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View all →October 3, 2007
iPhone: A couple of bugs or changes with Firmware 1.1.1
Since I don't have any 3rd party apps now with Firmware 1.1.1, I have been digging around with the functionality that I currently have and I came across a couple of changes (or bugs?) in the new version that I felt should have something written about them. Closing multiple Safari windows saves wrong window I have been able to duplicate…
Read more →October 2, 2007
iPhone: Firmware 1.1.1 – Delete Messages from Exchange Server, Calendar Invites and incompatible Vircom ModusMail
I'm looking for as many positives as I can with the new 1.1.1 iPhone firmware (and I haven't found too many and I still miss my 3rd party apps) but this is one "fix" that I'm thankful for. With previous versions of the iPhone firmware, deleting messages from Exchange-based email accounts used to have no effect...until now. If you have…
Read more →October 1, 2007
iPhone: Possible Audio Bug related to iPhone Firmware 1.1.1
I may have uncovered a possible bug coming from the latest iPhone Firmware release 1.1.1. There was an undocumented feature included in the release that supposedly allows you to play audio attachments that come in your email. When you receive an email with an MP3, WAV or AAC file attached, you can now click on the attachment to "play" it…
Read more →September 27, 2007
iPhone: Replace your 3rd Party Apps with these Equivalent Web Apps
Now that Apple has so generously removed my ability (for now) to install, run and delete applications on my iPhone with the release of firmware 1.1.1, I really miss them. It will only be a matter of time before someone figures out how to break the new encryption and get our 3rd party apps up and running. So, in the…
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iPhone: Experience installing Firmware 1.1.1 on Jailbroken iPhone with 3rd Party applications
iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 was released today (as expected) to the general public. It came with a warning from Apple: “If you have modified your iPhone’s software, applying this software update may result in your iPhone becoming permanently inoperable. Making unauthorized modifications to the software on your iPhone violates the iPhone software license agreement, and the inability to use your iPhone…
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September 25, 2007
Blog Fix: Twitter Tools plugin and WordPress 2.3
I'm going through and reviewing my site after updating it to WordPress 2.3 and it looks like there are still some hidden "issues" stemming from the migration to the new Category/Tagging structure. The latest one that I found is related to the "Twitter Tools" plugin. Update: Some people were reporting that "term_ID" was not working where "ID" was in capitals…
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Blog Fix: HemingwayEX and WordPress 2.3
Last night I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress 2.3. See my previous posts (here and here) for more information. However during the upgrade process, I found an incompatibility with the new Category and Tagging functions and the theme I was using (HemingwayEX). On my homepage, I was getting the following error: WordPress database error: [Table ‘weblog_td.wp_categories’ doesn’t exist]…
Read more →September 24, 2007
Blog: TechDadBlog updated to WordPress 2.3 with some issues
I took the plunge and installed WordPress 2.3. For the most part, it was pretty straight forward. Do follow the standard upgrade instructions (including deactivating your plugins). I didn't do that and left the Ultimate Tag Warrior enabled. After running the upgrade.php, I had issues still, referencing UTW. So I went to the plugin directory and deleted the plugin manually.…
Read more →September 24, 2007
iPhone Question: “Unlocking” and “Jailbreaking” the same thing?
Apple today released a statement that said the following: CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to…
Read more →September 24, 2007
Blog: WordPress version 2.3 scheduled to be released Sept 24, 2007
A fairly significant update to WordPress is slotted to be released today (09.24.07) with some interesting new features, including: Plugin Update Notification Tags! Improved Post and Draft Management Pending Review Advanced Visual Editor Buttons Pretty URLs Updated Default Blogroll Other "advanced user" stuff More details on the features/changes are below: Plugin Update Notification Not only are you now notified about…
Read more →September 22, 2007
Blog: New tweaks to my WordPress Theme now live!
Well it has been a long night but a few beers later, I think that I have some things that I like. CSS has never been my strong point, nor some of the newer HTML tags (I'm a bit too used to seeing "div" and "class" and "id" for now!) So, before I go to bed, here are a couple…
Read more →September 20, 2007
Fix-it: SBS 2003, 16 gig Exchange Limit, Event IDs 9175 and 445
Ran into a complicated emergency today. An office that I support suddenly could not connect any of their Outlook clients to their Exchange Server. It was very weird and I got sidetracked by the fact that my own ISP was having email issues with my domain (turned out they were completely unrelated). Before I get into the process, here are…
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