Archive for the 'Apple' Category

An open letter to Apple and AT&T

Dear Apple and AT&T – I was very disappointed to hear that your exclusivity agreement would continue through the initial offering of the iPhone 4.  I am giving you a few options that I think are decent, and if you make these happen, I’ll be buying a new iPhone. But if you don’t make these [...]

PDAnet iPhone/Mac tethering application

OK, so there is a great iPhone application out there called PDAnet. This application lets you use your phone’s built-in 3G and Edge capabilities and, through a wifi network, allow your computer to use the aforementioned to connect to the internet. I’m not sure how often this will happen, but if I want to use [...]

Early Adoption saved my ass

Macrumors.com reports that Apple’s servers are hosed with the gazillions of people trying to activate new iPhone 3Gs, and existing iPhone users who are downloading the new iPhone system and firmware: Notice: The server problems extend to users who are trying to upgrade their iPhones and iPod Touches to the latest firmware update. In fact, [...]

Which is better? iPhone system 2.0 apps or jailbroken apps?

Tomorrow is the day of reckoning. The iPhone 2.0 system update is due tomorrow. There are 500 applications at the iTunes store, 160 of which are free to download. If I upgrade my iPhone’s system, however, I’ll most likely lose all my jailbroken applications, including Twinkle. The possibility of a downgrade to the old system [...]

Barcode Generator and other cool Mac software

This guy made some cool open-source software, including the barcode generator and Crimson FX (a program for adding light saber effects into quicktime movies). Thanks, guy!

My favorite piece of any iPhone review

The auto-suggest correction system works pretty damn well, considering it hasn’t yet had a chance to learn much about what and how I type. Most impressive touch: it knows the word “fucking”. Read an in-depth review about it here by John Gruber. A few things I still find troubling abut the iPhone: 1. Bad email [...]

Apple becoming more eco-friendly?

Today Steve Jobs outlined Apple’s future in terms of being more environmentally friendly. I hope that other companies follow suit.

TinyURL Firefox Extension

TinyURL Firefox Extension is a handy little Firefox Add-On. You install it and then you can right click on a page or a link and you can make a TinyURL address. A tiny little pop-up comes up and notifies you that your URL has been created and has been copied to your clipboard. Pretty nice [...]

In the 24 universe, I'm happy I live in a cowtown

Don’t worry, no spoilers here. In last night’s 2 hour episode of 24, the CTU analysts use a 15″ MacBook Pro. Same as me. The tactical team looking for a terrorist on an airplane full of terrorists was getting his image data for visual confirmation on a Dell Axim, which is also something I own. [...]

Colbert's take on the iPhone

Stephen Colbert’s take on the iPhone (thanks to Beer Doctor Rob!)