of the text. Whenever you see this, all you need to do is to tap on the date or Continue Reading →

Easy Calendar is my favorite iOS Calendar App (includes 6 month calendar view at a glance)

I started using Easy Calendar a number of months ago. It has made my calender experience on my iPhone dramatically better. First off, it fully integrates with all the installed calendars on your iPhone so you don’t have to fuss with adding accounts. The second thing I love about this app is the way it displays the week. You get to see the whole week in one spot and tapping on any day will reveal just the events fo that day in a little popup window. Adding events is by far my favorite part of the app. To add an Continue Reading →