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Skip the .com button

Apple made it very clear that not having a plastic keyboard would change the way users interacted with the iPhone. The most important aspect of this was the keyboard's ability to change based on the particular application. The best example of this is in Safari. Because spaces aren't used when entering a URL, you're given a dot, slash, and dot com button instead. Having these are great, but Safari on iPhone is a lot like its big brother. If you want to visit Apple.com, just type "Apple" and hit return. The www. and the .com are thrown in for you. My tip for you: skip the .com button, it's not necessary.


thats nice to know. Although, i will probably still do it just because I am so used to doing it.

Ummmm...

What if I want to go to business.org?

Jeff
http://jeffsingerphotography.com/blog

you will probably most likely have to type .org i am guessing. Just because the default is .com and not .org.

I tried going to business.org without typing .org. the iPhone automatically inserted .com and went to business.com instead of business.org...

All you do in the .org case is hold down the .com button and select .org instead - problem solved :-)

David