After reading that Apple did so well with sales in October, I wanted to write a blog post for the newbies out there. So here are five tips for the iPhone and iPod Touch Newbies.

#1 – How to Delete Items in Your Email or on a list

You are not going to believe how simple this is to do. It’s so in your face, when I found out when I first got my iPhone a year ago, I laughed. To delete items from a list or within your email, simply swipe your finger across the item you want to delete. A red “Delete” button will appear , tap the delete button, and it’s gone. I know, too easy!

#2 -Emailing Multiple Photos

Those cute photos you took of yourself, your kid, your dog, whomever MUST be sent to everyone, they are just too adorable to stay on your iPhone or iPod Touch. So don’t send just one pic at a time, send them all (well 5, you can’t do any more than that yet on the iPhone).

1. Tap on the Photos app.
2. Tap on your camera roll.
3. At the bottom of the screen, press the arrow button in the bottom left corner on your screen.
4. Select the photos you want to share and tap “Share” when you are done.
5. Select the method in which you want to share and it is as good as sent.

#3 -Take a Screen shot

You have something cool on your iPhone or iPod Touch that you want to show your friends, so take a screen shot of it. Simply hold your home button and the power button (the small silver button at the top of your device) and your screen shot will be taken.

#4 – How to download apps and Redeem Promo Codes

Those commercials featuring all those cool app had you sold. Now you just have to figure out how to download them. Luckily, this is simple. Simply:

1. Tap on the App Store icon on your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen.
2. Browse by category or search.
3. Tap the app icon and press the button that shows the price.
4. It will instantly download the app and install it on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Were you lucky enough to get a promo code for an app, just need to know how to redeem it:

From your iPhone or iPod Touch:

1. Open the AppStore
2. Tap on Featured from the bottom menu bar.
3. Scroll all the way down the list until you see the word “Redeem”.
4. Put in the code and press “Redeem”!

#5 – How to Delete Apps

So you’ve download an app and hate it or just realized it’s not for you, well luckily it’s easy to delete. Simply hold down the icon for a few seconds you want to delete. All of your apps will start to shake and will have an “X” on them. Tap the “X” mark on the app you want to delete and it’s gone.

Press your “Home” button to when you are done.

Some other iPhone posts you may enjoy:

• July 15, 2010 -- Reviving Dismal iPhone App Sales
• February 26, 2010 -- App Mention: Is It Me?!
• January 12, 2010 -- App Mention: iDoggy Takes the Guess Work Out of Buying a Dog
• November 24, 2009 -- 5 iPhone Apps to Get You Through Final Exams
• October 23, 2009 -- How-To: Send iPhone and iPod Touch Photos In Full Resolution

Have you ever found yourself browsing the Internet on your iPhone or iPod Touch just to discover the funniest photo ever and not know how to save it besides emailing someone that page’s website link? Well wonderful…because I have THE how-to for you.

Saving images on your iPhone or iPod Touch is a snap and I will teach you step by step on how to do so, let’s get started…

To save an image on your iPhone or iPod Touch:

1. Open your “Safari” Internet browser from your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen.
2. Browse to the website of the image you want to save.
3. Press and hold the image you want to save to your iPhone or iPod Touch.
4. When the image is held, you will be asked if you would like to save the image, if yes,  tap on “Save Image“.
5. After you tap “Save Image” the image is now saved to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Wonderful, you now know how to save images to your iPhone or iPod Touch, but now what to do with those images?

With the image now saved to your device you can now email the image(s) to friends, MMS the image, assign the image to one of your contacts, or use the image as a wallpaper on your iPhone or iPod Touch, it’s up to you.

Now wasn’t that a snap (did you catch the photo reference there, lol) . Just browse the Internet with Safari and save all the images your iPhone or iPod Touch can hold!

Some other iPhone posts you may enjoy:

• December 7, 2009 -- 5 Tips for iPhone and iPod Newbies
• October 9, 2009 -- Tip: 5 Reasons to Love your iPhone Home Button
• July 26, 2010 -- App Mention: Task Manager for iPhone – Dejumble
• July 15, 2010 -- Reviving Dismal iPhone App Sales
• July 13, 2010 -- Getting Rid of Your Old iPhone? Save the World & Get Money!