Recent content by oscarkramer

The OP's problem (as well as many others including me) is that the compass is losing calibration. We know how to calibrate it (I do it via the "GPS Status" app). But it is a pain to have to calibrate it every time you need it. People will think you're crazy turning around in circles in the...

In the Yahoo app, go to the screen showing folder list (Inbox, Drafts, Sent, etc.). If you are on the inbox page, you can tap on the top left where shows the menu-list icon to get to the folders list. Then scoll the list all the way to the bottom until you see "Mail Settings". Tap that and...

You don't need to go through that long process to determine local apparent noon (and therefore south from the pole's shadow). You can calculate LAN if you know your longitude (from google earth for example). LAN is at the top of the hour for longitudes that are exact multiples of 15 deg (75, 90...