Great Mileage Tracking App

MileIQ, a great mileage tracking app.

 

Do you track business mileage, either to report to the IRS, or your employer? I do. And I often forget to record trips as I travel around the Milwaukee, Waukesha and Jefferson areas visiting IT clients.  If you’re in the same boat, I found a great mileage tracking app for your phone – MileIQ.

MileIQ automatically tracks your trips during working hours, which you can define. Then, you classify trips as business or personal. From their web site, you can print a monthly or yearly report. I plan to print a report monthly – just in case these guys ‘disappear’. I’m afraid that sort of thing DOES happen!

There is a free plan that allows 40 “drives” per month, or an unlimited plan for $60/year. If this app saves me two hours of manually entering data into Excel every month or two (which it does), it is worth every penny.

I use this app on my iPhone, but an Android app is also available. To my surprise, the app does not drain my phone’s battery.

Here’s a video from MileIQ’s web site:

 

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Great Mileage Tracking App

iPhone Tips

iPhone Tips

The web is full of this kind of stuff, but this article had some really useful things in it.

Two of my favorites:

iPhone Tips on the web abound – sharing a couple of useful tips here.

When typing, at the end of a sentence, just hit space twice. It will automatically put in a period, a space and turn caps on for the next sentence.

In camera mode, don’t use the button icon on the screen, just use the volume buttons to take pictures. Much easier when taking pictures of moving subjects!

http://www.lifebuzz.com/iphone-tricks/

 

iPhone Tips – Resources

As with any tool, it makes sense to take a little time to learn how to use it.

You might start with the manufacturer’s resource at https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/

Often, your best bet is to ask a friend.   Zero in with a specific search on Google or YouTube with a search for your specific question, or for an “introduction to using the iPhone xxx” where xxx = your iPhone model number.

Be security minded in your searches.

iPhone Tips Chart found in a google images search for iPhone tips, okay for commercial use without modifications

You’ll find it very helpful to learn how to organize your Apps, including making “folders” or “holders” for Apps when you have a lot of similar apps you’d like to group together.

A quick search for “how to organize iPhone Apps” gave these links at the top  (first one is best):
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-and-Use-Folders-for-Apps-on-an-iPhone-with-iOS-4

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonehowtos/ht/How-To-Create-Iphone-Folders.htm

YouTube searches for iPhone Tips are useful because of the video “how-to” that you get.  It usually takes two minutes or less to find a good answer for iPhone tips and tools.

Finally, check out iTunes for a free app that introduces you to your iPhone.

All of the information about iPhone tips here applies equally well to figuring out other phones.  As far as that goes, there’s probably a YouTube video for changing a belt in your car’s engine, training your pet and giving someone a haircut.  The answers are out there…you just need to search for them.

 

iPhone Tips