Taking Screenshots on the iPhone
So I was casting about for a way to do screenshots on the iPhone. It’s a long story, suffice it to say that I’m working a contract that doesn’t allow access to social media tools, but I’m doing a lot of research on social media tools for an upcoming project. I don’t have access to my beloved MacBook Pro, but I do have an iPhone. So It thought to myself….hey, I can write an app for the iPhone that lets you take a screenshot! It would be the perfect excuse to learn how to code the camera bits.
Well, like a good little geek, I googled “take a screenshot on the iphone” and ran across a handy article. If you’re running the 2.0 version of the iPhone firmware, simply press the home button and the sleep button at the same time. The screen will flash white, you’ll hear a click, and you’ll see a new JPG file added to your camera roll. Easy, peasy! to share it, all you have to do is email it to someone or synch to iPhoto.
Wow, come to think of it, screenshots of the home page can be used for lots of mischief!
Harmony Said,
March 9, 2009 @ 3:01 pm
Hi Thomas
I’m sorry to contact you through a comment but I couldn’t find any other contact method for you on this site.
I’m a web designer and developer located in Australia. I would like to buy your book “From Geek to Peak” but shipping from Amazon is prohibitely expensive - could you please tell me if your book is in stock in any Australian bookstores, or available in PDF / eBook format?
Oh, also do you have an RSS feed for your blog (sorry if I’m being totally blind here, I just couldn’t find it)?
If you have a minute to contact me I’d be grateful. You can reach me direct at the email address provided.
Thank you
Harmony
Brisbane, Australia