iPhone travel tip of the week
iPhone showing PDF content loaded using FileMark Maker
Okay, well maybe a I won’t start posting a new iPhone travel tip every week but this is a good one. The iPhone comes with the ability to view PDF documents but only as email attachments. For our upcoming Japan trip I wanted a way to access reference materials on the iPhone without having to go online and pay exorbitant data roaming charges. The solution is a MacOS X app called FileMark Maker which allows you to store PDF files as offline Safari web pages and add them to your bookmarks on your Mac. The next time you sync your iPhone, your files will be transferred to the phone and added to the bookmarks directory on the phone. It works pretty well even if the interface is kind of awkward for converting multiple files. (You must drag the files one by one and drop them on the FileMark application.) I am using this tool to store web content like train schedules, maps and directions from sites like japan-guide.com so I can review it from the plane and on-the-go without having to go online. Check it out!
