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View all →June 9, 2008
The 3G iPhone Dust is still settling … and Accessory Announcements come!
Hot on the heels of the iPhone 3G news-breaker are now peripheral press releases coming from accessories manufacturers. The first one that I have seen comes from Speck with a product line crafted exclusively for the iPhone 3G. While I typically only do product reviews of products that I can actually test, I'm breaking my own rules by posting a…
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June 8, 2008
Ways to Track the Apple Developers Conference Live
Tomorrow will be a tough day on the net...well, not for everyone, just the people interested in what Steve Jobs will be saying at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Keynote. The WWDC runs from June 9-13 in San Francisco and promises to be full of explosive announcements. We already know that the 3G iPhone will be revealed, that there…
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May 15, 2008
Transition from DD-WRT to Tomato on Linksys Router
I decided I was tired of waiting around for the next version of DD-WRT to come out (v24) which, as of this writing, was at RC7, I believe. I twittered today that I was tired of waiting and got a tweet back saying that I should check out Tomato and that people were saying some good things about it. I…
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May 13, 2008
Fix it: Cannot Sync iPhone with Any Computer
Today I received an email with a plea for help from Rav. The contents are as follows: In desperation I am emailing to you for help or direction. I cannot connect my iphone to any computer ( used different computers and cables). Was able to do so but I think I downloaded software through installer and since than iphone is…
Read more →April 23, 2008
Web 2.0 Expo – Day 1 – Quick Comments & HighTechDad meets iJustine
Web 2.0 Expo kicked off today in San Francisco. The company that I work for (ServePath) decided last Friday that we needed to be there as an exhibitor, mainly because our newest product, GoGrid, is perfect for startups and Web 2.0 (3.0?) companies. After a quick scramble of sign printing, stunt creation (look for the guy circling Moscone on a…
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March 18, 2008
Fix-It: iPhone Bookmark Sync errors
Been a while since I did a post so here is a quick one...an iPhone Fix-it. I'm on firmware 1.1.4 on a Jailbroken iPhone and recently started getting some errors when trying to sync my device. As iTunes was synching and hit the bookmarks section, I continually received the following error message: "iTunes could not sync bookmarks to the iPhone…
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February 29, 2008
Finally Jailbroke my 1.1.4 Firmware iPhone
I know, I know. I said that I was going to wait and see what happens with the iPhone and the SDK (due out very soon). And, I really really like how well the iPhone just works as an un-modded phone. I actually think that I could have waited to see what happens. But the intrigue got to me, especially…
Read more →February 20, 2008
Review of DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone
I must admit I was excited to receive the just-announced pair of DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone, simply for one main reason. For some time, I had been looking for a good portable speaker system that could be used with iPods and iPhones, as well as other devices. I found a few that were ok on the iPod, but when…
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February 4, 2008
Review: DLO TransDock Deluxe
I had the pleasure of testing out DLO's TransDock Deluxe this past weekend. DLO (which, appropriately, stands for "Digital Lifestyle Outfitters") was the second vendor from my MacWorld 2008 Tour that provided product to review, with Griffin Technology being the first. That simple fact alone earned it an extra notch on the "good rating stick." Also included with my reviewer's…
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January 28, 2008
iPhone: Jailbreaking of Firmware 1.1.3 – not for me, yet!
I'm usually an early adopter of these types of changes. This time I'm taking a different approach of "wait and see." I have read through the instructions (ranging from the early release of NateTrue's fix to the more "official" version from the iPhone Dev team) and have visualized the process. There are lots of sites that discuss the changes. From…
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January 18, 2008
MacWorld Expo 2008 – DAY TWO – Comments and Observations
Well, I went back for more today, Friday, the last day of the Expo. Traffic was definitely lower (which was nice) but you could see that some of the exhibitors were getting glazed looks on their faces and there was a general lack of energy out there. It didn't seem that people had packed up and left but many key…
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January 16, 2008
MacWorld Expo 2008 – Comments and Observations
I spent a few hours yesterday at MacWorld 2008 and wanted to quickly post some information about what I saw and who I talked to. Obviously, the hype is around the new MacBook Air. I must admit, it is a beautiful machine. However, it is probably a better device for someone who already has a Mac and simply wants something…
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