iPhone Auto-Correcting Text: Sometimes useful, sometimes not...

The iPhone's auto-correcting text is a (mostly) magical thing; it's usually able to correctly guess the word you meant to type, even with quite a few flubs of the fingers. But there are some times when you're using words that the iPhone doesn't know - or doesn't approve of - and auto-correct quickly becomes a major frustration. Well, Lifehacker has found a quick and simple workaround - if you know your message will contain autocorrect-unfriendly words, start the whole thing with a single "z" and start typing in front of it. Just keep typing, and iPhone's autocorrect will be so stymied that it doesn't even try. Good designs are never perfect - but a well-designed workaround is sometimes the best way to inch a bit closer towards perfection.